Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-06-03 | Page 3 | Tangled Loves Add Interest to Oppenheim Yarn

1 Tangled Loves Add Interest to Oppenheim Yarn The Fortunate Wayfarer Relates Relates' Un Unusual sual Adventures hires tures s' s of of Unsuspecting ing Hero Discarding the International In Intrigue Intrigue intrigue In- In for fOl which many of ot hl hi his novels noves nov nov- cia els ave Lave been noted E. E Phillips Oppenheim Oppenheim Oppenheim Op Op- Op- Op presents a a straight adventure adventure ture tuie story in his new book The Fortunate Wayfarer This nove novel howe er Is more than a mystery tale Tt Th are flashe f brilliant characterization in The Fortunate Wayfarer and a story of ot tangled loves loves' that adds Immeasurably to Its Martin Barnes a middle class English commercial traveler is out for a casual stroll one evening In a town not far far from London He stops to admire the massive door of a house houe and as he is standing looking the door suddenly opens and he lie is Invited in Surprise 1 is no noname noname noname name for his feelings when he finds himself in the presence of three ob obviously obviously ob- ob w wealthy althy and aristocratic men One Lord noted for his eccentricities tells tes Martin he is Is' about to undergo an operation operation operation opera opera- tion which Is likely to pl-ove pl fatal He hands the salesman an envelope containing explaining that rather than have his nephew Geraid Gerald Gerald Ger Ger- ald aid Garnham fa fall heir hell to the money he had decided to give It to the first person who passed the door Then things start First he meets Lady Blanche Banche and falls tails in love with her Realizing he is of ofa ofa ofa a different social class he doesn't tell teU her Th Then n Lord re recovers recovers re- re covers the operation and Geraid Gerald Gerald Ger Ger- ald aid offers offers' to return most of at the money Lord Loid refuses and tells Gerald of ot a great fear that has has' gripped him ever since he left South America years ago with another another another an an- other mans man's wife and nd Infant dau daugh daugh- h. h ter Lord Is afraid Victor Victor Victor Vic Vic- tor Porle will carry out his threat and claim calm the daughter Laurita To forestall Porle Barnes marries s Lorita as a purely protective measure measure mea mea- sure and amidst falls taIls In love with her This has the te desired effect and Porle Is apparently defeated But other plans a ae ate e devised and Porle kidnaps Barnes Barnes' and intends to spirit his daughter away aay from the heart of ot London How Barnes Barne esthe es- es canes eaDes the cl clutches of the villains and Lorita is is- saved from abduction abduction abduction tion make a thrilling climax to this novel Lady planche Blanche however is forced to take the initiative with Martin but things ends with them themas as they do In all rood good novels is The Fortunate Wayfarer I good reading if It you like Oppenheim Impossible yarns he and the purely I concocts Little Little Brown Co Boston