Evening star., 1928-01-29

OuL OJ DbOy OF idct Ln5L Is a pdTt
OF the daily business Of this great
country
THE QUEST OF YOUTH. By Jpfcry
Farnol. author Of THE Broad II High-
way" etc. Boston. Little. Brown
a. Co
4 MAN, tired and not so young any
more. here sets out in search OF
his youth Though carried on, as A
rule, in deep secrecy, this is an ad-
venture so common as TO involve every
man and woman possessed OF a grain Of
imagination. To be sure. not many
Of us have experiences in this quest that
compare with those Of Sir Marmaduke
Vane -Temperly in a like pursuit But
that Is chiefly because not one Of US
has Jeffery Farnol TO engineer the ex-
pedition. However, the lack is not be
yond hope, For slipping into the role
Of Sir Marmaduke here one soon for
gets his own identity and goes forward
in the certainty that he himself Is the
heart and soul OF the great quest.
Once back TO the early Part OF the last
century. the whole matter is PLAN,
ThenceforWard. in the spirit Of the full
personal part in meetings with high
Wayman. plain wayside robbers. bu!lIes
and the rascaily Whatnot Of English
highways and byWays Of that day.
Swift and sudden are the turns Of for
tune that confront the adventurer.
Gay and youthfuily joyous are the sur
prislng victories nf the hunter OF for
gotten years Laughter and good
humor and the natural sweetness Of life
push the quest forward n a fine gusto
Of activity. Having read the story. to
he prompt speeding up Of the Tagging
blood flow one reflects on the Ca!am-
lty 10 readers generally il, perchance,
Jefery Farnol should catch the Itch
to move over into tho scrlb-and brush
domain Of the realistic novel No
danger He couldn't If he would
praise be!
THE PANTHER. By Gerald Bullet,
author Of The Street of the
Eye" etc. New York; George H
Doran Co.
FIRST, the good psychologist Then
the honest man. Last the novelist
/ This it seems to me, IS the order 81
Gerald BuIletts performance. In It's
CAPACITY as a novel. this story gathers
up a handful Of people. men and wonl-
en- IN the constantly shifting roles OF
friends. lovers. partners with and with
out benefit OF clergy. Friendship
warming 70 love. love cooling 70 indlf-
ference, this Is the formula by way OF
which the story runs It's waywaro
course and finally jumps OF at the deep
end. II is the good psychologist here
that attracts attention and, right be
side him. the honest man owning up 70
the truth ot the deep essentials o! the
love theme Attraction. pursuit cap
ture. satisfaction. safety. indifference.
dislike. repugnance- This Is about the
formula Of natural Development IN the
theme With the people impressed 70
such service Gerald Bullet MAKES con-
crete demonstration OF these various
stages in the sequence. Nothing Spe-
ciallv original about this you say.
. That's true The originality makes It's
appearance with the authors absolute
honesty OF acceptance and aFowal rs
each OF these stages moves forward II
usurp the place Of the one in seeming
poSs5 SSion And what IS the les. Of
validity in thlS performance The
readers honest mind. The reader 5
freedom To acknowledge or deny the
truth as ne reads OF these people -
much like himself 80 much like every
body. All alone as he Is with the att
thor and the book the reader TOW and
then makes involuntary denial as II
he thought il incumbent upou HIM 70
take such an attitude Remembering
at once that he is alone or practically
alone he simply smiles or trowns. n
complete agreement With this expert
and brilliant treatise on the anatomy
Of love.
EMPTY SHRINES. BY Elizabeth Fin-
lev Thomas, author IF ~RendeS-
yoels indianapolis: The Booos-
Merrill Co.
THE real theme Of this novel ~ aSpi-
ration, pursuit disappointment -
and then what? Detcats Or better
goal set up' This might he called the
theme OF every considerable novel ara
So II is In ;hs case IN hand the
story rams along the lines II the Socia.
life. It's goal Is the shining display az
personal Sen~heing With lis lnlplIca-
tlons ~ cu.ture and inner beauty and
true klndlineSS The business Of such
pursuit Is carried forward hy a young
show SIT. who. acroSS the sAasllSatS
sees The gFacloUSueSS az the leisure Ilgs
and SrarnS ;or il, Well. in the course
~ no very long time she reaches ti,lS
wonderful land Of ease and Refinement
and beautiful living The story makes
uS Nat along the lines ~ tins x{rlS dis
illuSionmeOt. The big parade advances
by way Of inSincerity. vani<i.gy. = than
veneer of culture III nature. jealousy
and Vind.ctiyene$S that IS As ne
>ouftefW and Inventive as IS that ~
the traditional fiShWtfs The no,nt ~
The matter Is tha; the Slrl runs away
Erom her great discovery as S<N,n a> Shss
Fra!lzeS It's quality That Is at the end
~ the story LIS main part is taken
up WITH an aStute and WayWtSs social
demonstration by Way ~ the Idle uge
.! many paints Italy New YarA ha~
tana, Palm Beach THIS Is q brilliant
~aNfarins irom place a. p,ace ~ All
exhibition peculiarly lacking IN variety
and The graces " individuality. The
reactions ~ The heroine ~ THIS SQpeg.
nchI display make the moving force