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Evening star., 1953-03-22

WE pEP11A EP11AN3s, S}ssuv4+IL AL STXLEs
Can Day or Night, JU. 9-3O30.
SCRAP IRON, SCRAP METALS, auto
1A!terleS, house rags. highest rrices
PAID II you cannot deliver your
accumulations, please phone us.
WASH: RAG q BAG CO.. 2i5 l. St
s.w.. D1. 7-8OO7, S'
SCRAP IRON SCRAP METALS. auto
oetteries. house rags: highest prices
paid QpeA Sundays from S.12 noon,
ACE JUNK co. 1920 0eorgia ave.
STAMPS WANTED - NATO plate
4!ock, 1896. Also recent plates.
Evening star., 1953-03-22
GOLD


LADDER, 80 it., aluminium, exten-
Sion, wanted. Call Monday, DE. q
NEWSPAPERS, house rags, auto
batteries, scrap iron and metals.
deliver your denominations. pieaSs
phone US. WASHINGTON RAG q
SAG co. 215 L st. s.w., DI. 7-8OO7.
prices paid. Open Sundays from 8-i2
ave; NV. HU. 3-4421.
OEFICE FURNITURE, all kinds; ONCE
mach., any kind; top prices paid.
cGMI;57372 ~; 5,7372 ewes: Sun, CO. 5-4625.
vnnIp Phone ia. .9-41S9. -22
prices for old pianos. vii viii PIC pick oeSS ar
n days. DE. 2-16OS. -23
FlANO WANTED. A quality brand,
spinet or console model. Cail JU.
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ICE BOX. FLORISTS. in good CON
dition. UN. 4-1434.
IMPORTED GOODS
At or near wholesale. Write I'M
R4EIERj Essb, 3. 3; 3SS4 e cFoffu'' Ol, 90. Sc
iE9NEK seS S.iI fIef MayytsasE; styyss; excel cond
iESIhA11SNA ATLANFTe PERL4fR lFfR'' Co. lsis Has
rNTERvCoMMuNICXTING rEiITS6ia HSSX SYSTEMS
Began Master and speaker, $40. 30;
eiGsfaRn tsstIoR SO souN6 Sa6PMENf Jpn nj
RoNERi Bendix console. Ss6. JU
IRoSER-oE console in brand-nev
eSnd.; eSSgnd. i$d35' $i35' will sacrifice for s. SIS
eSeF.tHi.sd 4s0ehS ohsif SO so ocsss sse
6-5047, from. 8 to 9 pm. --22
R3NER Bead5 5res de LUXE W OIS bfefsses SSseS
xxRDEx FILES, 4x6, % drawers
can today CO: 5-4e2S; week, III
xI4drTN 14th 81 nT; SET Di ibroms zns72 Call .,te,
LADDERs-d1 3O-ft.. WOOD ext. and
q, I12-fts; ,TaS magnesium SIS each
LATHE, Southbend, Aft. bed, excel
cond.. attachments. $2s5. AP. z
L3THEs from s1se so; milling ma
chimes from 1858; shapers from
$41O; all equipment new: name name
brands; also efIpS1En Ssed Rim ShaPer' $llE15 $l1s
Sherman ave. NV. AID. 2-16OO. =
LAWN MOWER-Two lengths plastic
hose: two rakes; clippers. AD
LASS LAISpYOM MOWER. gas, 1s-ineh Gin
ton, 1852. like new; sac" sos. JU'
Lawn -MoWERaReo power mower,
dropleaf table, 4 chairs, $45. IA,
Lawn MOWER. Clemson ELI, prac.
lamp. ultraviolet, heavy duty prof
n3asb TTimble sood sir: cond So Lo s'ftis '4.4fSs
LAWN MOWER : Just sharpened
Like new. 16", SO. VIM. F. BUTLER
2GW214 n M6WFKS St nS [A5i Wash, ,reconStionee D S
mowers. Si0 each without enginesl
each. Apply 1888 Rhode Island ave
ne; Gin the reaF'' Sunday only; lyS;o II
LIGHT FTxTuRES-12 modern Of.
nee and fuorescent fixtures, combi;
nation glass and aluminium 1Z2x4
LIGHT PLANTS, 6, II, 30 and lie
volt single, 3 hip. and dc. plants
from $50 to $500 watts; new units
fully guaranteed; no surplus; prices
from $192.50. complete. ELECTRIC
ave. NV. AID. 2-16O0.
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STEEL


