It is rather a curious circumstance that Mark Sterling is employed as a boy in the same establishment where Paul is a clerk. When Mark applied for the place he was not aware that the telegraph boy, upon whom he had looked down so scornfully, was also employed there. When he found it out, and that Paul was above him, he was tempted to resign; but the place was a good one, and he decided to wait awhile. He feared Paul would retaliate upon him, but he was soon undeceived. The ex telegraph boy treated him so cordially, and showed such an obliging spirit, that Mark was won in spite of himself, and the two became friends. I have no doubt that the improved social condition of Paul, and the prospect that Mrs. Granville would leave him a legacy, influenced Mark. At any rate, he has now become a friend of Number 91. The telegraph boys who used to serve in the same office with Paul are proud to point him out as a graduate of the office, and his rise in life encourages them to hope for future advancement. “I have had many boys in the office,” said the superintendent on a recent occasion, “but never one that came up to NUMBER 91.” THE END. * * * * * THE CREAM OF JUVENILE FICTION Boys’ Own Library A SELECTION OF THE BEST BOOKS WRITTEN BY THE MOST POPULAR AUTHORS FOR BOYS. The titles in this splendid juvenile series have been selected with care, and as a result all the stories can be relied upon for their excellence. They are bright and sparkling, not overburdened with lengthy descriptions but brimful of adventure from the first page to the last--in fact, they are just the kind of yarns that appeal strongly to the healthy boy who is fond of thrilling exploits and deeds of heroism. Among the authors whose names are included in Boys’ Own Library are Horatio Alger, Jr., Edward S. Ellis, James Otis, Arthur M. Winfield and Frank H. Converse. Catalogues will gladly be sent, post free on application. In Cloth. Attractive Covers. Price, 75 cents per Volume. STREET AND SMITH, _New York and London_. * * * * * DARING ADVENTURES IN THE PHILIPPINES Cast Away in the Jungle Being the first volume of the “Round World Series” By VICTOR ST. CLAIR Here is the tale of two wide-awake American lads who, as civil engineers just from college, journey to the island of Luzon to lay out a road through the trackless forest for a lumber company. The volume is filled with adventures of a healthy kind, and gives in addition much information concerning the Philippines and their strange inhabitants. _Finely illustrated and bound in Cloth_ _Stamped in Colors and Gold_ _Price, $1.25_ STREET AND SMITH, _New York and London_. * * * * * Transcriber’s Notes: Illustrations have been moved to paragraph breaks near where they are mentioned. Punctuation has been made consistent.