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Thanet, Octave, pseud. (Alice French). Lion’s share. †$1.50. Bobbs.
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The ingredients out of which Miss French compounds her “Lion’s share” are many and varied: high finance with accompanying intrigue, kidnapping and consequent detective work, and love and adventure to suit the most satiated appetite. The hero is a United States army officer who occupies the centre of the stage and is champion-in-general. “When the time comes for him either to uphold the laws and constitution of his country as he has sworn to do, or protect and aid his relatives in a criminal proceeding, he decides on the latter course, easing his conscience by resigning his commission.” (N. Y. Times.)