"He weighed ten pounds this morning," said the mother. Don, Jr., was waving his arms about, rather feebly, but with determination. "He is very strong," the mother informed her. "Don declares that he has all the earmarks of a football player." It seemed odd to hear this other speak so familiarly of Don. Frances glanced up quickly--and met Mrs. Pendleton's eyes. It was as if the two challenged each other. But Frances was the first to turn away. "Would you like to hold him a minute?" asked Mrs. Pendleton. Frances felt her breath coming fast. "I'm afraid I'd be clumsy." "Hold out your arms and I'll put him in them." Frances held out her arms, and Mrs. Pendleton gently laid the baby across them. "Now hold him up to you," she said. Frances obeyed. The sweet, subtle aroma of his hair reached her. The subtle warmth of his body met hers. As the mystic eyes opened below her eyes, a crooning lullaby hidden somewhere within her found its way to her throat and there stuck. She grew dizzy and her throat ached. Don, Jr., moved uneasily. "He wants to come back now," said the mother as she took him. "Good-bye," whispered Frances. "I may come again?" "Come often," smiled Mrs. Pendleton. Frances tiptoed from the room, and tiptoed all the way downstairs and through the hall. As she stepped into the limousine, she said to John: "Home, please." "But you said you must be at the Warrens' at four," John respectfully reminded her. She sank back wearily in the seat. "Home, John, please," she repeated. THE END ZANE GREY'S NOVELS May be had wherever books are sold. Ask for Grosset & Dunlap's list THE LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS A New York society girl buys a ranch which becomes the center of frontier warfare. Her loyal superintendent rescues her when she is captured by bandits. A surprising climax brings the story to a delightful close. THE RAINBOW TRAIL The story of a young clergyman who becomes a wanderer in the great western uplands--until at last love and faith awake. DESERT GOLD The story describes the recent uprising along the border, and ends with the finding of the gold which two prospectors had willed to the girl who is the story's heroine. RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE A picturesque romance of Utah of some forty years ago when Mormon authority ruled. The prosecution of Jane Withersteen is the theme of the story. THE LAST OF THE PLAINSMEN This is the record of a trip which the author took with Buffalo Jones, known as the preserver of the American bison, across the Arizona desert and of a hunt in "that wonderful country of deep canons and giant pines." THE HERITAGE OF THE DESERT A lovely girl, who has been reared among Mormons, learns to love a young New Englander. The Mormon religion, however, demands that the girl shall become the second wife of one of the Mormons--Well, that's the problem of this great story. THE SHORT STOP