Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-13

Lucy Gort," by Alice and Claude
Askew, authors of 1.-THE Shulamite,
might be called "a tragedy of errors"
The heroine, girl of elemental inno-
cence and purity, is transplanted to the
effete society of London, where she
comes in contact with a modern cos
mopolitanism that charms while it
carries her beyond the breakers. The
story is swift and relentless, ending
unhappily, but sustaining the readers
sympathy for Lucy Gort to the final
chapter.
The heroine is revealed to us with
the warmth of sentiment characterls-
tic of the work that comes from the
nen of the Askews. She loves, but not
wisely, for the man is a cad, all nerves
and conceit. Another man, whose
love for her took the form of frenzy,
commits an act that places Lucy Gort
in the position of an adventures De-
fore the English public. The rank in
Justice of an evil generation holding
up to contempt a lovely girl VINO,
though susceptible to the tawdry hon
ors of society, had, in love matters,
held herself above purely sensual al
Fairs. makes a note that, although not
strong, Is one of exceedingly 1erVor'
One cannot but regret that charac-
ter so loyable as Lucy Gort should DC
a loser ii the game of life.
Lucy Gort. By Alice and CLAUDE
Askew. New York: Brentano's.
Chancellor DAVIS 1.-THE Raid on Pros
nc rity" has gone into its third print
ing and is now issued with a preface
In which the chancellor takes some
account of the numerous attacks IlatIe
unon him and upon his work. Prop
ably no work of recent years has pro-
volred so exceedingly tornado-hke
storm of criticism as this essay Oh tne
head of Syracuse university III his
preface DR.. Day says:
1.-THE occasion for my speaking is que
to certain incidents in the adminlstra-
ton of the government which L pelleVe
unWarranted by our constitution ana
In their tendency destructive TO our
liberties and the progress OF our COIL
merce. Carried to their conclusions
and these are not far away-they must
result in an oligarchy. A lawmaking,
court-controlling executive department,
a government by commissions, per-
sonal construction of the constitution
is not republic"
The Raid on Prosperity. BY James
Roscoe Day. LII. d. New York: d.
Appleton & Co.
The sound and timely little volume
nv Isaac r. Marcosson on How to IN
vest Your Savings deserves large
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the Saturday Evening Post of Phila-
delphia. and the book is based on
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The trouble with most books of this
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it's advice.
How to Invest Your Savings. By
Isaac F. Marcosson. Philadelphia:
Henry Altemus company
In "Rehind the Scenes with the Me-
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have succeeded In keeping out of print
their most valuable secrets.
Most Of the secrets revealed In this
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at eXorbitant prices. He has given his
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being a practical performer himself, al
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For the magician and performer this
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Honest believers in Spiritualsm do not