The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-22

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tcrs are Strengthened out every one,
including the reader. has been thor
oughly confused (which is the purpose
of all farces). II is a thoroughly
amusing and enjoyable story. for the
author preserves the right delicacy of
ouch throughout.
The school OS the Detective.
Interesting though the mystery is
that is solved in Frank F'roest's The
Mdclstrom edward j. Clode. New
York;. the author seems to take more
pleasure in showing how the regular
detective is hampered by the amateur.
He draws "A delightful picture OF the
efficiency of Scotland Yard and Of the
police force. An impulsive American
lost in a London fog receives "A pack
age from a girl who runs past him:
one glimpse Of h girl settles his case.
He is drawn to the scene of Il murder.
which introduces him To the inspec-
tor: the two independently engage
in the search for the girl and the pur-
suit Of n gang of indicators. who lead
them "A lively chase. In this the in
spcctor's careful plans are constantly
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is in the girl and not in the criminals:
which enables the author to get In his
digs at the detectives OF fiction. IN
does not neglect on that q to
keep up the excitement of the story.
when Woman Wears the Brceks.
A sprightly French girl. daughter
of an American father and posscssor
of an extraordinary broker English
dialect, relates how she is obliged to
assume man garb in Maria Thoinp-
son Daviess's Thr DdrsdsrH tthe
Reilly and Britton Company, thicago).
She hopes To appease Il stern uncle
who disapproved of her fathers mar
rying Il foreigner and has mistaken
the sex of his offspring. The young
woman is sprichtly and adventurous:
she makes friends with men and
women easily she bestows her afec-
tons on the Governor Of a border
State. whom she rescues from the
wiles of a designing m she puts
"A stop To a d~espicablc swindle on the
French Government. Then she is com
pelled 10 reveal her identity and finds
the Governor properly susceptible. The
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which will make the reader overlook
the young woman's language.
Two BrOthrrs.
In the Whiylioi1 Of Time by Way
land Wells Williams FREDERICK ~
Stokes Company the careers OF TWO
brothers are Contrasted with some
memory of the parable If the frod!sai
Son. Their father seems to nave oee'
a talented and rather d~!srcputable per-
son; their mother whcn dying charges
the elder to watch over the younger.
The BOYS are separated for "A long m
one going to al American the "th"r
to an English preparatory school, ana
they only meet again when they go Ia
Yale. There the elder follows the con-
ventional course IN studies II attn
letics and in being taken into a senior
society; the younger with ms contl
mental training does just what ne
pleases. gets INTO scrapcs II misses
the orthodox things. The author makes
him out as much more amiaplc and AS
superior Intellectually to the somewhat
prisgish elder. Both are loyal Iai'
men, The youngo takes TO literature
for "A living, the elder to the au'omo-
bile business. They both love the same
girl, ri the younger wins her; the
elder marries a young II who ha
also been watching over his brother
and, after some misunderstanding, th'
marriage turns out right. The author
has tried, perhaps, to put too mucl
into his story, but he tells it a2reeablS
and keeps the reader interested, anC
he has a marked gift for character
ization. The aunts are delightful.
4 Flirting Politician.
! The most innocuous OF politiCa
. posts, that of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS q
. Massachusetts. has been assailed h,
Burton Kline. who picks out the occu
pant for the hero Of his book StrHcl
, bU Lightning ,John Lane Company
His Honor, with his two friends. be
= longs 10 the class of Harvard men tina
! Is not born in Boston or in Massachu
! sets; they despise the native breed
He il distracted from his duties by al
: experienced young hirt whose fascina
ton IL exceeded only by her ability I,
2 defy all conventions. She plays witt