Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-13
New Books

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A SAFETY MATCH. BY ian Hay. 81
Pp. N.4 Houghton-Mifflin company.
The safety match In question Is a
marriage between the ao-year-cId daugh-
ter OF an English country clergyman,
who has mothered a large family Of
brothers and sisters, and a man Of ~
Of the best type of the English captain
Of industry. The marriage Of con-
venience thus made turns at the end.
after many interesting and appealing sit
uations. into a true love match.
ATHoNIA, OR THE ORIGINAL 90"
BY II. George Schuette. Es PIP, N.23
The Lakeside company.
A supposed translation from an imagi-
nary Greek narrative. treating OF an
event supposed to have taken place at
q time when the earth was thought to be
Nat, and the mariners compass un-
known.
THE FAMILY. BY Robert Hobart
Davis and Edward Marshall. SIS Pp.
rs @. W. Dillingham; company.
This story is taken from the play OF
the same name. and tells of New Eng
land mAiden's WEAKNESS OF dull village
life and her determination to be free
from II: her failure to find any usual
avenue OF escape; her fascination by the
son of her fathers cd friend who visits
town In gaudy uniform. heading a min
strel troupe. and all that happened after
wards, before she finally found herself.
AVERAGE JONES. BY Samuel Hop.
kins dams. 345 Pr SIS. Bobbs-Merr
Company.
A clever detective story, with every
thing about II refreshingly original
Humor Is as strong as mystery. and ad-
Instead Of the CHASTITY and the grew
some. here Is an entertainment always
gay. brisk and fascinating.
JOHN TEMPLE. BY Ralph Durand.
81 Pp. tl.S The Macmillan company.
John Temple Is a splendid type OF the
English colonist leader and a subject Of
that most romantic Of sovereigns. Queen
Elizabeth. The hardships and heroisms
OF Temples adventures as prisoner Of
Portugal and later as a follower and
leader In the ill-starred expedition
against Monomatapa, an African chief
tain. are related with faithful vivid
ness II Is essentially an elemental story.
with many moments OF pathos and few
OF triumph.
THE BOYS STORY OF ZEBULoN NJ.
PIKE Edited by NJ q. Humphreys. 81 |
pp. si.0. Charles scribner'a Sons.
The account OF the adventures and |
OF the most interesting OF the |
eariy explorers OF the southwest. This |
thrilling and vivid narrative of Pixies
expeditions II told largely In the words
~ his own record. and is most stirring
iale. A splendid record OF courage. en-
lerprise, ability and Of important dis
sovery. which is here most Interestingly
md viyidly presented.
THE LAST LAP. BY Alden Arthur
tnlpe. al pp. SIS. Harper a Bros
a story OF athletics and school life that
ears the Impress Of the author familiar
ty with the thinking and action that
,ome into the existence OF boys in their
Gems Clinton school Is the background
'or the scrapes and accidents Of the /
ads. Of their escapes from the perIls Of |
,ay and shore and OF their triumphs, too.
LETTERS TO PATTY. ny Roramon
Napier. iSa pp. n.so George n. Doran
A gay and delightful record of how the
,oul Of little child awoke TO the magic |
hat Is In the world. II In a story TO make
'ne wistfui for the first years OF llfe
BATTLING THE BIG HORN. BY Ash
on Lamar. So PIP. 90 cents. The Reilly |
Britton company.
Two boys construct an aeroplane. which
battles successfully with the elements
The account Of this experience comes to
he attention OF an uncle OF one OF the
boys. and he takes them on a hunting
expedition through the mountains OF
south British Columbia.
THE RANCH GIRLS AT RAINBOW |
LODGE. by Margaret vandercok. 2s7 DID. |
y. Tho John G. Winston company.
Two OF the girls have been brought up |
On the ranch. learning TO swim and ride. |
while the third. Olive. is the most excI,-
ng element-a real mystery who has es-
raped from the Indians In the end Of
he book she has discovered traces OF he,
and the girls have come across
The title deed TO Rainbow Lodge, which
had appropriately lost itself in an old
law book.
THE MISSING PEARLS. BY Emile
Benson knlpe and Alden Arthur Knipe.
- pp. n.& Harper a Bros
This book viii be welcomed a. thor
oughly nice girls story by those who
have read a previous book by the same
authors. Little Miss Fales." This one, in
which little Miss Fales makes trip to
the west. Is equally good.