Show Sensational Situations s I Abound in Novel Tho The effects of ot shell shock BUSI BUS BUS- ii- ii I by soldiers during the war 1 Is Isi I i i the theme of ot A. A M. M N. N In Sn The End of ot a a. Dream In the foreword 1 I tho author puts these words into the tho I J i mouth of ot a physician I Theo complications resulting from shell shock can be summed up In a single phrase phrase drugs drink murI murder murder mur mur- I der and suicide In view of ot these danI dangers dan- dan I goers gers I I. I have no Io hesitation in saying that man once a g shell shock victim should be kept kent under a superficial obi ob- ob i for at l least ast five years It Itis is Ss necessary not only In Sn tho the Interests of ot the tho patient himself but for the I good of ot the community at large arge I mention mention mention men men- tion the possible dangers of or drugs drink murder and suicide not on ac account account ac- ac count of ot undue pessimism but because of ot a wish to be prepared for nn any emer emer- gency This Is tho the theme of at the story and needless to say the story Is not a a. pleasIng pleasing pleas pleas- Ing Ing- one The hallucination of or Arnold Cheyne a n. shell shock victim that his wife Is not his wife but that a a. woman worn wom an n who is not his wife is le his wife wile de develops develops de- de elope some rather sensational situations situations situ situ- and tin finally ally the victim becomes addicted to drugs commits murder of at very surprising surprising- things John lohn John Lano Tana company compan Now New York the subject which has hAG again taken hold of ot humanity J. J. J B B. Lippincott Co Philadelphia Hills of Han llau Is Js IsEn En Engrossing 0 Story Samuel Merwin violates a good many rUlos of oi the Popular Authors' Authors union In his hla Hills of ot Han Hon In th the first place tho the hero Is man many years older than the heroine H Ho Is long and stringy n Ho Hohas Hohas has no sense of ot humor As far as we can remember he figures in only one personal encounter and in that he is knocked out after alter one and a half halt seconds see sec of or fighting lle More than all this at tho the beginning Inning of or tho the novel the hero Is already married to some Borne ono one other than the heroine In fact he he- does doeR not get his freedom until tho the next to last chapter I count a against the author is that he is 18 able to weave into the tho th thread d dor of or his stor story an Interesting and Intelligent intelligent intelligent intelli Intelli- gent stud study of or tho the ethical basis of or missionary mis mis- activity It is interesting interesting- to tono no note to that Mr Merwin is ono one of ot tho the few tew people in the tho World orld who is able to discuss discuss discuss dis dis- dis- dis cuss the case of or the tho missionary in China calmly Few persons can do di that Usually the they are called saints aint by some and blackguards b by others Merwin achieves a notable triumph of or moderation although his book will hardly serve Benc as propaganda for foreign m missions i 0 fl S. S But even the most strict and regular member of ot the Popular Authors Authors' union is lIS not likely to Jook ook ook too oo harshly on the breaking of oC certain rules Mr Ir has proved that author r does doeR not need to throw away or e every tie tic which binds him to logic and sense when he lie seeks ecks to create excitement There are midnight mid mid- night marches In Hills of Han iIan sorties and attacks b by tho natives and hairbreadth hairbreadth hair hair- i breadth escapes Yet Ye barring barring- the fact that one one- or two persons seem Beem a little hard to kill with an any the book violates no canons of or possibility The characters are effectively drawn rawn The background is vivid and the story en n en- grossing Bo Bobbs Bobbs b bs- bs r Co Ind Indian Indian- I apolis ap |