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exceedingly agreeable man to meet, Il
travelled man of the world, liberal
minded. sympathetic companinnablc,
ANA !; brilliant cnnV"rSationaliSt
There is more Of II plot. Il real SuS-
pension of interest. in "kHir!'H, by
Roy Rofc Gibson, which The li.tk"r a.
Taylor 90. published october lat, than
in amy Of his other stories. Mr., Gibson
has been wont to refer to his earlier
stories as sketches Il fact which has
not always been appreciated! ny certain
Of his readers. More than one man
las reached tn" end of til" story with
questions unanswered and lrnginGS
unStiSfi"d, and one" Mir. ellison was
confronted with this blunt question hy
4 correspondent: WHY don't YOU
finish your Stories" all of whicn shows
| that tn" way of til" writer, VIII" relies
upon subtle suggestion and faint allu-
sion, is mol always easy.
Mr.. Grace MacGOWan Cooke, with
| her sister and fcIlow-Wurk,r Miss .Alfcc
MdH;nWan, are preparing for Il year in
| japan. Mrs Cooke is not. however
| looking forward to Japanrs, fiction but
| intends :" talk" Il little house in the hill;
| near Nikk0. and finish d book about
| thu same pcrulc who are dealt with in
| her humorous story, "'Thci, First FOR
| NAL tou," just published by the
| HarpCrs.
Steward Edward White, whose new
| book, '''rhc Pass" is adding to his
| reputation for powers Of description
| and appreciation of nature. is very
' modest about his work. About one of
his novels which had become !, typical
| White success. he remarked naiEcly:
"AnG the wonder t" IN" is that they
! like il at all. 1t isn't really Il novel
! It's description around Il narrative"
And this is really what "rhe Pass is;
Prescription around a narrativc,' hut
such description that it carries the
| reader along with it.
| M"SSrs. a. s. Barnes {; 60. announce
for immediate publication: "The Eoy-
ages ana Explorations of Samuel de
ChamIain.' in two volumes, translate
cd for the first time and edited by Pro-
fcSsrr Edward Gaylord Bourne of Yale
| University. Interest in the famous
explorers Of our country is constantly
| growing. Recently monument to
Champl1in was dedicated on Mount
| Desert Island to mark It's discovery by
the French explorer on Sept. 9Th, 1904.
"I'nclo Sans Children" Cd. Apple
ton x Company. will l." the title of
Oscar Phelps AuStn'S new book fnr
BOYS 1t deals entirely with life in Tho
Philippines.
| An amusing story, and one that has
the appearance Of novelty. il told in
| Harpcr'S Weekly Us coming from OK
| Ambassador t'hoatc. The an"Cdntc
concerns the Rishor of Rochester. the
divine who was 50 fond of cricket that
he used to play the game with an OK
pert local team. 1T appears that en-
day, when the Bishop was l'attin@. tn"
bowler pitched very wide. please
keep the lall i'll the paris command
cd til" Bishop testify. The next ball
the bowler sent H. caught the right r."
vcr"nd gentleman full in the waist
band. whcrcupnn the bowler observed.
I think that's somewhere about the
diocese, my lori
| Ford Maddox Ilucff"r. TN" young
| English writer, vino is Il relative of tn"
famous painter. Ford Maddox Hrown"
land Joseph cnnradS collahnrator in
| "Enmanc"." is ut present in this ColIn-
try on a short tour of observation, tn"
| results 81 which will he embodied in Il
book on which he is engaged on Eng
lish town. county ana pcopl" to y" pub
lShcd hy Mcclure, Phillips &-t'o.
. That highly successful venture in
literary housekeeping, conducted by
Kate Douglas WiEGn ana Nora
Archibald Smith i'll their beautiful old
colonial summer home. Quillcotc-ou-
Sac", in Hollis, Maine, WAS recently
marked by a quaint festival cclcbrHt-
ling the setting Of tn" Wcathcr-vanc on
!, | luilcotc barn. IN L lively article in
Tine W0malI'S Home companion for
lOctnbcr the two distinguished chat"-
LANES of Quillcotc give Il full account
If the songs anil ceremonies that
marked their uniqu" festival. showing
that iii" setting of the vanc'' may j."
just us appropriately celebrated as
the hanging o, the crane and other
! house warnings Of the past.
| Little. Brown. a. Co. are issuing q
new edition complete in one volume. 81
:. The Letters of Emily Dickinson. From
e IS41 to 1855 Edited by Mabel LOOMS
!, Todd The book contains a portrait Of
|. Miss Dickinson. new one of her Ole
+ home. and facsimiles of her hand
+ writing.
II A Reform in Spelling.