Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-28

who as a boy tramped to Paris and ulu-
matcly made a fortune in the perfumery
business, and Of his daughter Joujou. an
American girl, a young French marquis,
and other interesting people. There is evil
dence Of Miss Macvane's intimate knowl-
edge Of French life on every. page. The
book is handsomely gotten up with many
full size Illustrations in color by Frank
Yer Beck. and will no doubt be a popular
Christmas book. Published by the j. b.
Lippincott company.
Max Fargus." by owen johnson, Is a
mystery story, strong and realistic. The
plot hinges on Max Fargus, who has risen
from the east side to the proprietorship
OF several important oyster houses, who Is
rich and miserly and has come to regard
himself In the words Of Mr.. johnson, as
'the discoverer of the oyster" A young
woman, an actress, who has no intention
Of being an adventures but who is hard
pressed for funds. seeks to marry him.
posing as rather an awkward country girl.
FRrgus employs a firm of lawyers in the
Jefferson market court. Groll & Bofnger
to make an investigation. Bohnger traitor
ouslY seeks to profit At his partners ex-
pense by conducting Fargus' investigation
on his own hook. Yet Max Fargus" is
not an unpleasant story. The suspense
and the sympathy with which the charac-
tiers are drawn prevent this. What Balzac
did for Paris Mr.. Johnson has undertaken
to do for New York. Published by the
Baker & Taylor company.
"Randys Loyalty" by Amy Brooks, is
new volume in the Randy Book" series
for girls. Loyalty to her family leads
Randy to give up most alluring lnvi-
taton to visit the best loved of her
many friends in the city, in order that
she may for a time take the place of her
aunt as mistress of her neglected farm,
and loyalty TO her friends finds exercise in
tactfully restraining the envious spirits
Of those who are rivals for her favor.
Her devotion to her little sister, Prue,
is touchingly brought out With 1t all,
there are many good times, and the quaint
country neighbors are, If possible, more
amusing than ever. Published by the
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard company.
BILLY Bounce" by w. w. Denslow and
Dudley A. Bragdon, who have furnished
so much amusement for the Juvenile
readers of the Sunday supplement papers,
has appeared in attractive book form.
Billy Bounce is a messenger boy who
has been given a wonderful inflated rub
her suit by his fairy godfather. This
suit enables Billy to bounce for miles
with each leap he takes, and of course,
carries him through many strange cOun-
tries and among many strange peoples,
where he has the most wonderful and
funny adventures The theme of the
book is Blly's search for and exposure Of
all those people and things that are pop
ularly used by nurses and some thought
less parents to Brighten the little ones
with, such as Bogie Man, Bug Bears,
ghosts, etc. OF course Billy finds them
and exposes them as ridiculous imita-
tons incapable of harming anyone. The
fantastic humor OF the theme and the
text gives Mr.. Denslow an unparalleled
opportunity for displaying his peculiarly
whimsical genius, pS an illustrator of
people, things and abihalsi Published by
the G. w. Dillingham; company.
'~a" g9kys H"~ 'f =
"The story ofsPesabentas and Captain
Smith," as told by r. Boyd Smith, is a
series of stirring historical tableaux Mr..
Smith, through his pictures tells the
romantic story of Pocahontas and John
Smith, how the doughty captain won his
spurs, of the strange tales Of the strange
peoples in America, OF the arrival OF the
white men and the colonization of Vir-
ginia He tells of Smiths explorations,
of his battles with the Indians, Of his
being taken prisoner and how Pocahontas
saved his life, and all so vividly that the
admirable, historical running-text, which
accompanies the illustrations, is more of
a luxury than a necessity. The draw
ings show the life Of the Indians and
pale faces in Virginia, as well as the
exciting battles and captures. The dou-
ble-page pictures of Pocahontas at the
court of James I, and of her saving the
life Of John Smith, are perhaps the best
that this artist has yet produced All
the twenty-six Illustrations are repro
duced by the three-color process, and the
blending of the colors is admirable. The
publication Of these historical tableaux
at this time should be doubly welcome,
owing to the elaborate preparations now
nearing completion for the celebration of
the 3OOth anniversary of the settlement
of jamestown. Published by Houghton,
Miffin & Co.
Helen Grant in College," by Amanda NJ
Douglas. Is the fourth volume Of the
Helen Grant series" The readers who
have followed her fortunes at home and at
boarding school. Aldred House. and have
seen her choose a college life in prefer
ence to many enticements in other direc-
tons, will be eager to learn how she fares
in college. Miss Misrepresentation OF
life az a woman's college Of the present
day is wonderfully accurate and entertain
ing, as well as thought-inspiring The