The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-07

plans for the blood-feud, and, having TO male relatives, resolved to take it on herself.
 ' She therefore left Us and was ab- sent nearly year during which time she consistently followed her broth er-in-law, first to Ochrida, in Mace donia, then to Skouia, Prisrend, and many other places, always awaiting lsG opportunity to strike the blow This came one afternoon when her husbands assassin was walking in the main street in Skodra, and she tack Legs pistol from her. belt and blew his face away. It was valiant of a woman--was it not? But not only that he went on. Having killed the murderer, she went straight to his parents house, three days journey, and shot them both dead. Since then she has been back with us, for poor Le2s death has been avenged.
 The author of The Near East' Doubleday, Page &s Co) is a person. al friend of the king of Italy, the German emperor, the sultan, King Peter of Servia, Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, and many other European sovereigns. He is the favorite author of the queen of England and the king of Italy, has received the cross of the order of Saint Sava from the king of Servia, and the Order tho Crown of Italy, one of the highest honors which can be conferred. He has re- ceived high praise for his literary skill from zola, Alphonse Daudet, William Black and others.
 The Near East" is Q very enter taining book of travels throughout, although as to its international poli- tical importance it will probably fail of meeting the authors anticipations. It is splendidly illustrated with 4S pages of notable photographs of per sonages and places which add greatly to Its attractiveness and value. The volume is uniform with Doubleday, Page & Co.'S The Opening of Tibet" in that firms Geographical Library"
 THE SPOTTER." by William w Canfeld, published by R. r. Fenno & Co, New York; $15l; at Judas.
 Here is romance of the early days of the oil regions by the author of "Le- gends of the Iroquois." MT. Canflelds new story goes back to the days of exploitation and prospecting as re- gards the spouting of oil from mother earth's bosom, and deals with some of the get-rich-quiok folks of that period who sported big diamonds and gaudy equlpages and built palatial houses all through having struck oil" Some of the rasc9lities of that period are worked in In this story, which though crude at times is one of much power and strong interest. The reader will surely follow the story to it's ending.
 In striking contrast with the character of Eli Wheeler, an unscrupulous agent of the great "cygnet Oil Producing and Refining Company" is that of Dun t, can Cameron, thrifty, energetic Cod fearing Scotch-American, who loves his | fine farm on which he has toiled for years with skill and high intelligence | and brought to a high degree of use- fulness It yields him a handsome in- come and he almost resents an offer | to buy the property even at the high 1 figure named, The farm was in a lo-
 cality where the presence of oil in abundance had been detected, and ad-
 joining acres had already been bought
 up by a syndicate. It turns out that Duncan's farm was in the very heart of a rich oil field, and naturally the 1 oil men wanted 1t. Duncan sturdlly re- fuses to sell and Is inmovable in his decision He Is happy on his farm Off, fer after offer is made in vain either tto sell or lease the property. Then the 1 secretlve and slick President Lamphere
 of the oil company, an unctuous Phar- 1 asalcal and interruptions man, sets Ell 1 Wheeler on to Duncan. The willy Wheeler takes Duncan into a trap. As-
 suming disguise he represents himself 1 to Duncan as an agent for an lnde- pendent oil company which is engaged
 in desperate fight for life with the | Cygnet company. which is character lized as an octopus in the line of monop- olies, crushing out all honest conpeti- 1 tion. Duncan falls a victim to the ] plausible story, being naturally oppos- :, ed to monopolies and having had his
 sympathies aroused. What follows
 spells ruin for poor Duncan But the
 thieves and rascals of the tale come
 to grief, but not until various highly
 exciting and blood stirring scenes oc-
 cur which the author describes vividly. l There is a pretty love story interwoven
 that adds decidedly to the pleasure of
 the reader
 PATTY IN PARISH bv CaroIvo