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_Novels for Cheerful Entertainment_
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GALUSHA THE MAGNIFICENT
_By Joseph C. Lincoln_
_Author of "Showings," "The Portygee," etc._
The whole family will laugh over this deliciously humorous novel, thatpictures the sunny side of small-town life, and contains love-making, adash of mystery, an epidemic of spook-chasing--and laughable, lovableGalusha.
THESE YOUNG REBELS
_By Frances R. Sterrett_
_Author of "Nancy Goes to Town," "Up the Road with Sally," etc._
A sprightly novel that hits off to perfection the present antagonismbetween the rebellious younger generation and their disapproving elders.
PLAY THE GAME
_By Ruth Comfort Mitchell_
A happy story about American young people. The appealing qualities of abrave young girl stand out in the strife between two young fellows, theone by fair the other by foul means, to win her.
IN BLESSED CYRUS
_By Laura E. Richards_
_Author of "A Daughter of Jehu," etc._
The quaint, quiet village of Cyrus, with its whimsical villagers, isabruptly turned topsy-turvy by the arrival in its midst of an actress,distractingly feminine, Lila Laughter; and, at the same time, anepidemic of smallpox.
HELEN OF THE OLD HOUSE
_By Harold Bell Wright_
Wright's greatest novel, that presents the life of industry to-day, thelaughter, the tears, the strivings of those who live about the smokychimneys of an American industrial town.
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AMONG THE NEWEST NOVELS
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THE HOUSE OF MOHUN
By GEORGE GIBBS, Author of "Youth Triumphant," etc.
A distinguished novel depicting present day society and its moststriking feature, the "flapper." A story of splendid dramatic qualities.
THE COVERED WAGON
By EMERSON HOUGH, Author of "The Magnificent Adventure," "The Story ofthe Cowboy," etc.
A novel of the first water, clear and clean, is this thrilling story ofthe pioneers, the men and women who laid the foundation of the greatwest.
HOMESTEAD RANCH
By ELIZABETH G. YOUNG
The _New York Times_ says that "Homestead Ranch" is one of the season's"two best real wild and woolly western yarns." The _Boston Herald_ says,"So delightful that we recommend it as one of the best western storiesof the year."
SACRIFICE
By STEPHEN FRENCH WHITMAN, Author of "Predestined," etc.
How a woman, spoiled child of New York society, faced the dangers of theAfrican jungle trail. "One feels ever the white heat of emotionalconflict."--_Philadelphia Public Ledger._
DOUBLE-CROSSED
By W. DOUGLAS NEWTON, Author of "Low Ceilings," etc.
"An excellently written and handled tale of adventure and thrills in thedark spruce valleys of Canada."--_New York Times._
JANE JOURNEYS ON
By RUTH COMFORT MITCHELL, Author of "Play the Game," etc.
The cheerful story of a delightful heroine's adventures from Vermont toMexico.
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A CHOICE SHELF OF NOVELS
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ABBE PIERRE
By JAY WILLIAM HUDSON
This charming novel of life in quaint Gascony is proving that a novelthat is a work of truest art can be a best seller of the widestpopularity.
WAY OF REVELATION
By WILFRID EWART
A realistic novel of the great war which presents with startling truthand accuracy the effect of the conflict upon a group of intenselyinteresting characters.
THE MERCY OF ALLAH
By HILAIRE BELLOC, Author of "The Path to Rome," etc.
A brilliant and highly entertaining satire on modern business, whichtells of how Mahmoud, by the Mercy of Allah and his own keen wits,accumulated a vast fortune.
THE RICH LITTLE POOR BOY
By ELEANOR GATES, Author of "The Poor Little Rich Girl," etc.
A whimsical, humorous fantasy of a poor little boy's search forhappiness.
MOTHER
By MAXIM GORKY. Introduction by Charles Edward Russell.
Wide interest is being displayed in Gorky's story of Russia before theRevolution.
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