Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-26
"reminiscences such as these appeal I
every hardy American.

"reminiscences such as these appeal to
| every hardy American.
THE YARDSTICK MAN. BY Arthur
| Goodrich, author of 1.-THE Balance OF
| Power" etc. New York: d. Appleton
& Co. p
| 1t would be interesting to know how
, Roger Mathewson managed to get q
| letter from a town out in far western
Minnesota delivered in New York sew
eral hours before his arrival, when he
himself came on the same train and
made haste from the station to the
house to which he had directed his
missive. He accomplished some rather
| remarkable things in New York when
he went east to thwart the plans of a
magnate Of finance and save the rail-
road property owned by his adopted
father. In few hours he organized
campaign that smashed one OF the
best planned bear movements the
street had seen in many months. From
such resourceful person specially
! speeded letter might be expected, but
nevertheless Mr. Goodrich really owes
1t to the public to give specifications
Of how he managed, without the use
| of the telegraph, to let his coming be
known so far in advance when he lost
no time on the way. This is only an
'yardstick man. the victim Of his own
righteousness and greed. was trans
formed into the Semblance of human
being and saved from loss. great UNI
happiness and death. AS picture OF
Wall street Vaccinations it is espe-
cially clever.
THE SOCIAL BUCCANEER. BY Freder-
ick S. Isham. author of Under the
Rose" etc. illustrated by w. B
King. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-
Merrill Company.
Mr.. Isham has evidently taken his
cue from the authors OF "Raffles'' an6
"Arsene Lupin'' His social buccaneer'
steals from the rich to give to the
poor. Though employed in a humble
capacity in large importing house
downtown, he mingles on the basis Of
perfect equality in the highest social
circles. utilizing his acquaintance and
opportunities to pilfer such uncons1d-
cred trifies as emeralds and nearl neck
laces, stocks and bonds, which he con-
verts into cash, and bestows the pro-
ceeds upon deserving charities. The
tale grows brisk in its description OF
the hot pursuit of the thief of the Gold
berg pearls. but the reader Is never
enlightened specifically as to just how
young Mr.. Bruce really got the pearls
and how he got away with them. He
| has some extraordinarily narrow es-
capes but finallv makes his goal. and
| after an interlude Of time Is richly re-
| warded in an affair of the heart Mr.
Isham has not quite fully realized the
possibilities Of this engaging theme.
THE RAINY DAy SCRAP BOOK. B,
F. L. and Z. T. Shumari. Chicago
The Reilly & Britton Company.
Parents who have regard for the hap.
piness of their children know how hare
it is to keep them always entertained OF
protitably and harmlessly occupied. es
peciaIly on rainy day. when outdoor
pastimes become impossible. On such ar
| occasion a book like the one now II
hand is a precious possession IN any
household where there are children. over
| 100 finely printed half-tone pictures are
detached and carried by a cover pocket
In the book itself the pages have space:
with vague outlines. titles and descrtp.
lions. which should enable a clever chile
to find the right place for each OF the II.
Iustrations When thrse are cut ant
pasted in position the scrap book be
comes a work Of juvenile art. and incl
dentally has taught some useful lessons
THE GREEN PATCH. BY Bettina vor
Hutton, author of Our Lady OF thu
Beeehes," etc. New York: Frederick
A. Stokes Company.
On the cover Of this latest work from
Baroness Won Hutton is large patch o.
. green sky which may signify to the curl
Gus reader that therein lies the source
| Of the title. But this is a mistake. The
! green patch is not celestial. It is an ex.
ceedngly practical thing. 1t is device
| to hide the blinded eye Of an altogether
too beautiful man, who made the mis-
! take. of making love to silly younf
wife when he was not in position &c
marry her. and then carelessly getting
| himself within the range Of the irritatet
! husbands badly aimed gun on sporting
| expendition This sounds more tragic
than it really is in the tale The spoiia
| ton of young Mr.. Skene's pulchritud.
was purely accidental. but this. in way