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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1925 FREUD REWAKENED "THE CRYSTAL CUP" By Gertrude Atherton Boni & Liveright It is too bad that Gertrude Ather- ton could not hit upon another theme as near to the hearts of the Great American Public as that of how to grow young. If she had, "The Crys- tal Cup" might have attained the sell- ing number of "Black Oven," failing that, there seems little hope for such a success. Mrs. Atherton still retains her pas- sion for pseudo science, this time she has run the reel backward, instead of taking a woman too old for love and bringing her back, she takes a girl too young for love and brings her up. Gita Carteret has had anything but a normal life and the age of twenty- two finds her, as she states to her grandmother, without an illusion. She has arrived at the bedside of her rich and dying grandmother, and the two are talking over the past. Gita's father, a gambler and drink- er, having made existence as miser- able as he could for his wife and daughter, departed this life leaving them penniless. They lived on fairly happily, though precariously, until the mother's death a few years later. Gita was then called to her grandmother whose death leaves her, independently well off, mistress of Carteret Manor, with life to plan as she chooses. She makes three friends, two girls and one man. The man is the most congenial of them all, so in order to be able to have him always as a com- panion, Gita asks him to marry her. He does so, for he loves her, and thinks that he will win her love after their marriage. Of course, he didn't, though he is the better character of the two. If he had it would have been an insipid "happily ever after" story. No, he cannot master the glands or whatever it is that Mrs. Atherton tells us prevents her from loving, but an- other man can and does. He is the sweetheart of one of her two women friends, the brother of the other. And then we have a charming bit of melodrama in which the disappoint- ed friend tries amiably to run Gita down under the wheels of her auto- mobile, and we have the spectacle of Gita leaping nimbly from one tree's shelter to another. A situation the psychology of which might be resented by the female of the species. As also the conclusion, "But there is always something artificial in the friendship of women." And in the end Gita has merely dis- covered, after a great deal of trouble to herself and others that she can love --the other man. -- ----- unbroken years of best-sellers T his year it will be That's the record of JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD If you want to know why millions of people have read Curwood's books, get his newest adventure-romance The ANCIENT HIGHWAY A Story of High Hearts and Open Roads All bookstores have it-- $2.00 (Cosmopolitan Book (Corporation vious Foul HOW TO GROW RICH "MR. PETRE" By Hilaire Belloc, Illustrated by G. K: Chesterton. Robert M. McBride. Mr. Belloc and Mr. Chesterton have been having an extremely entertain- ing time at the expense of the world and its ways. Mr. Belloc wields the pen for writing purposes, when Mr. Chesterton can contain his mirth no onger he seizes it to make an illus- tration. For you can think of noth- ing when you read "Mr. Petre" but that the authors had an extraordinar- ily good time doing it. We are introduced to the main char- acter of the book at the moment when he has just forgotten who and what he is. He knows he is a man of med- ium stature, but exactly how medium he has no idea. He knows he is on a train coming from somewhere, but where is absolutely a mystery: Landing in London, he hovers about trying to discover from where he has come, but failing that steps into a taxi and goes whither the taxi driver takes him. It is to a hotel, and when he is faced with the necessity of tell- ing the clerk his name he whispers, ) "Peter." He has a feeling his name was Peter. "John K. Petre?" asks the clerk breathlessly. "Yes" he re- plies. Then follows a ridiculous chain of events showing among other things how big business is carried on, with- out a penny ever changing hands. Mr. Petre, afraid to give away his awful secret, plays the part which he has been assigned. It seems to be that of a fabulously rich American and for all he knows. Mr. Petre stills his con- science, he may be it Swept into the centre of high finance Mr. Petre upsets the stock market by backing one kind of stock and thus persuading everyone else to buy. It soars in price and he makes a fortune. He buys a piece of land for three times as much money as he has and makes a million pounds without ever passing over a cent. Before we finish we have an amus- ing scene in a specialists office, a view of the English law courts, and several others. And in the end Mr. Petre isn't John K. at all, it was his first name which was "Peter." The dedication "To All Poor Gentle- men," leads one to believe that the authors put it forth as a suggestion. REPAIR CHURCH MANSE Extensive improvements are in pro- gress on the Manse of the First Con- gregational church at Eleventh street and Lake avenue: The work 1s being done under direction of the Woman's Guild of the parish. Need 30,000 Sweaters for Disabled Veterans Thirty thousand sweaters are needed before cold weather, to meet the re- quirements of disabled ex-service men in hospitals. Mrs. Angus S. Hibbard, who, since the beginning of the war, has knitted continuously for the soldiers, has accepted the chairman- ship of this work for the Red Cross, Chicapo chapter, of which the north shore is a part. There are now 26,000 ex-service men in the hospitals and an equal number of out patients. Many of the men ar- rive at the hospital with only the few clothes which they are wearing. Sweat- ers have been furnished to these men from Red Cross supplies, but the sup- plies are nearly exhausted. The call for knitters is as urgent as an old war- time request, it is said. Apply to the American Red Cross, 616 S. Michigan avenue, Harrison 6164, for instructions. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Coambs of 1422 Church road have had as their guest for the past week, Mrs. Coamb's brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Don of Rock Island, Ill A Leading "Best Seller" Through- out the United States SOUNDINGS BY A. HA®{LTON GIBBS SOUNDINGS continues to gain in popularity throughout the country as one reader recom- mends it to another. SOUNDINGS is now in its 76th THOUSAND and gaining a wider popularity every day. Price $2.00. LITTLE, BROWN & CO. Boston TT. PAYS! designs. Bridge favors. 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