Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-24
New Books

FIction.
ANGELA'S BUSINESS. BY Henry
Sydnor Harrison. 315 pp. G.3. Hough-
ton Mifflin company.
Although Angela lends her name 90 the
title she shares the honor OF being heroine
with her cousin. Mary Wing. Mary IL
assistant principal OF the city high school
She supports her mother and herself
comfortably and Is a person OF some dis
tinction in educational circles Angela, on
the contrary. is a newcomer She il an
only daughter and her activities are CEN
tered in her home life. so that in spite
OF Mary's friendship, she is often lonely
for the companionship OF her own sort Of
young people. The problem OF fixing her
place in society IL as important to Angela
as the ambition TO advance in her pro-
fession IL to Mary. Both are keenly alive
TO their advantages and their handicaps;
and the contrast between them is shown,
sometimes with much humor. in their
effect upon the young author. Charles
CARROT, who has studied womankind as
class and thinks he has little to learn
about the sex. Mary and Angela keep
him guessing" and the end Of the story
leaves him in a humber and more be-
coming spirit
FOR THE HONOR OF HIS HOUSE. BY
Andrew soutar. 39s pp. N.2 G. w.
Dillingham; company.
Tho MscWhlnnies are a typical Scots
family. well satisfied with themselves
and generously endowed with the ma
tional virtues OF industry and thrift
But Of all the family. Robert was the
flower. and from boyhood up, his brothers
had been accustomed to accept depriva-
lions in order that Roberts career might
be secure. In the iron industry where
he worked. the head OF the firm re-
garded Robert with favor as a suitor for
his daughter, Margaret. But until he
fell In love with Margaret. all Roberts
heart had been given TO his sister. Jean.
When the blow fell shattering his hopes
into fragments. he was forced TO choose
between HIS sister and his love.
THE TANNING OF AMoRETTE. By
Anne Warner. 30 pp. 81. Little Brown
a. Co.
When Amorette married Godfrey Cir
ard. she made promise that she might
be as nice as she liked to other men.
Amorette was terrible flirt, though she
was very fond of her husband. Her love
OF coquetry, her lust for admiration. her
inclination TO respond TO the subtle. un-
expressed, and even unlooked-for invita-
ton of man, as man. was strong within
her. The unusual method adopted by this
husband 20 cure his attractive wife oil
her interest in other men Ia told in &
clever comedy that abounds In the bright
dialogue.
JOHNNY APPLEsEED. BY Eleanor At
kinson. N.25. Harper & Bros
A sympathetic story of a real character
Of unusual personality. All the romanc'
Of our early frontier life, with It's hard
ships. It's courage. It's sacrifices and III
/ Joys. fills the pages OF the book. II IL Z
portion OF our border life that waited 4
be written, not the fighting only, but tn
upbuilding. the conquering OF the forests
the making OF the wilderness blossom.
THE HEART OF UNCLE TERRY. b,
. Charles Clark Mum. Sl25 Lothrop. lie
a. Shepard company.
Uncle had for time retired from hi
life on the rocky coast OF Maine 20 Il
vast wilderness. whore the mystic pres
ence Of this primitive forest Ia mos
potent and where mineral wealth wa
found by an energetic young mar
But Uncle Terry could not set his hear
on such riches when a was already fu
OF affection for an adopted daughter