Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-07-06 | Page 11 | Detective Yarns, Romance among Dollar Series

I I I I I Detective Yarns Romance Among mong Dollar Series Short Thrilling Stories Collected Collected Col- Col Characters Portrayed The first two dollar dola books book to reach the th re reviewer r are Behind the Monocle Mon Man oc ode ocle by J. J S. S Fletcher Flecher and The Mote and the Beam by Pauline Stiles Sties Both arc ae published by Dou- Dou bleday Dornn Behind the Monocle is a book containing twenty-one twenty short detective detec detec- tv tive torIes torie each one exciting and and thrilling filled with action acton and ro to- to mance nuance Some are re blank walls wals of ot m mystery others other full tun of malevolence and passions more mote evil than the acts they motivate Each Ech is a a- 8 supreme supreme- supremely act ly good yarn yr yarn exceptionally exceptionally well wel told and skillfully constructed satisfy satisfy- ing and Interesting to to the last word In The Mote and the Beam Beam- there Is a quietly distinguished writIng writing writ writ- Ing and character portrayal as well wel as a a. decidedly ingenious working out of ot the central situation mar situation mar tinge John Sias an accomplished and renowned violinist had led rather a selfish life Ufe completely absorbed In his work work His personality was wasso wasso wasso so charming that he he was almost by his audiences He Ho had never thought much about women until h he iC met Penelope Wren a beautiful b but t unsophisticated girl who lived by herself on a ute a goat farm with wIh only a a housekeeper for company She was as artistically In Inclined in- in dined and nd made etchings etchIng for tor a pastime but had ha alo also had a a rather selfish life Ufe never having had to consider anyone anone but herself hersel since the death of h her r mother When hen these two met It i was wa love lovent at nt first sight and marriage me Everything Everything Ever Every Every- thing was was Ideal at t first one Iel firt until one fateful night IP Penny causes an ae accident accident ac ac- t which resulted in In John l los losing s- s ing two fingers Ingers on his left hand I In his selfish eJ h brooding over himself himself him him- lm- lm self he forgets about Penny who was so heart sick and wretched wretched Unknown Unknown-to nto John Penny Is the medium through which he Js is offered apposition p as leader of ot ofa a great s symphony sym m phony stra On the great opening night when everything looked like disaster due Idue to the de deceitful de- de l Jealousy ot of ot one one of the th-e musicians musicians mu mu- John shows his great leadershIp leadership lead lead- and is i triumphant in U the e end Th Then h n a n wonderful thing comes Int into into- the Jives of l Penny and anc John a n far r more re intricate symphony than either of ot them had eve er e yet conceived conceived con con- and lov love Is is' triumphant over all al This is Is' truly an absorbing n novel vel and nd the tho characters aro are de depicted depicted de I u t and with ream reality