airship novel, and
created the pretty story of "a lover and his lass" contending with an
elderly relative for the monopoly of the skies. An exciting tale of
adventure in midair.

THE GAME AND THE CANDLE. By Eleanor M. Ingram. Illustrated by P. D.
Johnson.

The hero is a young American, who, to save his family from poverty,
deliberately commits a felony. Then follow his capture and imprisonment,
and his rescue by a Russian Grand Duke. A stirring story, rich in
sentiment.

GROSSET & DUNLAP, 526 WEST 26TH ST., NEW YORK

Transcriber's Notes:

The following changes were made to the original text. The change is
enclosed in brackets:

Page 15: Then, glancing at =he= clock, [the]

Page 22: The result of it had been to develop =certainly=
miserly instincts [certain]

Page 26: There is a man at =out= house [our]

Page 41: He looked at =he= envelope, [the]

Page 57: It's splendid match, [added 'a': It's a splendid match]

Page 110: would beggar her by stopping it =altogther= [altogether]

Page 169: MY DEAR MISS DUNDAS [added beginning double quote]

Page 180: "Who is that coming up the drive?"; asked =th= [the]

Page 208: This was characteristic of the cautious =Ormsby's=
[Ormsbys]

Page 216: and I don't intend =of= have my daughter [to]

Page 231: And, as I've disgraced the family, I'd-- [added missing
double quote mark at the end of the sentence]

Page 257: he said, beckoning her =authoritively=. [authoritatively]

Page 265: Dick Swinton =in= done for. [is]

Page 274: It is enough for me, Dick--but it is the others--father,
and-- [added missing double quote mark at the end of the sentence]

The following words were found in variable forms in the original text
and both versions have been retained: armchair/arm-chair;
byword/by-word; hearthrug/hearth-rug; housekeeping/house-keeping;
sky pilot/sky-pilot; stockbroker/stock-broker.

The illustration on Page 260 has been moved so that the illustration is
not in the middle of a paragraph.

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