Evening star., 1914-02-08

4 Ear1 Dcfr B1ggerS. WHICH Dct.lIlS III
this number. proves concusively that
one doesn't have to &c far afied for real ad-
venture; although, when YOU come to think
OF it, Florida seems long way off to some of
us. But winter resort now offers more op-
portunity for amazing happenings than does
summer resort. It depends wholly upon
the people.
Mr.. Biggers does get wonderfully inter-
esting folk into his tales. You remember his
Seven KEYS to Baldpate." This new story
has even more well defined characters, and
they are just as human. There is a pro-
fessiona manufacturer of dinner conversa-
ton in LOVE INSURANCE that equals the
famous professional hermit in the former
serial.
As you read the first instalment, which ap-
pears in this number, YOU will realize that it
doesn't take the author long to get things
started. The mere fact of an English noble
mans taking out an insurance policy of three
hundred and sevcnty-five thousand dollars
on his marriage to an American heiress two
weeks from date is enough to startle human
being who hasn't sat up and taken notice in
forty years. If you will stop to think what
ance folk to make sure the marriage did take
place should fall in love with the heiress him
self, you will not be able to picture tenth
part of what does happen.
There is where you get the real adventure,
the kind that is far more interesting than
strange events in distant lands The way
that young man skates along the perilous
edge of disaster is simple amazing. He falls
off good many times too; but he isn't de-
stroycd, because he has the luck that comes
from quick thinking. courage, unusual ca
pacity, and fine sense of honor. The open
ing instalrnent is mighty lively; but it doesn't
compare with what follows. In fact, the ac-
ton grows swifter and swifter to the very end.
TOSEpHUS DANIELS. Secretary of the
Navy in Mr.. Wilson's Cabinet. has an
article in our next SUNDAY MAGAZINE in
which he says:
1T is my ambition to make the navy
great university. with college extensions
afoat and ashore. Every ship should be
school"
1t has not been many years since dec1ara-
ton of that kind from the head of a navy
would have been looked upon as incredible.
But marvellous change has taken place.
The rapid advance in the construction of
ships has been greater than the improve
ment OF conditions for enlisted men.
IN this article. NAVY UNIVERSITIES
AFLOAT. Secretary Daniels makes it plain
that the navy offers thousands of young men
a real career where they get an invaluable
education which will fit them for advance
ment in the service or for work on shore No
longer do the warships present haven of
last resort for the reckless and the unsuccess-
full, but great school where one who is am
bilious can get on in the world.
Secretary Daniels goes even further; for
he says the way should be made easier for an
enlisted man to become commissioned Of
icer-and that is likely to make something
of stir. Altogether it is one of the most in
teresting and significant articles that have
been published in a long time.
SCRATCH ONE ON BULGAROo is a
Shorty Mccabe story that is interest
ing mostly because of its character, since one
always takes for granted that Shorty story
is sure to be rich in humor. Also it is an ur-
usual kind of love story Most amazing of
all, Shorty confesses to having made mis-