New-York tribune., 1907-11-30
JUVENILTA.
Fiction for Boys-Erciting Tales Of
Fighting and Treasure Hunting. .

Some OF the most exciting books Of boyish ad
venture this season have the always Irresistible
flavor of salt water. High on the list of stories
which are not only entertaining but also sug-
gestive Of manly good sense and honest deal
ing is Mr.. James Otis's Aboard the Hylow on
Sable Island Bank (E;. p Dutton & Coz. The
Hylow is a stanch New England fishing vessel.
its crew are hearty. hardworking, kindly New
Englanders not quite sentimental are the
fishermen Of MI. Kpngs Gloucester story, but
as Ikable in their way. One bad tempered
black sheep there is in the group, and he. for
little while. threatens TO make life hard for
the two boys. who hiding in the hold. are
cidentally carried of when the vessel sets sail
for Sable Island Bank. All ends we'll for the
stowaways however interesting episode
after another going to show that boy who
wants hard work enlivened by danger and fun
will find what he seeks aboard trawler manned
by crew Of fine character, eccentric manners
and prodigious appet!tes. Youngsters of
literary turn may be glad to hear that Mr.. Otis
never wrote more beguiling story than this.
Very realistic does it seem beside Mr. Charles
r. Richs book, "A Voyage with Captain Dyna-
mite "a. S. Barnes q Coz. This tale of fill
buster days, when Cuba was still under Span
ish rule is of the old-fashioned melodramatc
order. The American boys. who by series OF
accidents find themselves in Spanish prison
under sentence Of death al dawn. escape, of
course; moreover. they help beautiful Span
ish girl to escape also-and this involves many
thrills. Captain Dynamite. the fibuster hero.
performs miracles of COurage-"they call him
Dynamite because when you touch him off
there's sure to be something doing" He is
of those story book wonders who wear Sweet
Smile and indulge in a musical Laugh when the
fuming enemy is trapped-and what boy fails
to appreciate that kind?
Hey jolly Mariner, where have you been-o?
I've ssen-9 Sssn g the Spanish Main and much have
Have you come with treasure back TO deck your
Nay, I've brought myself alone of all that gallant
hand-O!
That ditty will give the reader fair taste of
the lively historical romance entitled When
Earvkins Sailed the Sea- CBrentanos). The au-
thor. Mr. Tinsey Pratt has cleverly used the
episodes of the great admirars voyages to make
interesting the career OF Devon boy who. born
on farm, must needs go a-sailng to the land
of gold. There be villains. of course to the
fore. and sturdy young Newman stands upon
the verge of death often enough to stir the most
placid boyish pulses. The least of his escapes
is by means of wrestling match with a chiefs
son. when the youth is on the point of being
killed and eaten by cannibals story equally
marked by bloody encounters but of a later and
somewhat less picturesque period is Mr.. ]. T.
MCIntyre'S win f1gntlnS JACK Barry 81. B.
Lippincott Company. There's not much real
history in this book. but the Revolutionary
struggle provides good framework for fight
ing scenes and the wicked devices of selfish
schemers. A big ruby ring and fateful paper
hidden in 1t are at the bottom OF some strange
happenings. which lend variety to the fighting.
There Is a glimpse of General Washington
which glad to note. A book which has
a good deal of salt water in it. and no end of
terrifying adventures with lawbreakers is Mr..
Earl c. McAlsters "On Tower Island" Dana
Estes & Coz. The story turns upon the attempt
of a party OF criminals to defraud various in
surance companies, attempt which is de-
feated by four daring young yachtsmen who are
cruising off the Maine coast. The noble four
while doing this fine thing run into all sorts of
danger. and the reader is left gasping with Won
derment when they turn up safe and happy, at
the end. The story is a very Kaleidoscope Of
changing scenes, all involving shrewdness and
daring on the part of the boys:-and as for the
setting of the drama let the reader imagine
underground haunt of oldtime pirates
In ;'The Young Traders" Frederick A. Stokes
Company Mr.. Harold Bindloss describes the
adventures of two English boys, loyal friends