ION

The Reconnaissance

By GORDON GARDINER

_With frontispiece in colors by George Harper. Cloth, 12mo, $1.35
net._

Unusual both in thought and in character is this briskly moving
story of adventure in which a young man ultimately finds himself.
The action is vigorous and the tale of the youth's endeavors to
overcome certain deep-rooted traits in his nature appealing. The
novel is distinguished by the vivacity and crispness of the author's
style. For the most part Mr. Gardiner reveals his theme and portrays
his people through dialogue, thus imbuing his book with a liveliness
and an alertness which the reader will find most pleasant. Opening
on the veldt in Africa with a situation of striking power and
originality, the scene, in the course of the plot, shifts to other
lands, bringing in a variety of well-drawn and interesting men and
women. Like A. E. W. Mason's "The Four Feathers," to which it bears
a slight resemblance, "The Reconnaissance" is a story of courage,
raising in perplexing fashion the question as to whether the winner
of the Victoria Cross is a hero or a coward, and answering it in a
way likely to be satisfactory to all.

JACK LONDON'S NEW NOVEL

The Valley of the Moon

_Frontispiece in colors by George Harper. Decorated cover. $1.35
net._

"The most wholesome, the most interesting, the most acceptable book
that Mr. London has written."--_The Dial._

"Read 'The Valley of the Moon.' Once begin it and you can't let it
alone until you have finished it.... 'The Valley of the Moon' is
that kind of a book."--_Pittsburgh Post._

"A ripping yarn ... goes rushing along ... a human document of real
value."--_Boston Globe._

"As winning, as genuine an idyl of love, of mutual trust and
happiness, of but a single united aim in life as one can desire.
American to the core; picturesque, wholesome, romantic,
practical."--_N. Y. Tribune._

"Unlike any book of his we have met before ... extremely pleasant
and genial ... holds the reader's attention to the end."--_N. Y.
Sun._

"A fine, worthy book, indeed; too popular, perhaps, but the finest
Mr. London has done."--_Michigan Churchman._

"Jack London's good story.... A delightful picture of California
life ... such a lovable pair.... The story is an excellent one for
grouchy persons. It ought to cure them."--_Brooklyn Eagle._

Short Stories

By JACK LONDON

_Cloth, 12 mo._

This volume representing the maturer work of Mr. London has that