The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-07

provided that they have the same out door ring and healthy punch that characterize their brothers adventure tales. Why not story of outdoor ad- venture for girls? Tt can be done and the girls will be delighted" says Miss Widdemer. And the result is a thrill ing account of how a group of 14-year- old misses form a club, choose a de- lightful chaperon and spend the best part of summer with boats, fish. work and adventure on a wonderful lake some 20 miles from the home town.
 Miss widdemer has done her work splendidly-the older women that read it will regret that they were born be- fore the camp fire days, and they will perhaps regret that they did not have a leader among them such as Winona, the heroine of our story. She gath cred the girls of the town about her, they chose Mrs. Bryan as their chap eron, and then linked" to the camp. It was a 20-mile tramp. but splen- did frolic all the way. Every camper knows that part of the life is hard work. The girls fell to with a will; cooking, dish washing, sewing squads were quickly organized and in wink of an eye camp life was running as smoothly as could be.
 Then new fun commenced as they only had provisions to last for three weeks and they wanted to be able to spend the entire summer. Money had to be made and 1t was made in more in- teresting ways than most girls have ever imagined. It Is this that makes the story one of the greatest value in their home work both to girls and to their mothers. Embroidery. common sewing, cooking. basket makipg-this is the work that is loved by girls, and in this manner they provided provi- sions for the camp.
 We also learn the law of the camp fire and every girl should attempt to follow it with the same faithfu1ness as did winona "ThinlS beauty, give serv- ice, pursue knowledge, be trustworthy, hold on to health. elorify work. be hap py." This is a high standard but it is one that the girls followed with all their strength and the result was the happiest sunniest, healthiest summer they had ever experienced.
 THE WOOING OF RoSAMOND
 FAYRE."
 By Berta Buck Ruck CMrs. Oliver On-
 ions). Dodd. Mead & Co., publishers,
 New York.
 A wealthy and busy young lady has been known to put her social secretary to unusual uses; but 1t remained for the au- thor of "The Wooing of Rosamond Fayre"
  who wrote love letters per social secre- tary. In other words, Eleanor Urquhart. one of the two heroines in the story, in- duced her secretary to compose write, sign and mail love letters to the man to whom she, Eleanor was engaged Why she did it. how she did it, and the prompt and surprising results of this subterfuge, in- troduce the reader to a playful love affair and a very real love story. Two charm ing girls and very real man are in volved. Berta Ruck made 8 fine reputa- tion in her "Official Fiance," which wa published last spring and is now in it's seventh edition. 'The Wooing of Rosa mond Fayre'' more than upholds that reputation: it adds to it.
 OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED REvIEwS
 LATER).
 THE VOYAGES OF CAPTAIN SCOTT.
 By Charles Turley With an introduce
 tion by SirI. M. Barrie. Dodd, Mead &
 Co, publishers, New York.
 HEARTS STEADFAST" By Edward
 s. Moffat. Moffat, Yard & Co.,, pub
 fishers, New York.
 ASHES AND SPARKE." By Richard
 Wightman. The Century company, pub
 fishers, New York
 SECRET HISTORY REVEALED" By
 Lady Peggy O'Malley. By c. N. and A. M. Williamson. Frontispiece by Clar-
 ence Rowe. Doubleday, Page & Co., publishers Garden City, New York.