Evening star., 1921-11-13
upou to believe this tale. All he has TO
do ID to enjoy the thfiIl Of It.

upon to believe this tale. All he has TO
do is to enjoy the thfin Of It
sOR ME ALONE. BY Andre corthis.
Transl, ted from the French by
Frederick Taber Cooper. New York:
Frederick A. Stokes Company
n. Corthis has the married woman OF
this s.ory confids, in herself. sstin!
down, for me alone," the facts OF
wife Of man: clearly. her inferior. In
every. respect. The effect Of this plan
Is that Of sincerity, keen introspection.
ausiere logic, The drab days are told
of. one by one. without single 9es-
But attention. rather absorption, springs
up irresist. .Dly In the reader. by tir.ua
Of the truth to life and human nature
that the woman brings out in this per-
sOnal and secret communion with her.
self. Al the las.-.Is g., is nm finished: shed. =. !,
these pages. Life 10 regular. abundant
and tranquil I am happy. l have
reason to be. l would be altogether 80,
II 1t were. not stil for those moments,
awaken. Hss ~ and n then / think that my ~
Peaceful and contented minutes are per.
haps the worst Of alt" II - upon his
note Of resignation that the simple and
well-nigh perfect story ends. Published
under the edltorship Of Henri de Reg;
drew, the grand prise Tor 1920.
PRINCE CINDERELLA. By Grace
Alexander, author OF Judith"
Frontispiece by w. B. King. In
dianapotis: The Bobbs-Merrill Com
The heroine Of ,h,. mystery yarn
tells the story herself. She sets out
with 1t by saying, Through 1t all l
was; q good deal Of 2 fool" That is .
denly possessed Of q fortune. this
young woman. In making up her
household. appears TO have collected
an assortment OF crooks. The machi-
nations of one after another Of these.
and then Of all together; to relieve
be lying around make the body Of.
this mystery romance" As q matter
OF fact the real mystery to tho reader
Is why the young woman was lot to
"Prince Cinderella" to be sure, is the
outstanding young man who. finally.
extricates the girl from the difhcui-
tics that she has succeeded in Great
ing about herself. taking her and her
time. too The authors turn Of talk
is sprightly and to . degree clever.
A more consistent line of action
would have given this gift . better
AMERICAN POLICE ADslINIsTlaA-
TION. BY Elmer d. Graper. New
York: The Macmillan Company.
In it's substance this, volume takes
account Of the best that 90 tar has
been done in the way Of city police
administration. From the work Of many
American ciIies Ia this branch Of NUM-
clpal government the author has pro-
duced a study. not only Of the bas
facts and common problems Of pol
administration. but one that presen.s
as well. the adaptations that certain
cities have made to meet special condi-
ions and requirements Of police pro-
lection BY way Of Introduction the
author gives brief historical sketch Of
the modern police system In England
and the United States. From this
point he passes to the organization Of
q city police department. giving the
outstanding types Of organization. The
composition OF the force, Its duties. It's
composition and welfare follow in
helpful sum Of detail on the one hand
and general outlook on the other. The
book 10 specific in Information ant
highly suggestive in it's full substance
A handbook that u calculated to b.
useful TO the superior police o1ficer an.
to aspiring members Of the rank and
flle OF the organization.