The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-05-31
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course that mean but n thing.
sherlock Holmes " back. with the
faithful Watson. back In the Baker
' street COINS, and AZ his best. For not
only r. sherlock the great detective,
and Tor that beloved Of every reader
Of mystery stories. out he has charm.
We woold be glad 20 meet him II he
unraveled no murder plots, we miss
him when he stay too Ions away. and
We simply refuse TO have him killed
on. Immortal man. pursuing hi, tac-
tics OF pure reason from one genera-
J tion TO another, destined 4 endure
and To delight from age TO age, we
who love him are shaken with the
same contemptuons rnge Tor his de-
tractors az inspires the baseball fan
when he meets some poor boob who
doesn't appreciate the great game. IL
f. ten years since we have had a
sherlock Holmes story, and the hero
seems to have gained In vigor aud
subtlety and fascination during the
time. Watson, too. IL better than
! ever. As Holmes puts Il, You are
deveicping a certain pawky humor.
Watson. against which | must lea,n
TO guard myself. But let none fear
ttat Watson II losing any of his
blessef stupidity. No. he Il az be-
wildered. as patient, as fuli OF honest
questions as he always has been. and
We take him to our hearts again with
the simple Joy he merits. ON page IS
there II a cipher. 1 shall set it here
4 that any Of you who may mean TO
rea the book In the me4nw lille set
about %unraveiing the hrst mystery
even rs the peerlSss Holmes %unravels
II; 5s4 G2 10 1871 80 81 II II IL
Douglas 100 2s3 81
Birthstone 20 Birist.ne . a. III
There yol are. And the mex thing
Is the news of a horrible murder. the
arrival Of scotland Yard, and a jour
ney to the scene OF the crime, a love-
lly cid manor ins,ie a moat. with a
practicable bridge across the murNy
water. a bridge which Is swung up
each night at sunset. The story Is di-
vidcd into two parts, the latter being
set In America. In a mining town that
lies under the terror OF n secret so
cic;y. There are two climaxes. aad
they are sufficiently surprising. sum
entity grim. to fully Justify the
I breathless = Us p maintained
throughout. The end of a Sherlock
Holmes story has not always been up
to Its course, but In this book you get
your gasp. And after the first. for
which Holmes Is responsible, you have
o second which he has nothing TO do
In bringing about. THE Valley OF
Fear" by Sir Conan Doyle.
Allan and the Holy Flower by
Rider Haggard may be described as
! an intcnrc romance, M that will fas-
climate the attention OF those who are
~creduIous with their Action and we
believe no one who has been pleased
with the other OF Rider Haggard's
stories OF African adventure will
e!ude the charm Of this. II Is purelJ
an adventurous romance. but the plot
l. striking. the adventures are wildly
described and spectacular. Mr.. Hag-
gard possesses a graphic narrative
style, as many OF his books attest, and
in none OF them has u been used
: more effectively. In the course OF
his ramblss through the African jun
gles, Brother John, physician and
entomOlogist. 81 rewarded for certain
services to "A native %chieftain. by a
bloom from "a holy orchid'-the
most magnificent flower In the world.
Two orchid fanciern ~ a an eXpe-
dition to push into the interior n II
possible take possession of the plant
But Brothe' John has another pur'
pose TO serve. Some twenty years
previous his wife was captured and
carried into the interior, and he has
! heard that the orchid wo%rshlppine
negroe, also have o white goddess.
Tho book is typically a Haggard ro-
nance. lightly tinctured with the
magic so pronounced In She inn
aFinatiye and thrilling-but excep-
t~iopdlly well written.
How to produce Children's Plays
5y Constance Darcy Mackay. a book
which meets an urgent demand. This
growth Of the child-drama movement
IN American schools Is nothing shOrt
OF astonishing. There Is Included 10
the book a history OF the childron''
play movement. a chapter on its soci.
Ological aspects, n suggestions foi
new fields, as well as chapters on
play-producing, scenery. costumes and
properties. The nook discusses the
~ ocial needs OF public schools. socia
settlements and camps, and has list
Of lays FOR such places.