SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1923 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE SEVE The meeting is romantic. The end- cidents in which the author detaches SCOUTIE JAZZ OF PIGTAIL ALLEY : quite as dull as the title. I have nev- ing tragic, for the city girl finds she her work from the absolute fictitious By William N. Viola, Stratford, 1923. er discovered a commercial story that does not love the mountain rake. incongruity of her story. This book we mention because it . What wonders of good these social In treating with this book we can- seems such an excellent joke uponwas anything but ninteresting. This workers do, reforming and improv- not justly neglect the superb natural ourselves. The Stratford Company, one, reputed to be full of laughter ing conditions, ;making a high-mind- dialogue which in itself shows a thor- by sending us this juvenile tale of boy and sunlight, contains not much else ed man of Fult Fallon, the person ough acquaintance with the people of scouts, thrilling runaways, and rob- than a Rotary Club attitude toward life, who is in love with the sentimental the mountains. This display of inti- beries, has said with elephantine sub- and a touch of Pollyanna-by the way, Isabel. It is not for the dahhler an mate knowledge should but does not tlety: "There you are, dear boys. Now things literary to discredit the state- excidde the weak and unnatural plot. you have something you can compre- have you seen the new 'Pollyanna' ment that the: hook is based on fact. Miss Furman has given us in many hend." They may be right, I don't slip-covers? They are most conven- The author takes care to state that places an accurate picture of the know. At any rate I found the thing ient. One can read 'Fantasius Mal- "The atmosphere of this story, its mountaineer in his home. She has, exceedingly dull consider for what Tare' with absolute calmness under background, and even many of its n- perhaps, tried to show the necessity it was intended. If anyone has an an- their protection even when one is an- cidents arise from the .author's con- for missionary work among these noying kid brother whose birthday ticipating a visit from the rector or nection with the Hindman Settlement people and in a great measure suc- comes soon, here is.a most appropri- the censor. School, in Knott County; .Kentucky." ceeded. She has also demonstrated ate gift. Call me a 214i-W, and I However, this 'Bunk' is no worse The truth of this statement is obvi- the difficulty of reaching such people; shall gladly give you my copy of the than the stuff-in the S. E. P., but I ous. It has been said that literature of establishing a common basis on darned thing. wish the cover did not boast of a phil- should reflect the times and it follows which they may be met. However. * * * osophy. In all the de-bunking pro- that it misust .also reflect the place. she has thrown herself at the mercy BUNK cesses managed by Michael Webb However much -the author has derived of toe sophisticated by weaving. into 'y W. E. Woodward, Harper and there was scarcely more philosophy from her personal experiences in the her vivid and true pictures a plot anl Brthers 1923. than a few practical ideas ahout life. mountains she has toads a fatal mm- characters which I find difficult.. to This bootk I found rather insipid- . D. E. L. S. take in placing her hlero tn this at nlace in the same setting.- The pic- snosphcre. I can picture a dashin C tts e'the se'cing is imin pasaet hero in New York, in W'ominp ot, in ttendescription fthIt.neer 1 California, almost any place but I st(Continued from Page Two) fail toplace a native mointaieer of could not be caioutaIeer Tb hard tre ed wits the cold. Tramping Kentucky in' itheorole.talong to find shelter from tie furious n incipal characters are out ci pie wind, he suddenly came upon a small hovel. "'h'ioZ'rsal of -the l.nn'some l'ne," p2 itscix ry '7e.meinas r'- srs