Whispering Wires

Chapter 44

THE UPHILL CLIMB. A story of a mountain ranch and of a man"s hard fight on the uphill road to manliness.

THE PHANTOM HERD. The t.i.tle of a moving-picture staged in New Mexico by the "Flying U" boys.

THE HERITAGE OF THE SIOUX. The "Flying U" boys stage a fake bank robbery for film purposes which precedes a real one for l.u.s.t of gold.

THE GRINGOS. A story of love and adventure on a ranch in California.

STARR OF THE DESERT. A New Mexico ranch story of mystery and adventure.



THE LOOKOUT MAN. A Northern California story full of action, excitement and love.

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THE INSIDE OF THE CUP. Ill.u.s.trated by Howard Giles.

The Reverend John Hodder is called to a fashionable church in a middle-western city. He knows little of modern problems and in his theology is as orthodox as the rich men who control his church could desire. But the facts of modern life are thrust upon him; an awakening follows and in the end he works out a solution.

A FAR COUNTRY. Ill.u.s.trated by Herman Pfeifer.

This novel is concerned with big problems of the day. As _The Inside of the Cup_ gets down to the essentials in its discussion of religion, so _A Far Country_ deals in a story that is intense and dramatic, with other vital issues confronting the twentieth century.

A MODERN CHRONICLE. Ill.u.s.trated by J. H. Gardner Soper.

This, Mr. Churchill"s first great presentation of the Eternal Feminine, is throughout a profound study of a fascinating young American woman.

It is frankly a modern love story.

MR. CREWE"S CAREER. Illus. by A. I. Keller and Kinneys.

A new England state is under the political domination of a railway and Mr. Crewe, a millionaire, seizes a moment when the cause of the people is being espoused by an ardent young attorney, to further his own interest in a political way. The daughter of the railway president plays no small part in the situation.

THE CROSSING. Ill.u.s.trated by S. Adamson and L. Baylis.

Describing the battle of Fort Moultrie, the blazing of the Kentucky wilderness, the expedition of Clark and his handful of followers in Illinois, the beginning of civilization along the Ohio and Mississippi, and the treasonable schemes against Washington.

CONISTON. Ill.u.s.trated by Florence Scovel Shinn.

A deft blending of love and politics. A New Englander is the hero, a crude man who rose to political prominence by his own powers, and then surrendered all for the love of a woman.

THE CELEBRITY. An episode.

An inimitable bit of comedy describing an interchange of personalities between a celebrated author and a bicycle salesman. It is the purest, keenest fun--and is American to the core.

THE CRISIS. Ill.u.s.trated with scenes from the Photo-Play.

A book that presents the great crisis in our national life with splendid power and with a sympathy, a sincerity, and a patriotism that are inspiring.

RICHARD CARVEL. Ill.u.s.trated by Malcolm Frazer.

An historical novel which gives a real and vivid picture of Colonial times, and is good, clean, spirited reading in all its phases and interesting throughout.

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GRAUSTARK. Ill.u.s.trated with Scenes from the Play.

With the appearance of this novel, the author introduced a new type of story and won for himself a perpetual reading public. It is the story of love behind a throne in a new and strange country.

BEVERLY OF GRAUSTARK. Ill.u.s.trations by Harrison Fisher.

This is a sequel to "Graustark." A bewitching American girl visits the little princ.i.p.ality and there has a romantic love affair.

PRINCE OF GRAUSTARK. Ill.u.s.trations by A. I. Keller.

The Prince of Graustark is none other than the son of the heroine of "Graustark." Beverly"s daughter, and an American multimillionaire with a brilliant and lovely daughter also figure in the story.

BREWSTER"S MILLIONS. Ill.u.s.trated with Scenes from the Photo-Play.

A young man, required to spend one million dollars in one year, in order to inherit _seven_, accomplishes the task in this lively story.

COWARDICE COURT. Illus. by Harrison Fisher and decorations by Theodore Hapgood.

A romance of love and adventure, the plot forming around a social feud in the Adirondacks in which an English girl is tempted into being a traitor by a romantic young American.

THE HOLLOW OF HER HAND. Ill.u.s.trated by A. I. Keller.

A story of modern New York, built around an ancient enmity, born of the scorn of the aristocrat for one of inferior birth.

WHAT"S-HIS-NAME. Ill.u.s.trations by Harrison Fisher.

"What"s-His-Name" is the husband of a beautiful and popular actress who is billboarded on Broadway under an a.s.sumed name. The very opposite manner in which these two live their lives brings a dramatic climax to the story.

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