. St. Nicholas [serial] . om that Great Beyond. I 11 try again! she whispered, even if two publish-ers have turned it down! She crossed the room, picked up the book from thefloor, addressed, stamped, and mailed it to another ofthe publishers on her list. Several weeks later, when Betty took her regularwalk to the post-ofifice for the evening mail, a long busi-ness envelop was all the box contained. But it wasenough. Betty opened it in her room, her heart pound-ing. One look at its contents, and she was crying fromsheer happiness. Mother! she whispered, it has been accepted!The turning-point ha
. St. Nicholas [serial] . om that Great Beyond. I 11 try again! she whispered, even if two publish-ers have turned it down! She crossed the room, picked up the book from thefloor, addressed, stamped, and mailed it to another ofthe publishers on her list. Several weeks later, when Betty took her regularwalk to the post-ofifice for the evening mail, a long busi-ness envelop was all the box contained. But it wasenough. Betty opened it in her room, her heart pound-ing. One look at its contents, and she was crying fromsheer happiness. Mother! she whispered, it has been accepted!The turning-point has come! THE TURNING-POINT BY CATHARINE L, BULLARD (AGE IS) (Silver Badge) It was a typical late July day. The very air in theChateau-Thierry sector seemed charged with expect-ancy. And the men? The firm set of their jaws and thedetermined light in their eyes betrayed the underlyingfeelings. They would do or die! For hours a terrific barrage had been laid down; aslight lull—then, the clash! t020l ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE 1145. BY DOLLY HAGER, AGE 13 HELEN E. FABER, AGE(SILVER badge). A PLACE I LOVE BY SUE CARNS, age I,? The dashing, fiery spirit of the Yank, the cool, grimcourage of the Frenchman, and the bulldog tenacity ofthe Britisher all combined to make this battle one ofthe greatest turning-points in the worlds history. Just as the great, angry wave that breaks far up onthe shore must reach a turning-point and be forcedback, this great, threatening wave of barbarism reachedits turning-point at Chateau-Thierry. Back—back, line upon line to the land of its origin,the land of the black German cross and blacker deeds,it was forced by these bravest of soldiers who had caughtthe spirit of the Marne—the spirit of Jeanne dArcherself! OCTOBER{An Acrostic) BY MOLLIE L. CR.\IG (AGE I3) (Honor Member)Oh, now it is October, when all the gorgeous treesChange their summer clothes for those of fall!Tossing is the goldenrod in the cooling breeze,—Opportunely peeping oer the
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