The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-07

the passing lead her to believe that the lady is in great need of a servant. Driven by sheer necessity, Patty in- terviews Mrs. Horliss Cole, Is ac- cepted as companion to her sister. Miss Sylvia Cole, and under an as stunned name leaves with her new em- ployer for North Carolina mountain resort. They have not long been set tied at the hotel before Patty sees a young man whose face Is strangely familiar. and when he too recognizes her, she is sure he Is John Treeves. who she had known five years before. She feels that she must keep her identity a secret, and therefore, snubs him, and then tho story moves on with rapidity.
 All of Mrs. Hill's books are filled with that irresistible spirit of youth and optimism, but in none of them has she so well combined this with the strong atmosphere of high Ideals and fine purpose as in The Tryst" 1t is the sort of a book that will be read and enjoyed equally by all mem bers of the family.
 THE THING FROM THE LAKE By Eleanor M. Ingram. Frontispiece
 in color. J. B. Lippincott Company.
 Publishers. Philadelphia
 Roger Locke. a successful com poser, buys a little farmhouse in a remote part of Connecticut. He wakes s in the middle of his first nights stay with braid of hair trailing through his hand, and closing upon it realizes that he Is holding someone captive. He speaks and speaks again, but his prisoner refuses to reply and when ne strives to rise, he feels knife blade pressed against his wrist. Fin ally the owner of the braid whispers to him strangely of things that he cannot understand. Silence follows and the mysterious visitor disappears. but In his hand she leaves the braid of hair that he had seized. Later a horrible something creeps upon him out of the night.
 Thus the struggle goes on grow ing more awful with each new visi- tation of the Thing from the Lake. Locke begins to feel its evil power slowly crushing out his life. ana then in the midst of wild storm the climax comes. Up to the very last the suspense is sustained without a break, until in a sudden flash the whole astounding truth is revealed. If is what one least expects. the fit
 
 the mind from start to finish, It is m unusual story of a kind that will haunt the reader long after it has been laid aside.
 "sEEING THE SUNNY SOUTH By John T. Paris; J. B. Lippincott
 Company, Publishers, Philadelphia.
 As nation we are still blind to the true wonder of the south, so rich in scenic beauty, historic tradition and natural resource. Dr. Paris. in this fascinating addition to his travel series. gives a vivid picture of the marvellous country below the Mason Dixon line. He has travelled in hu- man all-seeing way along the high ways and byways of the south, gath ering all the various elements that have gone into making this so de- lightful volume History, anecdote, scenic beauty and natural resource have one and all come within the au- thor's keen vision. He has the gift of being able to make the reader feel something of the real atmosphere of the country through which he passed. There are few places of importance that he has neglected.
 AMERICAN BOYS BOOK OF WILD
 ANIMALS"
 By Dan Beard; J. B. Lippincott Com
 pany, Publishers, Philadelphia.
 Wild animals! Two magic words that immediately suggest all man ners of strange sources of fascina- ton. To any real boy they have a special significance. He is always eager to see them in the circus or the zoo. but more eager still to get out where some of them have their haunts. Bears. wildcats, deer, opos- sum. etc. and all the small. furry things that dash and scamper away at the sound of mans approach. Dan Beard now offers the next best thing to trip into the wild. To the Wood craft series he has added a new one that will bring fresh delight into the hearts of thousands of boys. There Is something new on every page, in- cidents, adventures and woodcraft. as only Uncle Dan knows how to tell about them. He has spent much of his life in the open and his experi- ences with denizens of the wild have been numerous-gomo of them excit-