Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-11

intrigue and conspiracy, beginning with
the destruction of a great French battle
ship in the harbor of Toulon by mys-
FERROUS means. Delcasse the minister Of
marine, and Lepine. the great chief of
Paris police, are completely mystified
by the tragedy But there comes to
their aid one Crochard, whom Mr.. Stew
enson has hitherto presented. a notorious
lawbreaker and swindler and a'leader Of
a much feared band of criminals Cro-
chard, acting from purely patriotic mo-
tives. undertakes to unravel the plot, of
which the French navy has been the
victim, and proceeds to do so. The story.
beginning at Toulon, passes soon to New
York, where a surprising climax develops
and q romance eliminates. An interest
ing study of International politics.
THE THIRTEENTH JUROR; A Tale
Out OF Court. BY Frederick Trevor
Hill. author Of Lincoln the Law
yer" etc. Illustrated by Gordon
Grant. New York: The Century co.
Mr. Hill has written a number OF
stories dealing with the complexities of
the law, displaying an intimate acquaint-
ance with court procedure. His latest
offering is a powerful argument for the
simplification of judicial processes A
large concern has sued a small rural
merchant in an acton brought obviously
10 eIHpdTIdSS anu POSSIBLY TO BANKRUPT
him, without any substantial merit.
After long delays the case is about to
come to trial at a country court when
into 1t is projected the person of one Of
the most successful procrastinators of
the metropolitan bar Through his
Vaccinations verdict rendered for the
defendant is unexpectedly set aside and
the unfortunate merchant dies from his
sudden disappointment. Mr.. Hill renders
service to society by this dramatic, eff
CT 70 inn pf i,,f,r rt;ao Of
court procedure, against which public
sentiment is steadily rising to the end,
it is to be hoped, of reforms in the in
| terest of speedy justice
A "YOUNG LADY,; A study in Select
ness. By Horace w. c. Newte, author
of "Pansy Meares." etc. New York
John Lane Company.
This is more than "a study in select
ness" 1t is disclosure of one of the
most disquieting phases of English life.
1t shows the middle class of England in
action. living in terror of poverty on
the one side and abject adulation of
''class" on the other. Mr.. Newte takes
as the scene of this tale a suburb near
London. peopled chiefly by the families of
men who earn money somewhere in the
city" Throughout the community is
a spirited competition, straining after
social distinction. Each family is in
tensely curious as to the occupation of
the head of each other family. 1t seems
to be the ambition of every mans life to
conceal effectively the source of his in
come. mainly because he is ashamed of
it or his wife and daughters may be
ashamed. The supreme desire of every
son and daughter is to be able to speak,
with studied casualness, of the father
living in his own house" This is not
| thrift. 1t is not prosperity. 1t is snob-
berry, unwholesome class superiority.
There is no patriotism in it, there is no
civic health in it. 1t is in such an at
| mosphere as this that Juliet Potter
comes to -womanhood, and Mr.. Newte
traces her career to the point of unex-
pected marriage with almost microscopic
fidelity, laying bare the sordid details of
life In conditions that at this time af-
| feet the majority Of the English people.
An unpleasant but revealing study of a
national tendency.
THE ART OF THE WALLACE COL
LECTION; Including an Account Of
It's Founders, a Description of the
Pictures, and a Survey of the Chief
Exhibits in the Galleries Devoted ia
Objects Of Art and Arms and Ar,
| mour. BY Henry c. Shelly, author OF
| '"The British Museum" etc. Illus
| trated. Boston: L. c. Page & Co.
| Visitors to London, if we'll advised, seek
early the doors of Hereford House, "
where is sheltered the most remarkable
| art collection Of the British metropolis.
Here have been preserved the paintings,
the armor, the ceramics, bronzes, mar
bles, tapestries and furniture Of the
wallace collection" thought by many
to be. superior in respect to quality even
to the National Gallery itself In this vol
ume the Wallace collection is described,
with a brief historical sketch OF the cir
cumstances of the founding of this re-
markable institution. The work is pre-
scented in style uniform with other vol
umes descriptive of various galleries and
is richly embellished with illustrations
reproducing some of the gems of the col
lection.
THE BEDTIME STORY BOOkS-THE
ADVENTURES OF REDDY FOX
AND JOHNNY CHUCK. By Thorn
ton w. Burgess, author of odd
Mother West Wind" etc. Two vol
umes. Illustrations by Harrison
Cady Boston: Little, Brown & Co.
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