“In many respects far superior in ingenuity and vigor to any one of the many adventures of Sherlock Holmes.”—_Boston Transcript._ “Valmont is a detective of an entirely new stripe, for he doesn’t pose as omnipotent, and he tells of his failures quite as placidly as of his great triumphs. One gets to like him immensely before the book is half over.”—_Cleveland Leader._ “A delightfully entertaining book, as different from the ordinary, or extraordinary, detective story as possible, and is all the more interesting for that reason.”—_Brooklyn Eagle._ D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK. By the Author of “THE SILENCE OF DEAN MAITLAND.” The Great Refusal. By MAXWELL GRAY. Cloth, $1.50. “The Great Refusal” is the refusal of the son, a man of mind, to continue in the career mapped out for him by the father, a man of money. The whole theme of the novel is whether wealth is to be a means of luxury or a stepping-stone to social service and the alleviation of distress. “It is a story full of contrast and color, a brilliant picture.”—_Brooklyn Eagle._ “The lesson of the book is unmistakable, the atmosphere pleasing, the style always graceful and sometimes poetic. There is no lack of varied, effective action, and many of the conversations are noteworthy.”—_Chicago Record-Herald._ “When Maxwell Gray gave to the world the celebrated novel ‘The Silence of Dean Maitland,’ critics wondered if such a gifted writer would one day strike a purer, clearer note. She has just done so in issuing ‘The Great Refusal,’ a novel of self-sacrifice. No more uplifting book of its kind has appeared since Besant’s ‘All Sorts and Conditions of Men’ emphasized the lesson that we do not live only for ourselves and that we can fulfill a high ideal in bettering the condition of our fellow-men.”—_Portland Oregonian._ D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK. BY THE AUTHOR OF “NANCY STAIR.” All for the Love of a Lady. By ELINOR MACARTNEY LANE. Illustrated by Arthur Becher and Fred Richardson. $1.25. A sweet and dainty story of a lady who lived in Scotland in the days when intrigues and treasons were as common as love itself and as prevalent. “A fine piece of work.”—_Salt Lake Tribune._ “As entertaining as ‘Nancy Stair.’”—_Fort Worth Record._ “Full of the true spirit of romance.”—_Chicago Inter-Ocean._ “Will have to its credit the conquest of thousands of hearts, for it is one of the sweetest told tales of the period.”—_Troy Times._ “Told with a winning interest of recital that has had no counterpart since ‘Monsieur Beaucaire.’”—_Wilmington Every Evening._ The real heroes of the book are two little boys. Here is what the press thinks of them: “Two of the most lovable children in literature.”—_Albany Times-Union._ “The most attractive brave young scamps who have appeared in recent literature.”—_New York World._