Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-04-17 | Page 4 | Science, Adventure Linked in New Novel

Science Adventure Linked in New Novel NovelA A new kind of novel is launched by the th among their early April publications in ir Quayles In Invention Invention In- In by John Tame Taine whose The Purple Sapphire caught the eyes of those who enjoy the linking of science and adventure ad In his I new novel there is added to these a i rad of loyal love Iove which goes far faro farto I I Ito to o soften the ruthlessness ruthlessness' of men men who feel that much more than than- any personal success or ruin han hangs s Inthe in inthe the he balance balan e. e There Is in it arso a a of the gradually corroding corroding corroding cor cor- roding effect of greed for wealth and power for the story Js Is s of a ayoung ayoung young Inventor too proud to court the he daughter of a financial magnate magnate mag mag- mag-I mag nate until he can offer a fortune fortunO equal qua to her own He finds finOs It in mn inan man an Invention which will give him unlimited w wealth but In unscrupulous bus lous ous hands may create appalling chaos Tp prevent su such auth h chaos anything anything any any- thing thins seems to the financier permissible per per- and his first step is to i eliminate the inventor But the notes of hi his process intelligible only to a research chemist remain the he gradual steps by which the I financier fin in- in ancier Is tempted to their use and the tragic climax finally reached mark the book as one of the most striking of the spring novel