Barry's mother was on the platform, in the forefront of the crowd, and he leaped from the train and was soon locked in her arms. In the meantime the procession was forming; an open barouche, drawn by two black horses, had been provided for John Carlton, and Felix Conway, because of his loyalty and devotion to Carlton, was given a seat beside the Congressman. Daniel Smithers, school teacher and philosopher, was chief marshal of the procession, an honor that he carried blushingly and with all due modesty. His assistants were Postmaster Ford and Hiram Blake. Chief Marshal Smithers, as if by inspiration, insisted that Barry Wynn and Joe Hart, should Occupy the other seat in the carriage with Congressman Carlton and Felix Conway. They climbed in amidst the applause of the crowd, and in a few minutes the procession had started on its way, while the band played in quick succession, "Hail to the Chief," "The Star Spangled Banner," and "There'll be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight." Up one street and down another it proceeded, the enthusiasm growing more intense with each passing minute. Presently they passed the home of Barry Wynn, and at that point the crowd, as if in sympathy with the significance of the occasion, redoubled its cheers and applause. As the barouche, containing the four chief persons in the parade, passed on its way, Barry instinctively turned his head, and the last thing he saw with his tear-dimmed eyes, was the figure of his dear mother standing on the edge of the porch, frantically waving a tiny lace handkerchief. ADVERTISEMENTS First Volume of the "Camp and Trail" Series THE YOUNG TIMBER-CRUISERS; or Fighting the Spruce Pirates By HUGH PENDEXTER Author of "Tiberius Smith" Illustrated by Charles Copeland $1.20 net; by mail, $1.32 The Camp and Trail Series deals with the adventures of two boys, Stanley Malcolm and Bub Thomas, in the lumber camps and among the forests of Northern Maine. Stanley is a city boy and when the reader first meets him, he is just "learning the ropes," so to speak, among the lumbermen. He and Bub go off on a timber-cruising expedition with Abner Whitten, the ablest timber-cruiser of the Maine woods, and Noisy Charlie, a most interesting Indian, in an endeavor to thwart the efforts of a rival operator who is seeking to steal a vast tract of timber land. Stanley's experiences in learning woodcraft and the adventures of the whole party with Big Nick, a half-breed, in the employ of the rival operator, as well as with other scalawags, make an exciting story, teeming with interest for the red-blooded boy, and throughout giving him a vast store of actual knowledge of woodcraft. No book could be more fascinating reading than "The Young Timber-Cruisers." SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY Publishers, Boston MORE ADVENTURES OF STANLEY AND BUB THE YOUNG GEM-HUNTERS; or The Mystery of the Haunted Camp By HUGH PENDEXTER Author of "The Young Timber-Cruisers," etc. Illustrated by Charles Copeland