The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-06

tP 0HQ tcLI LHe tHtdtct et ON~o' hopeless reviewer cannot shut up the book, and so end the matter, but must wade through all of the absurdities or this exceedingly badly written story, There were so many complications that I marvel that the author himself could keep them in his mind. Cer- tainly,. the reader can scarcely do so. The story opens in New Zealand and much of the interest that might oth- erwise be felt is marred by the use of Maroi words and expressions ne cessitatinr A constant reference to the glossary at the back of the oook. that Is very annoying.
 -Aeiki, the young chief of village of the Mohakakas. is murdered ana suspicion directed by the Tonungs, | or priest falls upon James Eldredge Moreton, a white man who has long | made his home among them An ac- count Is given of his hair-breadth es- capes In getting out of New Zealand. and returning to America. Not con tent with having his hero incur the dreaded vengeance of these half-sav- age Waves. the author permits him to ston in Italy long enough to find out "how fair are Italia's daughters when the rich scarlet Of youth mixes In their cheeks with the pa assion toned emoer of the Southern sun" Young MT Moreton robs Paroli orsini of his be- trothed. Beatrice Conova. while Paroli is away ait sea. marries her and con itinues his fiiTht tn America Regard less of the fact that sweet-voiced Maori maiden has been his wife for a few months.
 The Maori soon track Moreton to America and murder him, while walk ing in the park with his wife. They finger long enough 10 say to his terr- fled wife. Tell nothing that you have seen! You have a son and daughter. If you are dumb they shall live. if not. the Moreton race shall cease! Make no further outcry!"
 She Is arrested ana accused of her husbands murder but. of course. re- memberine the terrible threats against the lives of her son and daughter. she is silent. But the authorities soon abandon all thought of attempting to fasten the crime on Mrs. Moreton. A son. born soon after his fathers mur- der. is affected peculiarly by the ter ribie scenes though which mother pass ed: and much ot the aftHr-part of the story hinges upon his peculiar tenn perament He was a child of ex- tremes. His will was unconquerable. Whenever he set his mind upon a thing. that thing would he have. re- gardless of cost.s
 Given this temperament. his peculiar inheritance of vengeance. both from | the Maori and from the Italian. his mothers disappointed lover one can imagine through what scenes the au. | thor leads his hapfess hero.
 A detective. one George Maitland. Il | introduced who solves all mysteries no matter how baff1ing. after the mos approved sherlock Holmes style. In deed. the book tells us that he cam to he regarded as a detective possess ed of some marvellous. if not. indeed endows him with such power that n reveals the present. illumines the past and almost. if not quite, pierces tn gloom of the future.
 He has need, though. to be endow ed with supernatural power, for th author exhausted his ingenuity in de vising singular points for him to un ravel Having unraveled each and ev cry mystery. and brought the heroin safely to happiness. Maitland. propose this toast, and thereby ends the chap ter: ITO the Queen of Hearts, tn daughter of Tenderness. the mother c Love. and Heaven itself-woman! Ma she tarry ever with us, and tightf clasp our hand as we pass Into tn long shadow of the RetrospectP
 Marjorie's Way, by Alice Turner Cur tis This is a story for children, an
 one that is very attractive. Little Mar jorie Philips has but one ambition i life. and that Is to do just what he
 Aunt Maria Wing did. She is litti Southern girl whose family have bee
 impoverished by the war. and whe
 the offer comes from Aunt Maria t
 have Marjorie come to her home | far away Massachusetts and go t school. it Is eagerly accepted by Mar tories parents So the little girl zoe to Ashley to live with her unnt, wh still lives in the family home wher Marjorie's mother was born.
 Marjorie has adopted Luke Saun ders, and is endeavoring to do for hin just what Aunt Maria Wing once di for a poor boy. She teaches Lux to read herself. and decides that h must be an artist, because Aunt Ma ria's protege had become a famous ar tist, but there Is nobody to teach Lux art. so Marjorie decides that perhap he had better be carpenter. But be fore she can at all decide In regard t Lukes career, the summons comes iron the aunt, and Marjorie goes to liv with her. leaving Luke in her moth er's care.
 Marjorie has a dear little frien, named Betty sarvory to whom she | 10 Wrlte IaltnIul account or all ne adventures in her Northern. hom Marjorie has also promised to writ to Luke Saunders, and carries with he Lukes parting gift, a wooden image O old Uncle, the family dog. This sh' shows to Aunt Maria as soon as sh, arrives in her new home, and tells he that Luke is to be a carpenter be cause he can make things in wood Aunt Maria thinks Luke could be al artist, as she recognizes the little i'm age as very good representation O Uncle, whom she saw in his young days. But Marjorie thinks otherwise so the matter rests for the present
 In the meantime Marjorie makes friend In Ashley. whose name Is Fer dinand Augustus Webb. He admire
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