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for a Lincoln memorial at the capital ,
for he comes from Lincoln's state.thelr
lives have had much in common , and
the senator has long been known as
the man "who looks like Lincoln. "
New York World : A Newburg , N. J. ,
church now furnishes pipes and tobac
co after its prayer meetings. Quite a
change from the times of the rigid
theology which devoted itself solely to
warnings against a smoking hereafter.
Addition is too much for the lazy
schoolboy , because there's usually
something to carry.
It is said that the Negus of Abys
sinia is running Kaiser Wilhelm close
In the variety of his accomplishments.
Menelik has personally designed the
plans for the new royal palace at Ad-
Ndis Ababa. When the first sewing
machine arrived in Abyssinia out of
order Menelik looked it over , found out
what the matter was , and repaired it.
The Amalgamated Association of
Iron and Steel Workers spent , in
round numbers , | 95,000 during the great
steel strike. - . . _ - _
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The fortune teller can't read all the
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The reading public should be able to
read the signs of the times.
Perhaps a ship is called "she" be
cause it so aften gets into a squall.
The best refrain from some popular
sons is to refrain from singing them.
Before you get through with a cheap
trip to Europe , you may be sick of
your bargain.
You'll find that lawyer's brief is any-
thing but that if you measure it by
red tape.
The NewZealand government is rais
ing the wages of its railway employes
to the extent of $100,000.
The side slits in the pen are gen
erally made by a hand-lever machine ,
which slits the steel at the proper
place , and thus insures greater flexi
bility in the pens.
An Indelible ink very commonly used
in the Middle Ages was made with a
basis of terchloride * of gold applied to
a cloth dampened with a solution of
chloride of tin.
As early as 1534 an English conven
tion decreed that the higher clergy'
during the solemn ceremonials of the
church should wear silken , gowns.
The establishment in Rome of an
American library has been ordered by
royal decree. It will contain all pub
lications relating to the new world
since its discovery.
The ocean used to be considered as
about as deep at its deepest as the
highest mountains are high. It has
now been proved to be half as deep
again that is , 46,236 feet.
F .A. Sampson of Sedalia , Mo. , has
given to the Missouri Historical soci
ety his library of 7,000 titles bearing
on Missouri history , which he has been
collecting for thirty-three years.
The Italian authorities have ordered
the confiscation of Francia's painting ,
"The Madonna , " which was sold to
an American for 300,000' francs. The
sellers of the picture were not fined.
Because two-thirds of Germany's 120 ,
000 music teachers are alleged to be
incompetent , the coming reicbstag will
be asked to pass a law compelling the
teachers to undergo a state examina
tion.
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The steel vessels built on the great
lakes are assured a year of great ac
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gate a carrying capacity of 3,000,000
tons. This will be "an addition of 10.
per cent to present lake tonnage.
The cable steamer Faraday has fin
ished laying a cable between the Azore
islands and Ireland for the Commercial
Cable company , completing the fourth
line of cable of that company between
the United States and England.
It is said that in prehistorictimes
the Incas of Peru built roads that ex
tended from the tropically heated val
leys up the mountains to the regions
of perpetual frost , using the natural
asphalt rock , and these roads are in
good condition today.
There is more Catarrh in this section
of the countrv than all other diseases
put toeether. and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many years doctors pro
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To the farmer and stock raiser Ne
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Statistics prove that in the more set
tled sections diversified farming is a
success and consequently farm land
values are high , but there are vast
areas of good land in the northern ,
central and western portions of the
state that can be purchased at rea
sonable prices.
You are looking for a home.
We have reliable rea lestate men on
our list who will gladly place their
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your name.
We sell homeseekers' ticket and
agents of connecting lines sell for us.
Perhaps you want grazing lands.
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Rev. Dr. J. S. B. Hodges , widely
known as a composer of sacred music ,
including a published volume of sixty
hymn tunes , celebrated , on Sunday , in
Baltimore , the thirty-first anniversary ]
of his installation as rector of old St. ; j
Paul's Protestant Episcopal church.
When the church is not overcoming ' j
the world the world is overcoming the <
church. 1
Hygiene is not holiness , , but holiness
will include
OUT OFTHE
BY S. N ; HOOVER.
