The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-08
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A dslse.abie mental repast. with a
literary epicurean by the December
L~ippincott's. 1t Is strong. interesting
and we'll balanced.
The complete novel is an unusual
story by Charles Egbert Craddock. au-
thor OF The Fair Mi~ssissippian," THE
Prophet of the Great Smoky Noun
tain. and other we'll known books.
The title is The Ordeal" and the
scenes are laid in the south. local COL
or and the peculiar characters of the
region being depicted with rare adel-
ity. The theme of the story is a de-
cided novelty and the interest is in
tense until the very striking denous-
ment. Excitement is furnished by one
of the characteristic feuds between
which leads to an appalling crime for
revenge upon which the plot Of the
narrative Is based. 1t Is entirely safe
to predict that The Ordeal" will prove
to be n of this popular authors
best liked stories.
There is other fiction in plenty. some
of the short stories worthy of especial
mention being The Child Who Had
mas tale by John Kendrick Bangs;
Red Bird" a charming story Of an
old Southerner's love for his horse by
Elizabeth Maury Coombs: 1.-The FASH
ioning Of Florence Isabel" about an
English slavey and the queer things
she does. by Edith Ayrton-zangwill;
The Whistle" descriptive Of circus
mas Eve at Sedecake Hail." a social
satire. BY J. J. Bell. Two delightful
sketches which are really fictional in
quality are "a Hole in the Wall" by
Mrs. John Kendrick Bangs. and THE
Christmas Book" by Edwin L. Sabin.
In h department. Short Story Mas
levy's THE 1%nsurgent.' with an intro
duction by the editor.
An important special article this
month IL The Sunrise Poet" by L.
Sale Corbell Pickett. Az all south
erners know. the poet mentioned il
Sidney Lanier. one of whose important
works, Corn" is reprinted from an
early number Of %LipPincott,s in which
one Of a series of Mira. Pickett on lit
erary places and people Of the south.
Edward Sherwood Meade. Phi. D., con-
tinues his notable series of financial
articles with ono on safe Invest
ments." something for which most Of
US with . little money to spare are
looking.
"Walnuts and Wine" the humorous
department, is full Of good things and
Twentieth Century Travel Church.
Ill Williams' automobile department,
dispenses some more useful informa.
ton for motorists.
Verses by Clinton Scollard, Florence
Earle Coates. Richard Kirk. Charles
Hanson Towne and other liked poets
complete the number which Is in all
senses a worthy
The Last 1911 Popular
The twenty.fourth issue for 1911 Of
the Twice-a-Month Popular magazine
the December month end number
contains sixteen stories that must
strongly appeal to the men and we.
men h love action rather than tea.
table gossip. They are brisk tales, ev.
cry one OF them: word pictures of
men doing mems work In the world.
The mining engineer. the undergrad
uate who goes to college to study and
not 70 play football. the whaler. the
soldier. the clergyman. the detective.
the p%rospector. the treasure hunter,
the railroad man. the westerper on a
visit to New York-thess and many
other interesting folks you meet In the
virile yarns in this issue Of the Popu.
lar: and for those whes like fiction in
lighter vein there are several amusing
tales. The contributors are. Ralph
p. Paine. Fl. b. Marriott Watson, Bur.
ton 2. Stevenson. Arthur Stanley
Riggs. ". D. u. Ferguson. Franeis
Lynde. Daniel Steele. Laurencs Yates,
Charles Alden eeltSer. Charles r.
Barnes, Charles =. Van Loan, II. A. r.
Macdonald. Frank Condor. blichaei