Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-12


their atmosphere from the originals.
There In true art In the portraiture.
There arc beauty and Il mercil"ss ac-
curacy az well.
TIE SETTLING OF TIE SAG ny
Ih.l q. I;varts. Little. Brown & Co..
Boston.
Cal Iarris came TO the Three Bar
ranch with his gun swung In his
belt in front-"the quickest draw in
the world for them that can use it,
and, although the men. most Of them.
had a grudge against him because he
gentle broke his horses and believed
In fencing of the open range. II was
pretty Billie Warren. mistress of the
ranch. who most resented his coming.
Billie's father. wishing to cement an
old family friendship. had wiiled
half-interest in the ranch TO the son
OF his old friend Bill Harris. with the
stipulation that his daughter and Cal
must both live on the ranch and work
1t together for the three years after
his death. and II either one left. tho
other should have all claim to the
ranch. Billie didn't understand his
motive and she suspected Harris OF
swindling her father.for his own ends.
Moreover. she was worried over the
steady loss OF cattle In large num-
bers. and the unwelcome advances of
nearby cattle owner. So Cal found
II rather unpleasant at first But he
could manage men and women, and he
soon made II his business to inquire
into the troubles OF the Three Iar
ranch-and then there was acton
a-plenty.
Evarts knows the open range and
the people who live there. comic and
tragic. good and bad. always lively
human beings. a coiorful story Of a
virile young ranchman's tight for the
rights OF the honest stock raisers and
for tho interests Of the Hiri he loves.
THE settling'of the Sage" Will have
a wide appeal.
MODERN CAVALRY. By Major
Malcolm wheeler-N Nicholson. Cavalry
United states Army. The Macmillan
Co. New York.
II armies as whole are not vet
obsolete. Is the day of the cavalry
man already over? This is a oues-
ton asked by lovers OF the horse,
as well az b: military men or jour
na!fst!o observers. OF late, there has
been much argument BY experts in
every country. Major Nicholson has
here contributed what promises TO
be tho most authoritative discussion
OF the subject. written in simple.
nontechnical manner.
PNEUMONIA. BY Frederick Taylor
Lord. NJ. d. Harvard University
Press. Cambridge. Mass.
This book is No. OF tho Harvard
Health Talks series. Originally de-
'irered as popular Sunday after
noon lecture at the Harvard Medical
School, this summary sets forth in
knowledge about pneumonia. with
suggestions for prevention and treat
ment.
BANKING AND BUSINESS. BY II.
Parker Willis and George w. Ed
wards. Harper g. Brothers. Now
York.
The student or business. whether he
be In college or in the actual business
world. VIII find In this book a rea-
sonab'e basis Of theory and principle
combined with general outline Of
the actual methods adopted by banks
in the conduct Of their own opera
tons and In their relationship to
other types o. business. Particular
attention has been given to the A.
nHncing OF the individual entcrprise.
the problems which must be met by
the business man in whatever occu-
patton engaged. in connection with
the transaction OF the banking side
OF his operations. There is also a
relatively brief outline statement of
the relation OF the bank TO the none
tary system and nj Its function in
the development OF prices.
n f MOD ERN READ ER'S
tabridgsd) BIBLE FOR SCHOOLS.
Vol. l.. Tho Old Testament. (Yol. H..
The New Testament, previously pub
lished) Edited by Richard G. Moul-
ton. The Macmillan Co., New York.
The first section contains the
framework Of event In Israels his
tory. interviewer with story and
song. This covers the earlier half
emore accurately. two-Rfths) Of the
Old Testament material. supplement-
ed by historic psalms taken from tho
collected lyrics. The second section
deals with the change from the first
to the second half OF the Old Testa-
ment. the transition from History and