Two good souls took hold of me, one by each arm, and led me away from the scene of the fire. After a few minutes I regained my self-control, and remembered what was taking place at home. I asked my friends to go that far with me. As we reached the end of our street a policeman came to me and said, "Can you tell me anything about Stigler?" "Not to-night," I replied. "Will you report to the police station in the morning? We'll probably want you." "What for?" "Well, Stigler has just died." . . . Poor Stigler--he had been his own worst enemy and had paid a heavier price than any one else would have demanded of him! My thoughts were really sad as I opened the door of my home--home? yes, indeed! For as soon as I entered the house I knew it was a dearer home than it had ever been. The doctor was downstairs, smiling. "Tell me, doctor, quick--what is it?" "Well, Daddy," he said kindly, "would you like to see your little boy?" "How's Betty?" was my answer to him. "Doing splendidly." "Can I?--" "Don't look so worried. This thing is happening every day, all over the country." THE END SMILES, A ROSE OF THE CUMBERLANDS _By Eliot Harlow Robinson_ _Author of "Man Proposes"_ _Cloth decorative, 12mo, illustrated, $1.50_ Smiles is a girl that is sure to make friends. Her real name is Rose, but the rough folk of the Cumberlands preferred their own way of addressing her, for her smile was so bright and winning that no other name suited her so well. Smiles was not a _native_ of the Cumberlands, and her parentage is one of the interesting mysteries of the story. Young Dr. MacDonald saw more in her than the mere untamed, untaught child of the mountains and when, due to the death of her foster parents a guardian became necessary, he was selected. Smiles developed into a charming, serious-minded young woman, and the doctor's warm friend, Dr. Bently, falls in love with her. We do not want to detract from the pleasure of reading this story by telling you how this situation was met, either by Smiles or Dr. MacDonald--but there is a surprise or two for the reader. _Press opinions on "Man Proposes":_ "Readers will find not only an unusually interesting story, but one of the most complicated romances ever dreamed of. Among other things the story gives a splendid and realistic picture of high social life in Newport, where many of the incidents of the plot are staged in the major part of the book."--_The Bookman._ "It is well written; the characters are real people and the whole book has 'go.' "--_Louisville Post._ ROLLO'S JOURNEY TO WASHINGTON _By Richard D. Ware_ _Illustrated with unique woodcuts by Robert Seaver. Price $1.00_