Fiction
AND THEN-FACE TO FACE AND OTHER STORIES. By Susan- Eiti. (T. Fisher Unwin. 7s. 6d.)—Miss Susan Erti has--a-fine sense:of the dramatic. In fact, the success of these stories is chiefly due to her talent for creating piquant situations. Her characters appear, for the most part, to be dominated by one striking characteristic, with no. Complicated, contrasting qualities which might detract from the main idea. In:" Just Little Things-" the author describes the courteous husband, with a flawless palate for the Material joys of life ; his wife, unfortunately not satisfied with a dish to set b`efdre a king ; her lover. Carlo--surely a name to conjure with ! The lady, who elopes to Paris, discovers that her romantic lover is not very helpful on a rough Dover-Calais crossing, and sensibly wires for her ever-devoted husband. All the stories in this excellent collection end happily, which is always satisfactory. They are competently and sometimes- artistically written, though without much sense of humour.
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