The Law of the Bolo, by Stanley Portal Hyatt. T, Woraer Laatio, London.
The acone of this enthralling story in laid in the Philippines.
The book more than rich in local colour, it ally soaked with it, Mr, Byatt evidently knows the Archipelago well and has bad personal knowledge of some of the mistakes, to aso a gentle term, made by the civil administration in the earlier days after the cession by Spain to the United States. The picture of "graft" that he paints is a and those who know the fied themselves seeking to identity some of the fictitious characters in this book with officials who for enffici party reasons wore given responsible positions la the Colonial administration. The Law of the Bolo is, of course, the old primitive Law that He shall take who has the power. And he shall keep who can.
Mr. Hyatt introduces his readers to United States officers and officials, ineurrector, Spanish merchants and priests, Indrones, hunters of heads—and of concessions—and a chivalrous old bandit who puts the law of the bolo into operation io a manner that brings nutter confusion to his enemies and repays his debts to his friends. The love story threads ita way among these diverse characters to " happy conclusion. The book is well worth reading.
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