CHAPTER I.
We were prisoners of war at a place
called Quimper , on the coast of Brit-
! tany , in France , and in the prison we
1 had encountered a fellow countryman
i one Captain Caryl who In truth
| I ought to have been at home enjoying
the title that truly belonged to him,1of
Earl fo Mountbrendon , but a villain
ous cousin of his now held it In his
j place , giving out that this Francis
I Caryl was dead , and so prankt it
[ finely in borrowed , nay stolen , feath
ers.
j We were sitting together one morn
ing , David , my lord ( as we called him ) ,
andI , captives all , In 'which condition
we had been a long twelve months ,
and sunning ourselves against the
wall In the courtyard , when up conies
'a young man , a fellow prisoner , , one
(
Thomas Dart , by name , with a basket
to show us that he had woven out of
straw taken from his bed.
He came from Dunstable , and had
learnt straw-plaiting in his hoyhood.
He , too , had been on board the Ama
zon , and , like us , thrown into prison.
He was a good land , kind-hearted anu
'
generous , and when we saw hini
lounging across the courtyard we wel
| I corned him and made room for him 01
our bench , and , after we had admiret *
I his handiwork and fixed the numbei
of sous which we thought he should
ask for it , we begged him to read to us
I out of his book , for Tom Dart was the
happy"possessor of a book which by
good fortune he had brought ashore
In his pocket , and which he loved for
Its own sake as well as for the mother
who gave it him.
It was the "Pilgrim's Progress , "
which I have always coifnted one of
the finest works of man's genius , tho'
now it be no overmuch in fashion.
He took out his book and began to
read , for he was * always ready to do
that , though he loved not much to
lend his treasure out of his hand. He
read for a' while , and then , though
with his eyes on the book , as if he
still read , he spoke thus :
"Friends all ! I came' across not so
much to shew my work or read to you ,
but to speak of somewhat else. Now ,
do not start or look us as if I was
saying something strange which might
cause remark , but I think I see a way
of escape , and I want to know if you
will join me. Next Tuesday is , as ,
perhaps , you have forgotten , Shrove
Tuesday. Well , fast or feast , there
will be high jinks here. Even the
captain andhis , family will be absent ,
Marie saithl and we all know that
when the cat's away the mice will
play. "
"But whither shall we fly ? " said my
lord. "We have no wings to fly home. "
"From my window , " replied Tom' ,
"which is at the south wing of this old
place , I can see a bit of the shore of
the river or estuary that cometh up
to the town. "
"Is it large enough to get through
the window , I mean ? " asked Tom.
"I think I could squeeze out , if I
can but see clear enough. "
"I guess mine is next behind yours , "
said Tom thoughtfully , "perchance I
could work on Marie's compassion to
grant me the key so as to aid you. And
you , comrades , are not you and David
together ? "
"It is so , " I replied , "and we are "at
the back on the farther side. And be
low are the roofs of some outhouses on
which I doubt not we can climb. But
what lies between us and this shore ,
for of that we have no view ? "
"Waste an open pasture , and heath
and sand , " said Tom , ' . 'with a group of
ragged poplars near the only trees
within any distance. Those must be
our rendezvous , and now , 'Hurrah for
Shrove Tuesday ! ' "
At last the day came , and , to our
contentment , we were sent to our night
quarters earlier than 'usual and so
locked and bolted up , which made us
the more sure that our conjectures
were true , and that our gaolers meant
to go off and enjoy themselves.
Once sent to our room , David and I
began operations. Fortunately , we
were alone , for few prisoners remained
here , and no one had been sent to oc
cupy the places of those who had been
drafted on to Brest.
We stowed our pockets with such few
objects as we wished to carry away
with us. They were not many , for
our belongings were few indeed.
"Now , for the window , " said David ,
"but I wonder how goes the time. "
The words were scarce past his lips
when we heard a distant clock begin
to strike , and we stood silent to listen
and count the strokes one two three
four five six seven !
"That is well , " he said , "we shall not
have too much time to reach our ren
dezvous. " For we had settled to try to
meet at 8 o'clock , guessing that from
that time to 10 or 11 the fun would
be fastest in the town.
