. St. Nicholas [serial]. find himself called upon to help two other youthscaught in a flotsam squeeze. These three lads, floating upon the vast floodcovered with the spoils of countless stream bottoms, save a baby afloat in alittle carriage, enduring the common peril and they call this baby Driftwood. Tens of thousands of men swarm to the levees to fight against the three boys with their river fondling are carried into the heart of thisgreat battle of humans against the flood. They have their work to do, too,for they are practical, experienced river lads- with the courage of the w
. St. Nicholas [serial]. find himself called upon to help two other youthscaught in a flotsam squeeze. These three lads, floating upon the vast floodcovered with the spoils of countless stream bottoms, save a baby afloat in alittle carriage, enduring the common peril and they call this baby Driftwood. Tens of thousands of men swarm to the levees to fight against the three boys with their river fondling are carried into the heart of thisgreat battle of humans against the flood. They have their work to do, too,for they are practical, experienced river lads- with the courage of the widewaters in their hearts. The story is based chiefly on the exact facts of Mississippi engineeringand life of the river people. It tells of boys adventures during the summitperiod of the most striking natural phenomenon of the North Americancontinent. Illustrated. Price $ At All Bookstores TUI7 /TNTITDV C f\ 353 Fourth AvenuePublished by lllEiH!illlUI\I LU« New York City By the author of The Boarded-Up House, THE DRAGONSSECRET By AUGUSTA HUIELL SEAMAN ACLOSED-FOR-THE-SEASON bun-galow on a deserted New Jersey beachin October might not seem exactly apromising setting for a mystery story. Yetthat is where The Dragons Secret islocated. Two girls and a boy who inhabitnearby bungalows are the participants anda third girl,—a stranger,—is also involved inwhat transpires. A tangle of mysterioushappenings occur, beginning with a curiouslight seen one night in the closed bungalowby the girl who is staying at the one nextdoor, and centering in a small bronze box,carved like a dragon, unearthed from thesand in front of the bungalow the followingday by the dog. Through the windings of a bewildering maze the young people follow the clue of thegreen bead. The story has a thread of mysterious Oriental interest running through it, but theparticipants are all of the healthy, out-of-door type of young people and the atmosphereis redolent of the salt tang of the seashore. Illustrate
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