Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-15
7DEsERET EVENING NEWS SATURDAY MAY is 1909

twist with Mr.. Booth Harrington as
the victim. According to this latest
story MIR. Harrington was approached
one day by a train boy, holding out a.
copy of THE Guest OF Quesnay." Buy
Booth Tarkngton's latest book, sir.
mo! L am Booth Harrington my
SELF" All
Then buy q copy Of Three Weeks, =,
persisted THE boy, You amt Elincri
Glyn, too, are you?"-F'rom Chronicle
and comment in the May Bookran.
With the passing of Algernon Charles
Swinburne the last of the quartet Is
gone whose favorite amusement was
amusingly described by Oliver Herford
in his Alphabet of Celebrities"
IS is for Swinburne who, seeking the
The good, and the beautiful, visits the
Zoo.
Where no chances on sappho and Mr..
And Socrates, all with the same end
in view
Elusive Isabel by Jacques Futrelle.
author of The Simple Case. Of susan.
illustrated by Alonzo Klmball. The
Bobbs-Merrill company, Indianapolis.
The plot is original and daring. sup
posing, as IL does, aH dilltHce uStHeStt
the Latin countries of Europe 70 re-
| gain their brief prestige on the Amer
lean continent, and Fascinating
woman whose name and purpose re-
main hidden from the reader for
| many pages, and who. in this vast IN
ternational intrigue. plays with am
bassadors and other important crea-'
lures of government as pawns One
enjoys the very audacity of the au-
thor's Imagination and the skill with
which he works out his idea. The
scene is laid in Washington, the
drawing-room OF the nation. and lies
entirely amid the diplomatic circle.
whose titles. costumes. manner and
accent are deftly drawn upon Tor
color and variety.
The story is humanity propelled
chiefly by three persons all of whom
are interesting: First Isabel main
tanned in the atmosphere Of romance
from the outset; Campbell, chief OF
the secret service. and, Of more inn
portance to the reader. Grimm, his
right-hand man. very inpassive but
very deep. delightfully."- noncfala.nt.
whom commissions to find missing
gold, or missing men, or to prevent
wold-war, do not rouse from OUT
ward listlessness. and who's method OF
beginning work ON a case is TO place
his "perfectly shod" feet OH his desH
and sit thinking for an hour. The plot
does not lag from the moment the
Italian minister, sitting at dinner;
receives the mysterious crested card
OF Isabel, through the scene In which
the international council sits MASKED
and Grimm threatens to fire the bomb
if the proposed compact 1t not de-
stroyed. on to the final situation IN
which Grimm-yery gromm he IS m
home and causes the death OF her
brother. The presence of the mys-
terious girl, who is inexplicahly con-
| cerned in all affairs. the repeated en-
counters between her and Grimm.
| thread all the situations together IN.
tn a chain of mystery that seems 10
glitter more brightly than does any
single brilliant In it. The reader IS
run up the blindest Of blind alleys.
whence apparently there is no escape.
When the final explanations are MAD e.
and the reader discovers that he has
been doubly foiled, his respect for the
| author gees Zip another notch.
So swift is its movement so spark
| ling is its style. SO spontaneous are
lNitsS >surprises--there could not be a
more. delightful book for spring or
summer reading. Elusive Isabel Is the
speeding arrow of a brilliant tale. y
The purpose OF ..Harper's Machinery
book, Just published. is akin to that
(which inspired the ELECTRICITY Book,
and others in the series-to teach the
boy principles and practices of one OF
the most necessary and useful agents
| in EFFICIENCY today. Explanations are
Eft and of elementary principles.
| "Power,' for example. is explained
as it Is derived from water, wind.
steam. or electricity. and among the
practical features mechanical applt-
ances are planned suitable for auto.
Xxi ar for natal
casting, forging, venetion iron work,
and numberless simpler tasks. yari-
ously useful. A chapter6of Notes"
supplies useful hints for going FUR
| ther along the suggested lines. Ano-
| tller on miscellaneous Machines" de-
scribes various useful devices for la
Dor saving. At the end is die
| toinary of technical terms which is
invaluable. The book is unique as a
working handbook on machinery. 1t
| will be useful. OF course, wherever
manual training is to be taught; but,
apart from teaching altogether, 1t will
commend itself to boys for good
| pastime.
wallace Rhodes by Norah Davis. Is
a story with a new southern setting,
taking its color from the personality
| OF an alluring girl whom the world
calls something worse than a. coquette.
but who is in reality only very love-
| ly. very foolish. and very feminine
| woman. The older OF two nlen who are
fast friends attempts to prove to the
| younger that the girl is unworthy, and
| 50 plays the game with her himself. 1t
results in marriage for the sake OF
! the conventions that turns into a. mar
riage of pure love. The love of the mon
| for each other and for the woman, her
| own exquisite charm, the jealousy ans
other woman shows against her, are
| only a few points III n story that is
| full of dramatic incident and keen
| analysis of the sexes Tho plot of
wallace Rhodes which is among the
most recent fiction of the Harpers, was
| suggested to Miss Davis by q paragraph
1 in one of the newspapers, of which she
| is an eager reader. One finds the
| drama Of life hot and thrilling. If a bit
vulgar. IN the daily press" explain.
| Miss Davis, "and I never could see
how the recital of human passions and
| faults and complications could hurt a
| woman. 1t was in that attitude. and
| not because / had grown hardened,
| that used to sit entranced during a
trial in the courts where l was clerk.
when the judge and the lawyers felt
called upon to request me. as the only
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