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 By EDWARD STRATEMEYER

ON TO PEKIN, Or Old Glory in China

Cloth 330 pages Illustrated by A. Burnham Shute $1.25

HE hero, Gilbert Pennington, has become a lieutenant in the regular army, and goes from the Philippines with the Ninth Regiment to take part in the rescue of the beleaguered British Embassy at Pekin by the international forces. Mr. Stratemeyer has risen to the occasion by giving, in addition to one of his very best stories, a store of information concerning China and the Chinese, conveyed in a natural and entertaining manner.

Mr. Stratemeyer gives his youthful readers plenty of adventures, but there is little that might not easily happen. His books are eminently "safe" ones, and their patriotic spirit will be considered admirable.—Home journal, Boston.

BETWEEN BOER AND BRITON Or Two Boys' Adventures in South Africa

Illustrated by A. Burnham Shute 354 pages Price $1.25

ELATES the experiences of two boys, cousins to each other, one American and the other English, whose fathers are engaged in the Transvaal, one in farming and the other in mining operations. While the two boys are off on a hunting trip after big game, the war between the Boers and Britons suddenly breaks out, and the boys find themselves placed between hostile armies, where their thrilling experiences are brought out in Mr. Stratemeyer's best style.

Exhibits the same qualities which have given popularity to his former writings.—The Times, Pittsburg, Pa.

A stirring story of the South African war.—The Journal, Indianapolis, Ind.

The kind of story to please boys and give them a fair idea of a great historical event.—St. Louis Post-Despatch.