Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-06
BOOKS

"Tl Coast OF Chance" is the alluring
title of a new mystery story by two
new writer's in the persons of Esther
and Lu. ian Chamberlain. who have col
Elaborated In very ingenious tale. The
plot of the story centers about n valu-
able family heirloom In the shape of
unique antique, called THE Crewe
Idol" a little East Indian god whose
crown Is a priceless sapphire This heir
loom placed on public exhibition In the
disposition of family estates Is skill
fully purloined from the case in which
II Is displayed and evidently in the
midst OF many people. The story OF
this relic and It's recovery and adven-
lures is the main theme. and into the
romance Is woven Il man and woman
Raffles, whose connection with the rob
berry does not materialize till the end OF
the tale, the threads of the intrigue be-
ing deity handled throughout. San
Francisco Is the scene of the story. and
Chinatown and many of the we'll known
localities In the big coast metropolis are
introduced into the tale. Kerr. Harry
Greasy and Flora Gilsey are the main
characters. and awaken a lively sense
of naturalncss and interest throughout.
1t is a novel treatment OF the omni-
present mystery story and will doubt
less be widely read Bobbs-M Merrill are
the publishers.
Harold MacGrath has written new
novel; That's like saying that the sun
has come out again after a long rain;
for MacGrath Is as sunshny as sun
shine, and radiates as much good cheer
as the falrest of fair weather
Its alluring title IL The Lure of the
Mask,1 ana It is fun of alluring pie
lures by Harrison Fisher and Karl Au-
darson
The story opens with junp--literal.
~ A young New Yorker rich, OF
course. hears from his window on a
night OF fog and mist woman's voice
singing dlyinely. He falls in love with
| It head over heels. and he falls down
stairs IN about the same way, he Is In
| such "A hurry 10 see the singer. But by
| tho time he reaches the street lo she
| has vanished. and only a policeman re-
mains,
| Later on, this young, adventurous Mr.
| Hillard again meets The young, adVen-
furious singer under most mystifying
! circumstances. They dine together, but
she comes in mask. What the voice has
begun, the mask puts the finishing
touches to, From then on Hillard IL
fun forty fathoms deep In love aud
| curiosity
Then the scene shifts to Italy. with
the shifting fortunes OF an American
comic opera company stranded at Ven
| ice, The beautiful singer becomes the
prima donna OF this company. Tho
soubretto Is one Kitty Killigrew, and
around her fourshes most enticing,
exciting and onllyenlng subplot. She
| dances her way straight into your
| heart Amusing things happen at Ven
Ice. Thrilling things happen az Monte
Carlo, AZ Florence the climax " reach
ed. and Il makes you fairly gasp with
] lrN lnf A. l.INa q -
| lovellest OF lovely spots IN the land OF
| love, the curtain goes down on happy
| lovers.
Even more than "'The Man on the
| Box and Half "A Rogue" those great
successes IN fiction, The l.ure OF the
Mask possesses piquancy Of situation
and wit OF dialogue. II Is an inexhaust-
ihlp fund OF fun Further IL possesses
"A new ease OF manner and grace OF
style, AS for popularity, everybody
and evsryhody's wife Is reading II with
even greater afdity than they read ia