So to our window we went. It was a
casement and had been roughly nailed
together , so that it would scarce open ,
but long ago we had loosened the nec
essary nails so as to let in air , though
we always replaced them of a morning
lest their condition should be noticed ,
and the fastenings more securely dealt
with.
Now these rusty nails were with
drawn , for even in the dark we were
acquainted with their position , and a
rush of damp , mist-laden air poured
into the room.
Some ten or twelve feet below us was
the roof of an outhouse , a light from
a lower window caught the edge of one
or two of the ridge tiles and defined
the position.
Beyond it was nothing-but a lake of
dark uncertainty.not blackness deep or
definite , but gray spread of shadow
into which the eye plunged and found
nothing.
Meanwhile David had been busy with
our blankets , for we had been given
one each to roll ourselves in during
the winter-months. "
"Now , George , " he saidi " 'tis your
turn first. Let yourself down on the
roof and creep along to the gable end ,
and there wait for me. "
In a minute I wag swinging clear of
the window , letting myself down hand
over hand by our impromptu rope , till
at last I felt the tiles under my bare
feet. Then I threw loose the rope ,
and crept away , as noiseless as > a cat ,
over the ridge.
Now he fixed it again to the little
chimney , of the outhouse , and , indeed ,
it was useful enough , for the wall was
twelve or fifteen feet high , and it
would have , been an awkward drop , not
knowing what we were to land on at
the , bottom.
1 What we did Jand on was wet grass
and a fine growth of young nettles ,
.vhich stung our feet heartily enough.
We searched about , hoping to find
jur friends awaiting us ; but no , we
vere the first , so we lay down on the
round at a spot from whence we
ould dimly see our late prison , a dark
nass against the grayness of the sky.
"They should be here by now , " I
whispered , and then , even as I spoke ,
I saw two dark figures hand-in-hand
coming quickly toward us.
"Well met , " said .Tom , as after a
moment of hesitation he recognized
me. "But now for the shore. "
So off we set , guiding our feet more
by the sound of the flowing water
than by sight , till we could at length
distinguish two or three boats drawn
up on the shore.
It was more by feeling than by sight
that we chose one of these , light
snough for use to lift easily to the
shore and set afloat. We made sure of
oars , and a spur to be rigged as a
mast , and a coil of cordage , while Tom
grot a keg and filled it with water at
a little stream which we heard gurg
ling and trickling near us. It was
lighter now by reason that the moon
was rising and showing a little thro'
a rift in the hurrying clouds.
At last all was ready and we four
Sot into the boat , and , with hearts
beating fast , pushed out into the dark
flowing river.
So slowly and cautiously we rowed
with muffled oars down the dark
itream of water , passing one or two
small vessels coming up with the tide ,
but which , save for a greeting shout ,
which we answered in Breton fashion ,
we encountered no hindrance , save the
frothing and tossing at the barwhere
the waves broke in irregular and tu-
multous fashion. Then the cold breath
ing of the sea met us , and the hollow
dark of vastness and the moaning of
the surge , but our hearts were lifted
up with a solemn joy , for we were be
yond the land of our captivity and
free , floating on that open sea , which
by long inheritance an Englishman
feels his special sphere and country.
CHAPTER II.
How long we floated hither and
thither in that boat , I doubt if any o.
us exactly remember. It must have
*
been days , and during all that time , till
that last evening , we never saw sail
or mast. True , the weather was misty
and thick and our boat low on the
water , so perchance many vessels may
have passed us unseen , or in the dark
ness of night , but otherwise that sea
might have been as one forsaken and
never plowed by ship's keel.
But at last a morning broke when we
looked blankly into one another's faces ,
and asked , more by our eyes than by
speech , "What are we to do ? "
For nearly all the water in the keg
was gone , and our crusts had been
consumed a full twenty-four hours.
All that day we sailed , tacking to
the north , and never a sail we saw but
out own tawny rag of blanket. To
ward evening tb e breeze fell , and a
great calm succeeded , so that the wa
ter lay spread out in shining sweep =
of silver , and our little crart rocked
on the under swell , scarce making any
progress.
