The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-15
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKS
 OF THE SEASON

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 , "Richard Elliott, Financier," by George Carling-The Treasure Trail" by Frank L. Pollock Miss Frances
 Baird, Detective" by R. W. Kaufman -sThe Little Colonel, Maid of Hon.
 TO-" Annie FeltOn Johnston
 standing in Life," by N. c. Fowler
 Other Books.
 'Richard Elliott, Financler," by George Carling, illustrates the fierce greed which is so frequently displayed in the mad rush for wealth and the rutrhless trampling under foot of com petition in business. He tells the story of Richard Elliott skilfully. Elliott re- counts how he mounted step by step form the position of stenographer for the head of a big company to com manding position in the field of finance Several world famous corporations are hinted at in the story. EllsWorth's un- scrupulous methods, his devices for running others for his own aggrandize- ment, his sWindling stock market deals and his promotion of fake companies and other disreputable deeds, are de- tailed and the ultimate downfall through treachery. all going to the mak- ing of highly interesting story. Pub lished by L. c. Page and Company, Boston. Price $1.OS, at the Edward Malley Company's.
 A rascally coterie of adventures and 1 their quest for the cargo of gold bars stolen from the Boer government in the South African war, which were sunk in a wrecked steamship in the Mozam- bique channel form the basis for an exciting story entitled "The Treasure Trail" by Frank L. Pollock, and pub lished by l.. c. Page and Co.,, Boston The story is very cleverly written and will hold fast the readers attention from start to finish The bold lot ot rascals engaged in the trail for this sunl1en wealth meet with variety of exciting adventures. The adventures follow each other in rapid succession i A love story enters into the narrative The heroine is Margaret Laurie, a girl of resource of the strenuous western 1 type. Her lover, the hero of the tale is the one man in the interruptions crew who commands respect, and there is a very important and thrilling de nouement brought about in the finale of the story by the heroine. Treasure Trail" is full of surprises. There is | handsome frontispiece in colors by Louis D. Gowing. Price $1.OS at the Edward Malley Company's.
 Miss Frances Baird, Detective" ar extract from her Memoirs as narrated to and now set down by Reginalt Wright Kaufman, author of "Jarvi
 of Harvard L. c. Page and Compa
 ny.
 This is new detective story and on
 of unusual merit, cleverly written il
 the form of an autobiographical sketch and moreover is a detective story writ ten from actual personal experience
 The author before devoting himself t literature, studied for the bar and dab
 bled in science. He was concerned il : the Molineux case, helped to unrave
 the Burdick mystery in Buffalo a fey
 years ago, and had much experience i other criminal cases. He is familia with many phases of criminology, in
 cluding the Bordet test for the deter , imitation of blood stains.
 At the opening of the case, France Baird is on the pointof dismissal by tn head of the agency by which she is er
 ployed. As last chance she is as
 signed to the service of safeguardin
 the priceless jewels which form a par of the wedding gifts made to hi
 daughter by many times millionaire
 Quite unknown to the guests, France Baird, with a man companion from tn agency, become members of a hous party, preceding the marriage. Amos under the eye of the pair of detective famous necklace is replaced by cunning imitation, which in turn stolen. Tn connection with this doubl
 robbery murder is committed. Wit l her professional reputation thu [ shaken. Frances Baird throws hersel , into the solving of the mystery wit tremendous energy. Another factor a secret and sentimental interest in tn | man whom circumstances point to a the criminal. After many complica tions and the following of fruttles clues in which several entirely un
 looked for revelations are made, tn : guilty one is caught The book wi prove highly entertaining and absorb
 ing to the lovers of exciting detectiy
 stories. It has a frontispiece in color
 by William Kirkpatrick. Price $1O|
 at the Edward Malley Company's,
 The ever popular, ever welcome Lii
 tie Colonel' is on deck again, this tim
 for the holiday season of 1906, and car