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he police system. The son of an aristocratic New York family marries a woman socially beneath him, but of strong, womanly qualities that, later on, save the man from the tragic consequences of a dissipated life. The wife believes in his innocence and her wit and good sense help her to win against the tremendous odds imposed by law. THE THIRTEENTH DISTRICT. By Brand Whitlock. A realistic western story of love and politics and a searching study of their influence on character. The author shows with extraordinary vitality of treatment the tricks, the heat, the passion, the tumult of the political arena the triumph and strength of love. GROSSET & DUNLAP, 526 WEST 26th ST., NEW YORK A FEW OF GROSSET & DUNLAP'S Great Books at Little Prices CY WHITTAKER'S PLACE. By Joseph C. Lincoln. Illustrated by Wallace Morgan. A Cape Cod story describing the amusing efforts of an elderly bachelor and his two cronies to rear and educate a little girl. Full of honest fun--a rural drama. THE FORGE IN THE FOREST. By Charles G. D. Roberts. Illustrated by H. Sandham. A story of the conflict in Acadia after its conquest by the British. A dramatic picture that lives and shines with the indefinable charm of poetic romance. A SISTER TO EVANGELINE. By Charles G. D. Roberts. Illustrated by E. McConnell. Being the story of Yvonne de Lamourie, and how she went into exile with the villagers of Grand Pre. Swift action, fresh atmosphere, wholesome purity, deep passion and searching analysis characterize this strong novel. THE OPENED SHUTTERS. By Clara Louise Burnham. Frontispiece by Harrison Fisher. A summer haunt on an island in Casco Bay is the background for this romance. A beautiful woman, at discord with life, is brought to realize, by her new friends, that she may open the shutters of her soul to the blessed sunlight of joy by casting aside vanity and self love. A delicately humorous work with a lofty motive underlying it all. THE RIGHT PRINCESS. By Clara Louise Burnham. An amusing story, opening at a fashionable Long Island resort, where a stately Englishwoman employs a forcible New England housekeeper to serve in her interesting home. How types so widely apart react on each others' lives, all to ultimate good, makes a story both humorous and rich in sentiment. THE LEAVEN OF LOVE. By Clara Louise Burnham. Frontispiece by Harrison Fisher. At a Southern California resort a world-wear
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