Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-01
Reviews of New Books


as the price of keeping silent about
his crime In Africa.
The reader wonders, as the story
proceeds. how it Will be possible TO
bring IL to a satisfactory conclusion,
but this result Is reached most hap
PLY. Sir Clement was not q murderer.
after all. as he had believed, his blow
having proved merely stunning. not
fatal. And the supposed victim was
exposed ns a participant in the black
mailing scheme. In the end his love
had most happy elimination.
"The Avenger" Is a strong and origi
nal idea, In n vividlx Kaleidoscope
setting. Subtle characterization and
soui-stirring incidents, romance and
mystery, blend In Il most literally
And It's portrayal OF mans heroic
struggle with that most elemental OF
human forces-his conscience--is of
the highest character.
Received OF the publishers.
-HaytL" Its dawn and progress after
years In a night of revolution. BY
J. Dryden kuser. Illustrated. Bos-
ton, Mass; Richard G. Badger Crhe
Gorham press). Price, SO, net.
Even TO this day there are many
persons who, if they gave az thought
20 Hayti. would regard IL as a country
hopelessly involved in bloody revolu-
ton. held by people with little con-
ception OF the elements OF civiliza-
tion, and reveling in brutal ignorance.
That Is the general impression OF the
average reader about Hayti.
But Mr.. kuser. in his book. presents
Hayti in vastly different light. He
shows 1t as a country of opportunities
which is entering upon it's dawn of
progress with most encouraging pros
poets. Due to its cheap labor, its
remarkably fertile soil, Hayti, he
shows. is destined TO become one of
the greatest fields for American In
vestments Of the future. Due TO it's
beauty, its accessibility under better
transportation facilities, and the alb
sence OF the prohibition restriction
Hayti, he believes, should become the
next great popular winter resort, and
place TO which citizens of this
country would resort in large num-
bers for rest and recreation.
Much of these encouraging pros
poets are due to the measure Of
American intervention that has been
extended to Hayti. The work which
American marines in Hayti are doing.
Mr.. Kuser says, is such as 20 be well
worth envy by soldiers Of any exploits.
The work which the American civil
administrators are accomplishing is
OF credit TO our acknowledged ability
as organizers.
knowing, as we do, so little of
Haytian history, so little of real con-
dense misunderstanding that so gen.
ditions there, Il is well to have a
lwork Of this character to remove the
orally prevails. Let any reader ask
himself how much he or she knows
about Hayti, and the. result will be
surprising. To find out is well worth
while, and here is n book that will
j supply the desired information.
j Mr.. kuser has given a story OF Ha*I
and OF conditions and customs there
today from first-hand information
from n travellers view point. He has
studied Hayti and knows whereof ne
writes. lie gives vivid picture OF
the country-its people, its traditions
its customs. it's conditions. its agri-
cultural interests and general busi-
ness. He finds there n reasonable
security OF person and property and
a comparative freedom from the ban-
ditry and general violence of other
days. He believes there is n great
incentive for American business tc
invest its capital there, which means
that the country will rapidly become
rich again--as il once was in tbs
French days. Also, that in this re-
newed condition of prosperity the
Haytien himself will share in the fu-
ture development and wealth.
The book is literally illustrated
from photographs. and in this respect
reveals many surprises in respect OF
beautiful scenery, fine specimens o.
, architecture, and striking presenta'
tions of the Haytien people and wha
they do.
/ Received Of the publishers.