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emotional strength. Its realism, give
'Cumner's Son" profound and lasting I
appeal.
There are other tales In the volume
OF which the title is "Cumner's SON."
all set In islands OF the South Sea
under British dominion. In dealing
with these unfamiliar lands Sir Gil
bert Parker's masterful grasp OF de-
tail and his faculty for expressing the
inmost spirit Of the life ne depicts are
jus, as evident as in his tales OF Can
ada or in THE Weavers."
"rhe Way to Pence"
BY Margaret Deland. Harper &
Brothers, publishers. illustrated by
Alice Barber Stephens.
Between charmingly designed covers.
on pages rendered attractive By artis-
tic marginal decorations and with pic
lures that add TO the realism OF the |
human drama told by Mrs. Deland SO
as to make 1t heart-breaking in its |
tragic intensity. The Way to Peace"
is one OF the daintiest of the holiday !
gift books that has appeared in the
autumn book output
"The Way to Peace" that Margaret
Deland tells about was followed up
hill to Shaker settlement, presum-
ably In the Pennsylvania mountains.
one morning by husband and wife.
he a country lawyer. sober and Sc
date, with a Puritan streak somewhere
in his composition; she, impetuous anu
inconsequent in temperament and
withal. not a little vain and selfish.
The morning walk led to conse-
quences. The wife tried TO find The
Way to Peace" but missed IT. Her hus-
band following painfully n her foot
49, -t,av cJ-o t-o-
wearied and turned back. but in pur-
suing 1t. he in turn, left her behind.
And there was separation between
these two. Years afterward. at the
moment OF death for the wife, they
were reunited. Then she fell asleep;
and he was content to let her go be-
cause for himself he had. after long
seeking. found THE Way to Peace"
"Folk Tales From Many Lands"
By Lillian Gask. Illustrated by Will
Fogaay. Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
of New York: s1.5o net.
In this handsome book is a repre-
sentative collection CT stories from
various sources. although many of them
Will be fresh even to collectors of such
tales. All of them should please chill
dren of every age. as they have charm
cd generations of young people in the
countries where they originated There
are twenty-four tales in all. including
The Ten Sources The Bell Of .Atri."
Snow White" Saint Christopher"
"rhe Mouse Tower" and "The Ear os
Gold"
Besides the large number OF pen
and-thk drawings. initials. decorative
| head and tail pieces, scattered through
| the volume. there are eight full-page
illustrate ons in color. The cover de-
sign and end papers are also by Mr.
Pogany.
1.-THE Fugitive Freshman"
BY Ralph D. Paine. From Charles
1 Scribner's Sons, of New York through
| the Bell Book and Stationery Company,
lcf Richmond; $3.50.
/ Mr.. Paine's new story-"The Fugitive
| Observation-Disclosures half the faction
takes place away from the campus. be-
longs with those true college volumes
(which have already found such wide
spread favor The freshman who runs
away from college. as the only possible
Imeans of extricating himself from, a
4 difficult situation. carries the college
cession of most entertaining ad-
ventures. It is one Of the most read
able and diverting stories Mr., Paine
has written.
"The Roxe in the Ring"
BY George Barr McCutcheon. Dodd,
Mead & Co., Of New York. publishers,
illustrated in color by A. I. Keller:
i s1.50.
land the town of stanton form set
ting for the beginning Of Mr. Nc
i Cutcheon's latest romance, though the
i scene Is transferred later to New York
and Baltimore.
Tho hero of the story is David Jen-
4 nison. q young Virsinian. who being
4! accused falsely Of numbering his grand
4 father is saved from arrest and con-
4 viction by the proprietor OF travelling
s|circus company, that gives a perform
& ance at Staunton and travels through
:. Southwest Virginia INTO Ohio.
4 In the circus company, young Jcn
rison meets Christine Braddock. who
4 is the "Rose In the Ring" The evil
Il behavior of christine's father keeps the
a young lovers apart for some time. But
Il after awhile the confession CT the real
4 murderer relieves David Jennison OF
Il the suspicion shat had branded him
& Then, in spite of difficulties. he finds
8 Christine ana martres her. The story
4 gether devoid Of coarseness and pos
4 scsses both color ana interest.
|4At the Villa Rose
BY A., q. Nv. Mason. Charles Scrio.
lrer's Sons Of New York, through the
Bell Booh and Stationery Company, OF
Richmond; $3.50.
clever and Well constructed
mystery story, with AtN-les. Rains, II
Savoy, as a centre Of q mysterious nurr
der case. and the Villa Rose the placs
4 where the efilne was committed.
y The bacc 1rat roouls of AK ut the
"A Villa dies Fleurs serve as a dramatic
7 background for the opening scene q
. the story. A celebrated French detee,
Il tive, Hanand. Is the man EMPLOYED t.
q nnravel Tho mystery and, bit by plt
& lie makes ~ clear 5siIs
\ The construction Of the plot Is YER,
q Ingenious. and the e. planation when!
comes is breathlessly interesting, nh,