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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-13
A ROMANCE OF DARTMooR.

"idecombo Fair By Eden PhilIpo,ts Published
by Little. Brown, aud Company, Boston
rms author is known for his romances
The American Prisoner" is a story
OF prisoners lodged in England, cap
tured during the War OF the RevoItl-
| tl0n. His Children of the Mist" and
Tile Lovers arc also well remembered
by an apprcciative reading public. In
TINS Widecombe story Mr. Phillpetts 5.
whose pen finds It's bappiest opportuni-
Ties III The diverse characters and rugged
circumstances Of romantic Uartmoor
brings out the genial and humorous as
poets of the people OF that much written
OF region, a whole village Is included
~ the scope of this story. with its varied
HE and its distinct individualities A
bird s-eye view of this little community
is in fact what is given. it's hopes and
fears, its failures, and It's ,riumphs The
comedy Of lie Is presented in this large
survey, and the result Is a succession OF
views and events neiher tragical nor
sorGld. but essentially human and huinor-
Gus. Men, women, and children pla y
their due parts in this story. and tho
Vale OF Widccombe, which Is so seques
tered and lonely to an urban eye. Is
shown TO surge with human emotion
and human interests. There's magic
word painting q : well as racy humor and
skilled Characterization In this story and
as a story IT has more huInor and v,vacitY
OF HE than any other single one OF Mr.
PHillpottS'G books,
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A YOUNG MAN GOES WEST.
The sojourner. By Robert Dull Elder nlu
rated. Harper Brothers. Publishers Ne

The sojourner By Robert Dull Elder Illus
rated Harper Brothers. Publ!ahcrs New
York,
The theme OF this story is that a
young man Of excellent stock comes out
OF college wounded and bruised In his af-
fections, and he goes West not only to
grow up with the country" but TO
soothe his emotions and TO take on a
new view of life. His father is worth
many millions, but the young man does
not care. to- build upon those millions
or to make his life mere follow-up Of
the great things done in business and
acquirement by his father. So he goes
TO the West and strikes out for himself.
He becomes a leader of men through his
staunch qualities. and there also he finds
the romance of his life. But on com
pairing notes with his father, later, on
ne discovers that he has In tremen-
dous water and power project fore
stalled the father. and has a big field OF
his own In which his abilities and activi-
ties can receive full scope and reward.
But In getting the start he determines
that he Will depend upon himself, and
not lean upon his father or be boosted by
bis fathers millions: and on submitting
the question 10 the girl, she declares that
all that she wants Is to be with him
And so the old man concludes that the
boy is true Holiday, and procJaims
that "a Holiday chooses bis course and
never comes crying for pilot" And so
the matter closes, with the boy having
his own way and that way is also The
girls way. The story Is told with abun-
dant skill, charm, and power
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-13
INTIMATE VIEW OF PARIS.

Magnetic Paris By Adelaide Mack. With Many
Illustrations Drawn by Geo Desaius and Char.
lotto Schaller The Bobbs- -Murlll Company.
Publishers. indianapolis.
This IS q fine book, printed from open
lines on heavy book paper The illuStra- :
tons arc fine. and the book itself Is one
OF the best. The author has got entirely
out OF the usual run OF travel books. and
has written "A volume that has all the
vivacity, action. and life OF novel. The
author tells of Paris as she has seen II.
living. driving, rushing. gay. clever.
startling Paris. She gives an insight
into the life OF the native Partisan. the
alien dweller. and the tourist, closer and
more intimate than has ever been offered
before. She tells what nine out Of ten
people who 10 TO Paris want TO know
before they leave that city; she shows
that they usually get their desire. There
are more than ninety Illustrations which
are real aids to the text. these drawn by
actual Pa rlsidn artists. The chapter
titles OF this lively book are. street
Comedy The Boulevardier." "A House
for Paying Guests" Popular Holidays" 4"
Saturday Afternoon in the Bois,'' Gay
Montmartre." Partisan Dogs" artist
Life in the Quarter" I'm the Luxem-
bourg Gardens" Woman Turns the
Wheel. Paris in May; "Ilousekeepins.
Live" and "Affirmations. Altogether.
the work is sure to commend itself TO the
American reading public. as both attract
i've and entertaining.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-13
The time of the year when all the world seems fair

