“A tragic sequel to the suit of the Princess Yves Napraxine against Count Strogoff for the possession of her ancestral estates took place here to-day. Both the Princess and her husband, Baron Demidroff, for fifteen years chief at the dreaded third section of the Russian police, were instantly killed this morning by a bomb thrown by a man who was mortally wounded by the guard as he tried to flee. Before he died, he confessed that he had acted at the instigation of Count Strogoff. Officers were at once sent to arrest the Count, but he had learned somehow that his complicity was known and blew out his brains as they came in at the door. The estates of the Princess, whose romantic story has become well known to the world in the past year, will now revert to the Crown. It is rumored that they have been shamelessly plundered, and instead of being at colossal value are really almost worthless.” Caruth dropped the paper. “There’s more of it,” he finished, “but that’s the substance.” Olga clasped her hands. “Oh, Joe, Joe!” she cried. “It might have been you and me! It might have been you and me!” THE END. THE FASCINATING SARGASSO SEA NOVEL _The_ ISLE _of_ DEAD SHIPS By CRITTENDEN MARRIOTT What do you know of the Sargasso Sea--that wonderful floating island of seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean, directly in the path of every steamer sailing from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe? This story tells how three shipwrecked passengers, two men and a charming young woman, got drawn into the Sargasso Sea, where they found an entire fleet of vessels, that had been similarly caught by the revolving current, and had been there, some of them, since the days of the Spaniards. It is all so vivid that one can see the gaunt wrecks, the flapping sails, the marvellous lost galleons of Spain. The experiences of these three, until they are rescued, make a story whose interest never flags even for an instant. “Chapter after chapter unfolds new and startling adventures.” --_Philadelphia Press._ “An original sea yarn, well spun, wholesomely exciting.” --_Cleveland Plain Dealer._ “Mr. Marriott has produced in this finely-wrought tale a masterpiece of imagination that deserves lasting fame.” --_Nashville American._ “A thriller from start to finish. The book will certainly prove a delight to the lovers of romance and adventure.” --_San Francisco Bulletin._ FRONTISPIECE IN COLOR AND THREE ILLUSTRATIONS IN BLACK AND WHITE BY FRANK McKERNAN. 12mo. Cloth, $1.00 net. J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PUBLISHERS PHILADELPHIA “_EASILY THE BOOK OF THE DAY_” _San Francisco Argonaut_ Routledge Rides Alone By WILL LEVINGTON COMFORT COLORED FRONTISPIECE BY MARTIN JUSTICE 12MO. CLOTH, WITH INLAY IN COLORS, $1.50