Show S W Book Adapted to Vicissitudes of Summertime The Mantle of M u uby by Steuart M M. Emery Delightful Reading By RUBY JAQUES Terry Warrens Warren's Uncle Charley Chancy is 13 gettIng his things together to leave for fol Eur Europe pe in forty minutes and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius the Chicago fire tire and the San Francisco I earthquake are as nothing nothing noth- noth ing in compariSOn So begIns the new rew and delightful novel The of Masquerade by Steuart M. M Emery Uncle Charley Chancy is a avery very ambitious and Intelligent man man- man having having left his home In Vermont when just a boy wf-th wf th fifteen d and now possessing possessing pos pos- a vast fortune Terry err Warren War War- ren ren young and full fulI of life is his only heIr much to the dismay of Mrs Joralemon I red Fred Fredericks ericks of New York York- CIty who for YE-ars YE years ha has endeavored to catch Uncle Fearing h his might make another another- attEmpt Uncle plans a ahouse ahouse house party at Cloverdale his suburban su- su bUI burban ban tate estate Including Mrs bred bred- enicks elicks but excluding himself He must leave immedIately for New NewYork NewYork York to complete a business dc dei l before going to Europe and Should Mrs 1 1 learn of this proposed pro pro- posed trIp she would very c con con- nv n- n v plan to be on toe tile same boat and that would nev never r do Un Uncle le Charley Chancy has left and Terry lerry havIng a tel v Idle hours before the arrival of the guests drives into the country stopping at a a. restaurant restaurant ant for lunch where he overhears a conversation between members or of a company The rhe receIpts from their play The Millers Miller's Baring Bar Darl- ing were vere all turned OVet to to credit credit- ors orB and they are Without funds or lodgings Very Terry aP- aP preaches them and offers his uncles uncle's home until such time as they are fh able to continue their show which they accept after muCh dEliberation The troupe consists of Frank Booth Bundy head of the show sh-ow Mrs Murphy wardrobe mistress Joe Hodges juvenile lead and Wanda Moore Mrs Murphy dIslikes Uncle Char Char- le icy's s and after atter making known her dislikes dIslikes all the servants give give- Terry lerry notice that they are leaving The rhe evening before the ho house se party and no servants No chauffeur to meet th the guests at the station no n Up stalls stall's maid and no COOK There could be no house party without the help of servants and nd Uncle Charley must reach Europe with with- ou Mrs Fredericks Something must be done Terry confides his plight to the troupe who wh he heartily agree to help him Mrs Murphy is appointed she cook owned a boardIng house on Thirty ninth street before joinIng joining join join- Ing the Repertoire company Bundy is Ii the new butler having acted the part many tl times es In his plays Vanda Wan Van da helped Mrs Murphy make beds at the boarding house and so quail quail- lies fies as upstairs maid Joe Hodges wili make an excellent Chauffeur because drove ambulances In France The house party is in full fuli sway but one male member is detained Toe Joe H Hodges must take on a double masquerade and so becomes social lion and chauffeur intermIttently As a b butler Bundy cannot be outdone out out- done Even Mrs Fredericks agreeS nn th tt In fact she Is so U d th that t she overtakes him him himin himin in the hall stops him in the garden gar gar- den intercepts him enterIng or leavIng leav- leav Ing the servants quarters trying to secure his es at the fabulous salary of a month Sorry Mrs Fredericks but Bundy seems per per-I satisfied at Cloverdale at a n. n I salary of only It is indeed Ii a big task to keep Mrs Fredericks' Fredericks from communicating t tIng Ing with Uncle Charley Chancy by telephone telephone tele- tele phone but clever Scheming by Tenry Terry Ten Ter- ry and Bundy keeps her at Clover Clover- dale dle Bundy even agrees to ent enter r her employ The house party Is hover over and Terry and the troupe are celebrating to the utmost when In walks walles Uncle Charley chancy The boat does not sail for Europe for another week ExplainIng the presence of the tIie troupe to Uncle Charley Chancy is the most difficult task of all but when Mrs Murphy bakes hIm an old old-fash- Vermont style apple pie he than thanks s Terry for securing such a marvelous cook for Cloverdale Bundy does not have to be butler for Mrs Fredericks and the social lion and chauffeur has eloped with witha a member of the house party A pretty romanCe Is woven Into the stOry and all of the troupe Including In- In eluding Terry are well dIsposed or So deft Is the style and so easy the readIng that you will fInd this an Ideal book to take along itt bt vacation va va- I cation times Umes E. E P. P Dutton Co I New York City |