slowly filing ashore. Among
the last to debark was the Honorable Percival Hascombe, followed by a
fur coat, a gun-case, two pigskin bags, a hat-box, and a valet. On his
face was an expression of unutterable ennui. As he reached the wharf he
turned and casually surveyed the steamer. On the bridge he discerned a
small alert figure, clad in white, her dark head framed by the broad
brim of a Panama hat. She waved her hand and smiled, and he waved back,
but he did not smile.

"Judson," said the Honorable Percival as they handed their bags to
Sister Cordelia's footman, "quite unnecessary to mention any--er--any
incidents of the voyage. You understand?"

"Quite so, sir," said Judson.

FINIS

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"When Alice Hegan Rice writes a little book, lovers of whimsical
fiction rejoice with open rejoicing."--_Chicago Tribune_.

"Mrs. Rice has been paid the compliment of being compared with Dickens.
Those who appreciate her real merits will see that she is more natural,
more lifelike, and more unaffectedly humorous than the author of
'Pickwick Papers.'"--_Rochester Post-Express_.

"There is a delicious humor in everything she writes, and it has
the virtue of non-boisterousness and sobriety in tone. There is
no straining for wit: everything has the merit of spontaneity and
naturalness."--_Philadelphia Record_.

"She is one of the real humorists, for at the bottom of her humor there
is a deep well of human kindness."--_The Metropolitan_.

_See next page for complete list of Mrs. Rice's books_

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Books by Alice Hegan Rice

MRS. WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH

"A sure cure for the blues, and a gay challenge to pessimists in
general."--_Chicago Herald_.

_Price_ $1.00

LOVEY MARY

"For fun and pathos, for crisp wit and serene philosophy, and for the
charm that holds the reader spellbound, 'Lovey Mary' is as notable as
'Mrs. Wiggs.'"--_The Christian Intelligencer_.

_Price_ $1.00

MR. OPP

"He is a figure that might hang without insidious
comparison in George Eliot's own immortal
character portrait gallery."--_New York Sun_.
_Price_ $1.00

A ROMANCE OF BILLY-GOAT HILL

"The love story has the fragrance of a wild rose, and every character in
the book is worth knowing."--_Chicago Record-Herald_.

_Price_ $1.25 _net, postage_ 10 _cents_

SANDY

Sandy is a lovable Irish waif, and his story overflows with sunshine and
humor.