he dear and disinterested girl that first told
me of Margery Hamlin's vigil."

* * * * *

"Paula, Paula, Paula, thou art indeed my good gift! May God make me
worthy of your love and of this His last and most unexpected mercy!"

And the look which crossed her face, was that sweet and unearthly
radiance which speaks of perfect peace.

PUBLICATIONS OF G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS.

THE LEAVENWORTH CASE. By ANNA KATHERINE GREEN.

"Wilkie Collins, in his best period, never invented a more
ingeniously constructed plot, nor held the reader in such
suspense until the final _denoument_. The most blase
novel-reader will be unable to put aside 'The Leavenworth Case'
until he has read the last sentence and mastered the mystery
which has baffled him from the beginning."--_N. Y. Evening
Express._

A MAN'S A MAN FOR A' THAT.

"A novel of decided excellence. * * * Contains delicate and
charming work. Thoroughly clever * * * Its spirit is one of
robust and healthy enthusiasm for manliness and
womanliness."--_N. Y. Evening Post._

THE BRETON MILLS: A ROMANCE OF NEW ENGLAND LIFE. By CHARLES J. BELLAMY.

"Nothing from the pen of Mrs. Burnett was ever more intensely
dramatic."--_Jackson Daily Citizen._

"Looked at from a purely literary point of view it is almost
faultless. It shows a hand both of culture and
power."--_Detroit Evening News._

CUPID AND THE SPHINX. By HARFORD FLEMMING.

"Its characters are skilfully drawn, its incidents well
conceived, the dialogues brilliant, and the story told with
ease and gracefulness."--_Boston Transcript._

"The suggestion of the story is extremely beautiful, and its
treatment graceful and enchanting throughout."--_Hartford
Evening Post._

A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE. By ANNA KATHERINE GREEN.

"Wilkie Collins would not need to be ashamed of the
construction of this story. * * * It keeps the reader's close
attention from first to last."--_N. Y. Evening Post._

"Shows the same skill as 'The Leavenworth Case' in the
management of the plot and the incidents."--_Boston
Transcript._

THE HEART OF IT: A Romance of East and West. By WILLIAM O. STODDARD.

"Uncommonly good reading, even for that uncommonly readable
Series."--_Philadelphia Times._

"An American novel, dealing with a few well-chosen characte