the exigencies of war, comes
an English officer, who is readily recognized as that Lord Howe who met
his death at Ticonderoga. As a most natural sequence, even amid the
hostile demonstrations of both French and Indians, Lord Howe and the young
girl find time to make most deliciously sweet love, and the son of the
recluse has already lost his heart to the daughter of a great sachem, a
dusky maiden whose warrior-father has surrounded her with all the comforts
of a civilized life.

The character of Captain Brooks, who voluntarily decides to sacrifice his
own life in order to save the son of the Englishman, is not among the
least of the attractions of this story, which holds the attention of the
reader even to the last page. The tribal laws and folk lore of the
different tribes of Indians known as the "Five Nations," with which the
story is interspersed, shows that the author gave no small amount of study
to the work in question, and nowhere else is it shown more plainly than by
the skillful manner in which he has interwoven with his plot the "blood"
law, which demands a life for a life, whether it be that of the murderer
or one of his race.

A more charming story of mingled love and adventure has never been written
than "Ticonderoga."

ROB OF THE BOWL: A Story of the Early Days of Maryland. By John P.
Kennedy. Cloth, 12mo. with four page illustrations by J. Watson Davis.
Price, $1.00.

It was while he was a member of Congress from Maryland that the noted
statesman wrote this story regarding the early history of his native
State, and while some critics are inclined to consider "Horse Shoe
Robinson" as the best of his works, it is certain that "Rob of the Bowl"
stands at the head of the list as a literary production and an authentic
exposition of the manners and customs during Lord Baltimore's rule. The
greater portion of the action takes place in St. Mary's--the original
capital of the State.

As a series of pictures of early colonial life in Maryland, "Rob of the
Bowl" has no equal, and the book, having been written by one who had
exceptional facilities for gathering material concerning the individual
members of the settlements in and about St. Mary's, is a most valuable
addition to the history of the State.

The story is full of splendid action, with a charming love story, and a
plot that never loosens the grip of its interest to its last page.

BY BERWEN BANKS. By Allen Raine.

It is a tender and beautiful rom