The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-20

,avsh disregard for life prolongs
the ingenious complications of Natalie
sumner Lincoln's &C. Q. D." (App,e-
,ons) While the reader is seeking
for the solution to a mysterious
,he story opens. he is puzzled by
another apparently unrelated and un-
explained murder. There are too
many men and women concerned in
me mystery for him to be able to
nick out which is the hero or the
heroine. Nearly every one has some
hing 10 gain by the murders. which
NAV be taken as a motive, and sus-
picion is spread over all, though not
impartially. The revelation of the
rulprlt will be a surprise. though the
experienced reader may feel that he
bas been tricked. The author takes
mains TO leave nothing unexplained.
The descriptions OF Washington life
serve to fill up gaps. The story Is
an excellent one of its kind; all the
rules are observed and the author has
carefully avoided the weak points that
mar most Of these criminal tales.
II Is a pity that the Presidents re-
ouest about the reservation OF opinions
regarding the wal is not observed by
he writer's OF fiction. Burton T..
S,evenson's sympathies in Little
comrade" Henry Holt and Company
are clearly not with the Germans. He
describes the scenes on the border on
me declaration Of war. the military
preparations, the amazing omniscience
Of the police officials and the triSula-
ions Of the foreigners who are trying
10 get out II Germany. one young
American hnd> himself encountered
with a strdngc young woman. who
processes to he his wife and Is "A
French spy. The two escape from the
German police and make their way
on foo, acr,Ss country to tn Belgian
ines. They enjoy the out Of door life
On e. ? whole. though they suffer priva-
lion and dangers. witness German out
RACES. and the lutaor seem to dwell
with pleasure on situations emharrass-
irg 10 the young Woman BY the
time they are IN love with each other.
which = ho; o. long process, they are
separated. perhaps To make a seque.
necessary. after the ann Of
Juvenile fiction. hut the young woman's
plans for France are carried through.
r. love portion j. bright and pretty:
We could have done with much less OF
n war business.
\ realistic picture of LIE in the
Foreign Legion has been drawn by
We're Short, IN Lost sheep IJohn
lane Company. An English officer.
not an overmoral youth. having
-imhied away an his money. goes to
Far, and ~e''.sts IN the ,egion. Then
'ol.,V his Experiences and those of
Us comrades in perfectly respectable
English. with occasional quaint out
htIs's of improper French. After
a Will tU" need oi some story dawns
On the author, and he takes his hero
and his commanding officer. as pris-
orers II the Arabs. to a strange
fortress m the desert. from which
hey escape with the connivanCe of a
mysterious young M Even she,
however. falls 20 awaken love in the
hero, the author * much more inter
e',ed IN comparing the character #
ne courage of two equally brave men,
me Englshmau and the Frenchman.
The disregard of anything that can
appeal To women is a curious trait in
his book.
In The Honor OF His House" by
Andrew Soutar GO. W. Dillingham;
company, a story published previ-
olislr under the title Charity Corner"
ne trials Il a young Scoch engineer
with his family are described. when
no author sticks to his story, telling
what Wa done. he holds tho atten-
''n, when he stops, as he often does,
''ds"uss whether his hcro's unSc,hsh-
ness Is beneficial or not he becomes