“Why, then,” cried Dulcie, with sparkling eyes, “it’s all right, children. We know Papa wants us, and if Mamma does, too, why--why, don’t you see--oh, it’s so beautiful! We won’t be burdens or incumbrances any more!” THE END _Only Dollie_ By NINA RHOADES Illustrated by Bertha Davidson Square 12mo Cloth This is a brightly written story of a girl of twelve, who, when the mystery of her birth is solved, like Cinderella, passes from drudgery to better circumstances. There is nothing strained, or unnatural at any point. All descriptions or portrayals of character are life-like, and the book has an indescribable appealing quality which wins sympathy and secures success. [Illustration] “It is delightful reading at all times.”--_Cedar Rapids (Ia.) Republican._ “It is well written, the story runs smoothly, the idea is good, and it is handled with ability.”--_Chicago Journal._ _The Little Girl Next Door_ By NINA RHOADES. Large 12mo Cloth Illustrated by Bertha Davidson A delightful story of true and genuine friendship between an impulsive little girl in a fine New York home and a little blind girl in an apartment next door. The little girl’s determination to cultivate the acquaintance, begun out of the window during a rainy day, triumphs over the barriers of caste, and the little blind girl proves to be in every way a worthy companion. Later a mystery of birth is cleared up, and the little blind girl proves to be of gentle birth as well as of gentle manners. _Winifred’s Neighbors_ By NINA RHOADES Illustrated by Bertha G. Davidson Large 12mo Cloth Little Winifred’s efforts to find some children of whom she reads in a book lead to the acquaintance of a neighbor of the same name, and this acquaintance proves of the greatest importance to Winifred’s own family. Through it all she is just such a little girl as other girls ought to know, and the story will hold the interest of all ages. [Illustration] _The Children on the Top Floor_ By NINA RHOADES Large 12mo Cloth Illustrated by Bertha Davidson In this book little Winifred Hamilton, the child heroine of “Winifred’s Neighbors,” reappears, living in the second of the four stories of a New York apartment house. On top floor are two very interesting children, Betty, a little older than Winifred, who is now ten, and Jack, a brave little cripple, who is a year younger. In the end comes a glad reunion, and also other good fortune for crippled Jack, and Winifred’s kind little heart has once more indirectly caused great happiness to others. [Illustration] _How Barbara Kept Her Promise_ By NINA RHOADES Large 12mo Cloth Illustrated by Bertha Davidson