Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-04

n dOulllOn lneTe Is Alan IpTuOH > RE
9TH Sword of Esme Dacres," Howard
Fitzalan's serial. THE City of Lost Kings"
a complete novel by John Trump, and a
number OF short stories and an illustrated
department of humor.
The July Smiths, opens with an un-
usually good complete novelette, by Anne
O'Hagan. It is a composite of the detec-
tive or mystery type with a charming love
story, There is a striking article on Taft,
by c. II. Forbes-Lindsay, and a well-il-
Illustrated paper on German art in America.
by the we'll known art critic, Charles de
Kay. The long short story. How Semi
Anne Made Good" by Adeline Knapp, will
have an especial interest for young people,
'The Man of Letters is a humorous con-
tribution by Dorothy Garfield. There is
another installment Of the interesting
Letters From an American Girl Abroad"
by Mrs. John Van Worst, and another of
the thrilling judith" detective stories. by
Maude Radford Warren.
The July issue of Peoples Magazine con-
tains a lot Of diversified short stories. The
magazine opens with a picture-section OF
t~hirty-two pages. The complete novel
which follows is western in complexion,
and from the pen Of Jay Hardy. A we'll
written story of modern domestic relations
follows, and this is succeeded by a story
OF undertaking and law-breaking. VOL
colt LeClear Boards Bobby Graeme of
G T~roop'-a series OF military stories-is
represented in this issue, as is also the
ever popular "Billings-Hobo' series, by
Edward s. Ellsworth. But these are only
a few of the great variety. There is a
story of vaudeville actors, a farm story,
a Bowery prize fight story, a tale of police
mems life, a story of lumbermen, a pretty
little love story, and a half dozen others.
THE Sword Decides" by Marjorie
Bowen, author OF The Viper Of Milan"
has it's scenes also laid in southern Italy.
Naples In the fourteenth century presents
one of the most romantic and fascinating
settings afforded by history. To this court
came first, as affianced husband of the
queen, young Andreas, brother OF the king
OF Hungary. There death awaits him in
the treachery Of the queen. Then the king
himself comes in pursuit of vengeance, and
also to claim as his bride Maria, sister. Of
Giovanni. But he, too, yields to the sin
lister fascination OF the queen and forgets
the manly and honorable purpose. Action
and description are so combined that the
book appeals equally to the mind and to
the Imagination Of the reader. The Nc
Clure company i= the publisher.
There is refreshment for the hot weather
in the July Everybody's. o. Henry leads off
with a picturesque tale OF the west, The
Last Of the Troubadours," and he is fol-
lowed by e ]: Rath, who has an indie
scribsbly funny tale, MI Trimble' $
Speech and by Arthur Sulivant Hoff-
man, who puts his polite and gentlemanly
burglar into a new ~setting-the story is
called Patsy Moran and the Trappings of
Chlvalry." Anne Warner has a pathetic
little child story. THE surrenders OF Corn
wallis and Harrison Rhodes contributes
a fascinating society yarn, "The Arrival
of Cornelia-" There Is, too, a dramati
and powerful tale OF the North Pole region
in Albert White Vorse's story, Their
Brothers Keepers" Charles B., Coins
Eurses Johnson. Thomas S. Jones, jr., and
Sue Fite Ramsey contribute verses.
Farming by the Square Inch" is the
story OF a remarkable solution OF the
secret Of success in farming on a small
scale, chiefly for the benefit OF those who
cannot afford to buy large tracts OF land
and would not be able 70 work them Il
they could, by H., D.. Jones in the Tech.
meal World Magazine for July.
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