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rue ava ken1ng, Henri Bordeaux, Tr. |
by Ruth II. Davis.
orllhant French writer marries a
beautiful young girl of Is. The years
pass and at 27 she is selfish, stupid,
seIf-centered, unresponsive woman. He
turns to woman friend who can give
nm spiritual and intellectual compan-
lonshlp. His wife begins divorce pro-
ceedlngs, but accidentally finds her hus-
band diary, reads and sees herself
through his eyes; a reformation begins
winch ends IN complete change in
her character and in the restoration
of their home.
The Fear of Living, Henri Bordeaux.
Tr. by Ruth III. Davis.
70 show how vital is the need every
where to realize the worth of life and
the real joy of living, we quote from
the foreword by Rene Doumic. ''The
fear of living is a new and deep seat
ed evil among US. We value our peace
above every thing, we wish to keep
1t at all hazards, however dearly we
must pay for it. We shun responsible
ties, avoid risks and chances of strug-
gle, fee from adventure and danger.
seek to escape from everything that
| makes for the charm and value of life.
We no longer have faith in the future
because we no longer have faith in our
| selves. But here is writer who thinks
| that to live does not mean to bury
oneself in corner, nor vet to amass
money and wear oneself out with pleas
| ure. lie thinks that a life in which
one has suffered, struggled, and work
/ ed for others, not for oneself, that a
life whose years are counted by emo
tions, sacrifices, devotions, and renun-
Citations, is well-flled life. He saws
it, he believes it, and, while we read
lit, he makes us believe it. 1t NAV he
absurd, extravagant, and romantic to
the last degree, but it is not common
/ place. -
/ The Bride of the Sun, CASTOR Leroux.
i An unusual story whose chief in
/ terest lies in the introduction of the
i strange and little known religious Gus
toms of the Aztecs. A young girl has
been chosen to represent the Bride of
the Sun in the religious ceremonies
celebrated every tenth year by the
Peruvians. a tomb is prepared for the
BRIDE of the sun, and at the conclusion
i of the rites the ''bride'' is walled M
alive. Naturally the young girl does
mot wish to accept this honor and is
I saved from her fate at great risk and
danger by those who love her best.
IPollyanna Grows Up, Mrs. E. Porter.
i Our old favorite, Pollyanna of the
Glad Book, reapRears and her story is
continued up to thetime of her engage
ment. AS usual she is able to help
her old friends IN numberless ways and
also to be of service to many new ones.
Red Fleece, Will L. Comfort.
An absorbing story of the great war
laid in Russia. A young American, a
newspaper correspondent, goes to the
front and gives in this story terri
t bic realistic picture of the awful con
fiict devastating Europe. 1t is probably
the best, so far, of the novels dealing
: with the war; is pro-ally in its sym
e pathies.
The Secret of the Reef, Harold Bind
loss
A treasure-ship is wrecked off the
coast of Alaska and is discovered bur
lied under a reef. The hero dives Il
7 recover the treasure and in so doing
learns the secret which stains the fam
II lily honor of the girl he loves.
Il A Set of Six, Joseph Conrad.
II a volume of short stories by thi
], master of English. He tells us in tn,
g preface; If not an organic whole, it i
a homogeneous group written with ;
e certain unity of purpose. The title
= are Gaspar Ruiz, The Informer, TIL,
J. Brute, An Anarchist, The Duel, II Con
il de.
e The Sword of Youth, James Lane AL
len.
= The story is laid in Kentucky il
q Civil war times The hero, boy O
r IL, feels that he must join the Con
d federate army although he has alread,
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