religion,--the simple doctrine of the Cross? And
Maverick bowed his head in unconscious reverence.

They started homeward presently. Sylvie and Irene had some "last words"
about baby Lawrence, and the two men paced up and down the porch a few
moments.

"Thank God that it all came out so well!" said Jack in his strong,
reverent tone.

Fred put his arm over Jack's shoulder. The two men seemed types of all
that was highest and finest in human nature.

"Jack," began the other in his full, rich tone, tremulous with emotion,
"do you remember that in my romantic boyhood I used to liken you to King
Arthur? You have merged into a nobler hero since that day. Who but a
Sir Galahad, true, strong, unselfish, at once just yet tender, ambitious
for the Holy Grail of our times, yet never swerving from the path of
honor; keeping his own soul stainless amid the many temptations of the
world--who save such a soul could have gone on in your path to the end?
And of the other Christ-like virtue"--

"Don't, don't, Fred! You always did rate me too highly, you know. I am
only a man."

"It is something to be a man in these days," returned the other.

The shady blue eyes smiled out of their twilight depth.

"Fred, where are you?" cried a sweet voice.

"You gave me _her_. You taught me to gain the great prize of my life as
surely as you trained the men in the mill yonder. God bless you!"

LEE AND SHEPARD'S

SELECT FICTION

_All prices given are for CLOTH BINDING, unless otherwise specified_

=The Way of the World.= By William T. Adams (Oliver Optic).
Illustrated $1.50
=Living Too Fast.= By William T. Adams (Oliver Optic).
Illustrated 1.50
=Indoors and Out.= By William T. Adams (Oliver Optic).
Illustrated 1.50
=The Fortunate Island.= By Max Adeler. Illustrated 1.00
=Dora Darling, the Daughter of the Regiment.= By Jane G.
Austin. Illustrated 1.00
=Dora Darling and Little Sunshine.= By Jane G. Austin 1.00
=Life in Danbury.= By James M. Bailey. Illustrated 1.00
=Mr. Phillips' Goneness.= By James M. Bailey. Illustrated 1.00
=The Danbury Boom.= By James M. Bailey. Illustrated 1.00
=They All Do It.= By James M. Bailey 1.00
=Running to Waste.= B