Englander, who sold him the rocky knoll
which comprised his purchase, but the
city man made the most OF II. And de-
scrlbing what he has done. the forward :
ness of his work making a fine showing,
he says: THAT is the pastoral picture
am planting at Hilltop. d picture that
VIII grow more beautiful as the coiors
deepen into the richness OF maturity a
tul content to the spirit that has been
fretted by the strldent discords Of the
city,
Further on. in noting TIL contrast OF
view between the city man and the con-
try man the author says: And so the
city man takes to the country that which
the farmer OF the old school can never
get from It, a refined and sensitive ca
pacity for enjoying Noture i'll all her
moods and colors. and that is the rca-
son the man OF the city should acquire
sooner or later that which will feed the
soul hunger which can never be salts
fled with the books or picture galleries
with which genius has enriched the
The chapter which describes how the
purchaser was swindled in marketing his
first crop of grapes, and the way in
which he made his grapevines pay later
a humorous picture. "a Visit from the
Assessors In which three old chaps
drive up In an antiquated carriage and
soak the city man for taxes on his
until they reach what seems TO the as
SCISSORS TO be an enormous sum. $7.35,
and they gape I'm open amaZcment at the
placid content with which the city man
receives that enormous soak"
The book Is one OF the finest of the
year. showing beautifully the delights Of
farming. and working out in a practical
way methods OF enjoyment. and, even
better to the average man. methods
whereby a city man may make farming
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-13
OLD CHINA, YOUNG AMERICA.

Old China and Young America By Sarah Pike
Conser. illustrated. Published by F. G. Browne
Co., Chicago.
The author OF this book has written a
number OF stories about the young folks
OF old China and Of young America. She
has also become famous by her Letters
from China" This present book is made
up OF considerable collections of stories.
and is in two parts. The first part COM
prises stories from old China; the second
stories from young America. and all OF
them are told with a grace, a charm, and
a go. that call for the admiration and ap
probation of the reader; and these quail
tiles are accorded in full degree. The
stories are character stories in fact, and
are typical OF situations, chara cters. and
events that come in as natural as life.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-13

She wants to complain about the
noise. What shall I say?"
There was a snicker OF laughter,
some whispered comments that Helen
could not catch. and then louder
SAY Mrs. Sanford's busy-that she
can't come to the phone
Mrs. Sanford is engaged just now"
came the answer. ''Youll have TO
call her up in the morning" y
sharp click and Helen knew she had
been cut OFF.
For moment she stood there. her
thoughts In a whirl and the lndig-
naut color burning In her face. She,
too. was angry now, but her desire
to keep Warren from going upstairs
and making scene was still stronger
than her anger
We'll. whatd they say" cried
Warren impatientlv. "Oid you get
the woman herself2"
Eyes. dear and she says she's
very sorry-that they've some bolster
Gus young people up there. and she
hates 10 offend them. She's told
them once, but she'll tell them again
and they'll soon be going home"
Then she wasn't snippish about
"oh. no, dear. she was very nice
and very aDologetic," lied Helen in
desperation. with a secret prayer that
they would quiet down now that 1t
was so near IL.
To her infinite relief almost in
siantly all sounds OF rcyelry ceased.
Perhaps her phoning had been Of
fectiye after all.
We'll the asentll hear about this.
all right. I'll have few things 10
say about that superintendent. too"
And Warren got heavily into bed.
Having worked of his Irritation
md now that the silence was un-
broken. In a few moments lie was
breathing heavily But Helen by this
time was much too wrought up TO
sleep.
That snicltering laugh and whis-
pered comment still ranked Had
IT been Mrs. Sanford herself at the
phone? The more she thought OF
II, the more resentful she became.
SO while Warren. whose irritabil-
ity had forced the incident. was
snoring peacefully. Helen, now thor
ouehly strung up and indignant.
ioased 'slecpiessly beside him.
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MYSTERY OF A RING.