We have large amount reinforcing
steel. angles and beams cut to size
cheaper than new. GENERAL
I'd: ne. AID. 2.e177. S10O @S4
STENOGRAPH MACHINE, barely
used. goed cond; $50. Call after
STENOTYPE, reconditioned and guar.
anteed. $50 up. CIRCLE, 1112 18th
STOKER-Enjoy eficient coal heat
with de luxe Iron Fireman stoker
excellent cond.; complete set auto
matte controls. $1O0. XII. 9-6954.
STORE FIxTURES-2 Hill meat
cases with compressor, one 8 It. and
one 10 #. long. all porcelain, like
new: cost $4,000. 2 computing
scales, ! Dayton, ! Toledo. brand
new. Come see. Sac. almost your
own price. Must vacate. 500 Il
s.; ne. Sun. I0;4, all day Mon.
STORE F1XTURES-Nationa Cash
restSter, rings up to $500, $50;
also counter. S5; wall-type show
cases. $5: roll of Gain. gift paper
and roller, S12. ia. 9-3161 or NO.
STORE 'F1xTUREs-Best offer ac-
cepted; Must vacate. NO; 1880.
6 screens, 46h"x24", SIS; 3
copper scrs., 31Iax45 ms, SIS; ,
awnings. AZ ins. wide, SIS: 3 Vene-
tian blinds. 42x64 ms. SIS. UN.
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STROII.ER

'.Folda Rola." Phone 10. 5-1593.
100 LOADS Of rough fili dirt, broken
concrete, stumps. Will pay small
fee; WE. 5:6399 after 5 Pm. -23
PARTY would like to buy
good-make power lawn mower at
reaS. price. OIL. 2-61O2,
Evening star., 1953-03-22

PIaS T1r1I f2dT0E aGE asb s E6H FTS ESor sEAgs sE
WHILE THEY z LAST TO Also Q By
10. IL By 12, 12 BY Is. ALSO
SPEC. PRICR ON WOOL TWIST.
EasF EFzsFFs. lSSs osEH SSpa saN.: sr n NW rs J. 10
Evening star., 1953-03-22

REFRIGERATORS
Save up to 3Oss on most models in
our stock. We need the space. SO
you benefit. Open ewes. IA. 7-7732.
American Service Center
5S5 M GLEBE RID.
Arl, Va Rth Year in Arlin0t0n
Evening star., 1953-03-22
$44,95
AVERAGE CHAIR)
,JU. 9-1510
:. SNOWFALL MACHINES
Sn1rMastsr. free trial. easy terms.

SNOWFALL MACHINES
sPPSGbMmaitsr PGbmas dS d5gSs Eta sE5a easy sx terms
SOFA. wing chair. occas. chair.
SOFA, excel. .cond.. Eng. Ha1, period style,
Wlth new slip cover; will sacrifice.
SOFA BED 2 lounge chairs, 2 table
snFHs slnaFmHps' ,Eae other misc; misc; reas; Ii; 6-5797.
cond.; sos. NO. 1880.
SOFA, lovely gray matelasse. perfect
condition; also 5 pairs of beige satin
drapssS aappsesS used only 6 mos, reas. OIL.
SOFA AND CHAIR, to match with
slipcovers; full size Hollywood bed
hatH II very good cond. 10. s-253s, 1909
SOFA-Large Lawson. red frieZe up
ho5steTy; 1a1TTy; good condition. s45. Ii.
SOFA BED-simmons; steel frame.
0S45, Apt. 3O4.
SOFA, Lawson type. good cond. !;
occas: chair, phone stand. walnut
dresser; best offer. LA. 6-4253.
SOFA BED-Love-seat size, blue; Cost
$225 when new. Ho. 2-2442. DE.
STAMP r COLLECTION. 10000 nSs ioTsign
STAMP siTs4a%PS' cSIEESTros-:u. %A; E57aaSe: s. COM
men,. mint; blks. Of four; plate
block; face value, $3.50; catalog,
$3.50; Best offer over face. KE.
STEEL BEAMS. angles. channels,
plate. 5 cents per pound. Ii. 3-7i25'
STEEL CABLE. h-in., used; in very
good cond.: z coils; length approx
22O in. WA: 1882. C. c. HATCH,
Evening star., 1953-03-22

