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A Little 
Book of 
Christmas 
Cheer 
Uncle Noah’s 
Christmas Inspiration 
By LEONA DALRY MPLE, Author of “Traumerei” 
For sheer heartwarming optimism—the Christ¬ 
mas spirit, in a word — this story of the South at 
Yuletide is to be recommended without reserve. 
The devotion of an old negro servant to his im¬ 
poverished master and mistress, and his inspiration 
for a joyous Christmas celebration which came to 
even more than he had hoped for, — these are the 
chief elements of a story you will be truly thankful 
to read. It is a human, lovable little chronicle, 
fuller of Christmas cheer than anything else you 
have ever read. Many people will send copies to 
their friends as remembrances. Illustrated by 
F. C. Yohn. 50 cents net; postage, 5 cents. 
A Fascinating Romance for the 
Younger Set 
The Maid of Middies’ Haven 
By GABRIELLE E. JACKSON 
Author of “Three Graces,” etc. 
This is the story of a sweet- 
natured, lovable young girl who is 
the guest of a friend near the 
Naval Academy at Annapolis and 
becomes a moving figure in its 
social life. She takes part in the 
various “hops” and “proms” and 
is a partisan spectator of the foot¬ 
ball games and crew races in which 
the middies participate. She is 
wooed by two of the cadets, each 
of whom struggles bravely for her 
love; and such are the qualities of both of the men 
that it is a difficult matter for her to choose be¬ 
tween them. She does choose,, however, and the 
story ends to the eminent satisfaction of the reader. 
Mrs. Jackson is a well-established favorite with the 
younger readers, and this, her latest book, will be 
eagerly sought for by those who are familiar with 
her previous stories. It is by far the best she has 
written. Illustrated. $1.20 net; postage, 10 cents. 
Choice Bon Mots from Master 
Minds 
A Book of Famous Wits 
By WALTER JERROLD 
In this volume appear the “savers of good things” 
from the times of Johnson, Tarlton and Taylor to 
those of Whistler, Wilde and Gilbert. The author 
has given brief biographical settings to the sayings 
of the wits, with the result that the reader can 
better appreciate their humor than as though the 
book were but a catalogue of jeux d'esprits. It is 
the conversational wits and humorists who are 
represented, and the book may be regarded as an 
anecdote history of the long dynasty of the famous 
wits. Illustrated. $2.50 net; postage, 20 cents. 
Your bookseller can sup¬ 
ply you. Send for Cata¬ 
logue. 
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HILAIRE BELLOC AT HIS BEST 
In His New Novel of Mystery 
The G reen Overcoat 
Illustrated by GILBERT K. CHESTERTON. (Second Edition) 
“A fantastic tale of mystery written by Hilaire Belloc, illustrated by 
G. Iv. Chesterton, and dedicated to Maurice Baring, affords a combination 
too good to miss. Its title, ‘The Green Overcoat,’ is further suggestive 
of much that is pleasurable — so many different sorts of story, all entertain¬ 
ing, could be written about such a title. Mr. Belloc’s particular treatment 
of the theme, beginning with the purloining of the coat by an extremely 
learned and hitherto irreproachable professor 
of psychology, is inimitable, being at once a 
screaming farce and an essay in philosophy — 
the latter more or less inadvertently. Mr. 
Chesterton’s pictures are like his stories, in 
that they are out of the ordinary — foolishly 
frivolous or profoundly subtle, according to 
the mood in which one views them.” — 
Newark Evening News. 
$1.20 net; postage, 8 cents. 
The Professor held captive, 
as depicted by Chesterton 
One of Chesterton’s whimsical 
illustrations for “ The Green Overcoat ” 
For Your Bachelor Friend 
My Escapes 
By A BACHELOR 
A rarely humorous story of a young bachelor who, by a legacy from a wealthy uncle, is suddenly 
raised from poverty to affluence, and barely escapes from a dozen women, ranging from the chorus 
to the nobility, to whom in confidential moments he has promised marriage “if he could only afford 
it.” The book is full of chuckles from beginning to end—if you have read “Three Men ia a Boat” 
you will appreciate this. It’s the most amusing book of the year and is particularly adapted for 
reading aloud. $1.20 net; postage 10 cents. 
Charming Pictures of “Bohemian” Life 
In the Vortex 
By CLIVE HOLLAND, Author of “My Japanese Wife,” etc. 
A story of heart-throbs and gayety. The effect of an environment in the Latin Quarter of Paris on 
a young American artist. Real Bohemian life with all its lights and shadows is here depicted by a 
master hand. The author of “Trilby” has not given a more charming picture of the studios, the 
cafes, and the motley population of the Quartier Latin. The reader is drawn into the vortex of 
poignant human emotions, of mad gayeties, and sober tragedy. The love of Elbert Glynn for the 
appealing little model, Jeannette, is portrayed with tenderness and delicate charm. 
“It is a strong and powerful story,” says the Buffalo Evening News. 
“It is vigorous and convincing,” says the Chicago Record-Herald. 
$1.25 net; postage, 11 cents. 
An Ensnaring Tale 
The Mesh 
By JOHN HASLETTE 
A mystery and detective story that will keep you up ’way past your bed-time, filling you the while 
with delightful thrills and an all-consuming interest. There isn’t any Republic of Coquibe in South 
America, any more than there was a Graustark or a Zenda, but here is a striking story about it for 
all that. And if you read the first three pages, you won’t stop to consider 'anything except the 
important matter of the young bank manager’s catching the thief who robbed the vault and squaring 
himself with his employers and with the charming girl he is engaged to marry. There is a lot doing 
in this book—villainy, intrigue, and love—and then some! $1.20 net; postage, 10 cents. 
The Lovers of Sanna 
By MARY STEWART CUTTING 
“A dainty, graceful arabesque of a 
novelette is Mrs. Cutting’s new romance.” 
—New York Times Review. 
“Mrs. Cutting is always a favorite with 
her readers, and none of her work is better 
than this.”— Salt Lake City Tribune. 
$1.00 net; postage , 10 cents 
Traumerei 
By LEONA DALRYMPLE 
Author of “Uncle Noah’s Christmas 
Inspiration” 
The story of a violin, an Italian girl 
and an American man. 
“One of the best among the novels of 
the season.”-— Pittsburgh Post. 
“A fascinating tale.”— Newark News. 
$1.35 net; postage , 11 cents 
MC BRIDE, NAST fir CO. 
UNION SQUARE publishers • NEW YORK 
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The Second Deluge 
By GARRETT P. SERVISS 
The story of another flood which, says 
the Portland Evening Telegram, “for its 
boldness of conception has few if any 
equals in American literature.” 
“Something doing every minute in this 
marvelous tal e.”—Philadelphia Inquirer. 
$1-35 net; postage, 11 cents 
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