Tro, Pot, and Pen. By F. Frankfort Moore. (S.P.O.K )—This
is a sea-story of the early years of the century, the days when, what with smugglers and Frenchmen, naval officers had a bony time of it. Smugglers and Frenchmen both play an active part in the tale of Arthur Treherne's adventures ; both seem to get the better of him for a time, but he holds his own in the end. The second half of the story, from the time when Arthur is his little yacht is taken by the cunning old smuggler, till be comes back happy and safe to his home, strikes us as being particularly good, nothing being better than the scene is the cockpit of the French frigate. It mast be understood that Arthur escapee from the smuggler to be taken by a French man. of-war, and that he serves as a surgeon's assistant during the fight which hands over the • Dangerenx ' to the' Swiftsure.' Mr. Moore tells his sea.stories with just the admixture of nautical matters that suits the average landsman.
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