+ Booklist 16:202 Mr ’20 Boston Transcript p6 Ja 3 ’20 180w
“Narrow as is its scope and unpretentious the style of this short biography written for young people, it portrays the founder of the Society of Friends with masterly art.”
+ Nation 110:269 F 28 ’20 400w
“A compact and well-written volume.”
+ R of Rs 61:334 Mr ’20 60w
JONES, SUSAN CARLETON (S. CARLETON, pseud.). La Chance mine mystery. il *$1.75 (2c) Little
Nicky Stretton, in the midst of his rough life as a miner, holds the vision of the wonderful “dream girl” who will some day come into his life. At the end of a day of discouragement, he comes home to find her, as beautiful as he had pictured her, seated by his fireplace. But it must not be supposed that they at once settle down to a life of sweet domesticity. On the contrary there are grave obstacles in the way. In the first place it appears that she is engaged to Nicky’s partner, and secondly, there is some mystery about her identity and her past which project an enemy into her present. Nicky is a bit slow about grasping the situation, but when he and the enemy finally come to grips, there is plenty of excitement and a startling number of hairbreadth escapes before his “dream girl” becomes his in reality.
“The tale is well told, skilfully setting forth a highly improbable action without letting us acknowledge to ourselves, while it is going on, that it is absurd.” H. W. Boynton
+ Bookm 51:584 Jl ’20 170w