THE SUMMER MICHIGAN DAILY ?. ,I. BOOKS OF THE DAY Mr. Fortunes Maggot, by Sylvia out to enlighten the inhabitants of Townsend Warner, 241 pages, The Vik. south seas. In the space of three slightful years he makes one con from among the natives, discovers In the genlte irony, descended long conversion to be superficial only, 1 since from Voltaire, is spun this new his own faith in the midst of an ea the de- vert his oses, rth- 6 iAE Tdy and Wednesday Tim McCoy -InI- "WAR PAINT" This "Ad." with 10c RAE me J State Street Jewelers IX .1 ______________ novel of Miss Warner. Perhaps spun is not descriptive, for there is nothing of the tale-teller emanating from. it, nothing of the fuel that is burned by long winter firesides holding the eye of its reader steadfast and the mind enwrapt. Its paragraph's are rather tossed off lightly and delicately turn- ed, so that it comes freshly and easily to the most fagged of attentions. It would seem that the moral gyrations of Mr. Fortune were especially de- signed for that short summer interval when book stores literally close shop and magazine stands flourish in their stead. If one were to search for a soul- sat- isfying adjective with which to de- scribe the novel, whimsical would be the logical choice-the only one. If elementals are sought, Mr. Fortune, his fantastic Maggot, and the breezy island of Fanua, where the action trips along, leave the reader in states amused, entranced, and at last wistful.! Amusement is baramount for the first hundred pages, while continuity andI tiresomeness are surprisingly absent. The summer reader, his feet cocked on the porch-rail or swung from a ham-,, mock, says to himself "Amusing," then "Ridiculous," follows this with !inter- mittent chuckles, suddenly grows sym- pathetic, lighting the porch-lamp so that he may read later than he had bargained for, and somewhat later yet closes the covers slowly and wishes the author-or autheress-had writ- ten more. Such a conclusion seems always to be sought after by the many and attained by the few with uncon- scious directness. Mr. Fortune is not physical, he could never be illustrated. He is the embod- iment of several small traits, sublime, ridicillous, wheey and human. A bank of England clerk turned leisurely by a twist of luck in middle age, he subscribes himself to the often-abused cause of the missionary, and ventures' quake, and sails away in as much doubt concerning his future as is the reader himself. j Occasionally, perhaps only once or twice during the course of her work, Miss Warner flashes sophistication, and then not for its self alone, but as a surprising twist. It is always lying there in wait, and may spring up from the very next page. One never knows just where she may stand in relation to the Church of England, and queerly enough, that question rises constantly. So delicate is the phrasing and narra- tion an agnostic might read mockery or a devotee faith, but neither would venture to make a charge or take pri- vate offense. It is, well-just so, even to the laying of the altar furniture in front of the missionary's hut. After such a repast of airy precision the reader is almost ashamed to feel him- self warming to the humanness of the relations between Mr. Fortune and his native protege, and blushes pleasantly to himself at the final bursts of af- fection. So much for that, and as for tribute let it be said that not once is there dis- appointment, always is there perfect enjoyment. "Mr. Fortune's Maggot" is the kind of a book that is handed along to some one well-liked and ap- preciative, some one who will be sur- prised like yourself when the last page is turned. -K. G. P. ILLINOIS.-Open house is held the astronomical observatory regul ly during the summer session here. TYPEWRITE11 All makes so] rented, exchange cleaned and r paired. Largest equipment and b+ repair service. Established 1908. 0. D. MORRILL 17 Nickels Arcade Phone 6 . .......... Can aid CSItY warm day you during these s. 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