Then he turned, and slowly, very slowly, walked into the temple. One outside, looking in through the shadows, might have perceived that he laid himself down upon the tomb of the two that had sinned of old; and that the bird upon his breast was still. A little later, moved, perhaps, by the evening wind, the doors swung gently to upon the body that had now delivered up its long-imprisoned souls. * * * * * What befell on High I do not know. But the hermit of the Silver Peak, the Saint of Mandu, was gone. Nor was he seen upon earth again. THE END NEW FICTION THE CROSSING By WINSTON CHURCHILL _Author of “The Crisis,” “Richard Carvel,” etc._ With Illustrations in Colors by Sydney Adamson and Lilian Bayliss Cloth 12mo $1.50 The theme of Mr. Churchill’s new novel is largely the peaceful conquest of the great Louisiana Territory by American settlers during the years from the purchase of Louisiana onward. The book’s timeliness is obvious; but what is more to the point is that the story portrays the immigration of Americans into the Louisiana Territory, their settlement therein, and the gradual, sure way in which they brought the empire sold to us by France under American rule, and implanted in it American social and political ideas. Mr. Churchill also describes the life of that age in the States bordering on the east bank of the Mississippi, and the ideals and standards which actuated the people of those States, and puts into the form of fiction the whole American spirit of the early years of the nation. This is the second novel in point of time in the series of novels dealing with American life which Mr. Churchill is writing. “Richard Carvel,” which dealt with the Revolutionary War, was the first, and “The Crisis,” which dealt with the Civil War, was the fourth. DAUGHTERS OF NIJO: A Romance of Japan By ONOTO WATANNA _Author of “A Japanese Nightingale,” “The Heart of Hyacinth,” etc._ With Illustrations and Decorations in Colors by Kiyokichi Sano Cloth 12mo $1.50