Evening star., 1932-06-26
% IDA GILBERT -MYER
amelia EarhartW|rites ofW>oman Flyers.
Il Study of Bureaunucy-And Books
for Summer Reading.
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that here is a genuine study done in terms Of
romantic fiction.
As true and readable is this engaging story
as the phase of life itself wherein are women
actually engaged in making men out of less
than men, More readily seized, in fact, since
it is the function of fiction to narrow some
general truth to the limits of its ready seizure,
to color it in the hues of life, to actuate it
by human attitudes and behaviors.
With no intent toward the fairy-tale ending,
this romance does, nevertheless, Savor of such
outcome. For two reasons, neither of that an
cient pattern David Kilmer finally found his
job, and as we leave him, bids fair TO make
a go of it. Besides. the two natures, the two
temperaments of Mary and David, were in
complete. each without the other
most engaging story. A praiseworthy piece
of work, drawn of from the common run of
personal matters
SEA CHANGE. BY Eleanor Mercein Kelly, au-
thor of "Basquerie." New York: Harper
81 Bros.
h lot just this minute of the press, but
most joyous bit of Summer reading new
ertheess. For the purpose of fresh scene and
mayhap, of fresh adventure Mrs Kelly moves
out of her beloved Basque country over to the
Island of Majorka. And there, within its
lonely green lovelness, she has woven, out of
age-old stuff of human hearts, romance that
fits the spot like jewel to its setting.
On the island, beautiful princess. Guarded.
To be sure That was ever the old way with
lovely damsels of high degree. Held captive,
waiting for eligible, and hateful, ogres to
espouse them in noble alliances. Such broadly
outlined. the situation here Or it was that,
up to the coming Of the young American to
Majorka. His errand that Of finding surcease
for sorrow. That of repairing his own broken
heart. Not to be done. Yet, one might come
To measure forUettinp This voith did
In no time he was in love with the Princess
Jasmtn. And in another speedy no time, he
was in love with the Spanish dancing girl. A
dark and threatening lover stands in the near
roundabout-an amazing Summer Of love and
laughter and swift changes from one tense
emotion to another.
An idyl of q story wherein only change is
worth while. wherein only song and laughter
count. Like something fraiI and delicate to
the finger-tips, like beauty waiting for some
wayside corner Of the mind to welcome.
A DAGGER IN THE DARK BY Walter F.
Eberhardt New York: William Morrow
Co.
TWO lines of criminal action speed this
! mystery up almost past the readers over
taking involve 1t almost beyond his power to
untangle. gang of blackmailers straight up
from the neither world, is driving the organized
police force round and round in circles of
keeping Clague, private detective, awake o.
nights. The reader is of opinion that either
could have made better headway alone, Clague
by himself and the police by itself, but not such
the mind of Mr.. Eberhardt, author and news
paper man. Therefore, the occasional partner
ship of these two forces, their comings and
goings, hurry calls and speeding vehicles serve
to intensity both the excitement and the con-
fusion with actors and readers alike.
At first, the slung dagger in the dark" does
good service picking of its two or three, there
by earning right to the title of this thrilling tale
of mystery. Beyond such initial performances
it is withdrawn for even more spectacular
means of crime and its pursuit. The third de-
gree, tear bombs. machine guns, decoy girls, on
one side the other, mark the course of gang
sters and when, need calls of their pursuers.
An extravaganza Wait a minutel Is it?
Here is thing so close to war ITSELF to formal
war, as to reject ordinary measures of law
forcement against criminals. Here is the un-
derworld emerging highly organized and ex-
cellently disciplined, against the life and prop
erty of citizens. And this mystery tale, con-
fusing as it may seem or even grossly exag-
gerated as it may appear, Is obviously an ef-
fort to portray the very magnitude of the un-
derworld movement-the fact of its alliances
above ground with unSuspected criminals. even
with highly respected citizens of important
place. Coming out from what is clearly now
and then a complete tangle of reading, one re-
adjusts himself to the wide scope of criminal
activity that Mr.. Eberhardt is chiefly engaged
is defining by way of this true thriller dug
straight from the underground of current life.