Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-05

he did not know who he was. what
he had been. where he was going
one idea mlilcd at the edge OF his
now consciousness-a warning! that
developing Friendship 5,r tho one
person with whom he felt common
bond must not be. IL was a NO
man. THAT is the beginning. Co. T.
piications come rapidIy--a mystery
develops, and then II big problem. and
mind aud heart are equally piuued by
Basil Kings Thread OF Flame"-a
story OF the teicpathy OF hearts.
THE CRIMSON PATCH By An
Eusta liuieii seaman. The Century
Co. New York
Mrs. Seaman was the pioneer In
this specialized field OF mystery stor-
RES for girls and she has won u large
io!iCwinS who look eagerly forward
70 announcements Of a new book Dy
her. soncwhat AK men used to wall
eagerly for another Sherlock Holmes
story Probably few adult readers
girls to their favOritc authors. and
Row th"y pass on news o. a book
thcy Ike 10 other boys and girls
through sort Of endless chain OF
communication.
Patricia Meade IS Tn. !!-year-old
daughter OF Captain Meade. lately
returned from :. German prison camp
she accompanies her father TO Il
motel; where they stay for three
months white lac - ENGAGED ON a
secret mission. Patr5cIa innoccntly
allows paper. The Crimson Patch"
TO .. taken from her father. and ne
departs alone on the traii of the thief.
idtr!cli cnliStS the aid OF a keen
wit;ed bei!-boy and together they
pia.S 20 sr'Iv. the mystery themselves
ana regain possession OF the valuable
document
There is a uuzzi!n. walter who
in "A "a Ii.sg =
belgian girl who il used as eats
paw by AN INSCRIPTIONS German aunt,
ana other clements that 20 To make
up thrilling tai. ~ spies, danger.
ana secret conspiracg.s Altogether
IL IS one OF The pest stories that this
popular writer has cv." pcnned.
THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA
i;AEh bT Ralph Henry Harbour and
YORK.
barbour is name to conju.e with
among boys The Crimson sweater"
are among the old favori;es of which
ne is sole author Mr. Holt has had
wide and varied experience on the
sea-. The cooperation OF the two
tivencSs
The Mystery or the sea-La.k" con-
Germs the efforts OF young Jack Hold
On TO- help his father who has been
lorCct 10 sell ms nome ana become
DooEhcepcr In order 20 repay his aus
p!cious partner. simon barker. 4 sum
Or money that had been stolen from
aim during storm. Jack secures
possession OF a d:smanticd sloop. the
Sea Lark. and fits h-r up for use as
a Terry across the har5oT With him
in the enterprise are his chuin. George
Santo. and Rodney t'aruhaln. to whose
father the s!oop formerly belonged.
TWO MYSTERIOUS strangers seek TO
buy or rent the s!oop. and. flaming.
maze ~equenc trips In hc- simon
Harkcrs schooner is rescued hy the
Sea Lark, and ;owcd To port, but the
owner refuses 10 pay The salvage
agreed on. $500. Jack takes his case
TO lawyer aud while sleeping alone
~ the s.oop is attacked at night, but
his assa!!ant escapes unrccognlzed.
me mysterious strangers hire the
s!oop FOR an outing and when well
on shore Se!zs her and set the boys
adrif;.
Al in all. it is typical Barbour
kind that especially appeals TO BOYS
RESURRECTION ROCK. by Edwin
balmcr Little. Brown Il Co. bos-
ton
Messages from an unknown source
induce Lieutenant barney I.ou;rcllc.
just back from France. 10 strike out
into the Michigan woods in search Of
ST Florentin. a town OF which he ha"
never heard. and OF which even the
train officials can tell him nothing
There he huDcs to find out about
Resurrection" and an unknown man
named Bagley. on the train ne en-
counters Ethel Carew. discovers that
her home is IN 81. Florentin. and that
stcr father, i.l!cd in action some
months before, was proSahl. tho
Philip Carcw from whom the mess
ages had come. His guest. appar-
emily. must take him TO Resurrection
Rock. small is.and-juSt 4 few acres
q: rock with an empty house on it
a few miles of shore from the hous.