A truly American novel of love and mystery, taking place at the
Adirondack lodge of a New York millionaire. It is a story of living
people set against a background of October-painted forests, azure
lakes, and limpid trout-streams.
The reader lives through such exciting days in the depths of this great
forest, with characters so well drawn and so intensely human as to
seem alive. The arrival of a German count gives direction and impetus
to incipient love affairs. He arouses the greed of the humble natives
by exhibiting the wonderful “Lens of the Gau” in the presence of his
host’s butler. These envious enemies of the rich pleasure-seekers at
the court put the house in a stage of siege, during which each guest
displays his or her real character. The many incidents of the forest
war are told with admirable skill, and a happily ending love affair
keeps the reader’s attention taut and eager.
“A tale of mystery, crisply and briskly told.”--_Leader, Cleveland._
“An unusual story in which the author has pictured real men, who ring
true in the time of danger.”--_Buffalo Express._
“A book whose plot is well conceived and wrought out, whose
craftsmanship is excellent, and whose ability to hold the interest to
the last page is undisputed.”--_The Interior, Chicago._
“A book to be read not only for its strong human interest, but
for its true picture of life in the Adirondacks.”--_Argonaut, San
Francisco._
THREE FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR
BY FRANK H. DESCH.
12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
PUBLISHERS PHILADELPHIA