And with the assurance of that fact I bring my story to a close. My only hope is that I may be permitted to be the husband to Maud that she deserves; and my only regret is that I cannot prove myself better worthy of her love. Surely a life devoted to achieving both these ends cannot be altogether spent in vain!
A BANKER OF BANKERSVILLE. 12mo, 323 pages. Cloth binding. 50c.
A thoroughly American story of stirring events in a Western "boom" city. For a vivid pen picture of real life and romance in a hustling little Western metropolis, with sufficient love and humor to make the book interesting, we would commend "A Banker of Bankersville."
I FORBID THE BANNS. The story of a comedy which was played seriously. 12mo, 404 pages. Cloth binding. 50c.
The hero and heroine meet on a vessel returning to England from Australia and learn to love each other. The girl is rich and beautiful, and does not believe in the rite of marriage. After much thinking, the man agrees to take her to his home without a marriage ceremony. The consequences of the departure from custom makes an interesting and instructive story.
HIS GRACE. 12mo, 278 pages. Cloth binding. 50c.
"Mr. Norris has never written a better novel than this, which deals with English life and its remedy for debts--marriage to a rich wife--though His Grace, being obstinate, weds a poor girl. The characters are all distinctly drawn, and the plot is well proportioned and its movement easy"--_Boston Literary World._
D'ARTAGNAN, THE KING MAKER. Illustrated. 12mo, 308 pages. Cloth binding. $1.00
An old Dumas story, but quite new to the American public. The history surrounding this peculiar state of affairs is too long to repeat here; but it is an absolute fact that no translation of "The Kingmaker" has ever before appeared in English. The plot of the story hinges upon the mission of D'Artagnan, the Kingmaker, who is dispatched to Portugal, then in the grip of Spain. He discovers Portugal a slumbering volcano, and in a little while he is trying the temper of his blade right and left. D'Artagnan, the dauntless, temporarily changes places with Don Juan, the somewhat timid aspirant to the throne; and after a hundred well-fought fights and a display of heroism that dazzled the populace, he has the satisfaction of hearing Don Juan proclaimed King of Portugal. It is a thrilling story, in which the clash of arms blends with the soft tones of lovely women, and the amorous speeches of the susceptible D'Artagnan. The book is splendidly illustrated by Charles Grunwald.