thor or ''S,oyer AZ Yaic" illustrated By A. q
Wenzell. Frederick A. Stokes Company. Pub
fishers. NeTw York.
The theme of this story Is that a
woman Of great ability but unknown an
tecedents, visited by financier Of tre-
mendous power, refuses to accept from
him the gift of an immensely valuable
ruby ring, but during an entertainment
she gave that ring is missing The
woman informs the company OF the loss
and states sQuarely and without mine
ing her words, that the ring has been
stolen. and that she is determined that
the lights, and allows one minute for the
ring to be deposited upon the bare ia
BILE. At the laht second the ring is heard
to be dropped upon the table, but when
the lights are turned on again behold
the ring has again been stolen. Then
the novel turns upon the point OF who
stole 1t: In the course OF the narrative.
IDENTIFY there is an effort to describe in
Intimate terms the money panic OF
1907 The clashing views OF the diff
ferent masters OF finance are presented.
and the financier who wishes 10 marry
the woman who is the central figure OF
the story, and to whom he sent the
ring. is made the master OF the situation
in the decisive meeting which turns the
tide. The efforts OF the detectives 10
find who stole the ring. what use was
made OF ii. and in general to unravel the
mystery involved as we'll as to learn
more definitely about the personality OF
the woman and her operations. all make a
very fascinating story. and the outcome is
one that Will be accepted as logical and
artistic, 1t IS story OF great and NOV
Inv action. in which powerful characters
fifty play their parts.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-13
"oUR NEIGHBoRs" BOOKS.

Our Neishboss; The Japanese, By Joseph kinE
Goodrich, Sometime Professor in the Imperial
College kyoto. With Sixteen Illustrations
from Photographs. Published BY T. c. Browne
Co. Chicago.
This Is an instructional little book. IN
the best sense IT tells "The Jspa nese
Story OF Creation describes The Land
OF Japan "The Japanese Family
"Some Occupations OF Life" ''t.duca-
ton. "The Imperial Family The Sho
gun and the Feudal System '"rhe
Daimyo and the Samurai.' "The Far
mer." "The Fisherman" The KoropoS
guru and the 'Barth Spiders "The
Ainu." THE Loochooans," "t'ormosa and
the Formosans.' and Korea and the
Koreans" There is a full photography
and an index gives easy access to any
part OF the book. II is the first volume
in new series to be called Our Neigh
bors Series Professor Goodrich has
had unusual opportunities TO become ia
miliar al first hand with the history and
characteristics Of peoples OF other lands.
and especially OF Japan. and II is his
aim In this first book Of the new series
to present the reader with IA simple out
line OF the things most necessary 10 an
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-13
AN INNOCENT UNDoNE.

The Quarry By John 4. Moroso. With IIIurr,
iiops b. Thomas Fogarry. Published By Lille
Brown. aud Company. Boston.
This is a story OF life In the City of
New York. by an American author wiose
realistic short stories OF crime and de-
lection have been appearing In many of
the leading magazines. In this story he
takes for his hero a country boy seek-
ing work in the big metropolis Tho
innocence OF the young man is vivdIy
portrayed. and his arrest for the nnIr-
der OF the night watchman OF bank in
New York Is a startling event His
treatment by the police: his trial and
conviction on circumstantial evidence.
are all very realistically nara ted. The
found guilty und sentenced 90 Sing Sing
for life. becomes a model prisoner. and
his existence in that prison. his escape,
the parsut. and his subsequent fate ali
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-13
A STORY OF MONTANA.

The Uphill Climb. By B. 81. Bower. Author Of
Lonesome Land" Good Indian" and Other
Staries. With Illustrations b. Charles NJ Rus.
sell. Published By Little. Brown and Company.
Boston.
Ny Bower is a good writer Of West
crn stories. and has achieved much fame
In the public mind through those that he
has produced hitherto. This Uphill
Climb Is d vivid. strong story OF Mon
,ana. an intense and inspiring narrative
OF a cowboys fight 10 conquer his de-
fects; the story of strenuous climb
that was aided by one or two sincere
friends, and sadly hindered by others
who have the cheerfulness that comes
OF taking each days life as il comes and
OF looking not too far ahead and IA ok
ward not at all; true hearted women who
can exert refining influence on those
wltA whom they syinpathizc while con-
deruirS their faults. are the chef char
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-13
A LOVE ROMANCE.

