THE stories are in the vein so characteristic of the late Paul Ford, whose untimely end is to be more and more regretted as we go back and read these breezy, delicately-wrought pieces of fiction which flowed so readily from his pen. "A Checked Love Affair" is the story of a betrothal, a quarrel and a reconciliation, all told with charming naivite' and a full coloring of that peculiar quality which makes lovers at once so interesting and so -- shall we say -- ridiculous? "The Cortelyou Feud" is the tale of a dinner party at which Fate, or rather a blunder of the hostess, causes two members of an estranged family to sit together. Their jesting attempt to disarm gossip results in their falling in love, whereas the feud -- at least the family feud -- is ended. They are bright, witty, social studies, amusing and expertly told and the manner of their being put into one volume has resulted in a in book of more than usual attractiveness. Mr. Harrison Fisher has done some very beautiful drawings, from which the illustrations have been reproduced in photogravure. -The Book News Monthly, Volume 22