The Washington herald., 1913-03-09

works such popular successes. Mystery.
adventure rapid action. humor, are all
in il to arouse the interest at the start
and to hold II unabated to the finish
The title of the story is takeT from
Knoblauch's play "Kismet." whose whim-
sical conception of Oriental fatalism as
signs to each and every man his day OF
days. wherein he shall range the skies
and plumb the abyss of his destiny. alter
nateiy as lord and servant.
In twentieth century New York young
man has his day of days. when in twelve
short hours he breaks the bank at a
gambling house. is held up for his win
nings at the pistols point and escapes
during a raid, enters private residence
and saves its mistress from murder at
her husbands hands, and plays no small
part in events at a fashionable masque-
rade ball. and in the deadliest dive IN
New York. all of which happnings have
their bearings on the amazing plot of
this love story in which little Mr.. Sy-
bartie saves the girl he loves from the
Vaccinations of rascally trio because
he is fearless to the point Of reckless
ness and because it is his Day Of Days"
AMOR vITAQrE. a little book Of lyrf-s. &c. by
Oliver Opp-Dyke. Sherman. French & Co,
Boston. Price SIS
Mr.. Opp-Dyke speculates in his usual
piquant manner upon love and life. its
problems. not only of griefs, but of joys
as well: for joy is also a problem. Here
on as many phrases of love and life as
the human heart can experience Here
too are song ballads which move with
simple spontaneity and treat in new.
old way of those new old questionings
that arise instinctively in the career of
every human soul. And all is summed
up in a terse and daring "omargram-
matte sayings.
The book is charged with the spirit
of all time. Always have men question
ed believed and doubted, fought and fail
ed Never have their many mooded
plights'' produced such variety OF con-
fiicting and momentous speculations, as
at present. The setting which the author
has given them is one that is provoca-
tive of further thought.
Serious every day philosophy in melo-
dious verse-this is the sum and sub
stance of the present book. II concerns
many things but il always sings the
love and life OF common humanity, when
ever wherever. however II Is tried.
CONCERT PITCH by Ffspk Dandy. the Mac
MILAN Company. New York.
Concert Pitch is not merely the ex-
position of a single personality. Three of
her characters are practically Of equal
Importance. Manuella Wagner. the beau-
tiful, impulsive, and ingenious daughter
of a parvenu multI-millionairc, with a
knightIy title and a peeragc In prospect;
Waldo, the Earl OF Lyssons, an impe-
cunious lord, whose debts welghticr
than the noble honors he has inherited
uncxpectedly: and Harston Migotti. a
musical genius to whom his art 10 his
life. After two betrothals that fail. the
second with the Earl Of Lyssons. Manu-
ella elopes with Migotti, and for the
greater part Of the story endures all the
pains and penalties of close association
with a man 10 whom nothing in the world
but his art is of any Importance. Within
a few hours Of her marriage with Misotti.
Manuella realized that she had wrongcd
him no less than herself.
What distinguished HarstOn MigUtti
from his fellows was his simplicity. and
his youth. That in the effulsence OF his
genius, his wife or comrade would be
eclipsed seemed TO him inevitable. At the