The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-23
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Joseph C.. Lincoln. the Yankee
novelist, humorist and philosopher
has given the reading public another
novel that smells of the Cape Cod
shore II we may use the expression.
The book will rival his others In
popularity. II gets It's title OF The
portygee" from the custom of old
Cape Cod sea captains OF referring
10 all foreigners as 'portygecs.' The
daughter OF one OF these captains
c.opes with u Spanish opera singer
and years later her orphan son re-
turns TO the old captains home He
Is u tcmporamental youth III finds
II hard TO get accustomed TO the ways
Of the Cape Cod fishermen. But
finally two young girls come on the
scene and presently an interesting
story develops. A love story IL work
ed out with Il host of fine Old Cape
cod characters. The book Is full Of
rich humor and quaint philosophy of
the shorcmcn. ID. Appleton a col
George Taylor Winston has given
the country an interesting story OF
the life work Of Daniel Augustus
Tompldns, known as the father of
the cotton oil industry. Tho book rs
properly entitled. "The Builders of
the New SOUTH In telling Of the
energy OF the man who turned "a
waste product into u national re-
source and Of his struggles In attain
Ing success, Winston has presented, q
true picture OF the south from 1850
to 1910. Tho great Industrial develop
ments OF the south and the attain
mont OF, prosperity Is set forth In the
story Of the life OF Mr. Tompkins.
doubleday Page a Coz
Oriental scenes. adventure with
strange gods and II fatalism that IL
impeiiing-thnt describes The Turn
stiie of Night by William Allison,
Thibet, a temple in the Holy COy OF
Lhassa, Il priceless diamond and u
sacred toad are the setting OF the
book and then enters Nevill Brooks, a
Chlnnman. and q myaterlpus stranger
who steal the diamond and toad. Nd
venture then follows fast. PA girl and
her lover come in. Also a mysterious
CLERGYMAN. You ere carried from
Calcutta to Thibet and to England In
f1st moving adventures. Those who
love this sort Of a story will find IN
The Turnstile OF Night lust what
they have been searching for.
doubleday Page & Coz
New Mexico, cattie.boys will bo In
tcrested in u new novel from the pen
OF William Patterson White dculing
MANAA IVY ~ III "a - ~ w.
west. Paradise Bend" Is the story OF
the cattle land, crooked trails and
men who think clearly and shoot
striiEht. 2 The STORY Is IN vivid pro-
trayal Of II fast Vanishing cowboy
and reckless adventure. Tom Lou
denj the hero. rode for the Bar s."
ranch and udored the owher'R pretty
daughter. Kate. But IL tool a battle
with cattle rustlerH and many other
thrilling adventures before he was
able to win the hand OF the ranch
mianis daughter. Lowers OF ranch life
will onjoy the novel. fDoubleIny
Page d Cob
.'nrite aud Fair. by Henry A. Shuto
is a real diary OF H-real hoy with a
dlstaste for orthodoxy IN spelling aud
grammar. He doeu everything ii boy
could possibly think Of doing and
gives the reader many a good laugh.
Anything is rBrite. and Fair'' IN his
dry from beginning TO end. Henry
Shute, the boy, IL now q Judge, show
iuH that the start was not 40 bad after
ali. cosmopolitan Book Corpora
tion.)
Henry Kitchell webster has written
a. new novel entitled MARY Waiias-
ter, 4. Mary IN the daughter or a very
s1neessful aurgeon aud is accustomed
70 having her own way about things.
SHE leAveH her fathers home 70 80
10 New. York and do war work. While
there, She gets into tonne barbed wire
entahrlementsS Mary returns home
ultdf tire war and * very much dis
satisfied with the Way her Ftepmother
runs things. . No one seems 70 under.
stand her nor want 10 untl she meets
Anfhouy March, u piano tuner with
Il. muAicuf gont. Who accepts her 'aa
hia, II ~ a story Of the clash be-
tween fastldlouh honesty and ruthless
aontimsntanty, In tho life Of this young
giri. Hobbs Merrill Coz
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