Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
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Fiction.
STAR OF THE DESERT. BY r. NJ Bower
Boston, Little, Brown & Co. slS5.
There is not one detail Of ranch life
or range riding one bit OF desert or
trail in the locale OF this story which
is not taken from the real west. As
for the stories B. NJ. Bower weaves,
if they aren't true, they might as we'll
be, so truthfully do they reflect those
qualities of human nature that APP
peal to east as we'll as west, since love
and loyalty and danger and despair
and treaehery are universal
sLIPPY MCGEE BY Marie Conway Dom.
Ter. New York. The Century Company.
N.SS.
The story of a burglar, a priest.
some butterflies, two villains and
Mary Virginia. By new writer with
a fresh touch. In the fabric of the
novel is woven love story OF great
charm and tenderness and an exciting
story of blackmail and other vii
lainy.
ALL OF A SUDDEN CARMEN. BY Gus
tave Kobbe. New York. G. P. Putnam's
Sons, ti.SS,
| A little waif, left at the opera house
door, is tenderly mothered by mem
bers of the company and becomes a
real stage child, living in an atmos-
phere OF music--learning the songs
as another child might learn to talk.
1t is the story OF her babyhood, child
hood and maidenhood--to the moment
she rose to the great emergency and
was awarded the coveted laurel
wreath.
GOLD MUST RE TRIED BY FIRE BY
Richard Aumerle Maher. New York. The
Macmillan Co. $3.50
This is tie story of Daidie Grattan
from the time she revolts at the
monotony and drudgery OF her exist
ence as a mill hand, through that
period when something closely akin
to tragedy touches her, to that hap
pier time when she sees the fulfill
ment OF her dreams.
THE GUN BRAND. BY James B. Hem
dryx New York. q. p. Putnam's Sons.
Like The Promise" this book is q
rugged story of North of 60" story
of exciting incidents of craft, OF
despair. of generous courage, of lofty
purpose, of the battledore and shuttle.
cock existence of girl fought for
on the one side by man whose pure
love cries out for her companionship
and on the other by an equally de.
termined person whose incentive is
money, lust, and who is ruthlessly in
pursuit of his ends.
MISTRESS ANNE. BY Temple Bailey
Philadelphia. The Penn Publishing Co
N.SS.
This is a story Of a girl in Mary,
land, an sristocrat by birth, who
teaches school, believes that work j.
worthy service, and tries to SEE
straight into life. Two men. writer
and a physician, come into the it'll,
community of Crossroads. One !!
weak, the ether strong. One is St
Michael, the other makes love like ;
cave man. And both need Anne
Around this situation is woven ,
strong sweet, wholesome, love stor,
OF clashing forces and of colder
dreams come true.
l THE CALL OF THE. REPUBLIC BY Jen
nings C. Wise. New York City. Il. i
Dutton g. Co. 81,
In practical direct words, withou
oratorical flights or sermonizing, tn
author proves beyond any shadow Q
doubt for all reasonable persons tina
universal military training is the onl
safe solution of our present condition
OF "unpreparedness;" moreover, tina
it is also the only fair and the onl
democratic form of. military servic
possible in a republic.
WHEN CHRIST COMES AGAIN. BY Geors
P. Eckman. New York. The Abingde
Press. s1.25.
A sane and tempered view of tn
scriptural teaching concerning Christ
second coming. While offering al
antidotc to extreme premillennialisr
and kindred heresies, the book is cor
structive rather than controversial.
is positive, not negative. 1t is but
tressed in scripture and its whole loo
is cheerful and optimistic.
RECoLLECTIoNs OF A REBEL REEFEl
By James Morris Morgan. sosto
Houghton, Mifflin Co. 80.
Experiences in the confedera
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