The Detroit times., 1909-01-30
BOOKS

Judith OF the Cumberlands," by
Alice MACEDONIAN. The author has
done for the mountain whites OF the
Cumberland, what Charles Egbert
Craddock did for those OF Tennessee.
She journeyed on horseback, a trip
of about a thousand miles, through
the Cumberland mountain region, and
her experiences and information ac-
Quired during that ride are interviewer
| In this wholesome story. Her men
and women are not impossible crea-
lures. Her heroine is beautiful, but
not without human weaknesses, and
her hero Is we'll intentioned, but not
more heroic than most young fell
lows are. or course, the story has
the Illicit still. but the real interest
lies In the sturdy human kindness
which Miss MACEDONIAN discovers even
among those who for a moment give
way to the passion for revenge.
&c. p. Putnam's Sons, New York;
Macauley's, Sheehans and Hudson's.
Detroit.)
THE Missioner" by E. Phillips OPP
penheim. A young man who spends
on the poor an inheritance OF tainted
money, and a young woman, beauti.
full, aristocratic, rich and frivolous, are
the hero and heroine OF this book,
How they approach each other from
their extreme viewpoints Of life to
meet at last on the ground of mutual
appreciation makes a love story IN
which the excitement Of mystery and
adventure has its part in the romance.
English fashionable life in both town
and country serves for the story's
background, though there is also the
glare OF Paris gayety, in which the
missioner takes his part, with a revel
at the Rat Morte by way OF climax
The one villain makes his exit with
bravado rather creditable for an ex-
convict who boasts OF being king OF
the Apaches. and the two disappointed
lovers marry comfortably. and add
their happiness to that OF the mis-.
sioner and his bride.
little, Brown & Co., Boston; Ma
cauleys Sheehan's and Hudson's, De-
troit)
The Sundial" This story Of Fred
VI. White is Of the most strict down
to date style. The sundial OF a fine
home is near a fountain and shallow
pool or a basin about the fountain
Mysterious deaths occur at that spot
and the victims are found face down
and totally dead In but few inches
of water. The story works out the
mystery OF how the crimes were CON-
mitted and what was their motive
There is a strong element OF romance
in II and the handling OF the novel
is admirable in every literary and ar
tistic sense. The attention is arrest.
ed and held in Arm grip from begin
ming 10 end
(B. w. Dodge & Co. New York;
Mdeauley's. Sheehans and Hudson's.
DetroitD
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