The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-31
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EOF sheer blood and thunder there has been
l. nothing in years to match They Died With
Their Boots On" by Thomas Bpley Double
day Doran; $3.50. 1t is the life story of John
Wesley Hardin, the desperate who made Texas
history in the post-Ciyl War days and who,
himself. died with his boots on in the Acme
saloon IN &, Paso, the victim of Constable John
Selman. king of all the Southwests deadshOts.
To those of us in Indiana who think Of John
Dillinger. Harry Pierpont and Baby Face Nelson
as tough hombres, the story of Yves Hardin is al
most incredible.
Mr. Ripley has delved into yellowed news
paper files and has worked tirelessly TO put the
story of the old Southwest together and his tale
of bad man Hardin is wel-done recital Of a
man who could have had Jesse James and John
Dillinger quaking in their shoes at the mere
mention of his name.
Hardin started his life as a gunman at Is
when he killed Negro. Three troopers ran into
him and he murdered the trio. When he 16,
he shot to death Jim Bradley in a gambling
game; he was arrested at IT, slew his guard, es-
capped, was recaptured, murdered three of his
captors, escaped again, Driving herd Of cattle,
he engaged in a battle with Mexcans slew five
of them. Following these he killed at least 10
more men and wa. finally convicted and sent to
prison He served more than 16 years of rs
year term, was pardoned by the Governor, and
after very short period Of going straight, met
his end in Ell Paso. And when he died he was
only 43
That is by no means the substance of Mr.
Ripley's story; it is merely in skeleton form the
life story of Yves Hardin. worst of the bad men.
Mr. Ripley brings in scores of other characters
and mis- wellWritten book is really revealing
sidelight into the post-Civil War history of the
great Southwest.
ONE of the incest books for your summer
~ reading list is Their Own Apartment" by
Dorothy Aids Putnam's So the story of a shv,
young bride who dreamed about a snug little
apartment, quiet and seclusion.
But Ann McLewaine found the McLewaine
family a hurly-burly outfit, noisy breezy and
emotional. Instead of snug little apartment
Ann found herself in the McLeWaine summer
home with the whole family
From then on it is the story of a brides
problem of getting adjusted with her husbands
family, or rather her husbands mother dv-
manic, benevolent tyrant, beloved by all When
Baby Daughter arrives she, too is engulfed by
the family and when all is said and done, Ann is
full-fledged member of the McLewaine FAM
lily, at ease in every situation
The best word to describe it is: Refreshing /"
A NEW type Of fiction detective has come into
being in Jane Edwards, lively spinster of
near-mddle age who solves a battling pair of
murders which any one of dozen persons could
nave perpetrated and who had reason to-
The story is Murder at the Old Stone House I"
by Charlotte Murray Russell Crime Club: S2)
Inc plot is good, the story moves along at a nice
pace and it is more than average entertainment
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