THE MESSAGE. By Louis Tracy. Illustrations by Joseph C. Chase. A breezy tale of how a bit of old parchment, concealed in a figure-head from a sunken vessel, comes into the possession of a pretty girl and an army man during regatta week in the Isle of Wight. This is the message and it enfolds a mystery, the development of which the reader will follow with breathless interest. THE SCARLET EMPIRE. By David M. Parry. Illustrations by Hermann C. Wall. A young socialist, weary of life, plunges into the sea and awakes in the lost island of Atlantis, known as the Scarlet Empire, where a social democracy is in full operation, granting every man a living but limiting food, conversation, education and marriage. The hero passes through an enthralling love affair and other adventures but finally returns to his own New York world. THE THIRD DEGREE. By Charles Klein and Arthur Hornblow. Illustrations by Clarence Rowe. A novel which exposes the abuses in this country of the police system. The son of an aristocratic New York family marries a woman socially beneath him, but of strong, womanly qualities that, later on, save the man from the tragic consequences of a dissipated life. The wife believes in his innocence and her wit and good sense help her to win against the tremendous odds imposed by law. THE THIRTEENTH DISTRICT. By Brand Whitlock. A realistic western story of love and politics and a searching study of their influence on character. The author shows with extraordinary vitality of treatment the tricks, the heat, the passion, the tumult of the political arena the triumph and strength of love. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GROSSET & DUNLAP, 526 WEST 26th ST., NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A FEW OF GROSSET & DUNLAP’S Great Books at Little Prices ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CY WHITTAKER’S PLACE. By Joseph C. Lincoln. Illustrated by Wallace Morgan. A Cape Cod story describing the amusing efforts of an elderly bachelor and his two cronies to rear and educate a little girl. Full of honest fun—a rural drama. THE FORGE IN THE FOREST. By Charles G. D. Roberts. Illustrated by H. Sandham. A story of the conflict in Acadia after its conquest by the British. A dramatic picture that lives and shines with the indefinable charm of poetic romance. A SISTER TO EVANGELINE. By Charles G. D. Roberts. Illustrated by E. McConnell. Being the story of Yvonne de Lamourie, and how she went into exile with the villagers of Grand Prè. Swift action, fresh atmosphere, wholesome purity, deep passion and searching analysis characterize this strong novel.