New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-27
The New Serial by Roy Norton
n EADERS Of our SUNDAY MAGAZINE are familiar with
the work of Roy Norton. He is one Of those writers

X the work of Roy Norton. He IS one Of those writers
whose names carry the guaranty Of interest. He
always mas something to say and ne knows now to say It.
You will remember "The Vanishing Fleets the serial
that was first published in SUNDAY MAGAZINE, which
made such sensation While it attracted wider attention
than ANYTHING else Mr. Norton has written many people
have found greater satisfaction in his shorter tales
peciay those about Dr. Harvey who is bound to grow
more famous years 90 on.
The new serial by Mr. Norton, which begins in our
next issue has more Of the quality Of the wise and good
country doctor who saw and lived all the time
than the scientific sensationalsm Of the naval story.
HARDpAN & co. is a Western mining story, very
modern story There is living writer who IS more oo
cessfu in depicting men, especially with the bark on
Roy Norton knows them and loves them, and when De
writes about them he makes them live He undersan
the drama in their lives and the sentiment especially
sentiment.
You may know that Mr. Norton is engineer by r..-
feson or rather he before he devoted all his cncg
TO writing And the engineers are the modern adventure
the modern wonder workers They live romance, ike the
country doctor Their work is romance beside which e
achievements Of oldme heroes Of adventure are dull and
commonplace
When you meet Hardpan Brown in the very beginning
Of the new serial you will at once recognize the Roy
Norton touch And when the real hero comes along yr
swiftly realize freshness, novelty, that remains eye.
after YOU feel that you have known Jim King Tor Ioi-
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Very early in the story Mr.. Norton emphasizes -.
that is rather startng-tha mining IS really DESTRUCTIVE
work especially gold mining and therefore as an niu
it can never be recognized being in the front rank Of a
worlds activities
But maybe YOU will be interested in the love story, which
IS made plain at once and the clashes that Indicate
OF course it is not necessary 70 say that the tale IS full
action and that there is real drama with grip IN IT,
THE UNBIDDEN GUEST will keep you in a state Of
excitement, especially you woman; for only q
woman could understand fully the feeling Of the mother in
the tale by Elmore Elliott Peake. But mere man can
feel the tension sufficiently 70 keep his pulse jumping
After the excitement subsidies there comes peculiar
phase in the determination Of right and wrong OF course
from q legal viewpoint if a takes money that doesn't
belong 90 him. his crime must be punished. But you can
measure the man only by the motive. And when man
steals from about the highest motive that could inspire
human being the question rather pulling. But read
the story and decide for yourself.
THE EDGE OF THE KNIFE is a story Of the Cren, by
John lie Breton. in which the characterization, the
vivid pcturcsqueness Of the background, and the life u
the people Just interesting the drama in the story
Il has real vigor and interest. In fact next issue is
especially strong in its fiction
BOOMING A BACHELOR is another chapter in the
~ Confessions Of Social Promoter. which shows that
some men are lust as eager 10 be admitted % exclusive
society as are Like its predecessors, this install
ncn draws aside the curtain and permits YOU to the
inside workings Of fashionable society. The ankncs the
knowledge and the view Of lie presented by the Promoter
are extraordinarily interesting He makes Of rs feel
that we know absolutely nothing about Of the most
powerful people in the country, even we have read
columns about them.
WITH THE GUNS is the second Of the three articles
on Our Coasts and Enemy and 1t gives q
vivid picture Of the enormous power Of the great weapons