Evening star., 1914-01-18
"Spitfre and Honeywell

i in our next SUNDAY MAGAZINE and it describes the
heroine admirably. who is spitfre
and honeysweet the next is likely to be adorable
but trying For thing, she is dull She makes
life interesting.
This tale by distinguished popular writer has some
thing of the substance of novel in short story fom for
you know that what distinguishes novel from story is
largely the historical background The story depends
upon plot and character The novel has these well
history of and customs of time people, and
it has, therefore, much deeper significance.
is astonishing how much the author has crowded into
this short story of peculiar and interesting phase of
French life, and how vivid she makes it. 1t has
thing of the spt of Brittany something of the army much
of the honest sincere life of unsung actor folk of Paris
with touch Of the wickedness of that complex city 1t
isn't often finds much of real French character in
short story And has that quality which is called atmos
phere, which real people in real surround
ings acting humanity.
Perhaps it isn't fair to tell you in advance, but SPIT
FIRE AND HONEYSWEET is of those stories which
editors who have made lifelong study of fiction declare
be the effective the most popular, of all it has
pathos
After YOU have come to love Cerise in this tale-and
there escaping her charmit might be worth your
while think why is that story with real pahos-the
of all stores by the way-has such appeal Is
because, heart all of have much sentiment
than we like to admt9
PUT if you prefer to go and have rolcsing time,
stories by G1enmore Davis This is called THE
DOUBLE-BARRELED TOWN.
In his breezy way Mr.. Davis tells about of the most
familiar and dramatic phases of the life of travelling
tent shows,-a circus When rival "aggregations'
go the territory life bound to be full of
excitement There isn't much that the other doesn't
dare do and the things they think of extaord
nary the circus advertisements, and about far
moved from usual familiar life
There wasn't any blood shed in this particular war;
and that is the able press agent
of the Mighty Harkins Show with the distinguished
sistance of John Henry McCann millionaire by profession
and lover of excitement by nature, concoced brilliant
plan take advantage of the doubebaeled town. which
looked like regular to the naked but had distinct
municipal governments. ~f
THE BOOMERS. the serial by Roy Norton. still holds
up its peculiar nature in that when is drawing to
close pick the next nstalment and be inter-
ested That is because of Burnah Jones. He furnishes
many clashes with himself and with conditions that each
instarnent is really story in itself.
SOLDERING FOR LIVELIHOOD doesn't sound
inviting might; but when you start to read it
you will be amazed to find how interesting is One
author Phillip Curtss who knows what he
is writing about and knows how to write.
Another is that of familiar with the
longing to soldier. Either had it ourselves,
disturbed because cared for had ambition
to be professional fighting And yet in these days,
when the problem of what boy shall enter upon
becomes and perplexng it seems that the
ancient and distinguished of soldering neglected
1t offers extraordinary opportunities, Mr.. Curtss
shows and doesn't really have go to West Point,
either
There another point that interesting, and that is
the attitude of West Pointer toward the appointed
from civil e You will remember that there has been much