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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10034, 22 January 1896, Page 4

mHiU BAN ( FRANCISCO MAIL, TUB HERALD MONTHLY SUMMARY WILL at PUBLISHED NEXT FRIDAY MORNING, JAN. 24, AND WILL CONTAIN ALL TDK LATEST MINING!. LOCAL, SHIPPING, COM 1 MERCIAN POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND [DOMESTIC NEWS OF THE) MONTH. The HERALD MONTHLY SUMMARY .contains the latest and fullest Colonial News for Home Readers, and is the LARGEST AND BEST SUMMARY PUBLISHED IN THE COLONY, TWOPENCE PER COPY i Yearly Subscription (franked and posted ». d, regularly from the Herald Office to any address), in advance ....... 10 Ditto, ditto, credit .. .. ........ 6 0 g&T Country Settlers may have the Summary rusted to any part of the United Kingdom and the Australasian Colonies on forwarding the address and 3d stamps to the Publisher. t3T The Newspaper Mall will close at half-past eleven a.m. on Saturday, January 25 POSTAGE AS HITHERTO-ONE PENNY. TjIXUITING NEW SERIAL BY A *-* CLEVER WRITER. SENSATIONAL IN PLOT I DRAMATIC IN INCIDENT! CLEVER IN TREATMENT! FASCINATING IN STYLE I THE BETRAYAL OF JOHN FORDHAM, BY R. L. FARJEON, The Brilliant Author of the World-renowned' Novels:-"The Groat PortorSquare Mystery," " Orif," "The March of Kate," " Aaron the Jew," " Basil and Annette," " The House of Shadows,' Ac, Ac "THE BETRAYAL OF JOIIN FORDHAM" Is a story of mystery and passion, love and bate, good and evil, and depicts their influence on human life. THE OPENING CHAPTERS WILL APPEAR IN OUR COLUMNS ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 25. MR. B. L. FARJEON, Whose stories have delighted thousands of readers In both hemisphere*, was " discovered " by Charles Dickens. Whilst working as a journalist in New Zealand the author of "The Great Porter Square Mystery," received a kind and encouraging letter from the great novelist, which decided his future c truer. Since then he has devoted himself to the writing of novels, until, as the "SSiand Magazine" aptly says, "perhaps no living author has a stronger hold upon the public." He combines the power of Wllkio Collins with the humour of Charles Dickens. The chief characteristics of his works are their intensely powerful plots and dramatic execution. They are. moreover, written in a finished literary style, and give delight to all who love an absorbing plot, skilfully manoeuvred incidents, and polished diction. : OUTLINE OF "THE BETRAYAL OF JOHN FORDHAM. The central figure of the story, Jo' n Fordbam, is a striking character. His childhood is one of misery, spent in the home of his stepmother and half-brother, who hato him with an Inveterate hatred. Ho inherits a portion of his father's wealth, and spends several happy years before the beautiful Barbara crosses his path. He falls In love with, ami marries her, only to discover that she is a worthless woman, whose tastes and habits are repulsive to him. He vainly attempts to reclaim her from her downward tendencies, which gradually lead lo the loss of peace and happiness, and thou to ruin anil despair. Ho becomes weary of a life which is only a torture, but is saved from suicide by the influence of a gentle, upright worn in. To protect her, I'ordham leaves the country, and while abroad, learns of his wife's death. He returns to England and meets with an adventure which ends in Ids believing himself to have conmilted a murder. ' The unravelling of the plot against Fordham and the detection of the conspirators must lie revealed by the story, which ends happily. The work is exceedingly powoiful, and contains many graphic sketches and exciting incidents, WE SHALL PUBLISH THE OPENING CHAPTERS OF THE BETRAYAL OF JOHN FORDHAM, BY B. I. FARJEON, ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, And will be continued on Wednesdays and Saturdays. A POLLINARIS. ±Ik. " The Queen of Table Waters." Supplied nnd.tr Royal Warrants to Her Majesty the Queen of England, and to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.