But as we lay thus , rocking gently
in the triiddle of that shining circle 01
white and blue , David Bossum stood
suddenly up , and with a sort of inco
herent cry , pointed eastward , and fol
lowing with our eyes the direction of
his pointing finger , we , springing to
our feet , saw something something
that was neither sea , nor sky , nor
wandering sea bird smoething that
had * glided-into that charmed and soli
tary circle.
"A sail ! A sail ! "
I do not know who said the words
first , but it was true.
She was coming slowly toward us.
That was our best hope , for the dark-
ness of night was so night , that unless
we attracted her attention very speed
ily , our chance was small indeed. It
night fell before they saw us , they
would be far away and we left "alone
again on that desolate and deserted
ocean to perish of thirst.
The thought .of this put fevered
strength into our rowing , weak and
exhausted as we were , and every now
and again David sent forth a long ,
eerie , far-traveling cry , wailing across
the shining stretch of water.l
It was heard , oh God be thanked , or
else they saw our signal , and by the
shifting of the sails we recognized
that they saw us , that they meant to
wait for us. We redoubled our efforts ,
but still wewere too weak to make
the-progress we should have done , and
presently we guessed they were lower
ing a boat , which presently neared us.
"Who are you ? " shouted a voice In
French. "Are you shipwrecked ? "
"We are starving , " I replied in tho
same language. "We have been drift-
ing about for days and have no ; food
left , and we don't know where we are.
Will you take us on board ? "
For answer came the whistle of s.
coll of rope. "Fasten it on and we will
help you , " they shouted again. "There
is no time to be lost. "
We did as we were bid , and soon
they towed us alongside the vessel.
Tom whispered in my .ear.
"What sorry luck a Frenchman ! "
Yes , a Frenchman , but no privateer
or war frigate as it might have been ,
only a peacable merchant vessel
bound for the West Indies , and having
quitted her convoy only a few hours
before we caught sight of her. Once
on deck the skipper , a dark little man.
Octave Semoulin by name , looked us
all over , and then glanced at our boat.
"Sapristi , " he said , speaking French
with a strong accent , for he came from
Havre. "You are you shipwrecked. "
Then as we did not answer for a mo
ment , not knowing exactly what to say
he glanced again at the boat and went
on :
"You are not French. You are Eng
lish , but the boat is French. Hein
how is it ? "
It was no use trying to disguise the
truth , so my lord , who spoke French
like a native , told his briefly our story ,
and then we stood helpless and silent ,
wondering what he would do ; hang us
or feed us.
For the time I believe he hardly
knew how to act , but the man had a
kind and generous heart , and our for
lorn and suffering looks appealed to his
pitiful nature.
Eh ! bien , " he said at last , "I ought
to send you back , but It is impossible.
Regardez , we are short of men will
you work , and when we reach our
port you shall go free. You are sail
ors , I presume ? " *
Now , on board that vessel , L'Etoilt
tie 1'Oeust , we were kindlytreated in
(
deed , and soon grew friends with the
crew , , among whom were as many
Swedes and Hollanders as French.
Captain Semoulin entertained my lord
in his cabin , and we messed with the
crew. I have noticed , among many
other curious things connected with
this strange nature odours , that tho'
in the abstract , , men of differing na
tionalities think they hate each other ,
yet if they are thrown into , contact
on peaceful terms so that they grow _
acquainted with each other's disposi-
tions , that fancied hatred ) melts all
away and they become the best of
friends , with but a little laugh now
and then at the difference of Ideas.
( To be continued. )
FRILLS OF FASHION , - . - i
Chinchilla has been employed this
fall as a trimming for white cloth cosi
tumes. '
For dress garnitures squares of pas-
sementerie are taking the place so long
occupied by medallions.
Ermine sets for children are very
fashionable and look particularly well
with the black velvet coats , which so
many little folks are wearing.
In the jewelry line , the most beau
tiful corsage ornaments are in floral
design. An exquisite example is a rose
spray , with leaves of diamonds set in
platinum j , and centers of pink coral.
For the dining room art serge or
linen j plush make exceedingly effect
ive , curtains. The material is hung
straight from the pole without any at-
.empt at draping or tying back and is
-dged with ball fringe of the same
color.
