At this moment she arose to greet a gentleman who was entering the room. Polly recognized him as the Rector of St. Paul's, and before she realized what was going on, Mrs. Jocelyn and Colonel Gresham were standing together, and the marriage ceremony was in progress. "What do you think now? Aren't you awfully surprised?" bubbled the irrepressible Leonora, as the first congratulations were spoken. "We're coming to live next to you, right in the house with David, and Colonel Gresham will be my father!" It was after the informal dinner, when the Colonel had the four around him,--Polly and Leonora on either knee, and David and Chris each on an arm of his chair,--that the "lovely thing," as Leonora called it, happened. "Polly, I'm going to have some roses on my piazza next summer," declared the Colonel, "and I reckon I'll let my quartette pick them out for me." "I shall choose Silver Moons," decided Polly at once. "I will be ready for them, thorns and all," he laughed. "But there are no thorns on these roses," taking from his pocket four small jewel-cases of bright blue leather. The children opened them eagerly. Polly's and Leonora's contained gold rings exactly alike and of exquisite workmanship, a little rose spray encircling the top, and in the heart of the open flower a tiny spark of dew. The boys' scarf-pins were of similar design, being headed by a miniature full-blown rose. "I can never thank you enough for all the beautiful things you give me," purred Polly, caressing the ring on her finger. "But think what you have done for me!" exclaimed the Colonel. "You have let me into the secret of the rose and the thorn." THE END "_The Books You Like to Read at the Price You Like to Pay_" _There Are Two Sides to Everything_-- --including the wrapper which covers every Grosset & Dunlap book. When you feel in the mood for a good romance, refer to the carefully selected list of modern fiction comprising most of the successes by prominent writers of the day which is printed on the back of every Grosset & Dunlap book wrapper. You will find more than five hundred titles to choose from--books for every mood and every taste and every pocketbook. _Don't forget the other side, but in case the wrapper is lost, write to the publishers for a complete catalog._ _There is a Grosset & Dunlap Book for every mood and for every taste_ RUBY M. AYRE'S NOVELS May be had wherever boots are sold. Ask for Grosset & Dunlap's list. RICHARD CHATTERTON A fascinating story in which love and jealousy play strange tricks with women's souls. A BACHELOR HUSBAND Can a woman love two men at the same time? In its solving of this particular variety of triangle "A Bachelor Husband" will particularly interest, and strangely enough, without one shock to the most conventional minded. THE SCAR With fine comprehension and insight the author shows a terrific contrast between the woman whose love was of the flesh and one whose love was of the spirit.