"Nonsense," he said again, this time more sternly. But he had been known to say "nonsense" before to some plans which his girls carried out.
And after a while--"How far do thirty-five thousand dollars go? I _might_ do something handsome by Mort and Esther," she added, sending a sly look at the two young people.
Their sudden blushes told the rest of the story.
"Well, well!" said the doctor, laying down the paper, "how things are heaping up to-night!" He sent a glance at his wife, and the look in her eyes made his own grow moist. "My dear," he said, "this is a pretty good world of ours, after all. I don't pretend to understand what the cranks are driving at, but I rather think there are some of the old ways that'll keep it sweet yet."
A REVOLUTIONARY MAID, A Story of the Middle Period of the War for Independence. By Amy E. Blanchard. 321 pp. Cloth, $1.50.
The stirring times in and around New York following the pulling down of the statue of George the Third by the famous "Liberty Boys," brings to the surface the patriotism of the young heroine of the story. This act of the New York patriots obliged Kitty De Witt to decide whether she would be a Tory or a Revolutionary maid, and a patriot good and true she became. Her many and various experiences are very interestingly pictured, making this a happy companion book to "A Girl of '76."
THE GOLDEN TALISMAN. By H. Phelps Whitmarsh. 300 pp. Cloth, $1.50.
The narrative is based upon the adventures of a young Persian noble, who, being forced to leave his own country, leads an army against the mysterious mountain kingdom of Katfirias. Though defeated and taken prisoner by the enemy, the hero's talisman saves his life and, later, leads him into kingly favor.
A valuable fund of information regarding the various plants, woods, and animals which furnish the world with perfume is happily interwoven into the story.
WHEAT AND HUCKLEBERRIES; Dr. Northmore's Daughters. By Charlotte M. Vaile. 336 pp. Cloth, $1.50.
Mrs. Vaile has drawn the characters for her new book from the Middle West. But as the two girls spent their summer at their grandfather's in New England, a capital groundwork is furnished for giving the local color of both sections of the country. The story is bright and spirited and the two girls are sure to find their place among the favorite characters in fiction. All those who have read the Orcutt stories will welcome this new book by Mrs. Vaile.