A handsome belt that is costly
enough to keep it entirely out of reach
oy the bargain hunter is made of black
jilk elastic , studded with small steel
oeads and fastened with a buckle ,
showing an iridescent background and
.penwork design of finest steel beads.
A simple and inexpensive way of
aiaking a work or card basket is to
cake an old straw sailor hat and line
.t with pongee silk. Form handles of
ribbon t , wire covered with silk and put
a silk frill around the brim. Trim with
jace and ribbon , and if intended for a
\voik basket ad da tiny pincusnion and
pocktt. ,
Chatelaine bags worth $1,000 each !
.low many of them have you ever seen
. .doming the persons of local shoppers ?
i'et many ot the gold chatelaines of
that value are made and are worn in
New York ; $200 to $400 chatelaines ot >
rery common. One style of coin purst.
nas proved popular this season. It is a
oimple affair , no jeweling , the mount
ing being of inconspicuous , fine hand-
: hased work , and the purse proper
of the familiar meshed chain. It is
just right for small change ( car fare )
a.nd the front door key. It is of gold
and inexpensive only $90.
A retired schoolmarn of San Fran-
Cisco lives in a sort of Swiss chaiec
made of old street cars arranged ac-
cording to a plan of her own. She had
saved enough money to buy a pretty
cottage in the suburbs , and was about
to move in when she happened to see
eight old street cars , which were about
to be broken up for firewood. She
bought the lot and in a day or two had
workmen engaged in hauling them to
the rear of her lot. There they were
arranged according to a plan she had
adopted and in a few weeks the school
marm was living In a very pleasant
home. Hardwood floors were laid over
the street car planking , and the inside
of each conveyance has been deco
rated simply but tastefully , the whole
forming a novel and most attractive
residence. The owner contemplates the
purchase of. one or two more cars , as
her quarters are not-yet sufficiently
commodious. The home which she had
purchased is meanwhile rented and her
own will be more elaborate when the
exchequer will permit of the necessary
outlay. - - - - -
. Books and Magazines.
j "Maude Adams , " publlshekl toy F. A.
Stokes of New York , Is a sketch of
'
the career of that dainty actress from
the pen of Acton Davles. Beginning
I with her first appearance on the
stage at nine months old in the farce ,
i "The Lost Child , " at which time she
was presented to the public on an old-
j I fashioned china meat platter , Mr. Da-
I vies delineates her stage life to the
present time. The book Is well illus
trated with pictures as she appeared
in the diqerent * plays.
"Rescued by a Prince , " by Clement
Eldridge , perhaps better known by his
nom de plume of "Captain Nautilus , "
Is a sea story for boys In which the
crew and passengers of a ship owe-
i
their rescue to the alleged son of Na
poleon III by an American wife whom
he recently married in New York.
A book which will be of Interest es
pecially in Nebraska is a volume of
verse , handsomely ilustrated , which
has been issued from the Blakely
press , and is published by Joy Jlorton ,
808 Great Northern building , Chicago.
It is by a Nebraska poet , Mary French
Morton , and is a collection of verso
under the name of "Leaves from Ar
bor Lodge. " Saying that it will be
interesting especially to Nebraskans
does not imply that It will not meet
with favor elsewhere. The author has
written with such a true insight into
nature and with such an ability to
describe the scenes which surrounded
her , that these poems will doubtless re
ceive a deserved welcome from a larg
er audience than that bounded by the
antelope state. There are pictures of
Nebraska scenery all through the book
from "The Ghost Dance , " where
VThe chill November winds make
moan
And fair Nebraska's prairies lie
A trusting place where spirits cry , "
to a ride in the old street cars of Ne
braska City. A very poetic and deli
cate thought Is expressed in "The
Backlogs of Summer. "
"All the carols of the summer
. Murmur from the forest's sheen
Where the backlog learned , its singing
Swaying with the boughs of green.
There It heard the songs of heaven.
Heard the southwind whisper low
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Midst the scenesthat seem to linger
Sunflecked in the embers' glow. "
There is true poetry In every lineof
the book , which Is so handsomely got
ten up that it will prove a very excel
lent present for the Christmas season.
It contains forty-eight poems with ten
beautiful photogravures of Nebraska
scenes.
