A story of the big mother heart that beats in the background of every girl's life, and some dreams which came true.

SEWELL FORD'S STORIES

_SHORTY McCABE._ Ill.u.s.trated by Francis Vaux Wilson.

A very humorous story. The hero, an independent and vigorous thinker, sees life, and tells about it in a very unconventional way.

_SIDE-STEPPING WITH SHORTY._ Ill.u.s.trated by Francis Vaux Wilson.

Twenty skits, presenting people with their foibles. Sympathy with human nature and an abounding sense of humor are the requisites for "side-stepping with Shorty."

_SHORTY McCABE ON THE JOB._ Ill.u.s.trated by Francis Vaux Wilson.

Shorty McCabe reappears with his figures of speech revamped right up to the minute. He aids in the right distribution of a "conscience fund,"

and gives joy to all concerned.

_SHORTY McCABE'S ODD NUMBERS._ Ill.u.s.trated by Francis Vaux Wilson.

These further chronicles of Shorty McCabe tell of his studio for physical culture, and of his experiences both on the East side and at swell yachting parties.

_TORCHY._ Illus, by Geo. Biehm and Jas. Montgomery Flagg.

A red-headed office boy, overflowing with wit and wisdom peculiar to the youths reared on the sidewalks of New York, tells the story of his experiences.

_TRYING OUT TORCHY._ Ill.u.s.trated by F. Foster Lincoln.

Torchy is just as deliriously funny in these stories as he was in the previous book.

_ON WITH TORCHY._ Ill.u.s.trated by F. Foster Lincoln.

Torchy falls desperately in love with "the only girl that ever was," but that young society woman's aunt tries to keep the young people apart, which brings about many hilariously funny situations.

_TORCHY, PRIVATE SEC._ Ill.u.s.trated by F. Foster Lincoln.

Torchy rises from the position of office boy to that of secretary for the Corrugated Iron Company. The story is full of humor and infectious American slang.

_WILT THOU TORCHY._ Ill.u.s.trated by F. Snapp and A. W. Brown.

Torchy goes on a treasure search expedition to the Florida West Coast, in company with a group of friends of the Corrugated Trust and with his friend's aunt, on which trip Torchy wins the aunt's permission to place an engagement ring on Vee's finger.

ELEANOR H. PORTER'S NOVELS

_JUST DAVID_

The tale of a loveable boy and the place he comes to fill in the hearts of the gruff farmer folk to whose care he is left.

_THE ROAD TO UNDERSTANDING_

A compelling romance of love and marriage.

_OH, MONEY! MONEY!_

Stanley Fulton, a wealthy bachelor, to test the dispositions of his relatives, sends them each a check for $100,000, and then as plain John Smith comes among them to watch the result of his experiment.

_SIX STAR RANCH_

A wholesome story of a club of six girls and their summer on Six Star Ranch.

_DAWN_

The story of a blind boy whose courage leads him through the gulf of despair into a final victory gained by dedicating his life to the service of blind soldiers.

_ACROSS THE YEARS_

Short stories of our own kind and of our own people. Contains some of the best writing Mrs. Porter has done.

_THE TANGLED THREADS_

In these stories we find the concentrated charm and tenderness of all her other books.

_THE TIE THAT BINDS_

Intensely human stories told with Mrs. Porter's wonderful talent for warm and vivid character drawing.