The Washington herald., 1913-06-15

neighbor. and AFFAIRS move along very
briskly.
There are other masqueraders, tho
most notable being a chauffeur called
Joe, and there Is a forger fleeing to
Canada who calls himself Algernon
Van Rensselaer, Todd. a tenderIy reared
son of Mrs. Todd. The girl loves the
chauffeur and Joe loves the girl. and
he makes love in a most forceful and
convincing manner, although the OBJ
1ect of his affection Is his employer.
This. however. is no more fanciful than
the rest of the story. which neverthe-
less Is jolly good reading, original and
clever. 1t Is interesting to learn from
the real Algernon that "the chief end
OF man In New York is dissipation; in
Boston conversation"
Mrs. Todd tried to persuade Alger-
non to do a mans work in the world:
she Is suffragette and knows what
should be done: but her son is not
quite SO sure. IF there were not any
feas and not any money" he says to
his dog. dogs and men would be hap
py- Men chase money and dogs chase
meas, and neither gets what he is az
ter. at least not enough of each to let
them rest comfortably"
Algernon. however, makes a start
and makes progress; but whether II Is
satisfactory to his ambitious mother
no one knows, for she is still in Europe
as he embraces Molly and informs her
that she is mot his rib but his brains"
THE REDUCTION OF DOMESTIC FLIES: BY
Edward n. Ross. Philadephia-The j. B. Lip
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The object of this book is to bring to
public notice the necessity for the re-
duction Of domestic files IN cities, towns,
and villages and rural districts There is
great deal Of evidence to show that
these instincts are directly concerned in
the spread of certain disease, and there
fore every effort should be made to sway
public opinion in favor OF fly destruction.
This book Is intended TO describe the
nature Of the insect known as the house
iy-its life, its danger to human beings.
and the part 1t plays in bringing sick
ness. death, and misery; and to show
how this pest may be best reduced in its
number SO that its dangerous influence
may be lessened.
LITTLE PATENT LEATHER BOOTS: By Edith
stotesbury Hutchinson illustrated. Phfi1dei-
phiA-J. B. Lppincott Company.
Through an accident to a friend who
was to Join him in Liverpool Bob
surname unknown-is undecided as to his
plans for the immediate future. But
upon going to his rooms in Hotel Coburg
to put out his boots on the first night of
his stay in London, all indecision van
isles For at the door next to his is
''the neatest, smartest pair of little
patent leather boots you ever saw"
At once Bob knows that to none but
an American can they belong. And
simultaneously he knows what his plan
of travel is to be. Whithersoever the
quest OF the owner OF these little boots
shall carry him. he will go blithely. To
find-to know that owner is accomplished
even sooner than he had dared hope.
Follows a more serious and difficult
quest-that OF winning her heart For
Miss Martin is as clever as she Is
charming. The quest leads through
pleasant lands-France, Germany, Aus
tria, and Hungary, ending quite as the
most exacting lover OF romance could
desire, in that city from which it started
Paris
The story is told in the form OF letters.
written by Bob" to Jack the friend
in America with whom the former had
planned to motor over the Continent.
They are breezy and entertaining. telling
not only the progress OF the quest, but
containing bits of description OF the cities
through which II carries their writer
Paris. Strassburg. Stuttgart Augsburg.
Munich, Vienna, Budapest, Prague, and
others-which are made more vivid by
the many illustrations reproduced from
photographs.