Bradley beam., 1945-03-31
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remind you of the old saylng that "a fool and his money are soon parted"! What has this to do with the Base Library? You can borrow books there, free of charge. You can spend a pleasant evening there reading, 'riting, or just relaxing and at the end of the month you'll still have folding money" in your pocket. It's suggestion, and a good one, too! :. :*
 Fate's Fiddler, Life's a Dance
 Looking for a Bluebird" (and aren't we all?) by Joseph Wechs- berg, is the story of a seafaring second fiddler who fddled for a steamboat company's =long-distance joy rides through the Mediter ranean; who, as paid applause, clapped stars to fame in the Vienna Opera House; and who, as croupier, gently chinked men toward bank .ruptcy in Nice. He had made friends everywhere-some of them charming, others funny, rich or broke, but all of them odd. MT. Wechsberg has already acquired a following of enthusiasts for his New Yorker stories, several of which have been woven into this spirited account of how the dia mond horseshoe and the shuffle- board court look to the boys in the. back room.
 A Hussy at the Helm
 To your list of women you'll never forget, add the name of liar riet Spilbury, the heroine of Yankee Woman, by Eric Baume. From the first paragraph you will be caught and held by the story of this extraordinary woman who sailed the Pacific from Australia to San Francisco, saw in the Barbary Coast the chance to get what she wanted and hacked herself an em- pire out of the evils that pioneer city offered. She found life hard and she made it hard on all those around her; in gaining material wealth and power, she lost love and respect. There's speed, excite ment, vigor, and brutality in this novel that combines the salty tang of c. s. Forester and the power of James Cain. It is a fast-paced yarn about a tragic but unforget- table woman who makes her pioneer contemporaries seem pale in comparison. .
 What'll He Do Next?
 You never can tell what Elliot Paul is going to do next! His serious works, Life and Death of a Spanish Town" and "The Last Time I Saw Paris, are unforget- table; his Hollywood scenarios have been enjoyed by countless movie-goers; and his Homer Evans mysteries go on from slaughter to solution with hilarious abandon. His latest book includes two com plete murder novels in one volume -"I'll Hate Myself in the Morn- ing" and Summer in December. In "I'll Hate Myself in the Morn ing". Homer Evans and his gun toting secretary are involved in a murder aboard a transcontinental train speeding through the bad lands of Wyoming. Fortunately for everyone concerned, Homer main tains his aplomb in an atmosphere of panic. Far away in mood and geography is Summer in Decem- Der" a story of German machina- tions in the nitrate fields of Chile. This time it is Brett Rutledge who uncovers a fantastic plot and thwarts an Axis scheme to estab- fish a foothold on the American continent. There's luscious Span ish dancer, some flamenco singers, a couple of American engineers and a native group of husky and able anti-Fascists who help make this a unique story of intrigue and danger.
 Charleston, s. C.-The State Legislature has defeated bill