“A happy blending of Stocktonesque humor and Anna Katherine Green mystery.”--_New York Globe._ “A brightly written story for those who like light and agreeable fiction that is free from coarseness.”--_Boston Budget and Beacon._ ILLUSTRATED IN COLOR BY HOWARD EVERETT SMITH. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PUBLISHERS PHILADELPHIA The Affair at Pine Court By NELSON RUST GILBERT A truly American novel of love and mystery, taking place at the Adirondack lodge of a New York millionaire. It is a story of living people set against a background of October-painted forests, azure lakes, and limpid trout-streams. The reader lives through such exciting days in the depths of this great forest, with characters so well drawn and so intensely human as to seem alive. The arrival of a German count gives direction and impetus to incipient love affairs. He arouses the greed of the humble natives by exhibiting the wonderful “Lens of the Gau” in the presence of his host’s butler. These envious enemies of the rich pleasure-seekers at the court put the house in a stage of siege, during which each guest displays his or her real character. The many incidents of the forest war are told with admirable skill, and a happily ending love affair keeps the reader’s attention taut and eager. “A tale of mystery, crisply and briskly told.”--_Leader, Cleveland._ “An unusual story in which the author has pictured real men, who ring true in the time of danger.”--_Buffalo Express._ “A book whose plot is well conceived and wrought out, whose craftsmanship is excellent, and whose ability to hold the interest to the last page is undisputed.”--_The Interior, Chicago._ “A book to be read not only for its strong human interest, but for its true picture of life in the Adirondacks.”--_Argonaut, San Francisco._ THREE FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY FRANK H. DESCH. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PUBLISHERS PHILADELPHIA TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES: Italicized text is surrounded by underscores: _italics_. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized. Archaic or variant spelling has been retained. The cover image for this eBook was created by the transcriber and is entered into the public domain.