WASHERS-DRYERS
Famous-make automatic models for
only S155. You'll never see this
value again. Open ewes. ia. 7-7722.
American Service Center
5S5 N. GLEBE RID.
Arl., Va. 18th Year in Arlington
WASHER, Thor automatic.
10. 2-6449. A.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

REFRIGERATORS
Baron & Meltz are putting out 20
new 1853 General Electric S-cu. 1T.
family size refrigerators and q new
and one-time only 37-month pay
plan. $500 Q month is your COM
plete monthly payment, including
carrying charges, delivery and in
stallation. Call TU. 2-4115. for
Evening star., 1953-03-22
LUMBER

Flooring. suitable for sub
nOprtHs a1.1 q gofSSS ofiSSSSS5inF; s2S =, per I'm n
FLOORING, priced right to
move.
ACE WRECKING q
BUILDING MATERIAL CO.
Ao02 MINI. Ave. NE. Lu. Gs0600'
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CAMERAS

Sx1&H4x9xt64O
Only the best typesl Movie outfitsI
Pay top prices. BRENNER PHOTO
933 Penna. ave. NV, RE. 7-2434
DIAMOND JEWELRY Of any descrip-
HSGrslgE SiSni gSld a,1IN and silver; cash paid.
DIAMONDS. golo, silver. We nay
highest cash prices. See us frSt
ASF AAF =! ! s61R MR. BkoTT. siS F q st. NV NV
DIAMONDS; 5I1S!!S gold. platinum. =, etc;
MARKEL. 80 F Street street NV AN1hoN
ture. SMITH, WO. 6-S292.
FILE CABINET wanted, 2, 3 or 4
drawer. freproof. cash. DU. 7-73O4
FuRs' used; all types. MA. SLABS
FURNITURE-single pieces and com.
pkte household. etc. AID. 1850
Eyes; and Sundays, Ii. 6-25IS.
FURNITURE-Will buy entire con.
tents or odd pieces; also old china
brtc-a-brac. Buying and selling fo]
OBJ years. HOPWOOD'S. 9Th and 4
SIS; NV, ME. S-52S7.
GUNS. any make. Have ManlicheI
and 7-mm. Magnum to sell or trade
GAS RANGES. furniture, heaters
ACNE STOVE Co, MA. S.SSSS
Evening star., 1953-03-22
PIANOS

PIANOS
SPRING SALE
OPEN SAT. AND SUN, 8 TO 6
Fine selection from tazz to symphony.
HO. 2-6706.
GEORGETOWN PIANO CO.
3419 M st. NV. at Key Bridge.
PICTURE FRAMES, 8, 2Ox24 and
3, 14x1S, with glass and mats;
like new, $35. 10. 3-5S65.
PIPE-USED
Also used bathtubs. sinks. radiators,
structural steel angles and channels.
WASHINGTON RAG & BAG CO.,
2Ik I. st SW Phone DI 7.R007
Evening star., 1953-03-22
PIANO SALE
LIMITED TIME
BENCHES. So

Practice uprt. S6s
Knabe uprt. SIZE
Apt. grand
Console type ----------------$22e
Apt. uprt. $25(
Baldwin Acrosonic spinet- $685.
knahe grand $685.
Baldwin grand S79s
Steinway grand. apt. -----.-- 81 ,25(
These prices greatly reduced from
former prices. Every piano tuned
repaired. Free delivery. Free bench
PAUL GOLIBART. cor. entr. onl!
OF Amer. Stge; Bldg. 2801 Georgis
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IIIIMRER

