Part 16

"This book carries with it all the exhilaration of a beautiful nature, of flowers, birds, and living things, and the beauty of a winsome personality of a pure, beautiful girl. It is a romance entirely of the fancy, but a refreshing one."--_Chicago Tribune_.

"The little romance is charmingly wrought, and will be sure to find its way to the heart of the reader."--_Boston Transcript_.

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*MISS BILLY*

*A NEIGHBORHOOD STORY*

By EDITH K. STOKELY and MARIAN K. HURD

Illustrated by CHARLES COPELAND

12mo Cloth 1.50

"MISS BILLY" deserves more than passing notice in these days of civic improvement. It is a story of what an irrepressible young woman accomplished in the neighborhood into which her family felt obliged to move for financial reasons. The street was almost as unpromising as the celebrated "Cabbage Patch," and its characters equally interesting and original. The happy common-sense of Miss Billy and the quaint sayings and doings of her new neighbors form a capital story.

"The story abounds in humor with a hint of tears and an overflowing kindness of heart bubbling over in infectious gayety."--_Boston Herald_.

"The book is sure to have an immense number of readers."--_St. Louis Star_.

"The plan of the tale is original, the conversation very bright and witty, the style smooth, and the characters true to life."--_Boston Transcript_.

"It is a human interest story which appeals to the heart, and at one juncture to the eyes of the sympathetic readers."--_Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph_.

"'Miss Billy' is a charmingly bright, clever little story, full of spontaneous humor and frankly inspirational."--_Chicago Daily News_.

"This is an ideal story."--_N. Y. Times_.

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*The Lions of the Lord*

By HARRY LEON WILSON

Author of "The Spenders." Six illustrations by Rose Cecil O'Neill, bound in dark green cloth, illustrated cover, 12mo. $1.50, postpaid.

In his romance of the old West, "The Lions of the Lord," Mr. Wilson, whose "The Spenders" is one of the successes of the present year, shows an advance in strength and grasp both in art and life. It is a thrilling tale of the Mormon settlement of Salt Lake City, with all its grotesque comedy, grim tragedy, and import to American civilization. The author's feeling for the Western scenery affords him an opportunity for many graphic pen pictures, and he is equally strong in character and in description. For the first time in a novel is the tragi-comedy of the Mormon development adequately set forth. Nothing fresher or more vital has been produced by a native novelist.

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*The Spenders*

By HARRY LEON WILSON

70th Thousand

Author of "The Lions of the Lord." Red silk cloth, rough edges, picture cover. Six illustrations by Rose Cecil O'Neill. 12mo. $1.50, postpaid.

Mark Twain writes to the author: "It cost me my day yesterday. You owe me $400. But never mind, I forgive you for the book's sake."

Louisville Courier-Journal says: "If there is such a thing as the American novel of a new method, this is one. Absolutely to be enjoyed is it from the first page to the last."

Harry Thurston Peck, in the New York American, says: "The very best two books written by Americans during the past year have been 'The Spenders,' by Harry Leon Wilson, and 'The Pit,' by Frank Norris."

Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Boston