New-York tribune., 1913-08-24
Adventure and Fun

Adventure ana novelty are largely matters o liS'lt
ton situation that is gppngy exciting to one human
being seems commonplace episode TO another There
isn't any possible question that the most interesting ai
ventures are those developed in everyday life, for the
simple reason that they have the most significance
The here and now adventure stories the ones our
SUNDAY MAGAZINE likes best publish stories that are
wholly entertaining while you reading them and give
you something think about laugh after you have
finished with them.
DROBABLY YOU will do more laughing than thinking
over THE POMERANIAN RIOT, because it is that
kind Of tale Also it illustrates the fact that the home
made adventure is about lively exciting the aver
age human being stand providing Of course that the
quality Of imagination IS up to the standard The men
who make their business capture wild animals. which
admittedly is CLANCY kind Of trade crowded more
action into the space Of time than did the three adycn
in this story who made Of three tiger cubs And
they couldn't possibly have had much fun the three
adynue who to exploit circus made use OF the tol5es
Of fashionable women devoted to toy dogs.
The three planned and executed Of those spectacular
press agent schemes which succeed because majority OF
people are as much interested in amused 10y them as
those who profit by them As for the press agents them
selves the love Of the game appeals them far more than
the gain.
Glenmore Davis. the author Of THE POMERANIAN
RIOT became press agent and a very successful one,
for the excitement he could make, and he made plenty.
The experiences Of dramatic critic supposed TO be
reasonably interesting but Mr. Davis did not find enough
action in that work. So he turned press agent for big
theatrical firm and afterwards for a circus where his riot
imagination and gorgeous humor could find full play
Also, he had full opportunity to keep busy really good
press agent is supposed to work eighteen hours day, and
to think up schemes when he asleep, else his employer
thinks he is not earning his salary
After YOU have read THE pOMERANIAN RIOT
your first thought will be that YOU would like read more
Of Mr.. Daviss yarns You shall have that privilege He
has prepared a series for our SUNDAY MAGAZINE That
which appears next Sunday is the first
p OBERT CARLTON BROWN calls the second Of his
ADVENTURES IN BUSINESS by 4 significant
title IDEAS" There isn't any question that he was
brimmng with them and while they interesting
to read about it 10 be plain that he had too many OF
them or rather he tried TO put many into execution at
Apparently he making the adventure idea para
mount 20 the business idea which wasn't the best thing ior
Mr. Brown, although they make his real story the
interesting
1t might be worth your while to determine why
brilliant didn't make bigger success, despite his
youth Mr. Brown found out later, and he tells about it,
so You will be sure to get the answer anyway.
OUT ON THE LAUNDERING RANGE is graphic
narrative of the target practice of the great ships of
navy, by Edward Lyell Fox It has an impressive
interest because Mr. Fox able give an idea of the
mendous power of the modern superdreadnaughs that will
astound you, unless you familiar with battleshps.
HARDPAN & co reaches its climax in the next in
stament, in the fight where HarjeS attempts claim
jumping. You know Roy Norton. the author Of the
story, is at his best when he describes a clash between
strong men, He is of those writers who always be