LUGGAGE. Wardrobe trunk and Fort
sonable. Elk. 3-l938.
MAILING MACHINE. Pitney Bowes.
automatic: very good buy. Call ia.
MATTRESS, innerspring. also box
M4R4Rhss H4VRa Ssst OsS fNErRsPRiEs kP 1SS4s brand
NEAT asx asR SErSbkhs SSs s1S IL rooa aa7aad 7caUnd
and blower. excel. cond,. $3.50. JU.
MoDEkN S5HdaE COUCH. immaculate: 4
stainless steel kit. chairs. plastic
seats and backs; lounge chair;
Eo! H5tchios 4aossO' end tables and 6s9 os!sst'
MORTAR MIXER. ..Muller." cap. 3
ssSi ssoo. II Dr. sss ss.ossa!. sSsa!'n'' Dr''' new
phase. 110722O ". &C, overload
switch, S35. Also 8 hip. Westing-
house. 75. 331 Emerson st. NV.
MOTORS FOR BURNERS. furnaces.
fans, pumps. refrigerators. washers:
any size. make or type in stock for
Prices. Why wsitSbrins rH;S your :i motor etr
with you. walk out with exact guar
antssd rs2lacement: ELECTRIC
EQUIPMENT co. 2473 Sherman
ave. NV, AID. $4,000.
MOTOR, Ship. 11O or 22O ", single
gh: q, E.; good cond.s; so9 also ,;s small 2! II
Mill rd.. District Heights, Nd.
MOTORS $50. new Delco. develop "a
h.p.. $3.50; used " h;p. SO: air
compressor. 81. ia. 9-03S3.
MOTORS, II1O0 to 100 n.p.. and
reduction gear, 6.440 volts; reWound,
exch. CARTY. 1908 14th. NO. 7-0224.
MOVIE CAMERA, Bell-Howell. 16-mm.
magaaine, f:1.9 lens; 500. OIL.
MOVIE CAMERA. zeiss, one battery
operated; bargain; seen Sun. S07
11th st. NV, Elk. 3-0646.
MOVIE CAMERAS - Several S-mm.
cameras from estate. keystone. Ko-
dak, DeJur. Agfa: roll and maya
$50 to SS5. EN-: 3-8762.
MOVIE PROTECTOR, 16-mm., Bell &
Howell sound, $3.50. Phone LO.
MOVIE PROTECTOR, Revere. SIS. g.
m.m., in case, 2 months old. like
new. SS5. JU. S-4SS1.
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MlscEL. WANTED tcont., ,

ANTIQUE CHINA, furniture, full con-
tents or odd pcs, refgrs., stoves,
wash. mach, TVS. Closed Mondays.
2; I: FURN. CO., 210 9TH st. ne.
Evening star., 1953-03-22
HOUSES

Veterans Housing Project-Many l.
story bldgs., complete with baths,
Kitchen and heating equipment that
can be moved. To inspect bldgs.,
call for appt.
ACE WRECKING co.
LU. 4-0500
Evening star., 1953-03-22

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE for sale.
766 Fairmont st. NV.
HTDRAULIC PRESS, Palgreen, 40
ton industrial type, new condo Ain.
piston, $500. Elk. 3-0063, after
ICE BOX. FLORISTS. in good con-
dition TN a-119A
Evening star., 1953-03-22

Field champion ct stud. $3.50 Ben.
son st. NV. WO. 6-6332.
Evening star., 1953-03-22

