his subaltern, to shoulder the blame. For the
sake of Arundel and her child, Blount does so. The matter proves very
serious. Blount is tried by court-martial, publicly degraded, and kicked
out of the army. All trace of him is lost for some eighteen months.
Then, when Arundel and her child are in great danger in their besieged
country house, Blount, who is serving again as a private trooper,
appears and rescues her. The book does not teem with battle and
violence; only twice do the people in the story come within sound of the
guns.

* * * * *

McTodd

By CUTCLIFFE HYNE

Author of "Captain Kettle" and "Thompson's Progress"

Cloth 12mo $1.50

Mr. Cutcliffe Hyne's "McTodd" enriches literature with a new and
fascinating figure. The author established himself with his "Captain
Kettle" books, and he has made his popularity considerably more sure
through his latest story, "Thompson's Progress." McTodd, the engineer,
was quite as popular a hero in the last Captain Kettle book as that
fiery little sailor, and Mr. Hyne now makes him the chief character in a
better story. The author's invention never flags, and the new story is
full of incidents and experiences of the liveliest and most fascinating
kind. Besides drawing a better character, the author has made his
experiences more like those of real people, and has constructed a story
which is well knit, forceful, and absorbing. He has outgrown the
crudities observable in his previous books, and it is expected that his
new creation will give him a much better place in literature and will
greatly strengthen his hold on the popular approval.

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

66 Fifth Avenue, New York

Transcriber's note:

A number of instances of 'Dic' being misspelt as 'Dick' have been
corrected.

Printer's errors have been corrected, all other inconsistencies
are as in the original.

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