Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-06

six Seconds or Darkness is the
latest novel from the pen OF Octa'yus
Il York;. And the eager public devours
Il much after the fashion that n''nig-
GER cats watermelon. Even the
wise old owls viii keep awake nights
and thunder. and battling mystery to
SIX seconds OF darkness! Within
an hour OF ihe report OF the murder
OF prominent rciormcr. three pco-
pie come TO headquarters and CON
Tess tho crime. No one OF them
only ono particular. that for six sec
onds the room Of the murder was in
darkness. Three police revolvers OF
exactly The same callber and pat
tern were found near the scene OF
the crime, and IL burglar was found
OF n Very accomplished mystery
writer, OctavuS Roy Cohen works TO
scatter the readers suspicious.
But the story is not complcN-it
is To pcrplcN. rather. And the au
thor follows concentrated style,
mere and there to minglc choice char
actcrizations and human interest APP
Dcals. mainly through the aGenc" %
conversation. The ini:is confessions
are a device employed by Mr.. Cohen
which forms pleasing diversion
as well !" treat new material in an
cd way rs To handle old material in
an original way: hut tho reading
public doesn't appreciate relaxing OF
efforts on the par, of mystery novel
lists TO uDcarth new ways and means
Tor handling their subject matter.
The Savory blend supplied by oc-
iLrus Roy Cohen is most timely.
Sin Seconds OF Darkness" has it's
iuii quota OF the tricks OF the trade"
that are calculated 10 have psyche
ioSlcaI effect upon the reader TO ia
z crease his hcwi!dermcnt: Was the
murder committed before. during, or
after the SIX seconds OF darkness?
This nigh; or night not bear i'm
portantly ON tie plot. set 1t helps
scatter the suspicious.
II didn't want To - GOT liamil-
ron while the young man was fight
ing, with him. because ! didu'i want
TO Kill anybody hut Hamilton. Then
AL OF sudden he rushed away from
the man he was lighting with ana
iorc open the drawer OF that tabl.
Hondcr.' badgers voice rose shriiiy;
re Was wor"ing himself into state
Of intense eNciicment-his little Jig
IRE luivcred w!th emotion. he
opened the drawer and pulled out Il
revolver thought that h. saw me
-" ] raised the revolver like this
pulled the trigger. ont just as | dil
HI. the lights went out. | shot. Ne
paused and stood trembling.
hen the lishts went on again.
cav Hamilton iall'n9-and | kEcw J
mad killed aim
hn, there is much more to the
SstEN- II again moves rapidly Tor
MAID. battling, bgeathi,ss TO the dc.
houncment wnen the crime s snown
20 he the deed OF. Find out for
yourself.
THE WARRANT DUNE - George
Glens. II. Appleton X Co. New orN
Ia!S j. "A romance OF surprising
spirit and thrills: Driven ICON ncu
liGss.a. Grand Duke N!cAulaevitch
leaves tn. DId Word ald comes 10
america. Young ana handsome, he
laecs the necessity @. Ina'Siug his own
way. and his career commences 10y his
waiting a tn. steamers table thus
earning has passage across the AZ
!antIc. III New orn hc - once comes
eEdnce OF moneN-getiing c"ercd by
q pal he had known Oh sTiubo2rG. But
Pcter decides on making his way
clean handed. win only MS own per-
sonallty. cosmopolitan knowledge
II the world. ana an hbi4ity 10 Sp-.i tx
Eng .ieh, learned from MS English
mother. 10 help him.
fori"ne leads MIN, now plain Peter
Nichols to Black Euck. the estate oi
rJoaAtuan Il. Mcclure. a multim!Iliou-
sire. Here inc finds mystery. in"N-
.IiEaClr and sinister. which haURtS
MtGuirr. !etev heads the bod !cuard
y nicA the old u!liunIirc Keeps about
himself and strange events make teal
iEc fears That hang over the place.
To lovely Ecth Cameron, niece Of
AlcGuir.'s houSrkccpcr. Peter Is
drawn. aud as events unfold their love
AaNtS itTu III the lnlGSt al the ia
gers which i'ock about Black Rock"
from out 81 McGui-c'S past. y lnys-
t"r!ous fellow named Hawk" is at
ihr heart OF the trouble, and rcter.
".dius Mcclure. gradually learns the
truth OF the situation from series
- inr!! ing aud dangerous happen
In-s. lie battles now not only Tor
McEu!re hut. for Beth, and It is in the
lnids; ui IA forest lire. whose flames
bring not only destruction bur also
solution of this absorbing romano" OF
mystery, That the hnal reckoning
comes.
THE UNDERWOOD MYSTERY. nv
Charles J. butt"n. Dodd. Mead " 90,
New J orb
Here * "a story which has that rare
lhinS. a new ending in detective ne
lion. The scene OF the S;Ory IS la!d
~ one OF the l"adin; summer resorts
OF New England John Underwood. II
wealthy broker dSs. not appear at
breakfast ono morning u,fT is found
dead in. his library HARE the mystery
starts. for the door 70 Tho library and
NE windows are locked on the in
SIDE. and IL IL necessary to hrcaK
down the door 10 enter. How the de-
trciiNc discovers that the man was
murdered, how The evidence fans ON
me end. In startling fashion. the Grim
maj IS found. make the story
Even though the detective gains
rs hTst insight into the crime
man. dreams that are interpreted in
scientific manner. We; there IL
nothing TO strain the belief OF the
reader in tho NAY the detective solves
'ectiN" story III order IA match their
wits, against the authors. w!M Gnd
rare treat in this new mystery novel
THIS WORLD OF OURS. rs J n
Curic George H. Doran 90. New
York