-. ANTIQUES
Furniture. bric-a-brac, china. glass
ware. war. s;IIeni 0;ITientai art objects: iewelry,
traits; hishest cash prices psid.
Call MURRAY. ia. 9-3333.
ANTIQUES
Do not sell your valuable ANTIQUE
calling WALTER REED ANTIQUE
SHOP for expert appraisals.
Tu. Ses7a4 seeS GEORGIA AVE; kAl NY; %y.7sos.
ANTIQUES BOUGHT
China, furniture: silyerware. iewelry
w hsss. cSil s1.. LSou1s SIS ss1EsqiAL. IA. q
ANTIQUES WANTED
silvSsrware: vSrvr any N c9nd.. ,,swelry. BRIG
kRgfsAtM aksEas WI 1EseTTsS Es no. aye 70sd5 3
AUTOGRAPH. letters. stamp coliec.
HOBBY SHOP i4iS Wis. AD.
BEDkooM. dining room contents O,
nome; cash: We do moving, storage.
IA s-2s37; evenings RA. 3;dI.4.16.
BOOKS-Houseclean your shelves fol-
pront. Large and small lots wanted.
Fair cash offers. Truck pickup with
in 20 miles. RE. 7-2S64.
BOOKS BOUGHT, any quantity, and
removed ct our expense. ALBION
EOOH SHOP, 1853 Pa. ave. NV,
BOOKS NEEDED-Highestc cash prices
paid; books removed ct our expense
DISTRICT BOOK STORE, 724 0th
BKEAAFRONT, dark mahog. only
fooaa mfoa: size. size. Can Wo. 6-4O12 Sat,
Evening star., 1953-03-22
GUNS-GUNS

7 NUoC 1N0Vy
Several nice Kentucky'S. Many others.
modern and antique. Will trade and
buy.
Evening star., 1953-03-22

PIANOS-Baldwin Acrosonic spinet
and console models Designed. built
and guaranteed by Baldwin
Equipped with Baldwin patented
Full: BLOW action Wide variety case
designs and woods
EXCLUSIVE AT HUGO WoRcB
Q26 @ st. NV
Evening star., 1953-03-22

114I O1L LII OOODO
At or near wholesale. Write I'M
PORTER 1924 Croffutt pl. Sc.
Wash. 10, D. c. 22s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-09
Crime
The Eigu

The Figure in the Dusk. BY
John Creasey. (Harper &
Bros; $2.50)
Death strikes quick and sure
on the lonely country lanes. The
haplesS motorist is found in a
ditch, his car gone. His house
keys give the killer easy access
to the jewels in his safe at home.
Is the killer striking at random?
Chief Inspector West of Scot
land Yard. an agreeable sleuth
with both brains and charm,
finds the link between multiple
murders. Now he has to find the
killer.
The Schirmer Inheritance.
BY Eric Amber (Alfred A.
Knopf, Inc, So.
This diScurSive novel.
threading fragments of history
and international politics
through a slender plot, bears
no resemblance to Ambler's
taut prewar novels of in
trigue. 1t even lacks the sus-
pense of his disappointing
Judgment on Deltchev." 1t
recountS a young lawyers eff
forts to locate an heir to a
$3-million estate or prove no
heir exists. The story moves
from Pennsylvania to Paris,
Geneva, and finally to the
Macedonian stronghold of an
outlaw. Knowing Amber, the
reader waits with trusting ex-
pectancy for something hectic
to happen. It never does.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-09
Reviewed by Mary McGrory

arrogant Senator in a God
forsaken corner of the world.
In the best of the tales,
like Mrs. Wharton's Madame
de Treymes," George w. Ca
ble's Madame Delphine" and
Galsworthy's THE Apple Tree, ="
the reader is brought into the
citadel of a rigid social system
from which innocent and
loving women seek to es-
cape with their happiness
intact. Mr.. Cables prose may
be slightly embroidered, but
not his view of Creole society.
Mrs. Wharton's luminous story
of the conflict of an American
woman with her French sister
in-law and Mr.. Galsworthy's
poignant rhapsody of love in
the spring are classic both in
content and construction. So
is Ring Lardner's Haircut"
Others, such as Mary Ray
mond Shipman Andrews, John
Fox, jr., Annie Trumbull Slos-
son and Thomas Nelson Page,
do not pass the test of time
with such high grades. In
those pre-Hemingway days, of
course. not so much emphasis
was placed on the stiff upper
lip, and occasionally authors
had themselves a good cry in
print. Many readers will be
happy to join them. At
worst, these writer's were senti-
mental, at best, truly affecting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-09

