_By Stewart Edward White_
When the Black Hills were discovered to be rich in valuable ores, there
began that heterogeneous influx of human beings which always follows
new-found wealth. In this land and in this period, Stewart Edward White
has laid the setting of “The Westerners,” a story which is full of
excitement, beauty, pathos and humor. A young girl, growing to womanhood
in a rough mining camp, is one of the central figures of the plot. The
other is a half-breed, a capricious yet cool, resourceful rascal, ever
occupied in schemes of revenge. Around these two are grouped the
interesting characters which gave color to that rude life, and, back of
them all, rough nature in her pristine beauty. The plot is strong,
logical, and well sustained; the characters are keenly drawn; the
details cleverly written. Taken all in all, “The Westerners” is a
thoroughly good story of the far West in its most picturesque decade.
(12mo, $1.50.)