The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-06

"rhe Mystery at No. O." Augusta
iiuiell Seaman. Century CO.
In the location OF this latest Of her
mystery stories for boys and girls,
Mrs, Seaman has found a new field
FLORIDA. Not. however. the Flor.
ida that tho tourist knows. but tho
Wild phosphate mining region. where
are tho beds from which come large
share OF the worlds fertilizer.
Near an abandoned mine that has
long ago turned into beautiful pool.
rslil known ar mo g." two cousins.
a boy and a girl. stumble upon baf.
fling and incxplioahle affair.
In the care Of an old haifbrced In.
dian guide. known as jerry Saw.
Grsss. and % his cracker wife. Is
a young Rirl of their own age. about
whom there appears 70 b. consider.
ahis mystery. This child. Delight
knows absolutely nothing about her
history or iafentnge A. tho same
time the cousins discover that old
Jerry II keeniy anxious 10 keep out
Of tho way Of Mr.. Trcadweli. a New
York lawyer who II staying az the
same hotel with them. out Of the
tangled threads 81 this absorbing
mystery the truth n finally evolved
''Frox~n Justice" Ejnar Mikkslssn.
translated from the Danish by A. q.
Jayne. Alfred A. Knopf.
This striking tale Of Aisrka's fron
en- snow. and the tragedy Of an Extf
mos love IL the work ~ an Arctic
explorer. II combines an expert'a
first hand picture OF Eskimo mar.
ners and customs with an exciting
story Of a fugitive wife and her
tragic end IN nordid Alaskan set.
Element. The pursuit by hakhs'
wachiak Of Black Joe and igiuruk
across leo gioca and iracki~ss SHOWS.
the patient vengeance ~ the hus-
band. os which fate eventually hniks
hifn--,he.e are some Of the elements
% a well spun yarn % adventures
outside the beaten track.
There are curious and interesting
sldeiightn on the manners ard Gus
toms ~ the Arctic. and ~ tho est
mate sho fsskimoa hold Of "whl's
people
.rouruqusre. Grace 3. Richmond
Century Co.
This ~ the story ~ two men ans
; a woman. John ksrkwood. the ediioi
/ of a popular firtion magazine. Mar,
! Fletcher. q talented young write
! who h -seeinx lie" as u u lived y
New York's Bohemia under Kirk
. woods unwholesoms tuielaEe. asi'
i Mark Feun. young college profes
, sor. who realizes that Mary II saefi
fciur her ability 20 do work Of IN
finer type for The success that oafn'
,oo easily with her popular magn
lrlne stories.
suddenly realizing that she - be
ling dominated BY kirkwood'n per
lsonaliiy, Nary returns 10 her SRI
lhooA home 20 rcnt and find hersrl
again. Next door lives Mark Penn
lpsfreshed BY the quiet charm 81 IN
lold college town. MARY u led 70 So
that her work and her ilfo must D
built foursaunre on solid values
with IN. aid Of Marks whosrHofn'
lvir.on she wins success ,ba squares
with tho Ideals she bad 80 nearii
Lost.
TWO Shalt ne born Marie Con
way O-mier. Century Co.
The hero Of this story ~ The sof
Of q millionaire who becomes sraf
Iflc cop.
Away IN Poland imagine an ois
noble scheuinx with the suh'i~ty o
Machlavein 60 help his native lans
Ito become an independent naiioi
lawnin and using everybody hns
sv.ry,hing within his power 10 tina
lens - rtrAy bands Of gyp-ies. TN
members Of a score, Polish brother
hood with branches In every eoun
itry. even, az last resort. his owl
daughter. lie matches his VII
larains, the dark agencies OF NusHs'
ana Germany. and his maze Of plot
l,xt~nd around the world. thru Japan
Thru America. and back 70 Europe
: The little hiack.hair~d princess. a
isasn,v "a q flower and ns strong a
lsiy. /. caught in the pull Of the oil
!, mobiles patriotic plans and one "a
she finds herself drifting alone. az
rar~ntiv defenssinrs and heipieasly
! thru tho streets OF New York.
,n,rron Il. A Shepard CO. ar