The nostalgia stirred up by
these % short novels is not
the easy, atmospheric kind
for the good old days. Editor
Hopkins, while he protests
that the collection is offered
"modeStly as an entertain
ment," admits that if the novels
have one thing in common
besides the fact that they were
ali published by Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons and Immediately
popular-it is that the writer's
believed firmly in a standard
of behavior" No comparison
with the officially bankrupt,
behavioristic outpourings of a
later day is implied, but 1t
would seem to be intended.
The authors included vary
widely in literary merit, from
the austere Edith Wharton to
the arch John Fox, jr., but not
one of them has any fear of
telling a stony. This marks
them apart from many cur
rent practitioners of the art
who feel that to create a
mood or to chart a neurosis
is quite enough. Richard
Harding Davis, while not the
quality of such a fellow-mem-
Der of this anthology as John
GalSworthy, at least tells a
rattling good yarn. THE Con-
sui" is a stirring little tale
of an aging career diplomat
Che was appointed by Lin
coln) who stands up to an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-09
The Game of Death
BY Albert E. Kahn
cameron & Kahn 49,

cameron & Kahn; 49,
Mr.. Kahn starts with a we'll
documented account of the eff
feet of the Cold War on chill
dren, especially in the schools
in and around New York City.
Atomic drills have left some
children in a state of terror,
according to instances he cites.
This constant emphasis on
death and ruin might reason
ably be supposed to have had
a similar effect on a great
number, he contends.
The whole book purportS to
be a plea for an end to the war
of nerves, for international
understanding-in short, for
peace. There can be no
quarrel with such an aim if it
does not impinge on our ma
tional honor or threaten any
of our cherished freedoms. But
as the book goes on it's tone
becomes less and less tenn
perate, its conclusions more
violent and less provable.
During the years of the Cold
War a miasma of crime and
corruption has settled across
the land, seeping into every
city and town, injecting high
and low places alike. contami-
mating the very life Of the
Nation"
A FomiIior Pottern
Mr.. Kahn has strung to-
gether cases of killings by
young children. of injustice
to Negroes and other social
and economic inequalities. His
narrative tasks on a familiar
tinge, especially when he
charges the F.B.I. with "sys-
tematic brutality" and with
calculated malevolence and
SadiSm." He objects to the
Smith Act and to the prose-
cution of Communist party
leaders under it. There is much
talk of faScism at home. There
is criticism of the Korean
war and sympathetic dis
cussion of RuSsia's elleged
peace overtures to the West.
There is no criticism of
Soviet aggression or of any,
thing Russia has done.-C. B. j.
Black Death. BY Anthony
Gilbert (Random House,
$250(.
Blackmailer Teddy Lane
made the mistake of bringing
his four victims together to
break the news that he ex-
pected each to fork over 500
pounds-or else. So they made
a pact to kill him. Exit Teddy.
Which of the four actually did
the job? Enter Arthur Crook
to prove the guilty party
wasn't his client. This is the
irrepressible Mr.. Crook at his
best. which In very good. l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-09
Proud Citadel
BY Dorothy Evelyn Smith.
(E. P. Dutton & Co.; 49,

BY Dorothy Evelyn Smith.
(E. P. Dutton & Co.; 49,
Reviewed by Fronk SortweII. Jr.
This has everything-or-
phans. widows, true and false
love, true love denied. false
love triumphant Though not.
thank Smith. forever the
moors, the sea, Yorkshire &C
cents, faith, hope and charity.
An orphan girl, Jess Ken
nedy, goes to live with a kindly
old lady who turns out to be
a minor league witch, inter-
ested in helping people with
herbs and crystal searching.
The scion of a degerate ari-
stocracy is her playmate on
the moors from the age of II.
When they fall in love, Jess
can't surrender her heart
proud citadel that it isl be-
cause loving people is the way
to be hurt.
There are many and ex-
hausting turns of plot before
this lass realizes that the witch
had told her true many years
land pages before-"Not to
love is the biggest tragedy in
life"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-09

