The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
THE MORETON MYSTERY"

the relentless dislike of his wife. Inc
daughter was at home but not at that
memorable dinner party. Her past was
at least not conventional, and the law
yer had his doubts about her present
life. These are four characters in whom
you will be greatly Interested when you
read The Moreton Mystery"
The attraction of the hig-hearted,
home loving, patriotic millionaire for the
girl, who is in the next room" at the
hotel-her passionate loyalty, her reti-
cence and her uncommoniy good COM
mon sense only make more difficult her
position in the Moreton household. And
when the mysterious Moreton murder oc-
ours she Immediately becomes the storb
center.
"AGATHA'S AUNT
BY Harriet Lummis Smith. The Bobbs-
Merrill Company, Publishers. Indianap-
oils.
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave.
When first we practice to deceive!
At first all went we'll when Agatha Kent
nnasqueraded as her own great-aunt and
deceived poor blinded young man.
But there was another girl. And oh,
what cat she was! And oh, what =
crash there was in Agatha's affairs!
some and delicious-and you, will read
and laugh and weep and find this story
all too short.
las quaint and fragrant as an
Oid-fashioned garden
Agatha Kent!-An auburn haired beau-
ty prmmng with youth and laughter.
with a twinkle in her eye. hair-trig-
ger temper, and a heart as big as all
outdoors.
You will immediately fail in love with
her and with the other characters in this
charming romance-for the author has
created real lovable human beings whom
you will enjoy meeting and cherish
fondly.
HIDDEN EYES
BY Eric Levison. The Bobbs-Merr1n
Company, Publishers, Indianapolis.
When you read these pages of Hid
den Eyes" by Eric9 Leviscn. you will
feel as if you had moved into strange
and mysterious land where steel bank
vaults are easily entered and unknown
criminals escape in the dead of night.
An hypnotized man, beautiful
young girl and Hidden Eyes that see
without being seen make this story
| more than mysterious.
SOCIAL CONSCIENCE OF HOMOC-
RACY VERSUS MONOCRACY''
! (Story, Verse and Essay. BY Adam
Albeit The Cooperative Publishing
Company, Inc. Publishers, Bridge
port, Conn
Twenty years Of feeling, thought and
labor--on the part Of a keen student OF
life-produced the contents Of this
book. entitled, Social Conscience, or
Homocracy Versus Monocracy." 1t is
dedicated: ITO lovers Of sincerity
everywhere in the cause iof humane
progress" Boldly. thoroughly and in
tensely humanitarian. The volume con-
tains something of interest to almost
everybody, from the story reader who
! likes to watch the fiutter Of a heart
20 the professor of psychology who De-
lights in dissecting the human mind,
and it appeals to all, from fresh blown
revolutionary apostles on the warpath
against Injustice to gray-haircd states
men on the watch for ways and means
of allaying social unrest.
RACHEL"
! CA Play Of Prctestl. BY Angelina w.
Grimke. The Cornhill Company, Pub
I fishers. Boston.
Never before has the pathos and the
+ tragedy of the black mans burden boon
more vividly portrayed than in this
play. when in a modern Rama "a
| voice was heard lamentation and grea
mourning: Rachel bewaiiing her chill
dren, and would not be comforted, beg
cause they are not"-Matthew Il. 4.
..DEHYpRATING FOODS
BY A. Louise Andrea. The Cornhill Com
pany, Publishers, Boston.
| This is the book of the hour, coming
| just at the time when interpretation
and high prices make it imperative to
conserve every bushel Of farm. orchard
| and garden produce.
/, Dehydration is the superior method OF
food preservation. No cans. jars or te-
dious canning process necessary Merely
j the water removed from food materials
! leaving all flavorings and nourishmen'
values intact THE water taken out OF
/! the high cost OF living"
Perishable produce is preserved easily
economically and advantaseously by de-
hydration, for homes hotels, restaurants,
1 boarding houses, school, institutions
| ships and dining cars. Pounds are re-
duced to ounces simply by removal Of
water content. Money, work. time anr
spoilase are saved: weight, bulk and
storage space are reduced astonishingiy
| Deterioration furnishes the maximum Of
good living at the minimum expense.
1.-THE sHAMUs.
| "a Real Detective story, BY Harry J.
| Loose. The Cosmopolitan Publishing
| House. Publishers, Boston.
\ The Shamus' Ia a true tale OF ther-
! dom and expose Of the real system n
crime, 1t 10 different from the usual de-
tective story in that the usual detective
! story Is written by one who has had nc
practical experience In the work, and
whose writinss ore from Imagination en-
tirely.
IN presenting this book. by Detective
| Harry J. Loose, Of the chscagc police
department. we introduce 70 you one o.
the moat unique personalities of that
great city. A man at viriis character. OF
keen and analytical mind. he 10 A1cep
tionally we'll qualified to writa upon this
! subject.
Although Mr.. tsDess l. actively engaged
in detective work. hls kncwlsdss OF ths
"a hject Is recognized a. Of such nuthort-
tAtivN value that he u In constant de-
maad By leading lecture hursaus OF ths