Chapter XIV: Book III: For the People (4)

A HEART OF FLAME The story of a Master Passion

BY CHARLES FLEMING EMBREE Author of "A Dream of a Throne."

The men and women in this story are children of the soil. Their strength is their nearness to nature. Their minds are vigorous, their bodies powerful, their passions elemental, their courage sublime. They are loyal in friendship, persistent in enmity, determined in purpose.

The story is a story of great wrongs and of supreme love. It is done in black and white, with few strokes, but they are masterly. The shadows at the back are somber but the value of contrast is appreciated for the vivid high light in the foreground.

It is a work of art--powerful, convincing and abiding. Powerful, because true to life; convincing, because it has the saving touch of humor; abiding because love, like "A Heart of Flame," prevails in the end.

With illustrations by Dan Smith 12mo. Cloth. Price, $1.50.

The Bowen-Merrill Company, _Indianapolis_

"DIFFICULT TO FORGET"

A FEARSOME RIDDLE

By MAX EHRMAN

This mystery story, based on the theory of the arithmetical rhythm of time, contains much of the same fascination that attaches to the tales of Poe. Simply told, yet dramatic and powerful in its unique conception, it has a convincing ring that is most impressive. The reader can not evade a haunting conviction that this wonderful experiment must in reality have taken place. Delightful to read, difficult to forget, the book must evoke a wide discussion.

With Pictures by Virginia Keep 12 mo. Cloth, $1.00

The Bowen-Merrill Company, _Indianapolis_

A STORY TOLD BY A REAL STORYTELLER

A SON OF AUSTERITY

By GEORGE KNIGHT

Mr. Knight has created a real atmosphere for his men and women to breathe, and his men and women take deep breaths. They are alive, they are human, they are real.

He has a delightful story to tell and knows how to tell it. It is a story of human life, of possible people in possible situations, living out their little span of life in that state in which it has pleased God to call them.

The reader realizes at once that Mr. Knight is a man who served his seven years of apprenticeship before opening a shop on his own account.

The deftness and charm of his literary style, combined with the absorbing interest of the story, can not but prove a delight to every reader.

With a frontispiece by Harrison Fisher 12mo. Cloth. Price, $1.50

_The Liverpool Mercury says_:

"This is a book far removed from the ordinary mass of featureless fiction. There is no gainsaying the strength of characterization and the command of English language."

The Bowen-Merrill Company, _Indianapolis_

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES:

Minor changes have been made to regularize hyphenation and to correct typesetters' errors.

Words that were typeset in italics in the paper edition of this book have been noted with an underscore (_) preceding and following them.