Evening star., 1913-11-23
Introducing Burmah Jones

~ all the Roy Norton has presented in
~ hcon-and he is famous for his portrayal of strong
is remarkable, probably IS
fine, Burmah Jones, who pictured the of this
of SUNDAY MAGAZINE, and properly introduced
the opposite page
For in this number begins the best serial that Roy
Norton has written. THE BOOMERS is bigger
story, compelling story, than 3The Vanishing
Fleets" which such a sensation when it first
published in magazine.
1t is interesting to know that Mr. Norton didn't intend
to make Burmah Jones the hero of this latest story.
little fat, vulgar swindler who turned from plain robbery
get-riclquck schemes honest but profit
able and far safer doesn't possible hero. Es-
pecially this when with beautiful
character as the lovabe old Southern dreamer Colonel
Alonzo Fairfax Hatch, with his delicate of honor and
his utter ignorance of the wickedness in the world.
But Burnah Jones dominated the story by the sheer
force Of his remarkable personality. That's the kind of
he IS Bumah was brought into the tale with the
expectation that he would be scamp; but the
wonderful little fat insisted upon working out his
regeneration spite of the authors original intentions
and the result is big story.
You will get hint Of it in this first instalment
while you furious with the swnder for taking
advantage of SO fine and helpless visionary Colonel
Hatch
Now that which makes serial interesting is the quality
of suspense the eager desire to know what will happen
The suspense created from any physical activity
doesn't compare with that which from a lively
doubt to the particular important character
may choose; particularly when many to him,
and each has obviously far-reaching possibilities. You
will find plenty Of suspense in THE BOOMERS. and you
will find every word worth the reading is one of those
tales which completely satisfy and therefore you begin
with the feeling that will give real JOY the
very end.
BANANA. PROBLEM OF FOUR CENTURIES. is a
wonderful article by Edgar Allen Forbes. OF a
series that treats the biggest thing modern times in
way. Mr. Forbes has gift for writing history
that it reads like romance and throws upon his subject
Illuminating light that is almost dazzling
He you the background of the great canal; and it
the kind of fact story that you will read very eagerly
because it gives you with the freshness and vgor ex
citing fiction, facts you have either forgotten have
known. And when you have real it yourself you
will be eager to read to your boy truth, there is
nothing fiction that compares with the stories of those
early explorers who made the canal possible And to have
them presented with the vividness Of moving picture
show gives a real, sensation
FAT FLORENCE AND THE GUNS is another tale of
the Mighty Harkns Show by G1enmore Davis: and
you know from those which have gone before that you
settle down pure enjoyment of lively tale that has
real plot and delicious humor 1t is almost good
travelling with circus read these tales
TUDITHS GIFT TO HER EDITOR is one of the series
by Anne Shannon Monroe which the ex-
peences Of the former school teacher who bound
get into newspaper work. This is real story of
gettng but all the it clear that Judiths
much likely be found in matrimony than
in journalism.
Also in next SUNDAY MAGAZINE is another of the
group Of true stories by travelling for which
offered prizes-and they good stories