Evening star., 1921-10-16

great epic drama Of the west has be-
gum
look out on the swing and swirl of
movement Of a great sun-f1ooded oval.
framed by the rolling hills of Ore
gon, where meet the greatest rough
riders of the globe. competing for
the world championships on the worst
outlaw horses. bucking bulls and buf-
faloes; in roping wild steers, in bull
dogging Texas longhorns and in the
various races-the COW pony. relay.
pony express and stagecoach. The
whole drama. with its atmosphere and
character, gives the roundup its
the peer of all cowboy carnivals.
This is the great magnetic force
which draws a vast audience to Pen
dleton for three whole days of each
year" And this is the story of the
great round-up-the story Of the an
nual Oresonian carnival 1t is
gorgeous epic movement. one that
races in the blood and thudS in the
heart. Nothing short of Il personal
partaking in this Olympic of the far
count of it in the very spirit of its
own audacity and daring and origi-
nality. And the author did so par
take. more than once. Turn to page
1853 (not page 176," Mr.. "G. 2. P."b
There you will find Mr.. Furlong him
mite and staying seated, too, long
enough to break the world record
to say nothing of breaking his wrist
as well. Quite remarkable pictures
go along with this wholly remarkable
story of the annual pageant of the
cattle ranges.
DANGEROUS AGES. BY Rose Macau
lay. author of "Potterism." New
York: Boni 6 Liveright.
;,
excite interest. 1t commands respect
as well, for the even quality of it's su-
perior Workmanship. That all ages
ar" dangerous ones is the big and
vital theme. This the author handles
with competence and dignity. The
Stor! that moves this theme forward
is calculated to excite sustained in
terest. A fine balance is maintained
the theme never riding the action, the
action never sinking the theme An
English family-four generations-a
modern; outstanding. intelligent group
great-grandmother down to a girl OF
nineteen-with the sixties, and the
forties, and the thirties scattered in
oetween-each Is engaged with the
interests and problems and beset-
ments OF her own stage in the busi-
ness of moving forward. Each char
acter is an Individual. standing up to
herself. All, taken together, round up
the inevitable struggle for adjust
ment that. at every point in ones life,
is taking place: These are intensely
human folks. This fact makes them
mean great deal to US coming in
contact with them. 1t is a fine story,
finished and effective from every point
of view.
LONDON MOSAIC. BY W. L. George
and Philippe Forbes Robertson
New York: Frederick A Stokes
Company.
One had thought that Thomas
Burke was the only man qualified to
take one on a personally conducted
London. That was a mistake. w.
l.. George in this role quite lives up
TO his reputation as an artist and
human being and lover of all sorts
and conditions of men. And this. too.
without taking away from the joy
Of Tommie Burke. either. Just an
other point of view. just another
London trail. just another set of hu-
man contacts. these. The field is al
ways fresh and ineshaustible So,
from place to place with Mr.. George,
one hunts out places to see, old his
tories to recast. new corners for this
or that delectable thing to eat-and
drink. One looks in upon the poor"
and takes stealthy and blushing
,sea search for vice"Lwhich. somehow.
L.
1t is brand-new trip about London.
in spite of the many that have pre-
ceded it. After it is over one sits
down in little picture gallery.
where Mr.. PHILIPPE Forbes Robertson
has gathered up and composed and
sketched and colored the very spirit
of the places from which we have
just returned. A London book Is
bound to be joy. This one is. in
an author who himself is in the thrall
of London.
WHITE SHOULDERS. BY George
kibbe Turner. author of "Hagar's
Hoard" New York: Alfred A.
knopf
This romance opens in comic vein
or is it tragic? 1t opens. in either
case. with the ceremonies Of the mar
riage market. A girl is up for sale.
And. as is the rule of markets for
every sort of commodity. she is be-
decked and set out to catch the eye
Of prospective buyers. The author
forces the picture here a trifie. either
neglecting or scorning to cover
purely business proceeding with the
ritual of social hypocrisy. An un-
thinkaSle situation, left just that
way. The girl. however. is reluct-
ant and innocent part of a mothers
overambition. From this openly Gym
into romance wherein the love1l,ess
of the young woman wins friends.
and champions. and. finally a lover
who, by the logic OF events. becomes
the husband. The story is set in the
south, with a delightful old judge. OF
the familiar southern brand, to tell
the whole story and to prove. In turn.
to be knightly champion of the
heroine of the tale.
IN PAWN. BY Ellis Parker Butler,
author of pigs Is Pigs" etc. H.
lustrated. Boston: 1oughton Mif-
film Company.
Mr.. Butler likes the Mississippi
river town. SO he puts another story
down there. BY virtue Of its title this
is the story of Lem Redding. pawned
to his aunt till a debt of his fathers
had been wiped out. BY virtue of
rival interest. however. it is the story
of Miss Henrietta Bates. school teach
er. whose surprising gift at just
plain lying makes her a delight to
the unregenerate heart of the reader.