A vivid picture of the struggles of those heroic New Englanders, the Green Mountain Boys, against the Tory residents. That dramatic character in revolutionary history, Ethan Allen, with whom the young hero is continually in touch, is the central figure of the narrative, and the incidents which lead up to the capture of Fort Ticonderoga are told in a wonderfully interesting manner. _Price, 90c., net; Postage, 12c._ _Forging Ahead_ _By Horatio Alger, Jr._, _Illustrated by W. S. Lukens_ This is an interesting narrative of an earnest, energetic, and ambitious boy who supports his widowed mother, and by persistent efforts against great odds succeeds in rising in the world. There is an abundance of incident and adventure, and the story is one that will encourage any young reader to an effort to make the best of himself. _Price, 90c., net; Postage, 12c._ _In Alaskan Waters_ _By W. Bert Foster_, _Illustrated by W. S. Lukens_ A sturdy lad of San Francisco is taken, against his will, aboard a vessel bound on the unlawful errand of seal poaching in Alaska. At the time of his departure a large sum of money disappears from his guardian's safe, and suspicion naturally, but unjustly, is attached to the boy. The unraveling of the mystery created by this incident, the proving of the hero's innocence, and his thrilling adventures at sea, form a fascinating story. _Price, 90c., net; Postage, 12c._ _In the Days of Washington_ _By William Murray Graydon_, _Illustrated by J. C. Claghorn_ The story opens in Philadelphia just prior to its evacuation by the British in 1778. Nathan Stanbury, a bright lad of seventeen, joins the Continental Army which is then suffering the hardships of the winter at Valley Forge. A short time later the Battle of Monmouth is fought, and in this the young hero figures quite prominently, as he does afterward at the Massacre of Wyoming. _On Wood Cove Island_ _By Elbridge S. Brooks_, _Illustrated by Frederic J. Boston_ A trio of bright New England children are given an island on which to spend their summer vacation. Here they establish a little colony, the management of which gives them a large amount of amusement and at times causes some seemingly serious difficulties. In the solution of their perplexing problems the young people receive much encouragement and counsel from the poet Longfellow, whose delightful acquaintance they form in a very unexpected and amusing manner. _Under the Tamaracks_ _By Elbridge S. Brooks_, _Illustrated_