Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-10
CURRENT LITERATURE.

Il its action changes from Italy to Eng
and. Scotland. Finland and Russia, the
.hief interest centers IN the heroine's ad-
ventures IN the country OF the czar. The
narrator, who IL tho hero. finds himself
he English consuls deputy at Leshom
turing the consul's absence In England.
rhe arrival OF magnificent yacht causes
sensation in the little seaport, which II
Emphasized on its departure, when the con-
,ui's safe is discovered TO have been broken
open and. riied. The hero meets the man
whom he suspects OF the theft at q country
house in Scotland. where he also becomes
acquainted with a beautiful young woman.
who is the friend Of a still more beautiful
girl. whose picture the hero saw on board
the yacht. Complicated situations OF most
involved and exciting nature occur. Toward
the last third OF the book the heroine In
and the recital of her discovery
In the terrible Russian prison and her
rescue forms absorbing chapters The book
is published by the Smart Set Publishing
TALES Of the Road" by Charles N.
Crewason, Is an odd book. Some fourteen
chapters OF this book were originally pub
lIshed in the Saturday Evening Post The
q additional chapters have never appeared
serialiy and md themselves In type for
the first time In the pages OF the book.
Charles N. Crewdson, the author. IL to-
day actively employed as q travelling sales
man. Almost seventeen years OF service
on the road has given him remarkable
experience from which TO draw his stories
ana observations, It is understood that
there is not tale in the entire book that
is not drawn directly from life. Mr.. Crewd-
son Is a Kentuckian.. early In his expsri-
ence as a travelling salesman he utilized
his "off-road time by taking course in
the University Of Chicago, He has travelled
widely in, Europe and Egypt
The Illustrations in this book. sixteen in
number, are, too pointed and clever to be
passed without comment They are drawn
by J. ]. Gould and are clever pieces of
character work Thompson & Thomas Of
Chicago are the publishers.
Hearts and Masks ts a novelette, which
Harold McGrath and his publishers have
padded out to a volume II IL an enter
tanning szit. which turns on the singular
adventure Of . young fellow who takes a
notion TO attend a marked ball without
m invitation. His card OF entrance was
the ace OF hearts. At the ball he met a
beautiful young woman, whom he had en-
countered at dinner at .aSrestaursnt. and
the two are Joined In q series Of exciting
adventures that include the robbins OF the
company Of $4,000 In jewels and the sub
sequent capture Of the thieves before they
can get out Of town. Much OF the charm
OF the story lies In the bright dialogue
ana the piquant character sketches. The
book Is handsomely illustrated by Harri-
son Fisher. The Bobbs-Me company
are the publishers.
with Spurs of Gold" by Frances N.
Greene and Dolly williams Kirk. is book
Of stories OF famous knights. including the
tales OF the deeds of Roland and Oliver,
the ca. Godfrey de BomIlon. Richard
Occur Dc IAon. the Chsvalier Bayard and
Sir Philip Sidney In . series OF narratives
which. while In a way historical studies,
are full OF life. action and entertainment.
a. well ~ Instructive information. There
are many full. page illustrations. LATHE.
Brown 4 Co. are the publishers.
.srhs Black Spaniel" by Ribert Kitchens
70 long story and several shorter ones. the
former dealing with . most curious psychic
otua1 treatment OF dog. The plot. apar,
from liz compelling appeal against vivi
section, baffes the reader and. against hi,
win, holds his attention to the last word
MIR. Hchens q also the author Of "Thi
Garden OF Allah" The Woman with tn,
Fam and Felix" The Frederick A
Stokes Company Is the publisher,
Paradise" by Alice Brown, IL return 4
rural life-her most SUCCESSFUL neld. Tn,
characters are taken bodily from the coun
try firesides Tho plot concerns few PEG
pie, Mallory Dwight. In search Of nurs
to tend his dying sister. comes upon Bar
bars, the heroine, . homeless girl taken Il
her youth from the poor farm by her guar
dian, q travelling oonJuror. from whom sh
has Just escaped. Her sweet disposition. he
beauty and strength win hor the love Of a.
about her, A humorous touch In given b.
Old Uncle Jimmie. who has doxgedly don
the things most distastsful, 20 him. includ
Ing reading the Bible through. forty times
for the sake Of his reward IN the mex
world. and who Deliberately starves him
self IN order to know, the sooner whethe
his efforts have awaited. Uncle lothian
another amusing character. 1t IL a boo
with a genuine human appeal. Houshtor
Mifiin a Co. arc tho publishers.
Rose Of the world" by Agnes an
Edgerton Castle, IL q novel that attracte
a great deal OF attention during its recen
serial publication In the Saturday Evenin
Post, II is not problem novel, It is nc
historical. II is romance OF rare syn
pathy and insight of q man and wife-c
love triumphant over insupeabie obstacles
even the grave itself The plot Is star
lingiy original. The scene shifts rapid
from the mystery Of India 20 the sweet
ness Of English home life, The character
sre taken from real life. Il combines n
sifts OF storytelling and insight that hay
characterized the authors former work
Frederick A. Stokes Company is the pull
Usher.
''rhe Fortunes of the LAndrays." b
Vaughn Kester. IL q novel which present
90 the reader broad panorama OF Amer
can life. It takes IN the nrst nifty or sixs
years of the settlement and growth OF II
Mississippi valley. and the characters Al
participants In the most vital and stirrir
incidents OF our country's history-the. rus
of gold seekers across the plains 10 Cal
fornia In '4s. the settlement OF Utah. Il
civil war. the boom town periods. and b
ginning OF manufacturing. which are tn,
woven into the texture OF this romant