The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-11

appeared, to drop three drops from a cer- tain brown bottle into her second cup of tea, which she was sure to take. When the war broke out, Theodore took up Red Cross work in New York. Alan Beeckman went overseas with the Amer Alan and Theodora were betrothed. Then
 came the news that Alan had been
 wounded in action. Later came a tele- gram: Killed in action, Captain Alan Beeckman." Now 1t was Poor dear
 Theodora," indeed! Many pages are
 wasted over Theodoras sufferings, and the readers feelings are unnecessarily
 narrowed; the second telegram was
 mistake Alan was not killed. In due time he returns and the book ends satis- l factorily. The story is well written and will be enjoyed by those who care for | this sort of fiction. Its chief fault is its | length, which exceeds 400 pages THE COLD GIRL | By James B. Hendrix, G. P. Putnam's s Sons, Publishers, New York City. l A girl--a lost mine a man, and an , ever-present jug-and the vest around these MT. Hendryx has written fourth of his stories of love and ac- | tion, possibly his best There are here also two suggestions of mystery-the | character of the man and the contents | of the jug.
 'LEoNARD WOOD. SOLDIER, ADMIN ISTRATOR, CITIZEN" By William Herbert Hobs. c1ntroduc-
 ton by Henry Wise Woody Illustrat- ed. G. P. Putnam's Sons, Publishers New York City.
 When General Wood and Lord Rob 1 erts were observing the great German maneuvers of 1902 Roberts remarked wood, what are our countries to do when that splendid military machine Is directed against usT' Each returned to warn his country at whatever cost to himself. In each case the warning was upheld, and bitterly resented by the pacifist government in power. Sol dier as he is, General Wood has kept his temper and, no matter under what provocation, he has never been led in to criticism of his commander-in- chief; nor has he been coerced by threats or intimidation from telling the actual truth concerning existing conditions The author has marshaled his facts skillfu1ly and authoratively and has given us a splendid character of great American.
 SATIRE IN THE VICTORIAN NOVEL"
 By Frances Theresa Russell. The Mac milan Company, Publishers, New York City.
 This is an interpretative study of Vic- torian fiction, emphasizing the tenden- cies of satire in 1t. How this arose and was used, it's method and it's purpose, is cleverly and interestingly described. The book will be valuable to the inti- mate or the general student of literature. INTERNATIONAL WATERWAYS" By Paul Morgan Ogilvie. The Macmil- Ian Company, Publishers, New York City.
 The first part of this book epitomizes
 the essential relation of waterways to international communication and indi- cates the inherent advantages of aquatic over terrestrial transportation. This is followed by survey of the inception and development of maritime enter prlse after which there is an historical review of the successive efforts of cer- tain maritime powers to secure the ex- elusive enjoyment of the seas Part I ] concludes with a discussion of the vari- ous aspects of the question of the free dom of commercial navigation. Part IT comprises a reference manual Hero all the international inland water ways of the world are listed in alphabet 1 ical order under the respective conti- mental divisions within which they are situated. All treaties and laws govern l ing the international enjoyment of these wa ters are enumerated in chronological i order, and the official sources, together with commentaries by eminent jurists, are likewise indicated under each entry. The purpose of this reference manual Is I to provide facile means of determin- | ing the law governing navigation on any specific waterway.
 POEMS"
 
 By Gladys Cromwell The Macmillan Company, Publishers, New York City.
 The poetry of Gladys Cromwell was that of an outdweller on modern life. In it there are no mannerisms, no nov