Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26

sTAs wAelps Of Ne wcH." BY George
Marsh. Frontispicce in color by Frank
e. 0chconovsr. Philadelphia. Pa: The
Penn Publishing Co.. o.5-s27 FIJI
bert street. Oils. net)
Mr.. March has written q romance Of
adventure Of a country ssldom In
vadsd by writer's. that practically un-
known northeast Canadinp country
lying to the east and south OF Hud-
sons Bay. II Ia a land OF brief spring
ana summer. with seven long months
OF winters enow, blood-freezing cold
and savage blixzards. challenging man
TO brave their dangers, and taking
toll OF death from all but the most
hardy sdventurcrs.
Such an adventurer was Jean Mar
GEL a French trapper. and the story
viv!dly details his thrilling experiences.
For saving the life OF an Eequimo boy
who had fallen Into the water, he was
presented with valuable female
husky puppy OF the wolf strain, which
grew into huge and powerful team
dog. and eventually bore a litter OF
puppies Of the same wild strain. With
THE wolf dog and team of whelps
raised from her, he made a remarkable
journey through winters SHOWS and
q howling, death dealing blizzard.
thereby winning great renown and
eav'ng the life of a woman to whose
bedside he thought n skilled physician
without whose service she would have
died.
Other thrilling incidents are present
ed In THE interesting story, in all of
which Jean Marcel and his great wolf
dog, Fleur. are hero and heroine. Also.
there are revealing pictures of the
lie and people Of the country. of the
dangerous business OF hunting game
for pelts. OF the life that these hunters
lead during the winter while setting
and guarding their traps. months at a
time beyond the reach or sight of
another human being. II is thrilling
20 read OF such things. and so vividly
are they portrayed that TO read of
them Is 10 almost feel the sting of the
cold and hear the roar OF the bliz-
lards.
\ flne. manly character Is Jean Mar
Gel. descendant of n limo OF sturdy
French voyageurs. Jealous OF the fame
OF his forefathers and earnestly de-
sirous of living up TO It. This he does
by honesty and daring courage. and
he flgWes splendidly throughout. The
reader is much concerned for the one
grief OF Jean Marcel. in the belief that
his love for Julie Breton OF the trad
Inc post was not returned, as she was
for time betrothed 10 another, but
the maiden in time learned the un-
worthness Of the man 20 whom she
WAS pledged. and gave her affections
10 Jean, who had saved her life by
his desperate mid-winter dash through
snow and cold and blizzards for the
doctor at the fort who arrived in time
TO save her life.
Mr.. Marsh writes with the knowl.
edge Of one who knows the country
with whose people and characteristics
he seeks 70 acquaint his readers. lie
says: Il have hunted and fshed In
Canada from western LabradoC ID
keewatin. Much OF the background OF
my tales is familiar country-river
valleys l have Travelled. Hudson's Bay
posts whose hospitality have known
In the summer OF 1909, went with a
half-breed Cree 20 the headwaterss OF
the great Albany River, etrea NJ
longer than Ohio. and followed IL 6OC
miles 10 Hudson's Bay. We spent q
month on the coast Of the great salt
bay Of the north and saw the i'm.
mense flights OF geese and duck ir
September. Wind-bound, with oul
water keg and stove empty. we haC
been for days, somewhat less thar
prohibitionists, when we reached
river. The cold. fresh water OF tha
river Is still vivid memory; so ar,
the last weeks OF a straight goose diet
varied once or twice by seal and Gran
miles by canoe, when We nosed ou
the ice IN October at the railroad; anC
the canoe looked Il. SO did we. w,
had each dropped twenty-five pounds
on the trail
Received OF the publishers.
sAt Sight Of Cold" BY Cynthia LON
hardi, author OF "a Cry OF Youth,
etc. New York City: ID. Appleton 4
Co. Cf2.)
The fatal lure OF gold is the them'
OF this novel, and Il is effectivel,
treated. When Geraldine Moore foun,
that Antonelli Ferrari held the secre
O. the hiding place OF an old .brigandi
treasure OF money and valuable Jew
els, she consented 10 marry him, a.
she and her father were then in dir,
financial etrafts. hut instead they rob