below
the surface calm of society. And it is well that one so eloquent
and sympathetic as Helen Campbell has spoken in behalf of the
victims and against the horrors, the injustices, and the crimes
that have forced them into conditions of living--if it can be
called living--that are worse than death. It is painful to read of
these terrors that exist so near our doors, but none the less
necessary, for no person of mind or heart can thrust this knowledge
aside. It is the first step towards a solution of the labor
complications, some of which have assumed foul shapes and colossal
proportions, through ignorance, weakness, and
wickedness.--_Hartford Times._

_Sold by all booksellers. Mailed, post-paid, on receipt of price, by the
publishers_,

ROBERTS BROTHERS, BOSTON.

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_Messrs. Roberts Brothers' Publications._

MISS MELINDA'S OPPORTUNITY.

A STORY.

BY HELEN CAMPBELL,

AUTHOR OF "THE WHAT-TO-DO CLUB," "MRS. HERNDON'S INCOME," "PRISONERS OF
POVERTY."

16mo. Cloth. Price, $1.00.

"Mrs. Helen Campbell has written 'Miss Melinda's Opportunity' with
a definite purpose in view, and this purpose will reveal itself to
the eyes of all of its philanthropic readers. The true aim of the
story is to make life more real and pleasant to the young girls who
spend the greater part of the day toiling in the busy stores of New
York. Just as in the 'What-to-do Club' the social level of village
life was lifted several grades higher, so are the little friendly
circles of shop-girls made to enlarge and form clubs in 'Miss
Melinda's Opportunity.'"--_Boston Herald._

"'Miss Melinda's Opportunity,' a story by Helen Campbell, is in a
somewhat lighter vein than are the earlier books of this clever
author; but it is none the less interesting and none the less
realistic. The plot is unpretentious, and deals with the simplest
and most conventional of themes; but the character-drawing is
uncommonly strong, especially that of Miss Melinda, which is a
remarkably vigorous and interesting transcript from real life, and
highly finished to the slightest details. There is much quiet humor
in the book, and it is handled with skill and reserve. Those who
have been attracted to Mrs. Campbell's other works will welcome the
latest of them with pleasure and sa