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St a t e, ceveloprn general, and the N cil in 'particiilar., ew Engi L~RARY rnauonery LEADING BOOKS .,of all pubishers GREETING CARDS df exceptional originality, d It- is a tradition that poets are k different frorn other people. The 'f business of living life, according to n certain standards, does not côncern them,. for they. are of such fine stuif tha t no rules may appy. lmm7ortal gase.*- and the flrst word of the titie is true enough, but unrest is the heroine's lot from the beginning to the, end of her Iife-concerns a certain Victoria Rising, ýwho, be- came one of America s great poets. She resemtibles many of. our famous* lady geniuses, one in particular- for she went to Vassar, like Edna Mi llay - and then, she embarked on an emotional career which was interesting, excitilg, and thoroughly lackirig in reasoni. Her great crime which- won ber instant unpopularity, was the desertion o! ber littie boy. Al new attachnients wearied her in *tirne, but ber genius flourished. Her love affairs sound like those of Eli- ~nor Wylie, and the mn.she .Ioved for the longest time resembles no one as much as Lawrence of Ara- bia. So, with this quaint combina- tion of poetess and adventurer, the romance ends on a high note of1 improbability, except that nothing1 is, more improbable than life itself.i (It would have surprised no one if Lawrence o! Arabia, who by the way, was not ber- contemporary, bad fallen in love with Elinor Wy-t lie, for everyone else did.) Jane Wthers,. mimic cf the screent, is growing up,. but she is not .1/et too old to' chuckle over her f a vo rîte nonsense books, "Bertram andi His Fun- nyg Animais" and "Bertram and His Fabalous Animais" by Paul ~T. GiI.bèrit of 554 Brier stilèet, Kenilworth. She is shown here reading the latter book, dealing with such crea- tures as dragons, unicorns, and mermaids. The third book in the series, -With Bertram ini Africa," just published by Rand McNaIly & Company of Chicago, is dedicated to Jane. With Bertram in Africa by Paul T. Gilbert. Rand McNalIy & Company, Chicago. In the writing of children's books great emphasis has been placed upon child psychology and the child point of view., Everyone, it seems, bas forgotten that mother, father, aunts, uncles and ail sorts of other aduits have1 to read th.ee stories too, many mnan y times-that is, al have forgotten but, Paul T. Gilbert, 554 Brier street, KenilWorth.* Mr., Gilbert, evidently understands- how parents suifer under repeated oral renditions of "Peter Rabblt" and allied favorites in the field of ju,- venule literature. And . so, like the, famous author of "Alice in Wonderlanid," he uses his wry humor .to entertain aduilts while writing for children.. His new book, With B ertram in. Africa, the third ini bis popular Bertram serles, is a highly im~aginative tale of five children animal hunting in Africa, and àtth1e saine tiYe a 1neat little comic strip on home life as lived in America. Pair of Rubbers Bertram's mother is forev er run- ning arourid after him with a 'pair o! rubbers-like ail mothers-and is afraid to let him go barefoot. lier mind runs on cod liver oul, diseases, dlean handkerchiefs and dlean ears. Ail characters in, Mr. Gilbert's Ticket Policy A new short term (one day or' more) Accident Insurance, to pro-. tect you on your vacation trip. $'.25 - 1 day $2.75 - 15 davs $1.50 - 7 d ays $4.50 -. 30 clavs Fior that reason it rs an interesting psychological study. The author clâims to have discovered Victoria's diary, and reprints it here. Certain-, Ily sjie tells about ber with great Iunderstanding,. and with a fine con- Iception o! the concentration and Idevotion to purpose that is a part of Iany writer's life. -With Victoria Ieverything but ber work was of Hi-lef et er a mansion on the iEng- lish countrysîde, and a vast sum o! money, 1 supremely well invested. lier son and daughter realize that their mother is inordinately eharm- ing, but no intellectual giant, and they enjoy ber company. There iîs an aunt in the neighborhood, enor- mously wealthy, who is gçing to die and leave ber money to someone. Die Brandons don't want or need Wuvr the tour starteci ne came xo the train in the velvet suit he wore to dancing school. He was seasick, trainsick, homesick, most of the time-that is until, he went lion hunt- ing in the jungle and came.back a n ew man, outfitted in nothing more than a leopard skin and. resembling no ope so- much as Tarzan. Things to Eat All this doesn't mean Gilbert forget's the cbild re sthe time pleasai sky, is' going to ept now to ance. The author mu y, whether Troilope, for she has )ud up, or from his book. Mr. r. Not ui ~Wacuators5w r. -n1W us most xtra- w . her ordinary of historie attempts at a leaf Utopia is the subj ect of Arthur Koestl er's novel, The, Giadiators.