The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-10

Mr.. Cobb has already presented to Va.
Judge Priest. in this second book, as In
Back Home" sums up and makes COM
prehensive tho real America-the Amer
lea OF little towns Justify brooding under
the naples. but suddenly arousing TO
scandal or amusing incident or the slow
tramping of old soldiers.
The Real Motive. (Hoit.) BY Dorothy
Garfield.
Unlike "H!llsboro People" this collec-
pon of short stories" has many diverse
Backgrounds, but II Is not without unity,
because the authors main interest Is in
the underlying humanity which unites
all her characters rather han in the ac-
cidents OF fortune and situation which
separate them. Some of the stories are
cheerful, some sad. some satiric. some
heroic all are based on tho Importance
Of the secret springs Of human action
or what goes on under the surface Of
everyday lives.
A Western warrrtck. tporan.) BY
Samuel G. Blythe.
Political fiction built around a big. al
lent manipulation of the dest!n,es OF a
nation. maker of presidents, dispenser Of
millions. purchaser of men. Fol his own
political ends tho most enormous con-
spiracy OF capital that has EVER been
conceived IS planned ana directed BY
him. The great money interests. in re-
turn FOR a government complainant to
extreme h!gh tarif and immens. monop-
olist!c combinations. place almost UNI
limited millions In his hands to buy the
country. He proceeds TO buy II lock.
stock and BARREL Why? Just for
power, for the game.
The Whtrnot0 Of TINE. (stokes) BY
Wayland Wells Williams.
A novel OF two brothers who live In
New Haven. go to Yale, see the world
and have good chances. Opposites In
nature. they reach out for understand
ing and support. but cannot express the
true affection between them. There is
a quality OF humor and observation in
this first novel.
The Spirster. tHoIt) BY Sarah y.
C~leghorn.
A sensitive, leisure class young woman
grows into significant and happy rela-
tons with the world as a spinster, The
ideas and people OF the story. which is
not without It's romance, are so truly OF
tho very stun OF the modern American
mind as TO make a strong appeal TO
nineteenth century girls who find them
selves twentieth century women.
IN. Amateur. tDoran) BY Charlie.
G. Norris.
The hoy comes from the mid-western
city to learn to be a great illustrator IN
New York his experiences OF the art
editors in their offices. OF the studios
the kind with k!tchenettes and the kind
with Japanese servants and old tapes
tries the riotous. artificial night life
which his too easy, meretrlcious success
I.. 49, a-tas - A NtiAf
people who save him In his tragedy OF
regenerating pain.
Struck by Lightning, tLane.) BY
Burton Kline.
The comedy Of n violent love affair
played by n prominent man before the
chilly stares of social Boston.
Nan Of Music Mountain. (%scribner.)
BY Frank II. Spearman.
4 hook OF the Rocky Mountains, whose
heroine IS a girl living the primitive life
of the men OF tho high country. 1ike
Lorna poone. Nan lives with an outlaw
clan. though she is utterly out of sym
pathy With their ways. Gunfghts. pur-
suits, captures and miraculous escapes
cnsuc and carry the reader along at a
full gallop to the climax.
The lightning Conductor Discovers
America. doubleday. Page.) BY c.. y.
and A.. NJ, Williamson,
There Is much information In this
book about the country We all know so
well. Readers will remember how the
authors made places OF interest In Eng
land stand out in hat delightful book
set in silver" Spain in THE Car OF
Destiny" Holland in THE Chaperone,"
and this story does the same thing for