e, offered to The Youth's Companion for $100.
It was not accepted. First published story was in The Pagan,
September, 1919, "West of Topeka."

(2) MITCHELL, MARY ESTHER. Born in New York City, 1863.
Educated at the public schools of Bath, Me., and Radcliffe College.
First short story published in the Youth's Companion,
1892 or 1893. Lives in Arlington, Mass.
Jonas and the Tide.

(3) MONTAGUE, MARGARET PRESCOTT. Born at White Sulphur
Springs, W. Va., in 1878, and educated at home and in private
schools. Author of "The Poet, Miss Kate and I," 1905; "Sowing
of Alderson Cree," 1907; "In Calvert's Valley," 1908;
"Linda," 1912; "Closed Doors," 1915. Lives in White Sulphur
Springs, W. Va.
*England to America.

MORAVSKY, MARIA. Born in Warsaw, Poland, Dec. 31, 1890.
Received her primary school education in Poland and University
education in Russia. Came to America in 1917. First
short story published in English, "Friendship of Men," Harper's
Magazine, Feb., 1919. Chief interests, poetry, travelling, psychology,
and the welfare of humanity. Published several books
in Russian between 1914 and 1917, including "By the Harbor,"
"Cinderella Thinks," "Orange Peels," and "Flowers in the
Cellar." Used to write stories for the leading Russian magazines.
"I think America taught me how to write better fiction,
for the art of short story writing is more highly developed here.
At first I wrote in Polish, then in Russian. I changed to English
because yours is the richest language in the world. I try
reverently to learn it well." Lives in New York City.
Friendship of Men.

MURRAY, ROY IRVING.
*First Commandment with Promise.

MUTH, EDNA TUCKER.
White Wake.

NICHOLL, LOUISE TOWNSEND. Born in Scotch Plains, N. J., in
1890, graduated from Smith College and has been on the staff
of the New York Evening Post since 1913. Her chief interest
is poetry, and she is now Associate Editor of Contemporary
Verse. She is the author of a critical volume on John Masefield,
to be published this season. Lives in New York City.
Her first short story, "The Little Light," was published in the
Stratford Journal in February, 1919.
Little Light.

(4) NORTON, ROY (_for biography, see_ 1917).
This Hero Thing.

PAGE, HELEN. Born in Chestnut Hill, Mass., 1892. Graduated
from the Misses Brown School, Providence, R. I., and Pratt
Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y. Has been an errand