Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25

question best. 'F'renchy Joe was a
terror in the woods, and one night
was coming down the road toward big
Icehouse near one of the saloons when
I saw this same Joe lying among
lot of chunks of ice that had been
pulled out of the icehouse. He was
freezing to death and drunk l took
him into the saloon. put my big fur
coat on the floor of the dive for him to
lie on, and asked the landlord to taKo
care of him and send me the Dill "A
man who had been laying for me to
kill me was near by when l discovered
Joe lying there, and I called on him to
help me. OF course differences were
forgotten in the desire to help Joe, but
the next morning this man came to me
and. extending his hand, said; Put II
there. dominic. Any man who con love
a man who has shown him hate Is good
enough for me- I have not got Il
stronger friend in the woods today. =
Harpers.
'.Options" Is the title of o. Henry S
latest book published by Harpers rms
collection of short stories Is practicstiiy
an edition de luxe Of o. Henry, for IL
renresents the pick of two years Work
Of this most popular of all short-story
writers. There Is a difference between
this volume and others by the same au-
thor. because the present stories nave
all been most carefully selected, inc
idea being to make the book repre-
sentatIye collection of o, Henry stories.
Two are prize stories. one, caiieo
''Thimble. Thimble," brought thou-
sands of letters to the editor OF tne
magazine In which 1T was puoi'sneu.
There is a "lady or the tiger?" quality
know (which fellow got the watch
Tho other is called supply and De-
mard.." The volume contains nearly
dozen stories.
"rhe involuntary Chaperon," by
Margaret Cameron. author ol fhe
bachelor and the Baby The Cat ana
the Canary" etc-Th.s delignttul STORY
ie In the form of letters written TO
woman friend by a young WIDOW
charming woman of the world only
hit past 30 She is making trip 10
South America for the sake OF cnap-
eronina friends daughter, wiilui IL
wear old who is beng sent away out oil
ro.cb NJ n Young suitor. With thems
also. IA the girls bachelor uncle. Inc
story develops unforeseen compllca-
tIons The bachelor uncle Is charmed
with the chaperon. The pretty heiress
at last pours forth her little seore.
tragedy, which is that she had proposed
q runaway marriage to her young lover
before leaving town. and he had refused
the plan. In her girllsh Illumination
therefore, she scorns him and hates
herself The chapcron gradually mas
her sympathies enlisted for the unfor-
tunate sultor The story continues TO
the end rich in color, bumor, and liter
ery distinction. With Illustrations from
photographs taken by the author
Harper &c Brothers. publishers. New
York.
"The Winning Lady" by Mary b.
wilkins Freeman-In lighter vein than
her longer novels or some of the earlier
tales which made her famous They
are bright, sparkling, full of comedy
and the Joy of living, yet by no means
lacking In tender humanity. The book
begins with the story of a woman who
cheats at bridge and bitterly repents.
only to find that the woman who ought
to have won the prize cheated. too,
whereupon Il transpires that the prize
punch-bowl wasn't real cut-glass, after
all. Observation-Disclosures & Bros. pub
fishers, New York
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