The Washington herald., 1913-05-11

This proposition, however, Is so wen es-
tablished that so elaborate demonstra-
ton scarcely seems necessary A digest
of the information contained In this vol
ume1 may be obtained, doubtless, from
standard medical text books In more COM
pact form.
Mr.. Kaunman's conjugation of the verb
'amo" discloses no new mooos anu
lenses. The book does not carry the I'M
precision and the purposeful consciousness
of a message which was evident IN ms
THE House of Bondage" AS serious
reading it is scarcely stimulating. ana
light reading it manifestly Is not
wALLrNGEoRD IN HIS PRIME: By George
Randolph Chester. lndianapohS-Ihe booos-
Merrill Company Price, 81.
In this new story we see Wallingford
as usual, but wallingford wilier. DETER.
and more skilled in the art OF business
"legerdemain." He has more schemes for
transferring the other fellows money
from their pockets to his own, and each
scheme is new. Blackie Daw,i his side
partner. is with him again. and Toad
Jeesup the freckled little gamin. also.
But there are some new characters in
troduced. who are fully as original and
amusing Blackie's actress wife. Violet;
ii,
dances just because she wants to. not be-
cause she Is .cut out" for that sort Of
thing" and Prof. Flopsie. truly per-
sonality well worthy of standing beside
the Toad and Blackie in the ranks Of
WaIlingford's cohorts-these are some Of
the characters who add to the fun In
this new book Of Wallingford's business
escapades.
Things start off with a rush. ]. Rufus
gets on the trail of money and never
loses the scent until the very last page.
and then he doesn't lose It: he simply
gives 1t up for a while. To begin with. he
floats a scheme for manufacturing port
able summer houses that are impervfous
to heat and cold and All other annoy
ances." With characteristic energy. an
skill, he lays his plans, and. with Blackie S
aid soon separates young man from
large portion of his fortune. Walling-
ford leads the way In project to build
a boom town, and when everything seems
propitious and THE wind is blowing In
the right direction and the moon has a
certain kind Of ring around It," he sells
his interests.
An amusement park strikes the young
wizard as q means of amassing a goodly
quantity of the d-famous commodity.
And, as usual some ones pocketbook is
badly perforated and the coin jingles out.
to be picked up by wallingford. The
episode which deals with Meiissa's debut
as an 'esthetic" dancer affords many a
laugh, as does also Wallingford's organ
izing a number OF companies. in which
the chief thing prompted is cash into the
pockets OF J. Rufus alone.
1t is interesting to trace the develop
ment Of Wallingford's wife through the
story. Having full knowledge Of what
her husband is doing, she realizes what
sort of a chap he is. and yet she loves
him.
IN ANOTHER MOMENT: BY Charles Belmont
Davis. Illustrated. 1ndisnapolis-The Bobos-
Merrill Company. Price. Sic.
Starting ont in a human and engaging
way. with pleasant outdoor atmosphere
and characters that seem real enough,
the story is bound to attract attention.
AS tic ale goes. a girl and a youth very
much in love, both young. intelligent.
capable and ambitious. are enticed TO
New York from their little home town by
a designing broker, who sees in the girl
the one to adorn his after-theater supper
parties. Fired by the tales OF luxurics
and ease and wealth, the pair come to
the big city to win name and fame. The
lad finds employment in the brokers'
beauty, is Immediately made way for on
the musCal-Comedy stage Then begins
the struggle. The dreams of easily &C