"Good-bye, Mr. Preston. What you say is no 'song without words,' and I 'll remember it. I have had hard luck, and, no matter what comes, I can never be as happy as I 've been in the past. But we all have our troubles, and I 'll try to make the best of things, like the old crone who had only two teeth, but she said 'Thank God, they hit!' Good-bye." Again we shook hands and parted silently, taking opposite directions. * * * * * Ten days have passed, and I have not heard from Checkers--it is doubtless still a little early. The morning after we parted I chanced to see in the paper that "Bessie Bisland" "also ran." It is quite as well, therefore, that Checkers did not defer his going, but went that night. * * * * * PRINTED AT THE LAKESIDE PRESS, CHICAGO, FOR THE PUBLISHERS, HERBERT S. STONE & CO. CHICAGO, U.S.A. * * * * * By CLINTON ROSS THE SCARLET COAT A tale of the siege of Yorktown. It is seldom that so much valuable history is to be found in a novel as "The Scarlet Coat" contains. It is one of the most interesting stories of the Revolution that has appeared in many a year--a charming story from first to last.--_The Army and Navy Register_. "The Scarlet Coat" is an extremely interesting historical novel.--_Springfield Republican_. 16mo. Cloth. $1.25. THE PUPPET A story of adventure. All the work that we have seen thus far glows with happy enthusiasm. His brush is moist with the colors that tell.--_Boston Herald_. Unless we are very much mistaken, he is a literary figure of great importance. There is an ease, combined with delicacy of treatment, which renders his stories peculiarly attractive. Add to this freshness of motive, skill, characterization, and excellent powers of description, and it will be seen that this young romancer has distinct claims on our attention.--_Boston Transcript_. 16mo. Cloth. Uniform with "The Scarlet Coat." $1.25. THE MEDDLING HUSSY The thirteen tales making up this collection have from time to time appeared in the great magazines, and have met with great success. Indeed, it was through these "Battle Tales" that Mr. Ross first came to be known by the larger public, and not until the appearance of "The Scarlet Coat" was his genius for the novel recognized. 16mo. Cloth. Uniform with "The Scarlet Coat." Illustrated. $1.50. HERBERT S. STONE & Co., CHICAGO & NEW YORK. * * * * * By ROBERT HICHENS THE LONDONERS: AN ABSURDITY