Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06

suggest that there is hero in this adventure
one that stands $3.50 with the heroine herself
that two-n-one girl of elusive character.
Primarily, this is mystery yarn. 1t is besides,
a perfectly good love story No, not with Nc
Namara as the lover. Instead, it is a young
doctor who claims the reward after solving the
mysterious problem of dual personality brought
about by an accident. ReScuing the good young
girl and diSmisSing for good and all the other
one, the doctor changes his own professional
cast to that of a modern Prince Charming, who
rescueS the new Cinderella and makes q per-
fecty good princess of her. A characteristic
Peter Kyne adventure, rich in action of Surpris-
ing turn, quick of wit, warm of heart, on the
sunny side of fair dealing and general decency
of outloOk-here is another good novel for the
hosts that swear by this particular storyteller
for stirring adventure that never does fall down
on its job.
AN ARMY WITHOUT BANNERS. BY John
Beames. Boston: Little Brown & Co.
DIONEERS of the great West constitute the
army covered by the title of this romance.
Hardly do we think of these soldiers, fighting
battle after battle with the most tenacious and
logged of enemieS-cold and heat storms Of
rain and wind and snow, breaking up Of CEN
turtles of packed land, sowing and hoping against
drought and tornado. No, these not SOL
dierS. These are laborerS, upon whom no CLAM
our of heroism settles, beside whom no bands
of music march, around whom no celebrations
subsequently gather. But, nevertheless, here is
a corking good story of conquest that counts
in the long run far better than any record OF
slaughter, under any high-sounding name what
ever, could possibly produce. Here is the COW
cred wagon, the wife and the children, the
household goods-an headed upon a new home
in the Northwest, up in the Canadian zone of
Saskatchewan. And Billy, the head OF the adj
venture, turns out to be the saving grace OF
it as well. For under the rough talk and the
crude ways of him. Billy is the kind of person
who sees things around him and feels them
the vast loneliness the austere beauty Of this
unfriendly land the wide sweep Of hawks
across the sky. the covert ways Of wild things
aground-a poet, some call this sort OF man
that Billy Is neighbor family just one, In
all this wilderness of nature, makes possible
beginning fer Billy and his family. And the
adventure grows, sturdily, with the nakeshifts
of pioneer life. Good humor, and, even better,
humor itself. give easement to matter that
otherwise would be bit too strenuous and ex-
acting for soft readers to enjoy-to believe even.
But this is true story in its substance and
good one in its telling. 1t runs along with the
years and the growth of the children OF these
neighbors, of love and new generation OF
courtship and marriage. And then with Billy
old enough to know better, there is the OPEN
ing toward a new move by him, and the wife,
out into a new West into a new adventure OF
the pioneer Foolish. I don't know-there are
not so many chances left not anywhere in the
world-not many chances to step out into the
unknown and its hazards. think Billy IS all
right to go.
EAT AND KEEP FIT BY Lyman F. Kebler.
NJ D., M. S, former Government specialist
in foods and drugs. Washington: Lyman F.
Kebler, publisher.
NET, as pursuit, has become madness OF
the blood lunacy of the mind Not so long
ago folks ate to appeaSe hunger, to restoke the
human engine for new run along the JOB OK
making living or, now and then, Tor the
epicurean delight Of pungent Savors and deli
cate essences. But not any more. Nowadays
folks eat to get lean. Without that slight
boyish figure" no female need apply at anp
door of occupation industry. rare and
occasional one eats for the sake OF clothing
dry bag bones with the lure of the undulatory
curve. Not many of these. The bulk OF urgency
is overwhelmingly the other way. This dietary
scourge respects neither age nor sex nor pre-
vious condition of common sense. And. along
with it comes of course, the nostrum- monger-
hordeS of him-who in fine impartiahty
promise. to cure the overfat, the overlean
both from the same bottle. Meanwhile, the
scientist the trained specialist, the expert ad-
wiser stood aside, no doubt under the impress
sion that TINS was DuC passing SCoIiil, ouN
from which those who managed to live would
have learned things to their advantage But
the tempest did not pass so speedily. And,
gradually, the competent ones are coming to
the rescue of those who, through ignorance and
credulity and vanity, clearly in need of
first aid.
Eat and Keep Fit" is a book of such good
intent 1t is meant for intelligent readers who
have the entirely Iaudable desire to know a
few essential things about themselves and
about the best habits to form in their own
bodily interest. It's author has had a wide ex-
perience in both training and practice Special
list for the Government in foods, medical di-
rector of more than one food association, aSso-
ciate professor of Georgetown Medical College,