Ioves Soldier: Novel By Olive Christian
Mackirdy (Mrs Archibald MackiTdy,l Author OF
The soul Market" Thirteen Nights etc.
Csssell G Company, Ltd. Publishers, London
aud New York.
This Is a story of social. artistic, and
high life In England, and that it is ell
tertaining In plan and development it is
but fair to say The characters intro
duced are well depicted. and their activ-
tiles are distinctly portrayed. The pano-
rama OF life as Indicated is vital and full
OF color, The theme OF the story is love,
since the hero is Loves Soldier. and
the good things that come TO the lovers
at the last are all well deserved. although
in some degree unexpected. The story Is
a bright one, told with skill and art.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-13
The Revelry Stops.

well. veil not stand for that
racket at any hour"
But, But listen, listen, ;. eagerly. They've
Helen was tight. for the plano
ceased and the mcrriment seemed
suddenly 10 have died down.
Warren turned reluctantly from the
phone. plainly disappointed at being
his III humor. As the silence remained
unbroken. Helen breahed sigh or
relief
At II Warren went to bed, still
in a surly mood. But just as Helen
was turning out the light there came
Row with a chorus Of hlgh-pitchcd
voices
Here. turn on tina, light again"
Warren had jumped out OF bed:
where in thunder,,s my .Slippers?'
Helen got his bathrohc and slip
pers and followed him plcadingIy.
oh dear do be careful what you
say. tn be so unpleasant to have
any strained feelings ~, ,,,
Strained feelings-the devil It1
be whole lot more unpleasant If
| don't get my Sleep
He was already at the phone. In
patiently shaking the receiver hook
Hello Soc here. you'll have 10
call up that apartment over us and
tell 'em TO let UP on that noise.
We're not going to stand for any
thing like that. you know.
All right, and you can say the com
plaint came from this apartment, too
-und derStand1'
And Warren shuffled back to bed
muttering something about letting
those people know thing or
two
It was a chill night, and Helen.
who had not stopped to get her ba tn
robe. crept shiveringly In beside
him.
ugh, you're as cold ss a frog"
growied Warren. Keep over there,
Tttl voijpf
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As She Pictured 1t.

Helen waited breathlessly for the
noise to cease. She pictured the boy
phoning Up and the Indignant silence
that would follow. She wondered if
Mrs. Sanford would Still speak TO
her when they met in the elevator.
Helen 60 dreaded any strained rela-
tons she would always put up with
any discomfort rather than make d
complaint.
Say" Warren sat up in bed again
boy had time 10 call up. there YETI"
You know after 10 he's on the
elevator, too. dear. He may be TAX
ing somebody up
Still sitting up in bed, Warren walt
cd gHmly, but the boisterous mcrri-
ment seemed to increase They were
evidently dancing now: the sound
Of stuffling feet could be heard over
head.
Then without word he flung
back the covers, got into his slip
pcrs and bathrobe. and again staltcd
She i;new il would be useless. but
through the open door she could hear
him cali sngrily TO the hallboy:
stop that racket Well: what, did
they say, What's that. .. oh.
they did did they? I'll see about that
You Civ" me tho superintendent. -.
Yes, right uuw He can't he asleep
with all that uproar. Ring him TAP.
| tell you,"
10 mas several moments before
Warren got him on the phone. Helen.
sitting up In bed. waited shiverinely
unhappy, To have words with the
superintendent would mean future
discomfort.
See here. can't you do something
10 stop that racket upstairs? Nobody
In the house can sleep. It's an out
rage, What's that. Not 12?..
What's that got 10 do with IL?
Think I'm going TO stand for that
Until L. III let you know the other
tenants have some rights. even
though that bunch does seem to
have squared you, They'll give this
house nice name II that keeps up.
I'll see the agent tomorrow-and the
owner. too, IL necessary Now If you
want 10 hold your job. You'll make
them quiet down pretty blamed quick
understand that?" and Warren
slammed up the receiver
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Warren Is Angry.

