The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-17
BY WALTER ID. HICKMAN

this book some weeks ago.
BY WALTER d. HICKMAN
A RSENE LUPIN, the gentleman
IA crook. is far from dead He
pops up again, very much alive, in
the novel The Woman With Two
Smiles"
Maurice Leblanc. who created
Arsene. the fascinating character,
makes Lupin as vigorous and as in
teresting as when he first was
placed on paper by the author.
Lupin is a crook. but a crook who
does not prey upon innocent peo-
pie. A gentleman, he helps untor-
Inmates in their battles against or
gained crooks.
For many years I have felt that
when talking about interesting
characters of modern fiction,
Sherlock Holmes and Arsene Lupin
must be mentioned together.
The fact is that the two fic-
toned characters, so entirely oppo-
site, have lived longer in the popu-
lar mind than any other characters
in the detective and criminal world.
IN THE Woman With Two
Smiles" Lupin maSqueradeS I'M
der several names, but he causes
most of the trouble for the French
gendarmes and for Big Paul"
and his crooks under the name OF
Monsieur Raoul.
1t is Lupins sleuthing which
solves a fifteen-year-old murder
mystery and brings about the
death of Big Paul" and the ex-
termination of his murderous and
blackmailing gang.
This some successful Sleuthing
makes a veritable monkey out of
Chief Inspector Gorgeret of the
French police and the fact that
Lupin is in a position to broadcast
that fact to the world results in
Arsenes escape with beautiful
blond to Spain, there to live hap
pily in SecluSion until, OF
course, the author decides to re-
turn Lupin to the printed page.
q
TIME reader first is concerned
with the murder" Of Eliz-
Abeth Hornain, great opera
singer. while she sings before
friends at the beautiful estate of
Monsieur and Madame de Jouvelle.
The last man to speak to Eliz-
abeth was the Marquis d Erlemont.
Fifteen years after the singers
death, Chief Inspector Gorgeret
still is trying to solve the mys-
terv. although he is most interested
in capturing Big Paul" and his
sweetie, blond Clara.
From then on the reader Is
thrust into one fight after another
as Arsene Lupin gets busy in an
effort to solve the murder and to
release the marquis from the
clutches of his mysterious enc
mics.
One of the authors fine achieve
ments is that he permits the reader
to be at the elbow of both Lupin
and Gorgeret when anything Of
importance happens.
Here is really splendid melodra-
matte writing as the author is a
wizard at creating both action and
suspense. Every one of his char
acterS could step from the printed
~ tho
things they do in the book.
1 can guarantee several exciting
and interesting hours as you touch
elbows with the chief of the French
detectives and the gentleman crook.
The Woman With Two Smiles
Is published by Macaulay. 1t sells
for 81.
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