“The novel exists for its narrative, which is neatly conceived and marks Mr Porter’s further growth in the art of story-telling. It flows along with agreeable humor, and the reader’s interest is sustained without recourse to theatricalities.”
+ Springf’d Republican p9a O 24 ’20 580w
PORTER, REBECCA NEWMAN. Girl from Four Corners. il *$1.75 (2c) Holt
20–6861
A California story with scenes laid on a lonely ranch and in San Francisco. Margaret Garrison, disappointed in the man she loves, yields to Frederick Bayne’s sudden wooing and goes to live on his ranch in Mendocino county. The marriage is unhappy, but with fine courage she makes the best of it and trains her little daughter, Freda, to be true to the highest ideals. Most of the story has to do with the career of this daughter, who after her mother’s death goes to San Francisco where she passes thru many experiences, some of them tragic, and finally finds happiness and love.
“The story is entertainingly told, and toward the end a dramatic touch is thrown in.”
+ N Y Times p26 Ag 1 ’20 260w + Springf’d Republican p11a S 26 ’20 120w
POST, MELVILLE DAVISSON. Mystery at the Blue villa. *$1.75 (2c) Appleton
20–1695