Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-08
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versation reveals that they have been
prisoners and that one Is still wanted
Both have fallen from the class Of odu-
Gated mon, the elder has been a Clergy.
man OF the Church OF England. Tired
ragged, hungry, they are introduced
YEARLY tramping a dusty road. which
leads them to an apparently deserted
mansion In Tennessee. instead OF 10 the
town they are seeking An old negro In
charge thinks he sees I'm the younger
traveller the master OF the house. absent
for year in Europe whereupon tho
+ tramp proceeds with great audacity IL
impctsonate his apparent double. not 10
] the domcstiCs alone. but to the friends
and even to the betrothcd OF the vanished
/ 'Dtck'-all TO the terror OF his old com
panion, whose dormant conscience at last
asserts itself to save the trusting airl
/ from marriage with the masauerader.
/ The readers nerves are kept In a state
Of almost painful tension as again ard
again the daring young hobo appears 10
be On the very brink OF detection
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+ The holy flower was a wonderful orchid
! N'rship'd 20" O. sod hv "A scrtaip VIII
/ people known as the Pongos who lived
! IN n particularly inaccessible part OF
Africa. Three white mon. stephen son-
. "rs, enthusiastic orchidst: our old friend.
/ Nllan Quartermain and Brother John. ~
whom nothing was known save he was
/ an American WHO had been wanderlug
| through Central Africa FOR many wears.
make up an expedition to visit this UNI
Z explored country, and each adventure is
moro exciting than the one that came
before H. There Is not dull moment
In the story, and running through the
! tale is the story Of love that never fh
tered during Ions years. inspiring man
TO fine fesressncss which was READY
TO brave any peril
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Is told the dramatic story OF tho great
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welding an empire TO con0uer the world
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targets for the con" men. How these
crooks are outwltted at their own game
{ Is cleVerly told.
THE MAN OF IRON. Bv Richard De-
! han. 6tS ~. N.@. Frederick A. stokes
company.
The story Is laid In the period before
and during the Franco russlan war of
1870 Bismarck. tho man who spent life
time of preparation and finally plunged
ruthessly into war IN ORDER to cement
the German empire. IL the dominating
figure. The hcro IL p. c. BreaEh, a young
Irish war correspondent, hot headed,
plucky, proud. resourceful The heroine
is a highly strung French girl, daughter
OF an army officer. who under the press
of circumstances finds herself at the
front. Here II q wealth OF material for
character plot and situation The author
makes full use OF It,
REALBY. Nv r. @. Wells. 2sl Pr. N.s5
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The sNory OF Tie fevolt OF a little boy
who does not want TO be stewards
helper or a house servant OF any kind
SO no runs away from his troubles, only
to encounter fresh ones and to have
such very difficult time that finally
no il glad 20 go back to the big English
country house and take up the duties
upon which he had formerly booked with
IA. 4. AL,
Whimsical humor and is more in the
nature Of humorous fantasy than one
OF those studies Of social conditions which
hayo occupied Mr.. Wells pen of recent
years
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a book dealing with vital issues, which
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motive OF the plot Is one OF the most,
WIDELY talked Of topics of the day The
people Of It's action are too natural to let
II be apparent that their lives present
problem and work out their destinies In
accordance with the laws OF their ma
lures.
TIE EAGLE OF THE EMPIRE. .Py
Cyrus Townsend Brady. ?7O PIP. N.39.
George ". Doran Company.
II is the story of Napoleon. The title
refers TO the eagle standards which each
Of NBpoeon's regiments carried and for
which men gladly gave up their lives
Tho central character young Marteau.
high ranking officer, who yet had ths
modcsty OF the poasantry. Guarding the
door where the great Napoleon snatches
q few hours OF sleep, riding on a perilous
rarvey of the enemys disposition. coins
to prison when Napoleon Is sent to Elba.
safeguarding the eagle til the hero shal
return fighting to the last hour OF tn,
immortal struggle OF Waterloo, youns
Alarteaus career is indeed romantic.
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The story OF Pat a wonderful baci
horse, aud his fortunes as they were In
tcrwoven with those of an eastern mar
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cart-rorse by becoming the property OF
tire young mistress to whom he gave his
whole aleHance. Then he was stoler
aud taken TO the desert, where he learned
the life OF the wild with its hsrdships ano
it's freedom. How he was rescued from
Al