New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
Adventure, Mystery and Romance
Found in Survey Of New Fiction
A Western Tale of Treasure Trove Dramatic
Stories Criminals Who Turn Detectives
An English Romance

THE EyEEtAST1NG WHIsFEl;. - Jsr1-
son Gregory Published ~ chsrios
Scrbncr's Sons. sl75.
TIE NAN IN rATcArc1inR. ~ cyril
McNcile Published by George II. Dorsn
Company. f'.75.
Fox. Published b. Kobert Mcbride
THE GAKDEN or MEMORIES Hy Henry
st. John Cooper. Published b. George
H. boran Company. s1fo.
"HE familiar themes Of adven-
turc. mystery and romance are
given appropriate variations in
these new novels Mr.. Gregory
has written splendid type Of the old
fashioned, melodramat'c Western novel.
full Of wild rides. gunplay and strug
giles with Billiards in the heart Of the
Mountains
Mark King, an adventurous prospec-
tor, sets hard task for himself wnen
he rides out in search Of buried trcas-
urc With Gloria Gaynor, spoiled rlcn
girl who has married him, o. she
thinks without love, in a moment Of
crisis. King is forced to contend With
an unexpected snowstorm, with d gang
Of dcsperadoos who are also seeking
the treasure and with Gloria hcrself,
who proves considerably more Of
hlndrancc than a help in the first
stages Of the enterprise. But in the
end he conqucrs everything; and both
the gold and the girl are MS
The novel carries tire reader along
with the fascination of its sweeping
style. The author knows and loves
the lofty ranges of the Sierras where
he has laid the scene Of his story;
and he succeeds in making the search
for ;hc hidden treasure the iight with
The desperad9e7 and the struggle
against cold and hunger very real and
gripping in their appeal There IS
nothing OF the "etfete Last about thiz
novel: it has rather IA superabundanco
OF red corpuscies in its composition
Mark King doesn't hesitate 20 strike
Gloria with rope when she turns
obstinate at d critical moment; and ne
villain is The Kind Of man who could
not remark ,hst It was d fine morning
without first damuing the thing. quail
sy:ug IT Win an cnitnet o. vi!euess.
AID turning i ont o. his Big loose
mouth sulied with s. iabies winch DO
rot get them elve- INTO print" The
Everlasting Whisper" would certainly
SHOW well OF the screen, with William
$ Hart IN the leading role.
Cyril NcNeile, the author o. But
dog Drummond." is represented By a
dozen or 50 short stories. The Man
in Eatcatchcl" IS quiNotic ind.vidu4.
who tries to lose MS identity ate, MS
fathers business failure. Riding az
hunt he mas the opportunity o. saving
his former swee.hcarts lie. This
story e.vcs the key 10 the autaol's
method dramatic si,uat 'ons generally
evolving into Happy crdings. There
are several tales o. marital f.ic,.oA and
discord. and "A Payment ON Account"
has flavor Of Cinderella. WITH = -ired
capitalist on : vacation p.aying the
part OF the fairy godmother
Mr. McNcile IS capable o. invoking
horror as an aid to dramatic effect.
The House by the ieadlano" IS done
somewhat IN the manner OF Poe. 4
mystery tale With a Sudden and terri
be climax is The Man With His Hand
in His Pocket" All in all the book
promises 4 few hours genuine enter
ta,nmcnt, and this IS more than coula
be said Of good many novels and
stories
The OLD adago. SET d thie: to c4tch
a thief" receives It's application in
Ethel Opens the Door A group cf
reformed criminals who have all done
time set themselves up in the detective
business. They soon encounter an &c.
centric client and battling case that
taxes all their resources
The author departs from the accepted
method of writing detective stories b..
putting the crime near the end Of the
book instead Of at tho beginning.
There is more than one thread in the
case. and the mystery is only solved
with the help Of a bright girl who has
been taken into the employment OF the
criminals firm Mr.. Fox shows nyorr