He did moi come back 10 bed but
Ftrode angrily up and down the front
room. waiting 10 see what would
happen: But either the supsrinten-
dent did not attempt To quiet the
mcrriment above. or II he did, his
warning was not needed.
Dear, do come TO bed pleaded
Helen: appearing at the door.
UP, and when they do stop You
won't be sole to sleep If you're
going TO see the agent tomorrow
there's nothing more you can do to-
There isn't, eh2 Not so sure
about that. | can dress and 20 up
STAIRS and raise the devil"
"Oh. Warren. you wouldn't do that,
on d Just make scene Tor moth
Ing, its almost ,twclve-they'lI be
sure 10 stop then"
They'll stop before then" with
menarlnS determination That's
Just what I'm going 10 do. oh. cut
IT. a. Helen followed him into the
room ano renewed her pieadings when
ne started 10 dress.
Listen. dear. walt Just a moment"
almost tearfully. "Tll telephone nm
:here myself-Td rs thcr do that than
nave YOU 60 up
Huh wouldn't do any good. They
wouldn't pay any attention 10 you"
rIes: they will. I'll speak To Mrs.
Sanford herself
TAXING a inuttercd groWl for con-
sent. Helen flew into the phone. She
would rather have been beaten than
do this. but anything would be better
than for Warren 10 go up there and
make scene.
"WilI you give me Mrs. SaDford's
apartment" tremuloualy
There WAS moments wait then
the Hello OF a wonans s voice
''Is this Mrs. Sanford's apartment? :?
This is Mrs. Curtis. 7 should like 10
Speak 10 Mrs. Sanford herself
There WAS no answer but Helen
heard whispered.
"ohk It's those people downsfsiFs,
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Married Life
BY MABEL HERBERT URNER
Helen Prevents Warren From
Going Up and Creating a
Scene in the Apart
ment Above.

HAT in thunders going on
w !" :::: ; ::.:; &C: ::.:': t. :"':'.. s.:'
have company. dear"
and Helen stopped TO pick up the
spool of thread he had knocked off
with his paper.
"Well, they don't think we're going
10 stand for that racket, do they"
as shrieks OF laughter rose above the
din of the piano.
''Oh, they'll stop before long-it's
only little after TO-
'iShould say they would stop before
long, grimly. Where's that maga-
zine with that Wall street articIe?'
Helen found the magazine, and he
settled down again to read. But the
noisy rovelry In the apartment over
head kept on. A very vigorous and
strident pianist was loudly strurnming
popular airs. and Il number OF voices
shrilled the chorus.
We'll, I'll settle that Warren rose
and threw down his book as q still
louder shout OF laughter rang out.
'Oh, dear, you're not going TO COM
plain about it?' pleaded Helen. run
ming after him as he STROBE toward
the phone.
why not?'''
''Oh, I'd hate to offend Mrs. San
ford, OF course I've met her only
in the hall and elevator. but She
seemed very nice, and besides, dear,
It's not 1920 yet"
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appear narrated in so naturalistic a vein
that one Is held in admiration at the
personal panorama of life thus spread
before him. MIR. Moroso manlfests here
IN. as in most or his stories. an lntimat tie
knowledge OF police methods and of the
prison systems: but all these serve only
as a background for this most engrossing
life story. All the characters are made
exceedingly llfelike and human, and the
story is really one of very great interest
and compelling charm.
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cowboy with a capa city for drink and
bearing the evidences OF a higher civil
izatlon. becomes foreman of the Double
Cross ranch. and makes good after his
hard fight. The realism of the story Is
It's compelling charm. and Is the key
note TO Mr.: Bowers stories. And his sue
cess in writing them is great
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BACK TO THE SOIL.

The Bend in tho Road, and How Man OF the
ci,y Found II. By Truman A. Dewecse. IL
lusigs;eI. Harper Brothers. Publishers. Now
York.
This is the story OF A man who OBJ
tanned release from city toll and irri-
tation bv getting ten acres in the coun-
try and experimenting with an lndepen-
dent life on those ten acres II appears
that he was fooled by the shrewd New
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understanding of the Japanese people.
Other books In the series Will follow
the succeeding ones being The Chinese" p"
and The F1lipiDos' Judging by this
first book the series can be unreserVedy
commended TO the public.