Evening star., 1928-10-14
morrow" etc. New York: D. Apple

morrow" etc. New York: D. Apple
ton & Co.
THE Florida land boom backs Spring
Tide" And a substantial backing
it proves to be, since it supports man
size conspiracy to get hold OF long
shore strip Of real estate, to say Moth
ing of originating a squatter uprising.
besides carrying along a couple of ro-
mances In full flavors of meeting court
ing and marrying. Business rivalries OF
both honest and dishonest brand the
ignorant ferocity OF the disturbed squat
ters, the strenuous viciSsitudes of young
love-all Of these combine to pitch the
adventure to a high key and to carry
it forward in an atmosphere of tense
excitement This Is Just the key that
the author makes use of, just the whirl-
wind of action that he produces here
It is a finely interesting tale. drawn
straight off from the top of things as
they rush along today. The action Is
believable throughout. The characters
are not only plausible in their behaviors
but they also are attractive as men and
women in this wide-awake day. Hon
esty and idealism exist-even In respect
to the Florida land boom. and these the
author portrayS, not only In consist
ent fidelity but in spirit of approval
as well. So rushed and even confused
are we, being pushed about from pillar
to post In these spinning days. that the
brilliantly picturesque quality Of current
life fails to register with us. But here
Octavus Roy Cohen has deliberately
saturated his theme with the romantic
glamour that by right belongs to it. car
rying the action forward in a spirit of
true adventure. Spring Tide" is ad-
mirable in conception and makeup.
just as it is to the reader an uncom-
monty enjoyable means OF entertain
ment.
CAPN SUE. BY Hubert Footner. au-
thor OF Queen Of Clubs" etc. New
York: Doubleday. Doran L. Co.
THE novelist is in luck these days
Themes Of adventure crowd upon
him from all sides. Prohibition, boot
leggers, land booms. food, air naviga-
tion. the motor. with its possibilities for
crime; mishap and social Significance
these are but few of the sources of in
spiration for the ambitious penmen OF
the moment. Getting the better of pro-
hibition Is the theme that here creates a
band OF conspirators and works out an
exciting line OF action for the use OF
the reader.
"Cap'n Sue" begins in an idyllic vein
down along the shore of Chesapeake
Bay. lovely spot as matter of fact, lovely
here in its portrayal as well. Cap'n
Sue is young girl who, at home in her
little boat and about the whole support
Of the family carries produce across to
a nearby market. When perfectly nice
man offers Sue good money to help land
some stuff OF his Sue calls that a
windfall In time Of need and gets into
the business with a will Then the
matter spreads out in mysterious prof.
ects, In a glorious trip to New York for
Sue. In dozen strange but enormously
exciting business matters under which
Sues home matters are decidedly look
ing up. There Is young man of the
neighborhood who looks with suspicion
and dislike upon-particularly upon that
slick young man. And so the business of
adVenturing and landing unlawful mer-
chandise goes on with much gusto and
with many dangers to Sue-if she only
knew 1t. The whole is conceived in the
spirit OF romance. yet its foundation is
OF the realest sort. The effect is that
OF story of modern affairs carried out
In fine balance of fact and fiction.
Good entertainment for any reader of
the novel.
THE TIRED CAPTAINS. BY Kent Cur
tis. New York: D Appleton L. Co.
NO doubt there are hundreds of them
captains not left tired by the
dangers and stresses OF warfare, but
tired, instead, of the emptiness left by
duh military routine since the war
This Is the story of a youth who, out
of drab and uneventful life, plunged
into the thrills and hazards OF aircraft
fighting. This was life something like
| danger, escape. the excitement oi
friends to tank it all over with the ad-
miration OF women--pretty glorious II
one came out OF It, And he did come
out of 1t to find empty do-nothins days.
no object to gain that seemed worth
while beside the elation OF war" days.
Then he fell in love. But the 'girl
loved the boy who had been killed IN
battle, the one who wrote beautiful
poetry and did heroic war work be-
| sides. In the course of time, however,
the girl married this tired captain, u
who himself also loved the young SOL
uief VINO na0 dleG. And When one day
In some special stress of emotion the
captain confessed that 1t was he who
had written the poetry for which his
friend had been praised and loved. how
the wife hated him for so scurrilous a
claim! But as matter of fact, he had
written 1t. And then more drifting in
useless world. Then In a mighty in
rush OF heroiSm the end OF the tired
captain, another negligible bit OF waste
with which the big war has cluttered
the wide world
THE FOX WOMAN. Bv Nalbro Bart
ley. author Of Her Mothers Daugh-
ter" etc. New York: Doubleday.
Doran 4: Company
lizard on the fox and shade un-
fair. besides. this novel Those
who have made the matter one of
serious study tell us that wild beasts
are not wantonly cruel. that instead. il
Is only when hunger drives or self
defense demands it that even the fierc-
est OF them lead in an attack. Now
With the human it is different. so