Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16
The New Norton Serial

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you will be disappointed The story by Roy
Norton is far bigger than Of these despite the fact
that the first of the three mentioned of the
successful serials published
Roy Norton has done anything fine THE
BOOMERS. nothing rich in lumor SO powerful in
emotions rich in characterzaons profound in its
philosophy; although there isn't single in it
which the author philosophers. And it has
of action that quality of holding ones eager interest
is the great gift of the real storyteler.
Maybe you will feel even before you have finished this
story which begins in our next SUNDAY MAGAZINE that
should be called "Burmah Jones' Surely, when you have
finished you will feel that his should be printed in the
biggest letters could be made. Many have been
presented in Roy Norton's stores-strong and fne
for there writer living who successful por
traying tlem,-but among all his wonderful characters
none equal Bur1nah Jones.
THE BOOMERS is story of striking contrasts of
derfu truths. On the hand is Colonel Aonzo Fairfax
Hatch, Southern gentleman of the old school, ovabe
impractical dreamer the type of perfect gentleman with
delicate of honor that he makes his creed On the
other Burnah Jones' crook whose intelligence makes
him take up the getrichqu game because it is safer
These two together because the swnder oppo
tunty take from the kindly old gentleman the little
money he has left when he conquer fame and
fortune at the age of sixty-fve.
The aristocra who is willing sacrifice anything for
honor and the vulgarian who looks upon honesty and
weakness of fools together because is
eager rob the other And the victim just eager
be robbed, because of his surprising ignorance.
This is what gives Burnah Jones his first shock for
Burmah is ready pit his keen mind his resourcefulness
his audacty, against the ceverest brains The srewder
his opponent the greater joy the little fat knows
his nearious swindng
The fine old Colonel eager be deceived into buying
lot Of worthless land that the crook is resentful.
The clash between the good man who helpless in the
ways of the world and the scfemer who is wise
wickedness and in the weakness of human makes
wonderful story Nothing could be finer than the way
Roy Norton shows how Burmah himself becomes a victim
OF forces stronger than the convictions that have ruled his
whole life. Step by step his development IS unfolded in
Of exciting incidents and cmaxes that almost
interesting in themselves they their significance
THE BOOMERS is real romance, exciting story of
action which stands big things 1t is the kind of
that satisfies your mind and makes your heart grow
within you. 1t makes you eager reach its conclusion
and yet you will be sorry when it is ended. You will find
yourself reading of the instalmens and
again, just for the JOY you will find in them.
OF there is love story that integral part of
the serial; but the hero doesn't marry the heroine You
wouldn't have that happen for anything. Burnah Jones
kind of difficult imagine in love with woman
but he the kind of hero you will remember with greater
keenness, with deeper affection than any created for
the definite purpose of marrying the heroine