Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22


canism. The man is to buy the manor
house. or to approach such a consum-
nation. The girl Is to step into the
game for the sake Of rescuing the
rightf,ll heir whom. later. she appro-
pirates to her own uses. 1t Is she who
uses the boys art OF ventriloQuism to
scare away, not only the haleful woman
in the case, but possible purchasers
come 10 look over the project. Not
bad at all for the amusing tale that
these two set out to tell. And 1t would
be amusing as 1t clearly was designed
10 be. ii only the authors hadn't borne
down so hard on the two Americans.
There is no such girl as that one over
on this side. No such man as that
either over here. That is. the pair hav-
ing reached the estate assigned them
in this tale would never in the world
have comported themselves as did these
two. oh. yes. vulgarians apienty here,
aplenty there, too. But being a vul-
garian is one thing. Being regular
| fool is another. However. dignified
men OF letters must play. now and then.
They should. 1t is good for them. II
they lumber around a bit in an excess
of sportiveness this does not take away
from the personal benefits accruine
from the game itself.
*& ~
ETHICS FOR SUCCESS AT THE BAR.
BY Edwin Bolte. Baltimore: Waverly
| Press. Inc.
THE title of this book permits it to
pass piausihly into the hands of a
general reviewer One assumes that the
ethics of law practice is identical with
the ethics OF any other pursuit-husi-
ness. finance. religion, society Upon
that assumption. and no other. Is the
/ layman permitted to look into the book
! in hand. For the law. like any other
/ its real content, sealed and cryptic
matter to the commonalty. locked
against it by technical terms and a
host OF other proper mysteries Of the
profession.
| However examining this study from
| its standpoint OF ethics alone, one finds
! it marching in step with the moralities
of all other human occupations. And
| he finds more than this For here with
/ in the compass of 40 pages is sum-
mary of legal history, of legal procedure,
of the changes that time has wrought
upon the elaborate fabric OF the law
| itself-deleting here. adapting there
co-ordinating anew at this or that point
&1A ASAaA 11Sk1Rt anu HlNEtAGc. AHG kkft~
presSive feature OF this book Is Its ex-
cellent condensation. Volumes of ma
/ terisl changed here to a lean. clean
| cut body of useful information The
| next point of clear advantage Is the
! practical steadfastness with which the
author has held to his point OF ethics
| applied to the practice of the law
/ Every step of advance Is attended by
survey OF that step from the ethical out
look. Just what the lawyer NAV do, or
may not do, in his special field when
this field is Illuminated by the ethical
ideals, becomes here the salient of dis
clission and determination. To the mere
/ iaynan 1t seems as IL the law would not
be SO numbering so slow. 80 inadequate
so unfair even, IL the straightforward,
sensible findings of this book were In
corporated into the practice OF the pro-
fession everywhere.
QUEER STREET. BY John Wiley. aa-
thor OF Triumph" etc. New York:
Charles Scribner's Sons
THIS Is the story OF some native
= New Yorker. Yet every city Of
any age has its queer street" a fact
TO all city dweilers. 1T Is, In substance
a record OF change, decline, decay
| This square. this street. this locality
once given over ID residences of the
wealthy and well to do-a dignified and
handsome Quarter--begins to stand aside
for the admission OF trade. the little
shop, the great business house. 1t In
upon such foundation that this drama
OF modern realism rests A family story.
this one. A substantial and prosperous
father and mother with three girls and
q son to set up in the world" I'M
happily, these children offer the ia
uailiar misfortune of not having been
trained to set up for themselves. So,
when an impecunious italian nobleman
looks GENEROUSLY toward the Oldest
daughter, II takes money, loads OF 1t.
to soften that acquisitive look TO one OF
glad acceptance. When the second
daughter-weli, she was the worst OF
the lot, selfish and treacherous. making
an object of pity Of the only decent
character in the lot. her mild and UNI
| impressive husband. The son is OF no
account; gilded sons are likely not to
be. Finally. 1t Is up to the youngest
daughter TO see what she can make out
OF nothing. Money ali gone, Father
/ and mother failing and disillusioned
Sisters both in Europe, having swept
! the home cupboard clean. Rather a
/ fine girl. this youngest one. At least
she has the courage to do about the
only thing there Is left for her TO do.
since she has had no training whatever
| in any direction, save In immemorial
direction Of selling upon a husband
This she does. A good fellow, father
tremendously rich. A nice young Jew,
( Is Sidney Abbott. He'll make grand
husband. Jews always do. and this one
deserves the best that that spoiled
youngest daughter OF q decedent family
can possibly give him. A sinew, direct.
treatment of a quite common phase OF
modern life.
THE VERDICT OF THE SEA. BY Alan
/ Sullivan. author OF In the Begin
ming" etc. New York: z. p. Dut-
ton e. Co.
THIS adventure moves by way Of the
sea In its effects upon the course
and character Of the young man who
! set sail upon it. A doctor In London.
! like hts father before him, ne one day
faced the fact that medicine was not
his calling. Rather had IT fallen 10 him
as legacy from his father A COM
binatio Of circumstances made 1t pos
sibie Tor him TO give 1t up and TO go
away. A shade OF mystery attends this
outfaring. Nothing serious. Al least,
nothing against the man himself. In
stead, the finding OF that body In the
water that was Identified as the doctor,
gave the adyenturer a sense OF complete
freedomwtust what he wanted The
story concerns itself with his voyage TO
the Orient as ship hand, with the
happenings incident to seagoing gen.
eraIly~-storms, the ships discipline, the
daily routine. budding mutiny on the
part Of the crew and the behavior of
the strange man In the various exigen~
cies that come TO the surface, A good
sound sea tale Of quality that makes
IL acceptable to those who like stories
Of tie sea and are also capable Of APP
praising the plausibility Of these. OF
on the other side of the world an inter
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