The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-24
MARION FREAKS SUMMER


 MARION FREAKS SUMMER
 By Margaret Ashmun. Frontispiece b!
 E. C. Caswell. The Macmillan Com
 pany, Publishers New York.
 Y might as well get it over," Marian said as she rowed over to deliver berr1e and vegetables at Pigeons Nest" Sh' was too shy and proud to bear the ides of contact with new people, especially boys and girls of her own age. Livint alone with her mother in the country for so long had shut her away from the fun that most young people have To- zether. and had made her very awK- ward and sensitive.
 At the Pigeons Nest, she found much more than a market for her garden things and more even than jolly compan. ionship. The family who surnmereo there needed her in many ways, and helped her in just as many It was a nomentous summer for her, since Ii opened the gates of the outer world, be- yond her lonely garden, and made the break very easy, instead of the tragedy she had supposed it might be.
 With exciting and amusing and homeiy incidents to develop the characters Of the boys and girls whom it introduces, this tale draws a picture Of Amerlcan home life which girls will especially en- 
 analysis has placed her in the front rank of those writing for American girls to- day. and Marian Frears Summer IS one of her best stories.
 THE BUDGET AND RESPONSIBLE
 GOVERNMENT"
 By Frederick A. Cleveland and Arthur
 Eugene Buck Introduction by William
 Howard Taft. The Macmillan Com
 pany. Published, New York City
 The problem of the readaptation of our political institutions to meet the popuiar demand for .'visible and responsible gov- ..rnment was never more vital concern cf the American people than now when much of public business is stiil oone behind closed doors This booK, Ihe Dudget and Responsible Government" by Frederick A. Cleveland and Arthur Flu gene Buck, will appeal to the thought ful citizen as review of the progress made and as a statement of the pr1nci- r5les of publicity which must be taken into recognition Some measures have recently been passed, but these mark only the beginning. The outlook is far heyond any recent legislation or any un- der consideration for adoption.
 "A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
 GREAT WAR"
 By Carlton J. H. Hayes, The Macmil- ! Ian Company, Publishers. New York
 City.
 A history of the period from July 1914 to the conclusion of the peace conference in which the political, mill fary, diplomatic and social aspects are presented in a unified narrative in Carlton J. H. Hayes, in "A Brief His tory of the Great War" The interna- sional policies and domestic problems of the several bellgerents in the grea' war are correlated with the military and naval engagements and strategy; the discussion of the peace negotia- lions is supplemented by an analysis of the settlement. The book is much more than descriptive chronological rec ord; it seeks out the motives and aspirations, the movements and ten dencies natonalistic, imperialistic economic and social-which swayed the nations and the suppressed nationali- ties In the present work. as in his widely known "Political and Social His tory of Modern Europe" the author has chosen and shaped the data with sense of proportion and em- phasis, and has combined scholarly ac curacy and precision with vividness and f1uency of style. The book is a ma 1ure and unprejudiced review of the recent, profoundly moving years.
  PAPERS AND AD-
 DRESSES OF AN AMERICAN
 LAWYER"
 By Henry w Taft. the Macmillan Company Publishers, New York City. One of the foremost American law yers, Mir. Henry w. Taft has delighted thousands of men and women by his addresses on the great questions of the fay. Here in his "Occasional Papers and Addresses of an American Lawyer" are brought together some of the more of these talks, among which are Some Responsibilities of the American Lawyer" "The Bar in the War" The League of Nations, Aspects Jf Bolshevism and American sn." The State Control of Navigable waters" and What Is to Be Done With Our Railroads?'' Each of these is marked with dignity and force. aand the volume will b, round valuable and stimulating reading Sy those who keep in touch with the trend of the times.
 ! 1sBuFFALO BILLS LIFE STORY An Autobiography) Illustrated by N. c. Wyeth. The Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, Publishers. New York City.
 Buffalo Bills life is part of the w!ld l old far west that is gone for aver. transformed from wilderness to ] civilization within the span of life ! lme. His life story is the livest and most thrilling adventure romance Amer ca has produced, a life as a pony ex- 1ress rider an Indian fighter. an army 'cout hunter and a showman--every- hing a changing frontier demanded. | This story is interesting to everyone. for t is an important phase of our history l told by the one who knew 1 t best-and who largely helped W ,hange the wild west to the great 1 ;ountry it is today
 THE TOLL OF THE SANDS" By Paul De Laney. Illustrated by Paul | Gregg. The smith Brooks Printing Company, Publishers, i722 California l Street. Denver, Colo
 ''The Toll of the Sands' hy Paul De | .aney. is western story with all the [ harm and fascination which that sec ion of America lends to romance, ad- Ienture and thrilling situations 3he critics have been most compliment APy of the story, and among the com 1 nents made the following are of interest | o those contemplating reading The Tol, l # the Sands:" Paul De Laney wass known as the ! lawyer literati of the desert during the | ,reat gold rush. "--James Haley of the l Nevada State Journal. The result is a picture of the Nevada |