Show CHARACTER PORTRAYAL I. I Tire e author who wh writes mystery stori stories s Is usually content to try i no other form of ot fiction A A new mystery a new group of characters characters charac charac- or 01 another setting for the action will ordinarily satisfy any I desire foe change chang or exp experimentIng experiment experiment- Ing the writer may feel William Garrett has always been heen d ct no notable notable notable no- no table exception In the group gropp of mystery makers Stories such as Friday to Monday an and Treasure Royal toyal displayed a wea wealth th of imagination and a dexterity of plot manipulation that placed them In the front rank of f detective fiction fic tic tion Uon Recently he lie surprised his hiS' readers with The Grand Grard Buffalo a delightfully fanciful tale for tor young people Now in The Multitude Mul Mul- he shows still further of his versatility The book is a powerful nove lof lot character portrayal por per and tells the life lICe story of ot ofa ofa ota a man obsessed with a threefold ambition T The e portrait of Alan Fairley Fairey the hero is Is' Is wrought In strong telling lines In all his adventures and str struggles ggles his un unwavering unwavering un- un wavering determination to to accomplish accomplish push Ms Iris three purposes gives a dramatic significance to his career J |