The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-14

THE TRAIL or THE ELK" n.
Fonhus. Century Co.
Hero Ia novel that Is miles ro-
moved from tho customary novel OF
any aort-lovo story, mystery story,
purpose story. what not.
IL IN the story Of tho powerful per
aonality OF simple. solitary hunter
In a Wild mountainous part OF Nor
way, ana OF his relentless and stub
born pursuit OF Rauten, tho myatery
elk IL In full OF the wild melnn'
oholy OF tho spruce forest. tho weird
mystery OF tho vague northern at'
mosphero, Though the story n per-
fsotly natuallatio In itself. ana no
supernatural agency n manifest yet
there n haunting senso OF tho un'
seen. OF strange forces which thwart
again and again tho most persistent
efforts OF Gaupa, tho hunter. and OF
Bonn. the dog.
NJ. Fonhus Is ono OF tho younger
Norwegian writers whose works arc
attracting great deal offat,en'ion
abroad.
'ZARAH. THE CRUEL" John
Conquest. Tho MRcaulay Co.
Up and down tho length OF tho
Sahara-a land whore women matter
but littlo-sho was known. Wherever
Bedouin and Arab gathered around
their night fires her name trembled
on mems lips
THE Mad Woman OF Egypt." they
called her. And with tho fanatioal
hatred which unites tho Moslem
world against oil Europeans. they
looked TO hor TO turn back tho Brit
ish lion.
No drop OF blood was hers hut waa
OF purcst Berber stoek-tho daughter
OF shelk whose namo had brought
terror 90 tho Engliah. Spawn OF a
wild. fierce man though Hho was. hor
people soon forgot him 90 thrill and
tromble al his daughters hands.
Tho sil,ry. imprisoned beauty OF
tho East was hers: her body glor.
ioua. yolyet.sklnnod gift Of tho gods.
And 20 her. as 60 all women. love
camo-an Engilshmanl But hts An
glo.saxon eyes woro cold as they
Eaxed on her. To win him-,o STAMP
from his heart all memory OF ths
fragile. blue.eyed English girl whom
no ndorcd-to mike him hers wheth
or no would or not-she attempted
that which only an Oriental woman
would have dared.
Here again Ia the mysticism OF The
East: the gorgeous beauty OF a lane
where the world is old. whero con
yentiona slip away. and men ant
women flash before your eycs as lIv
ing bits OF color. Joan Conquest
more than any other writer. gives on
the real thrill OF tho great desert
and with her usual frhnknoss ans
vivid dialogue she has written
story that can only be compared q
her own desert Love"
THE GIRL FROM HOLLY
WOOD" Edgar Rice burroughs: III
Mncaulay Co.
Women arc cheaper In Holly
wood than In any town this side o
Port said" said motion. pictur
director not long ago. And he wa
not thinking OF them mn economi
factors.
'"And II viii - no Just az long a
movie mad girls arc willing 20 he's
borrow OF steal 60 Eet here. and
s,arve after being here rather tina
i. admit that there IN no place for tibet
!, In this business. But all OF thri
arc not poor. Girls from every wal
Of life arc here. Most OF them al
!. beautiful. or. at least pretty.
Not ono in hundred has
. chance: but they sce only the 81
money and the luxurious life Of
STAR and 70 they 80 on, waiting
!, for a chance And 10 get IL.
Well. max any casting director.
he gives you an honest answer. you
hlnsh.''
The life Of iuxury-tho big none
the hcarta.chcs and sacrifices 20 s.
: them, Hope must bc kept alive: u
= price Of success must not haunt OF
Il forever And 30 tho dope pcddli
II with his drug OF dreams cano
n Hollywood. Here Is tho story
l. what no accomplished.
If The famous author OF "Tarzar
n needs no introduction: but II is on
n fair TO Mr., Burroughs. 20 say that
& gathered his own material for IN
startling story. II IL an amazing. {
most unbelievable taie--vIvid. DR.
* matte. unforgettable- and written
a, the terse. colorful style that h
thrilled million "Tarznn" readel