By CAROLYN WELLS. Frontispiece. 12mo. $1.25 net.
By CAROLYN WELLS. Frontispiece. 12mo. $1.25 net.
FLEMING STONE, the ingenious American detective, has become one of the best known characters in modern fiction. He is the supreme wizard of crime detection in the WHITE BIRCHES MYSTERY told in,—"THE WHITE ALLEY."
TheBoston Transcriptsays: "As an incomparable solver of criminal enigmas, Stone is in a class by himself. A tale which will grip the attention." This is what another says:—"Miss Wells's suave and polished detective, Fleming Stone, goes through the task set for him with celerity and dispatch. Miss Wells's characteristic humor and cleverness mark the conversations."—New York Times.
The Woman in the Car
By RICHARD MARSH. 12mo. $1.35 net.
By RICHARD MARSH. 12mo. $1.35 net.
Do you like a thrilling tale? If so, read this one and we almost guarantee that you will not stir from your chair until you turn the last page. As the clock struck midnight on one of the most fashionable streets of London in the Duchess of Ditchling's handsome limousine, Arthur Towzer, millionaire mining magnate, is found dead at the wheel, horribly mangled. Yes, this is a tale during the reading of which you will leave your chair only to turn up the gas. When you are not shuddering, you are thinking; your wits are balanced against the mind and system of the famous Scotland Yard, the London detective headquarters. The men or women who can solve the mystery without reading the last few pages will deserve a reward,—they should apply for a position upon the Pinkerton force.
THE NOVEL THEY'RE ALL TALKING ABOUT
The Rose-Garden Husband
By MARGARET WIDDEMER. Illustrated by Walter Biggs. Small 12mo. $1.00 net.
By MARGARET WIDDEMER. Illustrated by Walter Biggs. Small 12mo. $1.00 net.
"A Benevolent Friend just saved mefrom missing 'The Rose-Garden Husband.' It is something for thanksgiving, so I send thanks to you and the author. The story is now cut out and stitched and in my collection of 'worth-while' stories, in a portfolio that holds only the choicest stories from many magazines. There is a healthy tone in this that puts it above most of these choice ones. And a smoothness of action, a reality of motive and speech that comforts the soul of a veteran reviewer."From a Letter to the Publishers.
"A Benevolent Friend just saved mefrom missing 'The Rose-Garden Husband.' It is something for thanksgiving, so I send thanks to you and the author. The story is now cut out and stitched and in my collection of 'worth-while' stories, in a portfolio that holds only the choicest stories from many magazines. There is a healthy tone in this that puts it above most of these choice ones. And a smoothness of action, a reality of motive and speech that comforts the soul of a veteran reviewer."From a Letter to the Publishers.
Edition after edition of this novel has been sold, surely you are not going to miss it. It is going the circle of family after family,—every one likes it. TheNew York Times, a paper that knows, calls it "a sparkling, rippling little tale." Order itnow,—the cost is but one dollar.
The Diary of a Beauty
By MOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL. Illustrated by William Dorr Steele. 12mo. $1.25 net.
By MOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL. Illustrated by William Dorr Steele. 12mo. $1.25 net.
From the assistant postmistress in a small New England village to the owner of a great mansion on Fifth Avenue is the story told not as outsiders saw it, but as the beautiful heroine experiences it,—an account so naive, so deliciously cunning, so true, that the reader turns page after page with an inner feeling of absolute satisfaction.
The Dusty Road
By THERESE TYLER. Frontispiece by H. Weston Taylor. 12mo. $1.25 net.
By THERESE TYLER. Frontispiece by H. Weston Taylor. 12mo. $1.25 net.
This is a remarkable story of depth and power,—the struggle of Elizabeth Anderson to clear herself of her sordid surroundings. Such books are not written every day, nor every year, nor every ten years. It is stimulating to a higher, truer life.
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