Barbara Ladd

  GROSSET & DUNLAP, 526 WEST 26th ST., NEW YORK

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  A FEW OF

  GROSSET & DUNLAP'S

  Great Books at Little Prices

  BRUVVER JIM'S BABY. By Philip Verrill Mighels.

  An uproariously funny story of a tiny mining settlement in the West,which is shaken to the very roots by the sudden possession of a baby,found on the plains by one of its residents. The town is asdisreputable a spot as the gold fever was ever responsible for, and thecoming of that baby causes the upheaval of every rooted tradition ofthe place. Its christening, the problems of its toys and its illnesssupersede in the minds of the miners all thought of earthy treasure.

  THE FURNACE OF GOLD. By Philip Verrill Mighels, author of "BruvverJim's Baby." Illustrations by J. N. Marchand.

  An accurate and informing portrayal of scenes, types, and conditions ofthe mining districts in modern Nevada.

  The book is an out-door story, clean, exciting, exemplifying nobilityand courage of character, and bravery, and heroism in the sort of menand women we all admire and wish to know.

  THE MESSAGE. By Louis Tracy. Illustrations by Joseph C. Chase.

  A breezy tale of how a bit of old parchment, concealed in a figureheadfrom a sunken vessel, comes into the possession of a pretty girl and anarmy man during regatta week in the Isle of Wight. This is the messageand it enfolds a mystery, the development of which the reader willfollow with breathless interest.

  THE SCARLET EMPIRE. By David M. Parry. Illustrations by Hermann C.Wall.

  A young socialist, weary of life, plunges into the sea and awakes inthe lost island of Atlantis, known as the Scarlet Empire, where asocial democracy is in full operation, granting every man a living butlimiting food, conversation, education and marriage.

  The hero passes through an enthralling love affair and other adventuresbut finally returns to his own New York world.

  THE THIRD DEGREE. By Charles Klein and Arthur Hornblow. Illustrationsby Clarence Rowe.

  A novel which exposes the abuses in this country of the police system.

  The son of an aristocratic New York family marries a woman sociallybeneath him, but of strong, womanly qualities that, later on, save theman from the tragic consequences of a dissipated life.

  The wife believes in his innocence and her wit and good sense help herto win against the tremendous odds imposed by law.

  THE THIRTEENTH DISTRICT. By Brand Whitlock.

  A realistic western story of love and politics and a searching study oftheir influence on character. The author shows with extraordinaryvitality of treatment the tricks, the heat, the passion, the tumult ofthe political arena, the triumph and strength of love.