William MacHarg and Edwin Balmer

“ Bundercombe's conduct, but was led to assist because he had fallen in love with Eve. And wherever Mr. Bundercombe went something was sure to happen; jewels disappeared, money was stolen, or there was cheating at cards; and yet he always kept clear of anything more than being under suspicion, had plenty of excitement and invariably turned to some worthy purpose the fruits of his shady efforts. Bundercombe is one of Mr. Oppenheim's masterly character creations, and his adventures will appeal to all lovers of the Oppenheim type of fiction. ”

“ John Hampstead, the sorely tempted but always lovable hero, is a man of intense virility—first as a stenographer, then as an actor and finally as the pastor of an abandoned chapel. His life is complicated by two women ”

“ In "Held to Answer" we have what is optimistically called "a big, emotional American novel." There is no denying the truthful application of these adjectives. It is big, it is emotional, it is undeniably American.—Boston Transcript.
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An Amiable Charlatan
By E. Phillips Oppenheim
Illustrated by Will Grefé. $1.30 net.
When Joseph H. Bundercombe, a wealthy American, came to England with his daughter Eve, he was not content to be an ordinary tourist. ”