Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05

that little trick by means Of which Miss
PIN was able, at will. to turn herself
off. so to speak. like an electric light. be-
coming invisible by this queer perform
ance. and visible again when she turned
herself on. Some vagarious twist Of the
spinal cord, the writer biandly explains,
makes the stunt possible Grand equip
ment for a spy, one sees at once. And 1t
Is to this adventure that good. mild man
nered, middle-aged English Miss PIN is
assigned. Invisible she traverses no
mans land and enters the German lines.
Once there, hazards multiply and aston
ishing experiences fall over one another
in their press toward the front of atten-
Potsdam. oven. She enters into the very
presence of the all-mightiest, at mo-
ment when he is right in the middle Of a
plain. old-fashioned tantrum, such as
would have earned for him a thorough
spanking, had he been a mere boy-and
not the full grown all mighty. Your ex-
citement will mount and mount with the
hair-breadth chances taken by Miss PIN
and you will be in agony Of continued
suspense. lest she neglect to switch her
self off at critical juncture. That she
comes out of the excursion safe and
sound, that she brings Information out OF
Germany that is Of untold value to the
other side-al this speaks volumes for
the mechanical reliability of Miss Pim's
spinal column. and for the courage and
versatility of that patriotic spinster in the
service OF war. Aside from the strain to
your credulity here. a strain that, now
and then. Is bound to get In the way of
your full and free enjoyment Of these
an exciting journey into the danger zone
under the guidance Of Miss PIN. spy.
TWO CHILDREN IN OLD PARIS. BY
Gertrude Slaughter. New YORK:
The Macmillan Company.
This is the "old Paris of four years
ago-the Paris before the war. The
story record of fact. in reality
covers the winter spent there by two
little American girls with their mother.
From the notes Of her own Journal.
Mrs. Slaughter has reconstructed the
main features of that winter. thereby
preserving to young readers many
fresh views of Paris. views that It Is
no longer possible to secure: me
appears here in the simple outlines OF
intimate daily visitirgs-an effect as
far as may be from the stereotyped re-
ports Of tourists and hurried sight
seers. Perhaps it is the air of leisure
perhaps 1t is the complete pleasure OF
the sfttle girls in Partisan common
places that produces this happy effect.
One thinks, rather. that 1t Is the peo-
ple-the French maid. and the postman.
and the school teacher. and all the
other French folks that come and go
SO freely hereto whom one Is In
debted for the chief charm OF this gay
record OF being at home in Paris.
STEPHENS LAST CHANCE. BY Mar
garet Ashmun. author of Isabel
Cartoons Year." etc. Illustrations
by Edward G. Caswell. New York:
The Macmillan Company.
Stephen is only q boy. An up-and-
dressed boy like him. however. has no
rival as a companion-unless it be an
equally up-and-coming dog. So. as a
| matter of fact. one takes no very great
chance in joining Stephen on the street
corner, where he stands waiting for
nothing less to turn up than a home
and a possible pair of parents. of all
of which Stephen stands greatly In
| need, II he is to be saved from speedy
accommodation at the Boys Home.
And the miracle happens. At that very
moment good Emery Clark and his
pretty wife. headed homeward, catch
sight Of the boy and one Of those
heavenly transactions takes place on
| the spot. In no time at all Stephen