Show I Days of 49 Live Again in I Latest Effort of Vingie E E. Roe Ro RoeBy By CLARENCE WILLIAMS VILLIA S The days of nine forty when I I people from rom all ll parts of the country countr began their long trek over hills and andI I through e valleys s to California to toI I try y their luck are recalled In a new I novel The Splendid Road by byI I Vingie Tingie E. E Roe In this book the theauthor theauthor author has given gh-en his readers a I vivid description of the surround surround- ings Inga A certain wagon train headed by I Captain John Lightfoot with an an unknown woman driving dri her team I alone and exhibiting as fine Line this I II horsemanship as any man in I train provides the feature of this novel She is IR a wonderful character charac charac- ter and throughout the story tory the writer has displayed what a wo woman vo- vo man an ran do and accomplish even wo-I wo when she is scorned b by all her sex I II I This woman of French descent carries the name of Sandra De- De I hault and anti is a puzzle uz le to all j De-j her fellow tellow travelers She is kind lInd deI despite de- de I spite a fiery temper which Is not to be disturbed d. d Very able is Sandia Sandra San San- i dra di-a when it comes to de defending her r self As the story progresses end the train drives Into the the- Sacramento 1 valley valle the travel travelers rs begin to separate separate sep sop 1 arate each selecting his or r her i place to settle The book then tells of this woman Sandra Dehault telling how she has adopted three I little girls whose parents died 1 while traveling In the Lightfoot train The bo book k is interesting interesting- to the end Sandra is liked by all the themen themen themen men in the little village mage established In this valle valley She encounters many experiences with the miners I who at that time did not value alue a asack asack I sack of gold very highly Gambling at the Rough Hough and Ready hall hal where men were in inthe inthe inthe the rough failed to hold any perils for Sandra who became a a. steady player at the roulette wheel The men worshiped her hor and it was inevitable that they should fall tall In 1 love with her One man bent on getting her Is Ig the owner of the gambling house How this woman takes the part of a man quick with the trigger and a fox with the dagger dagger dag dag- ger is as interesting as ns un any scenario seen seen- ario arlo ever written You must read the book bool to find out how she is rewarded in love I You will be thrilled with tho the action I of the scenes Duffield Co i II New Kew York I a |