Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-10-25 | Page 26 | Books

4 II BOOKS II III Till TIlE RIGHT I MAT I 8 S By Brain Hooker Illustrated tl in tn colo S photogravure by hr Alonzo Tall Tull J no doll S1 O. O ri Tho I Merrill Company Last year ear Mr Ir Harold I gave e us The Best Beet Man ThIs year Mr lr Brian Hooker offers otTers Tho The Right Man I I rho The titles aro not Interchangeable They Indicate a n difference in point ol oh I 1 vio view though in both books is loves love's old familiar triangle of ot two men andone andone and andone one girl Mr Ir MacGrath was concerned with Hh the success of or tho ho stronger er rival Mr Hooker Is thinking of or tho the wisdom of at tho the feminine choice It is Ss a n wonderfully concentrated In Intense In- In tense tit story 0 r this story of or The Tho Right Man all shar sharpened ened to a point tho the first word looking to tho last and arid every overy In In- word every eO Incident every 3 dialogue advancing advancing tho the action In It its Bh steady ady march Tho The battle ot of tho two for tor or th the ono one Is fought out in Sn tho the o fo days of or an Atlantic voyage oage There Thero IK is absolute unity of ot scene and time The girl Is 18 typical typical the the nervous charming smart American typo When tho the curtain rises at tho the New York pier sho is IR engaged cd to to a headed hard clear thinking able and success successful l young oung American business man L Lot Let us call him Iron Tho The third sid of ot tho the triangle Is an artistic highly highly- trained educated college thorough h- h bred young American L I Steel which does tho the girl man marry Which would you ou The author unfolds his tab talC talo of rivalry with emotional brilliancy and amazing cleverness The Tho con conversation sparkles like the Slashing flashing of or polished swords at play In tho the sunlight The shifting fortunes of or the plot are aro made mado to glow with passionate energy and strength of ot feeling The Tho wide appeal which Tho Right flight Mans Man possesses by Its fresh tresh treatment I of ot a familiar situation of ot heart interest inter inter- est makes it especially appropriate for Cor or a holiday gift Evidently E recognIzIng this the publishers have havo Issued It In most attractive dress Mr Alonzo KImball contributes nine nino plc- plc tures turcs In Sn his best manner They are arc reproduced In Ill color photogravure tho first time this elaborate process has boon boen applied to book Illustrations