"The Sign of the Prophet , " by James
Ball Naylor , published by the Saal-
field Publishing Co. , New York , is one
of the most interesting stories we have
received this season , and one which
cannot help but please our readers.
It Is a romance of the contest be
tween General Harrison and Tecumseh.
The period Is in 1811. Ross Douglas ,
who has been In part brought up by
IJ
the Wyandots , is about to join the
j. Americans and has for companion the
Indian 1 , Bright Wing. The white man
is followed to the war by his blood
hound , . Duke , and the dog plays a
conspicuous , part in the action of the
story.
Douglas is in love with Amy Larkln
and the young lady's father Is opposed
to the marriage.
It js not known whom Douglas'
father , was. There are traitors and
Douglas ] is captured. In the Indian
camp he finds a beautiful girl , the re
puted 1 daughter of the Prophet Ten-
skwawata. Curiously enough , the girl
is * white. She Is called La VIollette ,
and isso , , engaging that Ross care for
her j more than for Amy. Finaly the
mysteries of the story are cleared up.
The legitimacy of Ross is shown and
the origin of Violette made evident ,
j
and Douglas married Violette , whose
real name is Violet Brownlee.
Among the many biographies of Mc-
Kinley now in the book stalls this
"Life Work of William McKinley , " by
Edward T. Roe , LL.B. , who was one o
Mr. McKlnley's classmates at the Al
bany Law School , should have a prom
inent place. The aim of the work has
been to impress upon the youth of our
country the grand and noble lessons
contained in the late president's gra
cious kindliness , high moral courage
and exalted patriotism. To this end
the life of McKinley is traced in de
tail , considerable space being given to
the events of the Spanish war and to
McKinley's various speeches. The oc
currences of the fatal day are care
fully sketched and a large number of
editorials on the event are quoted , as
well as several memorial addresses.
The work is prettily illustrated and
handsomely bound. Laird & Lee , Chi
cago.
"Junk : A Book to Stagger Sorrow , "
makes ' a too-rashly confident claim ,
for a reading of the doggerel which
composes the printed matter is con
ducive to a gentle melancholy. The
author , Leon Lempert , jr. , who calls
himself "the Instigator , " has no liter
ary qualities to recommend him be
yond high spirits , and , if we may trust
the sub-title , a too-ample faith in the
efficacy of his own wit. It would be
quite safe , however , to recommend the
book to people who have a taste for
1t
the comic illustrations on the humor
ous page of a Sunday paper , for both
the jingles and the numerous illustra
tt
tions t bear every sign of having first
burst into being in that spot sacred
1t
to humorous mediocrity. Published by
C. M. Clark , Boston. Price , $1.50.
"While Charley Was Away , " by Mrs.
Poultney Bigelow , is a cleverly writ
ten 1 story of a London society woman ,
1i
whose husband is a naval officer sta
tioned on the west coast of South
Africa. It is told in a series of let
ters between the wife , Mary March ,
and her cousin , Lord Darraway , who is
! living on his estate in Ireland. Mary
March , who is "hungry for love , ' tries
to console herself for her husband's
absence an indifference by flirting des
perately j with different men of the
"smart set" in which she moves. She
seems to be frivolous , but not bad , de
claring that no one has ever kissed
her but her husband and "Cousin Bill"
once long ago ; but she is very fond
of going about London in "two-wheel
ers" from dinners and theaters , and
we are not surprised when she decides
to elope with her latest flame. For
tunately for her , this is prevented by
her husband's timely death , and she
and ' her devoted-cousin later marry ,
and It is presumed settle down to mid
dle-aged happiness. Published by D.
Appleton & Co. , New York ; 15 cents.
There are few readers who cannot
find thorough enjoyment in a good de
tective story. And none will deny that
in the forefront of that division of lit
erature stand the writings of Anna
Katharine Green , whose latest work ,
"One of My Sons , " is just at hand. As
welcome , therefore , as the announce
ment that Sherlock Holmes is again
ferreting out crime was the word that
Miss Green had again enlisted the ser
vices of Mr. Gryce and his able as
sistant , Mr. Sweetwater , in following
out the Intricacies of a plot that cer
tainly bears evidence of the author's
latest ingenuity. "One of My Sons"
is believed by its author to be her best
work. " * - - ' * * *