Fortunately the enterprise
Of American publishers is
gradually making available to
readers of this country many
fine European novels which
either never were translated or
are out of print. Torment"
has been considered by Span
ish critics one of the sharpest
and most interesting of the
many novels by Perez Galdoz,
one of the best of SPANS
modern novelists. If this book
ever was translated. no Eng
liSh version has been readily
available in recent years.
Benito Perez Galdos was
born in 1843 and died in 1920.
He is remembered in Spain
chiefly for his national cpl
sodeS," historical novels in his
own genre which fill 48
volumes. He paused in this
immense project occasionally
to write stories of the long
period of tremendous changes
which he could remember.
The Spendthrifts." another
in the illustrated novel series
which Farrar, Straus & Young
is compiling, appeared re-
Gently. Some of the same
characters come into TOR
ment." though this story is
complete in itself. 1t actually
was written before 1.-THE
SpendthriftS," and events pre-
cede those of that novel by
about a year.
First Hand Observation
The episodes in Torment"
take place in 1867 and early
in the following year. Re
member, Galdoz could write Of
these years from f1rst-hand
observation, though he lived
well into the next century.
Rosalia and Francisco de
Bringas, who appear in THE
Spendthrifts," are important
characters in Torment" Don
Francisco is a petty official
who by reason of his duties
is close to the Queen; yet his
salary is so small that he and
his wife are hard put to make
the appearance and social pre-
tensions required of them.
But the heroine of this novel
is Amparo, a destitute relative,
whom the Bringases patron
izingly treat as a servant. Am
paro is given small tasks to
do, such as sewing and er-
randS, and doled out food and
spending money, though she
lives with an Grant sister
elsewhere. But Amparo has
beauty, which the Bringases
in their scorn have overlooked.
Their rich cousin, Agustin
Caballero, who has returned
from many years in North
America, is not oblivious to
Amparo'S shy charms. In fact,
the time comes when the diff
dent, inarticulate AguStin
muSters his courage and de-
cides he'll marry Amparo. He
tells her so and sees that she
loves him.
1t develops, meanwhile, that
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In his lively opening re-
marks to his album of letters
by a poet whose private life
has overshadowed his poetic
works, Mr.. Barzun maintains
that Lord Byron was not so
"byronic" as legend has pro-
claimed. True "byronism" says
this partisan, is admirable.
Perhaps the handsome.
dashing, dissolute young lord
did adopt a pose of melan-
choly alternating with fool
hardy courage. But, says Mr..
Barzun, 1--WE must Immediately
add that a pose is simply the
way men meet the difficulties
Of conscious life. And Bryon's
life was difficult, says this
sympathetic editor. From the
time he was rejected by a
selfish mother, he sought in
every new proffer of love
the possibility of recouping the
loss felt in childhood" Mr..
Barzun feels that not only was
he maligned as a man, but also
minimized as a poet, Byron
was aiming at the effect of
bare projection, which needs
no fringe of associations to
seem valuable" He enriched
English poetry, this editor be-
lieves, with both factuality and
wit, while retaining true poetic
concepts.
AS for the letters themselves,
they do not back up all the
claims the editor makes for the
author. But they do show him
as an astonishingly active,
Self-critical, brisk correspond
dent who could turn an cpl
gram with the best, and never
wasted a moment in self-pity.
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The Black City
BY M. F. Cauldeld.
(E. P. Dutton;. $3.J

Mr.. Caulf1eld draws a crude,
bold picture of a city in North
ern Ireland that bristles with
bigotry and hatred that spills
over into arson and murder.
Its life is informed by the
constant warfare that RACES
between "mongrel Briton and
mongrel Irishman."
Hugh Kelly, who had seen
his father shot down like a
dog by the Tans. joins the
IRA, but he begins to wonder
if their counter violence
against their mortal enemies,
the Peelers, really does any
good. 1t certainly doesn't
help him, or his girl Maura,
or her informing brother,
Willie.
The author, once a. news
paperman in Belfast, now liv-
ing in England, writes with
authority and realism. His
book suffers from not being
written from one point of view.
1t is more of an outburst than
a novel. M. MEG.
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He was also a loyal friend and
champion, a demanding au-
thor with his publisher. and so
little given to attitudes, either
literary or personal, that one
wonders how he could have
come down to us chiefly as a
striker of same. M. MEG.