The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-28

with him always. The author throws a sop to her readers by charging her Shiek to an Englishman before the story is finished, but even at that it is difficult to swallow the facts. In order to do so one must revert to the old caveman ideal, to admit that women may be beaten into spiritual submission by strength. The world has travelled at mighty pace since such a theme could be calmly ac- cepted.
 Such theme. it is easy to per ceive, would prove popular the hero being shown in domineering light, strong-natured extremely handsome, with all the accoutrements of cos tune and mystery. much will be for given him. It is quite possible that there are many minimizing young misses in England Cor in America) who would be delighted at the pos sibility of being captured by an ex- ceptionally strong and handsome Arab chieftain.
 If E. M. Hull's original premise be accepted, one cannot but praise the complete manner in which the theme is enlarged upon. "The Shelly" is a book that is graphically written anf on the whole the book is writtdn with | a calculating eye for points. There are whirlwind attacks in the desert, thrilling attempted escape by Diana from her captor an exciting race on thoroughbred horses and all the para phernalia that so to make such a tale absorbing.
 The book is one of continuous ac- tion from beginning to end. Diana s moods are presented most vividly, O ad hA LAil Ia, fe,1 . length, figure of animal strength yet concealing secret sorrow, thus making, him most interesting and fascinating character study.
 The Sheik," it is said, is second only in popularity to "The Rosary" in England, while in America 1t is in the hands of every reader of fiction, every library and every book stall. THE HOUSE OF NIGHT By Leslie Howard Gordon. Small.
 Maynard X Co.,, Publishers, Boston. 'Thack's Place." typical gun mans hangout of the southwest tense with excitement over the breach of the "Butche er"-villa and his guerillas--and King Caird. tn, 1 gun fighter the silent, killing machine; the soulless, emotionless gunman who drew. shot and killed with little twist of his grim mouth and a sleepy lowering of his eye lids over expressionless eyes An unusual, well-constructed. we'll tolt western story.
 l FEY ADVICE OF COUNSEL" l By Arthur Train. Frontispiece b, l Arthur William Brown. Charle.
 Scribner's sons, Publishers, Nev l York City.
 By Advice of Counsel" being ad ventures of the celebrated firm 0 Tut & Tut. attorneys and counsel ors at law, is series of rela ted epi sodes, some of them like "The Xxi, and the Gamer highly laughable others. like "Contempt of Court deeply serious: others. like Beyond Reasonable Doubt" humorous reve lations of the ways of judges an, turies; others. like The Shyster." ex pressive of some of the sharp trick of the lawyers trade. All of then are first and last, presentations O old MT. Tut. humorous and wise, witt a passion for justice and a contemp for technicalities. character wh once read of becomes as actual as real friend.
 GODS COUNTRY; THE TRAIL Tt
 HAPPINESS"
 By James Oliver Curwood The Cos
 mopolitan Book Corporation. Pub
 fishers, New York City.
 Few people can write of the grea northwest as can James Oliver Cur wood and in his own Story of How ne Found Life. Love and Religion in the Great Out-of- Doors," whicl he has entitled. Gods Country: ths Trail To Happiness" he surpassed Ianything he has ever done before.
 Of the many eminent reviews" ol l'God's Country" perhaps the mosl