Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-12

Oriental costume and riding on all
elephant. and Blackic Daw lnno-
Gently flirting with the bankers
antique daughter while his wife in
dignantly steals upon him, a thrift
ing rescue Of young Jimmy by the
sweetheart who had rejected him be
cause of her suspicious, and hand
to-hand fight with 4 mob in which J.
Rufus played brave. but by no
means happy. part.
Not because of any literary charm
or regard for sweet reason and the
possibilities is this swift-moving nov
ell bound to be enjoyed. Simply a.
a diversion for the mind and re-
lief from thought and care 1t oc,-
cupies high place on the new book
list.
Published by Small, Maynard &
Co.
Lovers Of nature will enjoy MY
Mountains" by the Rev. K. /.
Cross. Especially to those who love
the mountains and the more rugged
scenery of the west will the book
appeal.
DR.. Cross for years has been
student of the mountains. He has
camped and roamed in practically
all of the great parks and there are
few places worth while he has not
visited. His book deals with his lfc
and studies in the mountains. He
describes them as they appeal to
him. Being scientist and poet with
command of an enhancing vocabu-
larv, the book is out of the ordinary
and extremely worth while. he
Stratford company of Boston is the
publisher.
The interesting theory that chill
dren produced late in the lives OF
their parents are more capable than
those born before their father and
mother have matured is set forth in
Casper L. Redheld's book, Human
Heredity" (Heredity Publishing
company, Chicago. Among the in
stances of this he cites Benjamin
Franklin, yougest son OF the young
est son for FIVE generations back,
born when his father was 81. His
study OF inheritances deals also with.
the notorious Jukes family and with
theories of disease and immunity
from it through exercise of bodily
powers of resistance.
OF interest to lovers of the drama,
and those who wish to write plays
as we'll, is Barrett c. Clark's The
British and American Drama Of To-
day" (Stewart Kidd company. In
few pages devoted to each play the
author catches both the spirit and
the technical plans of Pinero, Jones,
Wilde, Shaw, Barker Maseheld.
Barrie, Lady Gregory, Synge, Yeats,
Thomas, Moody, Mackaye, Sheldon,
Walker and many others.
Invisible Tides" by Beatrice
Kean Seymour (Thomas Settler.
publisher), is an English novel CT
more than ordinary worth, both for
depth OF plot and beauty Of Ian,
guage. That it has been best
seller abroad should not condemn
it, for it may be that standards
there are higher. 1t is the story Of
circumstances. There is certain
boldness in the heroine which is said
to characterize many OF the younger
women OF the postwar period. A
problem novel, in which the war
aids the solution.
The small town from the angle OF
childhood is "Colinettc of Redmoon,'
by F. Roney Weir (Small, Maynard
g. Coz. 1t is the story of resource
full, imaginative orphan girl who de-
ceives all entire village and succeeds
in getting herself adopted into the
sort of home she has always dreamed
Of. As a pleasant story of whole
some childhood and of real people,
it is bound to furnish many with en-
joyable summer reading. 1t is a tale
that can be enjoyed by youngsters
and grownups as well.
Holman Day is a master of swift
plots and fun, and in when Egypt
Went Broke" he has added another
jelly volume (Harpers). The tale
fas as its pivot the vanity of New
England miser who decided to marry
Young and beautiful girl. Out OF
it the town of Egypt won liberation
from financial bondage and wit
ressed a love affair in which the old
pinchpcnny played only minor role.
Two new books OF interest to
students of business are Better
Business Letters" and Better Ad
vertising." by Prof. John NJ. Manly
of the University OF Chicago. and
John A. Powell OF the Holtzcr-C Cabot
Electric Co. (Frcderick J. Drake,
publisher, Chicago)
Henry ], Allen, governor of Kan
sas, defends his scheme OF the indus
trial court in The Party o: the
Third Part" (HarperS). This plan,
which conceives of tie interests OF
the public as separate from that OF
its component parts, employers and
employees. The lack OF that vital
requisite, the workers consent TO
continue his toll, appears to be the
thing before which this system ot
adjudication breaks down. A clear
account of the working of the IN
dustrial court of Kansas is given by
the governor, furnishing an interest
ing document in the history OF labor
and government.
Battle Studies" by Col. Ardant
du Picq. edited by Gel J. n, Greedy
and Maj. Robert {, Cotton, l. ). A.,
were written hall century ago by
a French soldier. They deal with the
of battle and the hui