The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-15
BY WALTER d. HICKMAN

BY WALTER ID. HICKMAN
A LOT of us have been search
~ ing for a historical romance of
this country which has the glamor,
action and intelligence similar to
that of Sabatini.
The fact is I have been search
ing for several years for such a
book and 1 am ready only today to
tell you that I have succeeded.
The book in question is Mistress
of Monterey" by Virginia Stivers
Bartlett. who lives in California,
where the iOr amount of the &C
ton is placed in very early Califor-
MIA when the Spanish Don Pedro
FACES was Governor.
Sometimes we rebel on the talk
ing screen to what is known as the
costume or period drama. Here is
a costume or period novel done in
as brilliant language as the cOlors
in the garments used by the gra-
cious but naughty ladies of that
period.
1 had the impression that I was
reading early California history told
in a charming and intelligent way by
a story teller who knows all the
lovely traditions as well as much Of
the early history of California.
You are concerned with three
chief characters and one thing"
The characters are a priest, Fray
JuniperO Sierra; Senior Don Pedro
FACES. civil Governor and soldier of
King Carlos III of Spain, and his
wife. La Sonora Dona Eulalia Cells
de FACES.
The thing" is the great and
matchless beauty of early California
with its UNEMPLOYED wealth in veg
cation and the like. In other words
it is the land" and its influences
upon the three main characters and
all their followers.
The only trouble that I had with
the book was trying to pronounce
some of the proper names, but after
awhile had jolly time. The story
is so fresh. so romantic and so much
of a grand adventure that / had
great and glorious time reading it.
AS 1 do not want to take away
any of the charm of the romance
as well as the charm of the char
acterS, I am not going into detail
concerning the story.
If you have been hungry for
fine historical romance of our own
country or part of it. then get hold
81 90 scfy -
And you will thank me for telling
you about it.
This book is published by the
Bobbs- Merrill Company and sells
for 50.
TTAVE been asked if there is a
l. l. book called The Forgotten"
Some days ago. in fact. two weeks
ago. such a book reached my desk.
II is written by E. c.. Simmer and
Is published by the Patterson Pub
fishing Company of Chicago. Sells
for 50.
No. it is not a novel. but q serious
consideration of the depression, its
causes and the remedy.
The author says. This depression
did not. as many seem to think.
burst upon us without warning.
There was ample evidence of its
coming all through the years of
1927. 1928. and 1929. although few
If any ever dreamed that it would
attain anything like its present
activity"
The author maintains firmly that
the depression old not begin with
the collapse of the stock market IN
October. 1929.
He sv~,ainS as follows: The stock
market happened to be thing on
which the eyes of the world were
focused. and. when it cracked wide
open. the public realized that the
storm had hit"
This is one book which shows how
YOUR dinner table and mine we're
affected by the causes leading up
10 the depression.
There is a lot Of interesting and
ut times startling data on radio and
the chain stores.
H. c.. Wells is at it again. This
time he has a lot of prophecies in
The Shape of Things to Come, "
published today by the Macmillan
Company. He gives his views on
the future of the Russian expert
ment. how We VIII view the last
World war in the future and other
big problems
McCready Huston has written a
new book which will be published
Sept. 81 by the Robert NJ. Mcbride
& Co. Il viii be called Solid Citi-
zen"
Wabash Man Killed by Train
b. United PTcss
PERU, Ind. Sept 15.-Lorrie