The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28

Mr.. Curwood has written a number of
very good adventure stories, the scenes
of most of which have been laid in the
territory of the Hudson Bay Co.. as Is
the scene of Mr.. Curwood's latest, The
Danger Trail"
The plot of this latest effusion Is con-
cerned with the fact that Jack Rowland
a young civil engineer, has been sent up
into the north country by Sir William
Van Horn TO complete the building OF a
branch of the Canadian Pacific railway.
For some unexplained reason and over
which we simply must not worry, you
know, the two experienced men, Gregory
and Thorn, who had undertaken TO 90
the work for the railroad company IN
question had ANONYMOUSLY failed and
had become panic-stricken because OF
some mysterious anger-histi-whieh
threatened them Just what that fearful
awful danger was is never explained, put
It furnishes Gregory and Thorn NICE lady
Ike excuses for surrendering their JOBS
to Rowland.
Hustling, busting Jack Rowland, good
hov-out-fo his chance doesn't lose any
+,na +be novel will tell you. He takes
hold of his work with all the enthusl-
assn of a young man who sees the OPP
philosophy.
one trouble with Jack was that like
all sensible men he had a sweetheart,
lovely. charming, delightful-like all the
sveethearts all sensible men Will nave
At the very outset of his work, Jack en-
counters this attractive young woman
who tries to pursuade him TO return 10
Chicago. She is warning him against
dangers" and the COLLINS that will get
that mighty carefully. Jacks sweet
harris charms attract him and give MIN
an added reason for sticking to the job
but hold
After one or two unexplained attempts
IN kill him. Jack begins to wake up 10
take the girls warnings seriously oue
like these men you know you can give
advice to-are there any to whom you
can give 1t and survive?-Jack persists
at his job, when 70! se
He is finally kidnapped and carried of
a prisoner into the frozen wilderness.
That's what he got for It. Ell?
P,,t Dleasing to read later on, the mo-
4ives Of Jacks unknown enemies are nm
allv disclosed-at the last moment, Oh
course that they have mistaken thelr
man and Jacks way to professional sue
cess. and, OH such happiness with Tue
faithful sweetheart and love is cleared.
.,The Danger Trail is good love and
adventure story.
s'The Forsaken," by Ivan Irepol' NNoNn
rane Publishing Coz
This hook is really an argument 1or
the morality of divorce, in the gulse VI
an emotional novel.
This reviewer will simply present Ivan
Trepoff's argument to the goou reauei
md let it go at that; to peruse the DUN
or not as the reader chooses.
This authors claim is that opposluoh
IN divorce originates in perverted az
titude which thinks lightly of human nap
niness. While that view OF me 10 Iass
Svinr out, he says, some deductions from
=. eth thrive. and that the theory that
,,,bannv men and women should con-
.in,,a hound to each other, because they
h,nnan to have married, is one OF these
W. are told that the intention OF the
,,+bor in writing this book was TO pre-
cont II to people who can bear 10 reau
tba truth. no matter how hard 1t GUS
nor how brutality frank Is It's present.
t,on. It Is the argument OF Inc ~
80 that those who cry out about the
saNS evil and who shout for reform
~ divorce laws-meaning laws TO proven.
"a raduce divorces-need to be toio OF
~ causes that make divorces not only
r,obt hut really obligatory upon occa-
nbe author claims in his book that mar
WAGES are made by individuals, not ny
churches that if the union goes wrong
+he individuals are the ones VINO suiiei-
therefore, insists he, to force them 10
continue to live together after love mas
Aanarted is in itself a crime. Further
,ooro 70 UNFOLD as sacred the tying or n
,ovelv woman, a mother, to the bed and
hoard, of a bestial man whom she mates
q. one of the most awful crimes that "a
foolish priesthood has ever allowed ltseii
10 foist on its unthinking followers
ivan Trepoff has certainly gone the
limit In tearing aside the veil OF mooes.y
IN the opening chapters OF ms pook'
where he tells a lurd taie OF w,iae o'ie
woman did whose church denied her a
tight to a divorce. and as consequence
ne right to be a happy mother.
II ia not the intention of the autnor
+bat this book should be accepted as
plea for general divorce.
eava he where the breach between hus-
hand and wife Is not serious, by all
means, let every power be exerteo 10
heal It, But that, when aversion mas
turned to hate, when loatnins mas SUI
ceeded Indifference Mr.. Trepoff insists
tbat In all Justice. the bonds should be
severed simply and quickly.
ssTinsel and Cold by Dion Clayton Cai
throp. &c. w. Dillingham; Coz
Podericls Behammer was young mar
~ strong ideas of his own. So when Rod
ericks uncle, Lord Ascalon, died, leaving
min, heir to the family estates and title
Roderick's sister, a young society ngnt
hoped that he would marry and settle
down" Roderick, however, had Other
plans.
IN the first place. Roderick had all sorts
81 reform ideas floating through his
head-plans for model villages, sanitary
cottages, etc, that would keep him toe
busy to marry and "settle down..
And, In the second place, Roderick nav
ing contracted a secret marriage witt
Iily Lorette. music hall singer, severa
years before, he declined very naturall,
10 enter enthusiastically into the afore
oaid matrimonial schemes.
After hearing of his good fortune, Rod
rich hunted up his wife; for though the,
ire 1.-THE best of friends they were
living together. They had separated
Nv after the marriage. Roderici
to make public their relationship
Y declined, being very much In love
m and fearing to bring him into
ldicule
layton Calthrop who writes very
at times, most times. shows
ut in the novel that the wife''
md great-heartedness, as wei
IS gross selhshness only brinl
forcibly that apt quotation