UNCLE MARY
A Novel for Young or Old
_By Isla May Mullins_
_Author of "The Blossom Shop" books, "Tweedie," etc._
_Cloth decorative, 12mo, illustrated, $1.75_
SINCE the great success of POLLYANNA there have been many efforts to achieve the "_GLAD_ BOOK" style of fiction, but none so successful Trade Mark as Mrs. Mullins' UNCLE MARY.
Here is a story, charming in its New England village setting, endearingin its characters, engrossing in its plot, and diverting in itsstyle. The PAGE imprint has been given to many books about beautifulcharacters in fiction,--Pollyanna, Anne Shirley, Rose Webb of "SMILES,"and Lloyd Sherman of the "LITTLE COLONEL" books. To this galaxy we nowadd "Uncle" Mary's protege, Libbie Lee.
Mrs. Mullins is an author gifted with the ability to appeal to theyoung in heart of whatever age. Her characters are visually portrayed.Her situations have the interest of naturalness and suspense. Thereader of UNCLE MARY will become in spirit an inhabitant of Sunfield;will understand the enjoyment of the sudden acquisition of wealth, alimousine, and--an adopted child (!), by the sisters, "Uncle" Mary and"Aunt" Alice; will watch with interest the thawing and rejuvenation of"Uncle" Mary, the cure of Alice, and the solving of the mystery of thewealth of sweet little Libbie Lee.
THE RED CAVALIER
Or, The Twin Turrets Mystery
_By Gladys Edson Locke_
_Cloth decorative, 12mo, illustrated, $1.90_
HERE is a mystery story that is different! The subtlety and strangenessof India--poison and daggers, the impassive faces and fierce heartsof Prince Bardai and his priestly adviser; a typical English week-endhouse party in the mystery-haunted castle, Twin Turrets, in Yorkshire;a vivid and contrasting background.
And the plot! Who is the mysterious Red Cavalier? Is he the ghost ofthe ancestral portrait, that hangs in Sir Robert Grainger's strangelibrary? Is he flesh and blood, and responsible for the maraudingthefts in the neighborhood? Is he responsible for Prince Kassim'smurder? Or is it only coincidence that one of the guests at the maskedball happened to wear the costume of the Red Cavalier?
Miss Locke has been able to weave a weird and absorbing tale of moderndetective romance, the strangeness of India in modern England.
There is Lady Berenice Coningsby, a bit _declasse_; Ethelyn Roydon,more so; Princess Lona Bardai, "Little Lotus-Blossom," sweet andpathetic; Mrs. Dalrymple, the woman of mystery; Miss Vandelia Egerton,the spinster owner of Twin Turrets. There is dashing Max Egerton andthe impeccable Lord Borrowdean; Captain Grenville Coningsby; PrinceKassim Bardai, with the impenetrable eyes, and Chand Talsdad, hisvenerable adviser. Which of them is the Red Cavalier?
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Transcriber's Notes:
Obvious punctuation errors repaired while varied hyphenation has beenretained.
Page 11, "asumed" changed to "assumed" (assumed that they had)
Page 75, the ligature was removed from "Phoebe" to conform to thenumerous uses without it (turned to Aunt Phoebe's)
Page 115, "epigramatic" changed to "epigrammatic" (epigrammatic phraseswhich)
Page 172, "your're" changed to "you're" (what you're looking for)
Page 180, "Rob" changed to "Bob" (absorbed by what Bob)
Page 184, "publicity" changed to "publicly" (publicly that she was)
Page 184, "incomprehensiblely" changed to "incomprehensibly"(incomprehensibly petty)
Page 186, repeated word "the" removed from text. Original read (howmuch . was the the result of)
Page 199, "upstair" changed to "upstairs" (upstairs Ruth? It's)
Page 205, "fiinished" changed to "finished" (After she had finished)
Page 207, "tumultous" changed to "tumultuous" (tumultuous cheering, the)
Page 210, "forseen" changed to "foreseen" (have foreseen this)
Page 238, repeated word "to" removed from text. Original read (four toto get engaged)
Page 261, "rudness" changed to "rudeness" (The rudeness gave Peggy)
Page 262, "af" changed to "of" (losing two of her)
Page 271, "spare" changed to "space" (vacant space enclosed by)
Page 272, "attenion" changed to "attention" (Priscilla every attention)
Page 279, "emphazie" changed to "emphasize" (to emphasize the fact)
Page 301, "There" changed to "Three" (Three blocks on Rossiter)
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