[Illustration: LITTLE BETTY BLEW ANNIE M. BARNES ] One of the very best books with which to satisfy a young reader’s natural desire for an “Indian story” is this one of little Betty Blew and what she saw and experienced when her family removed from Dorchester, Mass., two hundred years ago, to their home on the Ashley River above Charleston, South Carolina. Although Betty is but a small maid she is so wise and true that she charms all, and there are a number of characters who will interest boys as well as girls, and old as well as young. There are many Indians who figure most importantly in many exciting scenes, but the book, though a splendid “Indian story,” is far more than that. It is an unusually entertaining tale of the making of a portion of our country, with plenty of information as well as incident to commend it, and the account of a delightful family life in the brave old times. It is good to notice that this story is to be the first of a colonial series, which will surely be a favorite with children and their parents. Mr. Merrill’s illustrations are of unusual excellence, even for that gifted artist, and the binding is rich and beautiful. _For sale by all booksellers, or sent prepaid on receipt of price by the publishers_ Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Boston _Only Dollie_ By NINA RHOADES Illustrated by Bertha Davidson Square 12mo Cloth $1.00 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. “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._ [Illustration: ONLY DOLLIE NINA RHOADES ] _The Little Girl Next Door_ By NINA RHOADES Large 12mo Cloth Illustrated by Bertha Davidson $1.00 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 $1.00