The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-29
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THE Avenger." by E. Phillips OPP
penheim. The story turns largely on
the efforts OF young Englishman to
save a beautiful and mysterious girl
from the suspicion OF murder. He re-
turns one night to find fair. strange
visitor in his room, examining his
papers. He soon learns she thought
she was in another aparement, that
or Norris Barnes. a Jew A timely
interruption gives her the chance to
escape. That night Barnes Is muir
dered. Wrayson. the young English
man, finds him dead In a handsom
In front OF the house, silk thread
tight around his throat The cabby Is
asleep on his box. At the inquest he
says nothing OF the girl. From that
time he devotes himself to solving
the mystery. Before he succeeds the
stage Is crowded with characters.
South Africa, France and the mythical
kingdom OF "Mexonia" contribute 20
the dramatic personae. The further
he goes the more in love with the
mysterious girl he finds himself He
sees her frequently but she refuses to
enlighten him. At last all is made
clear. The Jew had stolen certain
compromising letters Of the queen Of
Mexonia and was using them for
Matchmaking purposes. The queens
partisans learned he was about to sell
them to the other side. The visit OF
the girl was a desperate effort to And
and recover them. The death OF
Barnes was another method of deal
ing with the matter, adopted by the
last person In the book one would sus.
pect of such deed And SO goes the
intricate plot, sustaining the readers
interest to the end. An interesting
novel from the pen Of prolific writ
er.
CLittle, Brown Il Co.. Boston, Mac
auley Bros, Sheehan's. and Hudsons
Detroit.)
THE Master Influence" by Thomas
Mexican. Helen Mainwaring, the hero
inc. the daughter OF rich New York
widow, has been reared with every
social advantage. A man comes into
her circle who Is. to all appearances, At
ted to be her mate; handsome. wealthy.
polished and an enthusiast in conduct
Ing the affairs Of hospital endowed
by his dead mother. The girls slum.
bering heart Is almost awakened.
when she learns OF his Infamous pri-
vate life, and that he Is the victim Of
a drug habit which in the end brings
him to ruin. Through much cropping
OF soul the heart Of the girl comes
at length to its own, succumbing to
the master influence" The descrip-
tons are frst-class and the small talk,
mainly INDUCED In by the characters,
skilfully managed. The book Is rem
dered attractive In appearance by sew
eral illustrations In color by Will
Crete.
Macauley Bros. sheehan's. and Hud-
sons. Detroit)
"Heroines Every Child Should
Know" is the latest In Hamilton w.
Mabies Every Child Should Know"
series. II contains the stories of Alees
tbs, Antigone. Iphegenia. Paula. Jeanne
dare, Catherine Douglas, Jane Grey,
Pocahontas. Flora Macdonald, Jeanne
Roland. Grace Darling. Sister Dora and
Florence Nightingale The stories are
derived from various sources and are
we'll chosen. The entire world Of
young readers should welcome this
book.
doubleday. Page & Co., New York;
Macauley Bros, Sheehans, and Hud-
sons Detroit.)
The Captains Wife, by John
Lloyd. illustrated. An army story Of
love and adventure. The scene Is O
military post In Arizona. The colonel's
daughter and niece. who have come
out In spite OF the danger OF al
Apache attack, soon set the unmar.
ried officers to dreaming of the tender
passion. The daughters romance with
a civilian at the post runs smooth. but
the niece is reserved for extraordin-
airy experiences. She secretly marrles
Captain Livingston. Returning on
horseback from the ceremony, they
are attacked by indians. To prevent
her falling into their hands, he aims
his revolver at her and fires. He falls
wounded. Weeks later be wakes from
delirium to find that he missed and
that they were rescued at the critical
moment He also learns that the girl
has gone back east. Stunned at tho
desertion, he says nothing OF the mar
riage: he does nothing Soon a bro
Their officer goes east and returns with