New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-16

i Fleets "The Garden OF Fate "The Plundcrcr
you will be disappointed The story by Roy
Norton far bigger than any Of these, despite the fact
that the first Of the three mentioned was one Of the most
successful serials ever published.
Roy Norton has never done anything fine THE
BOOMERS nothing 50 rich in humor powerful in its
emotions 50 rich in its characterzations profound its
philosophy; although there isn't single sentence in
which the author philosophers. And it has that swincs
Of action that quality of holding ones eager interest that
is the great gift Of the real storyteer
Maybe YOU will feel even before you have finished this
story which begins in our next SUNDAY MACHINE that it
should be called ~Bumah Jones' Surely when you have
finished YOU will feel that his should be printed the
biggest letters that could be made Many men have been
presented in Roy Nortons soriesstrong men and fine
for there is no writer living who is successful in
traving them-but among all his wonderful characters
none can equal Burmah Jones.
THE BOOMERS is a story striking contrasts, Of won
derful truths On the hand is Colonel Aonzo FariaE
Hatch Southern gentleman Of the old school, lovab'c
impractical dreamer, the type OF perfect gentleman with
delicate sense Of honor that he makes his creed On the
other is Burmah Jones' crook whose intelligence makes
him take up the gct-rich-quick game because it is safer
These two come together because the swndlcr opp
tuny to take from the kindly old gentleman the little
money he has left when he to conquer fame and
fortune at the age Of siXty-iive
The aristocrat who is willing to sacrifice anything for
honor and the yugarian who looks upon honesty and fair
ness as weakness Of fools come together because one is
eager to rob the other And the victim IS Just eager 90
be robbed, because Of his surprising ignorance
This is what gives Burmah Jones his first shock for
Burmah is ready pit his keen mind his resourcefunc'
his audacv against the cleverest brains The shcwdcr
his opponent the greater JOY the little fat man knows in
his nefarious swindling
The fine old Colonel 50 eager to be deceived into buying
lot Of worthless land that the crook is rcscntful
The clash between the good who is helpless in The
WAYS OF the world and the schemer who is 50 Wise IN
vickeCncs5 and in the weakness Of human nature make
wonderful story Nothing could be finer than the way
Roy Norton shows how Burmah himself becomes victim
Of forces stronger than the convictions that have ruled m
whole life Step by step his development is unfoded in
series Of exciting incidents and cmaxcs that almost
interesting in themselves they in their significance
THE BOOMERS is real romance an exciting story ot
action which stands for big things. It is the kind Of tale
that satisfies your mind and makes your heart grow warm
within YOU 1t makes you eager TO reach its coneu'ion
and vet YOU will be sorry when it ended You will find
yourself reading Of the instruments over and over
again Just for the JOY you will find in them.
OF course there is a love story that is integral part o.
.r I. l,. tho bsro doesn't marry the heroine You