The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-29


sl.3S net.
Eight OF Mr.. Connolly's stories arc
published in this volume. Each Is
masterpiece OF itself and varied enough
in character to warrant a place In liter
ature. Several Of them have been pup.
lished in magazine form, but all or them
will bear many re-readings.
BONNIE MAY. BY Louis Dodge. New 1orEt
Charles Scribner's Sons. Price. Nso net.
Mr.. Dodge has given US beguiling
study OF girlhood. He does not mean 70
give US the impression that Bonnie May
is the usual product OF the theater; IN
fact, her unusualness Is indicated &C
every turn About any other child the
story would seem fantastic, but MT.
Dodge has SO completely pointed OUT
held as spellbound as her immediate
companions of the book. We predict
steady sale and a widening circle OK
friends for Mr.. Dodge's book,
THE CAB OF THE SLEEPING HORSE
Ry John Reed Scott. New York: q. r.
Putnam's Sons. Price, l.sb net
Good detective and stories of mys-
terry always have a large audience. Buy
when added to the fact that they are
ingenious In plot and thrilling In the
telling, the scenes are laid In places the
readers are we'll acquainted with. the
interest Is doubled.
his Washington readers. who Will fol:
low the tale TO its conclusion with All
the more attention because OF the tact
that its action takes place In the
tanicabs and such meetings at one Of
the famous hotels, such a mixture q
mysterious ladies, cipher codes, ana
| stolen Government secrets!
| Mr., Scott has told his story remark
| ably we'll; has made his characters very
| real people. We predict for his book .
| great vogue, coming at this time when
| diplomacy is In the very air OF WASH
ington.
| RENINIscENCEs OF WARTIME
STATESMAN AND DIPLOMAT. isaS.lsls.
| tary of state during the ADMINISTRATOR
OF LINCOLN Johnson and Hayes. q. r.
Putnam's Sons. 1915,
Easily one of the most refreshing
facts in connection with American life
| IA that men now living may tell and
write first hand Information concerning
the swaddling period of our nations
growth; that men who took an intimate
| part In the events of our early history
| can chat with us familiarly of the why's
and wherefores of those events; that
| benevolent gentlemen In the sunset OF
| their day, seated in their armchairs
| amid all the comforts OF modern ire,
may tell us amusing personal expert
ences which they enjoyed In the days
when the stagecoaches could outspeed
the steam cars from Schenectady TO AL
bany, and when candles were the only
source of illumination for the executive
| mansion at Albany.
my long life Is drawing toward it,
close" writes Mr.. Seward, in the pref
ace 10 his remarkable "reminiscences.
"The portions OF II that will have in
terest for those who are to come after
me, / suppose are chiefly those which
illustrate the character or the times and
the characteristics OF the persons con-
cerned in them. So set down my recol-
lections OF some of them here. Some OF
them have already been narrated In my
Life and Letters OF William II. Sew
ard
It In in this spirit that the entire work
10 written, and when we consider that
Frederick William Seward was Assist
ant Secretary OF State during the Ad
ministrations OF lincoln. Johnston and
Hayes. and had himself a career almos
as remarkable as that OF his illustrioui
father. we are In n great measure pre-
pared for the delightful treat in Btor,
FOR the reader Of these "Reminisceneelf