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"Well, Carey, my gallant aide-de-camp and friend, I am to lose you, it seems; but then what is my loss is your gain, as you have been promoted to a first lieutenancy, and ordered to report at once to General Miles for special duty," said Colonel Crandall, commandant of an advanced military post upon...

In laying out this book I have put into it the experience of many years of actual work in the designing of Monograms, Ciphers, Trade-Marks, and other letter devices. I have given the work much careful thought in order to present the most useful material, to give that material on a good workable scale,...

George Melville Baker, a playwright and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century, worked for Lee & Shepard publishers, then opened his own imprint. "George M. Baker & Co." issued works by authors such as Henry M. Baker, F.E. Chase, and Herbert Pelham Curtis. Baker's company ceased in...

PERHAPS LOVERS ONCE, STRANGERS NOW. ALAS! FOR THE GAME THAT FAILED TO WORK. AT DAGGERS' POINTS. MILLIONS MAY NOT PURCHASE LOVE. RODERIC'S REPENTANCE. ON THE BORDERS OF PARADISE. THE SWORD DUEL IN THE EAST INDIAN BUNGALOW. "ADIOS, BELOVED!" DOWN THE IRISH COAST. FOR ONE NIGHT AT THE AZORES. THE LADY...

This book is an attempt to tell some of the stories of King Arthur and his Knights in a way which will be interesting to every boy and girl who loves adventures. Although tales of these old British heroes have been published before in a form intended for young people, it is believed that they have...

Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14. It originated as a Western Christian liturgical feast day honoring one or more early saints named Valentinus, and is recognized as a significant cultural and commercial...

"Hello! What's up with you?" Doctor Lewis Pryne was obviously surprised at the intrusion of a mere friend on office hours. "How did you persuade Miss Frazier to bring you in? You aren't—or are you—looking for a doctor?" Dick Wilder's smile was tinged with awed diffidence. "No, I'm not wanting...

The Boy from Nowhere The Torrent In Peril of His Life Jimmie's Pluck The Start for the Rockies Along the Trail Treed by a Lynx A Walking Pincushion A Mountain Mystery The Ponies Vanish Ralph's Volcano Just in Time Boys and a Grizzly A Cavern of Mystery The Hut in the Woods "Underground!" A Desperate...

THROUGH THE WINDOW THE GETAWAY INTO THE AIR GAINING AN ALLY STRANGE DOINGS AT TURNER'S WATCHERS IN THE TREES THE MYSTERIOUS TRIO THE MAN WITH THE NERVOUS AFFLICTION THE OFFER AND THE THREAT ANOTHER INTRUDER FROM BAD TO WORSE ON THE WAY PIG ISLAND AGAIN BILL BLOWS UP THE LAUNDRY HAMPER THROUGH THE SKYLIGHT BILL'S WAY

Howard Roger Garis was an American author, best known for a series of books, published under his own name, that featured the character of Uncle Wiggily Longears, an engaging elderly rabbit. Garis and his wife were possibly the most prolific children's authors of the early 20th century: The showman,...

"Of all things, to have that happen just now! Isn't it too mean!" sighed Dorothy, perching herself on the high shelf at the side of the pump, and gazing dejectedly beyond the wire fence into the pigeon loft, where a few birds posed in real "Oh fair dove, Oh, fond dove!" fashion. "Mean?" repeated Tavia,...

"He, he, he!" giggled Tavia. "What is the matter now, child?" demanded Dorothy Dale, haughtily. "There are no 'hes' in this lane. The road is empty before us——" "And the world would be, too, if it wasn't for the possible 'hes' that are to come into our lives," quoth Tavia, with shocking frankness....

Jennette Lee was an American novelist and writer of short stories and sketches in different genres, including detective fiction: Chinese clothing is ancient and modern. Chinese clothing has varied by region and time, and is recorded by the artifacts and arts of Chinese culture.

Lady Felicia Disbrowe was supposed to condescend when she married Captain Cunningham of the first Life—since, although his people lived on their own land, and were handsomely recorded in Burke, there was no record of them before the Conquest, nor even on the muster-roll of those who fought and died...