The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15

gone and experienced than she was when her adventures lay before her.
 The story presents a theme which al- ways holds interest and which Is so broad in scope that no matter from what angle it is approached 1t never grows old Into this story comes Nadine Car son, young, beautiful, accomplished, but yoked to man she does not even respect. who is a paranolac and is confined to q private insane hospital. Between Nadine and fashionable young Episcopal clergy man a mutual admiration springs up which proves of benefit to both, since one is always able to learn from the other. But this friendship can apparently be- come no deeepr, since neither Nadine nor the rector will tolerate the idea of di- vorce.
 Around this little thread are woven plots and sub-plots; adventures which carry with them a thrill and action which never comes to a standstill. Mrs. Futile keeps her stage filled every moment of the time. and becomes absorbed in the details she draws so charmingly that the mind is simply swept along in a whrl of excitement. Naturally the story reaches a satisfactory conclusion when the author is ready to relieve the sus- pense, but this is not until the reader has been sent off on dozen false trails which, even though they are false, are nevertheless pleasant to travel
 THE JAUNTS OF JUNIOR" Verses by Lillian B. Hunt. Pictures by
 Arthur Phelan. Harper Brothers, New
 York.
 Into Sleepyland, so journing briefly goes the lad Junior and his prodigal and wonderful adventures make a charm ing recital, told in verse by Lillian E. Hunt, and the very attractive pictures by
 
 themselves of delightful originality and charm.
 There are "A full page pictures all framed in decorative borders and the &C., count of the youngsters pleasures and adventures in rhyme are just too clever to describe.
 FALL THE WORLD TO NOTHING.9 By Wyndham Martyr. Illustrated by II.
 H. Leonard. Little. Brown & Com
 pany, Boston.
 Mining engineer soldier, cowboy and book agent are some of the many occu- pations that MT. Wyndham Martyr en- gaged in before he turned novelist. Born in England some 5 years ago. the author of "hll the World to Nothing was edu- cated at a public school and at Oxford. Intended for a cadetship in the Royal navy an attack of scarlet fever prevented him from becoming future admiral, but a wandering instinct led him to all parts of the globe First he was engaged in mining gold on the West African coast. then he fought for the Greeks with other soldiers of fortune in their war with Turkey It was inevitable that he should come to America. He landed in New York in 1905 with some money, but a mis- take in the selection of the right partner for stock farm in Arizona left him high and dry in the southwest, so instead of becoming a ranch owner he was compelled to ride the range for stipend of s35 monthly. MT. Martyr walked most of the way back to New York, gaining a whole lot of experience en route. In the big metropolis after more humble pursuits. he turned writer and enlivened the pages of Pearsons. Smart Set. Recreation and an ill-fated society journal. The New Yorker. Then he became attached to the American staff of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. '"rhe Man Outside was the title of his first novel. '.Ail the World to Nothing" his second, contains among other things some of the authors own experiences in New York as book agent, truck driver and other similar occupa- tions.
 The story deals with one Richard Ches- ter. young New Yorker of good family