The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-26
.erup DESERTER."

! I5N BlC0drQ I1dTuinS lltNis. ~Sst 'SS | Schribner's Sons, publishers, New York. "The Deserter'' Is MT. Davis last story 1 hence it carries with it great deal or l interest and sentiment to the thousands who loved and honoreo this splendid | American author whose books have af- l forded more genuine pleasure to more 1 people than nearly any other writer III modern literature.
 There Is a charming introduction to "The Deserter," written by John T. Me- Cutcheon, which throws many side lights on the late MT. Davis and his talent and his worth.
 According to fellow war correspond ent, when The Deserter'' left the cor respondents room in Salonica to return to the trenches and make good. MT. Da- wis exclaimed: This IS my story; yelled first Best war story I ever knew
 It was Mfr. Davis last story and also one of the most inspiring and character istic-the story of an American boy with fighting record in the English army whom MT. Davis, MT. McCutcheon and other war correspondents helped to go back and take his medicine and become hero. for. as Mir. McCutcheons intro- duction shows, the story turned out to be true.
 THE MYSTERY OF THE TASTY
 ARROW
 By Anna Katherine Green. Illustrated
 by II. R. Ballenger Dodd, Mead &
 Co, publishers, New York.
 In spite of war and censors, Anna Katherine Green succeeded in getting across to her publishers this interesting bit of correspondence between two fa- nous detectives. Detective Gryce first employed by her in "The Lcavenworth Case" proves himself more ingenious than ever in her new story, ''The Mxs- tery of the Nasty Arrow and this is what he writes to a fellow detective:
 N. r., U. s. A.. November 12, 1917.
 My Dear Sherlock Holiness: It is with regret that learn from a recent notice in one of our papers that you have be- come afflicted with rheumatism. I trust, however, that it may not seriously inter- fere with the continuance of your illus trious career, I know whereof I write, for the malady has clung to me ever since was entrusted with the solution ot "The Leavenworth Case by my friend, Anna Katharine Green. I had no choice but to go on in her service, she kindly permitting me to engage as assistant such a clever fellow as Sweetwater And on ono occasion when That Affair Next Door" game me unusual concern, Miss Butterworth not only helped me during a severe attack of my--permit me to say
  ment of complicated situation by her astuteness.
 am just through with the case of "The Hasty Arrow" an extremely involved matter and rather unusual since 1t aroused my sympathy and at the same time gave me no end of concern before 1t was cleared up. Now that the whole matter has been settled to the satisfac- tion of the authorities and Miss Green, I understand that the affair with its in- tricacies. love. pathos and tragedy is to be published in book form with such ad ditions as will make the report more full than the papers made it at the time 1t took place.
 As soon as a copy of the book is to be had it will give me pleasure to send you one At the same time may express the hope that your rheumatic affliction has not unduly influenced you to determine to make your Last Bow" Try to induce Conan Doyle to give you some clever fellow as an as- sistant, for now that we have a bond of sympathy. let us proceed to end our days in the harness and help our friends Doyle and Green out ot their various difficulties as occasion may demand.
 With keen appreciation. I am yours truly. EVENEZER GRYCE To Mr. Sherlock Holmes. care Sir Ar.
 thur Conan Doyle, England.
 OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED
 PREVENTS LATER) 'sMICHAEL" By Jack London. The
 Macmillan Co.,. publishers, New York. THE LITTLE FLAG IN MAIN
 STREET" By McLandburgh Wilson.
 The Macmillan Co. publishers. New rx York. s ss~ MISS MILLIONS MAID" By Berta
 Buck (Mrs. Oliver Onions) with H.
 lustrations. By E. c. Caswell Dodd Mead & Co.,. publishers, New York.