The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29

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 THE RED LANE" By Holman Day. Illustrated. Harper
 Brothers, New York.
 If therc is one word that bears a magic touch in It's meaning it is "The Border and when Holman Day added to the title of his latest book, The Red Iane,' the subtitle of "A Romance of the Border" every reader who picked il up knew that there was good story ahead of him.
 aThe Border" in question is the Maine border. and "the red lane,' the author explains from the beginning. Is neither road nor route, but the art ful smuggler's subtle device in the sub tie business of smuggling between Canada and the United States.
 The opening chapters reveal a re- markable state of affairs. which had to do with Beaulieu's place on the border which was as wide open as ever Broad. way was.
 ing oats and potatoes and other farm products on that gala night, and it was n red letter occasion for Beaulieu. Ii was a custom that when his majesty a excseman came in the name of the law for Beaulieu to take refuge under a pie ture of the Presidenr Of the United States, which hung in his place at one end of the hall
 If there were other smugglers they also joined Beaulieu and the other smugglers round about took refuge under the DOT trait of the King. which hung at the other end of the .'plaee."
 Romance enters in this tale of the "berder' when Evangeline, fit namesake of the one we know of old appears upon the scene.
 There's man in the guise of a United States customs officer who furnishes the other side of it, and right well does he do his daring, when with paying hounds and elashing sword he reseues Evangel- inc from the williams who have abducted her and are about to force her to marry one of their gang
 Another bit of this mans courage is shown when he takes French leave" of the sheriff, who has arrested him for murder, and goes to the assistance of the Acadian settlers, menaced by flood in the valley of the St. John.
 The story Is wonderfully well told, clean. dashing and wholesome to a de- gree.
 Some of the character sketching Is not ably fine. particularly that of Annaxa- goras Billedean, who does some very commendable work in the restoration of the evicted Acadians to their homes. and strengthening out some other tanges when necessary.
 While "The Red Lane" is fiction, pure and simple, still underlying it there is a large modcum of truth. truth concerning a certain little corner of the world where the scenes are laid. of which the average reader knows nothing whatsoever. but best of all the book is delightfully."- orig inal and unusual.
 MAJORITY RULE AND THE JUDI
 CARY"
 With an introduction by Theodore Roose- welt By William l.. Ransom of the New York bar. Charles scribner' Sons, New York.
 Tn Majority Rule and the Judiciary. ' the author, MT. William l.. Ransom, ex- plains and discusses the several sugges- tions which have been made for consti- tutional changes affecting the relation of the courts to legislation, but its argu- ment is designed to show the legal and historical basis for the proposal which was so much miscalled 'the recall of judicial decisions" The introduction by Theodore Roosevelt forms probably the most comprehensive and sustained state ment of his views on the subject of "ju- dietary reform" which has anywhere been published.
 Majority Rule and the Judlicaryt is credit 10 MT. Ransom, who has made valuable contribution to the present day political situation which is sure to be appreciated by the intelligent
 
 THE DOMINANT CHORD.'' By Edward Kimball. With frontspiece
 in full color from a painting bY Will liam Bunting. l.. C. Page X Company.
 Boston.
 Tn "The Dominant Chord'' Edward Kimball has done a beautiful piece Of work and the publishers have presented his book in the most beautiful garb
 The story is one in which wit battles against wit and Wordsworth's simple plan 'that they should take who have power, and they should keep who can" has new md novel interpretation.
 Given beautiful girl as a heroine who has wealth and position and Wan of genius-an engineer-for the hero. and the denouement of such a situation is sure to be both fascinating and interest ing.
 Of course "The Dominant Chord Is love in every life. a beautiful theme to work upon. and the author has done a remarkably clever bit of word painting as we'll in the telling.
 There is plenty of action in the story. and the The Dominant Chord can be