When she was still but a child, Helen Grant received from her grandfather, on his death-bed, a secret message. The brief words remained fast in her memory, and dominated her whole career. She was loyal to her trust, however, and to her friends in the hour of their need. For the girl was possessed of that quick courage which leaps up in a shy nature when evil-doers have to be unmasked, and wrongs made right. "The one book for girls that stands out this year is Miss Frances Armstrong's _A Girl's Loyalty_."--_Review of Reviews._ G. NORWAY A True Cornish Maid. With 6 page Illustrations by J. FINNEMORE. 3s. 6d. The heroine of the tale is sister to a young fellow who gets into trouble in landing a contraband cargo on the Cornish coast. In his extremity the girl stands by her brother bravely, and by means of her daring scheme he manages to escape. "The success of the year has fallen, we think, to Mrs. Norway, whose _True Cornish Maid_ is really an admirable piece of work."--_Review of Reviews._ * * * * * [Illustration: _From A MYSTERY OF ST. RULE'S_ BY ETHEL F. HEDDLE (See page 17)] * * * * * ROSA MULHOLLAND (LADY GILBERT) The Girls of Banshee Castle. With 6 Illustrations by JOHN H. BACON. Cloth, 3s. 6d. _New Edition._ Three girls, with an old governess, migrate from Kensington to the West of Ireland. Belonging as they do to "the ould family", the girls are made heartily welcome in the cabins of the peasantry, where they learn many weird and curious tales from the folk-lore of the district. An interesting plot runs through the narrative, but the charm of the story lies in its happy mingling of Irish humour and pathos. "Is told with grace, and brightened by a knowledge of Irish folk-lore, making it a perfect present for a girl in her teens."--_Truth._ -- Gianetta: A Girl's Story of Herself. With 6 full-page Illustrations by LOCKHART BOGLE. 3s. The story of a changeling who is suddenly transferred to the position of a rich English heiress. She develops into a good and accomplished woman, and has gained too much love and devotion to be a sufferer by the surrender of her estates. ANNIE E. ARMSTRONG Violet Vereker's Vanity. With 6 full-page Illustrations by G. DEMAIN HAMMOND, R.I. 3s. 6d. The heroine was an excellent girl in most respects. But she had one small weakness, which expressed itself in a snobbish dislike of her neighbours, the Sugdens, whose social position she deemed beneath her own. In the end, however, the girl acknowledged her folly, with results which are sure to delight the reader. "A book for girls that we can heartily recommend, for it is bright, sensible, and with a right tone of thought and feeling."--_Sheffield Independent._ ALICE CORKRAN Margery Merton's Girlhood. With 6 full-page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 3s. 6d.