To make this a living promise, many an American child has asked to share his Christmas gifts with some friend across the sea, and some have offered all their Christmas gifts to sad, lonely children in Europe. Though every great thinker and writer teaches us to love our fellow-men, Dickens, more than all others, gave us the impulse of loving kindness within and without the household bonds. He taught that each little home was a world's great family, of which we are all children together. With the glow not of log-fires, but of warm hearts, he scared away the Christmas ghosts and Christmas goblin that had crowded round in the gloom of the centuries. With an outburst of human tenderness he challenged the cold and darkness, not of winter alone, but of the grave itself. For, as Santa Claus kneels by millions of his children he whispers these are all my children, one of God's many emblems of hope, in innocence and beauty; born in human love, chosen as God's messenger to spread the promise of peace and brotherly love. _OTHER VOLUMES IN_ THE AUTHORS' HAND-BOOK SERIES THE PLOT _of the_ SHORT STORY BY HENRY ALBERT PHILLIPS Author of "A Complete Course in Short Story Writing," "A Complete Course in Photoplay Writing," "A Complete Course in Plot Construction," "Art in Short Story Narration," "The Photodrama," and formerly Associate Editor of the "Metropolitan Magazine." Introduction by Matthew White. Jr., Editor of "Munsey's" _The only serious work on Plot Sources, Construction and Analysis there is; just as valuable to Photoplaywright as to Fiction Writer._ "We think the Photoplaywright will find many helpful hints in 'The Plot of the Short Story.' Those who are building up their working library will find this book a welcome addition. Mr. Phillips proves himself a teacher as well as an author."--EPES WINTHROP SARGENT in _The Moving Picture World_. "'The Plot of the Short Story' will prove invaluable to the Photoplaywright. Originality and treatment of plot are the essence of the successful picture play, and Mr. Phillips points out very clearly how these plots may be obtained."--PHIL LANG, Editor of the _Kalem Company_. "The most practical hand-book for Photoplaywrights ever written."--E. V. BREWSTER, Editor _Motion Picture Magazine_. "It is certainly a fine little work!"--ARTHUR LEEDS, Editor _Photoplay Author_. "It is the best thing of the kind that has come my way."--MODESTE HANNIS JORDAN. Editor _Writer's Bulletin_. "This hand-book may be regarded as the best thing of its kind extant."--_North Carolina Education._ "It is an excellent thing excellently done."--JACK LONDON. A Thousand Other Testimonials! Now going into a Second Large Edition. _PRICE POSTPAID, $1.20_ (Add 10c. for collection of out of New York checks.) The Stanhope-Dodge Publishing Company Book Department Larchmont, New York, U. S. A. _The Most Noteworthy Auxiliary That the Writer's Workshop Has Ever Known!_ THE PHILLIPS AUTOMATIC