Evening star., 1925-09-06
IDA GILBERT MYERS.
THE MILL OF MANY WINDOWS.

By J. 5. Fletcher, author of THE
Copper Box" etc. New York:
George II. Doran Company.
ROMANCE of American busi
~ ness. Here is a great indus
a try which through the fore
\ sight and efficiency of the
fathers and sons of a single
family has become power in wealth
and in its sequence of influence. 1t
stands as a pattern of many similar
institutions in this country. 1t be-
comes as well the background of a
romance wherein a younger generation
with new ideals seeks to change the
old order into a new and better one. 1t
is a story Of struggle-firSt, between
Ahe father and soma friendly strug
gle, wherein the son hopes to social
ize in a measure the business which
has hitherto been held as dynastic
possession of the family itself. Again,
it is a struggle between the father and
son united on the one hand and the
forces of organized labor under the
influence of agitatorS on the other
Among the agitators, working in Sc
cret, is a clever and unScrupulous
young woman. who, as confidential
clerk in the business itself and as the
promised wife of its young master
has an altogether fine point of advan
tage from which to create discomfort
and to foment trouble The story
turns in its industrial aspect upon the
loyalty of the rank and file of its
workers. In its love theme it turns
upon a better girl than the one who
is able to do so much in the way of
creating trouble for others. The story
shows what a handful of fanatics, un-
ScrupulouS in effect whatever they
may he in intent, are able to do in
circumventing the best of industrial
plans and in creating disunion be-
tween the two essential parts of in
dustry-the employers and the en-
ployed. The story follows life in an
excellent parallelism that is far
enough away from life to create the
Illusion of romance. Good building
goes into it besides. A substantial
piece of work that is well worth the
while OF the reader.
CLOTHES MAKE THE PIRATE. By
Holman Day, author of Squire
Phin," etc. New York: Harper <
Bros.
THE prime business of this adven-
ture is that of making the meek
est of souls over into the boldeSt of
bad men. Now, d certain kind of wife
can turn any kind of man into a
coward Tailor Tidd had that kind of
"le, olle advantage, however, dc-
crued TO Tidd from the habit of sub
mission wrought upon him by his
masterful spouse, for behind it he was
left in peace to dream his great dream,
which was quite world away from
the meek tenor of his. daily doingS.
In these secret outfarings of the
spirit Tidd was invariably the bold
buccaneer. the scourge of the seven
seas. the mighty marauder before
whom ships fed in panic-birds of
frenZied flight. helpless under the
swooping wing of their invincible en-
emy of the upper air. Then, upon one
unbelievable day, Tidd had his chance
and took it. The inconspicuous little
man had mysteriously disappeared.
An incident, this, promptly obscured
by the sudden temperance upon the
sea of the lost DiXy Bull and of such
piratingS as never were before up and
down the coast not far from Boston
town. SO the story went, growing
and growing. as stories do once they
get on their feet, till paralyZed coast
waited daily for the terror to leave
the sea and take to the land for plum
der. and murder, and kidnapping. and
arson-indeed, for the full bag of buc-
cancer tricks. A most prodigiouS to-
do. that quiets as suddenly as it be-