King's Business - 1922-11

~ Christmas is Coming— “Best” Books II Choice Clean Fiction Lo, Michael G ra c e L iv in g s t o n H i l l The King’ s Daughter B y “ P a n s y " A Stray Sunbeam

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T h is s t o r y d e a ls w it h a y o u n g g i r l c a lle d b y d u t y f r o m a C h r is t ia n h o m e t o a p o s it io n a s h o u s e k e e p e r f o r h e r f a t h e r in a v illa g e t a v ­ e r n . H e r v ic t o r y o v e r u n ­ f a v o r a b le c ir c u m s ta n c e s in h o m e a n d in c h u r c h is b r o u g h t a b o u t b y h e r w o r k n o t b e in g d o n e in h e r o w n s t r e n g t h . C lo th , 7 5 c Wise and Otherwise B y “ P a n s y ” T h is b o o k a b o u n d s in k e e n w it , a n d s h o w s a w o n d e r f u l in s ig h t in t o h u m a n n a t u r e . I t d e a ls e f f e c t iv e ly a s w e ll a s e n t e r t a in in g ly w it h s u c h s u b je c ts a s : a y o u n g m in is ­ t e r ’s w if e ’s fo n d n e s s o f d r e s s ; e n t e r t a in m e n t s f o r th o s e c la s s e d a s r e lig io u s ; a n d t h e p o s it io n o f w o m e n e m p lo y e d f o r h o u s e w o r k . C lo t h , 7 5 c

T h e s t o r y o f “ M ic k e y ” , a l i t t l e n e w s b o y , a n d o f h is . lo v e f o r S t a r r , t h e d a u g h t e r o f a r ic h b a n k e r . H o w t h e y e v e n t u a lly s t r u g g le t h r o u g h c la s s p r e ju d ic e t o h a p p in e s s is d e v e lo p e d t h r o u g h a s e rie s o f a b s o r b in g in c id e n ts . T h e s o c ia l d iffe re n c e s w h ic h s e p ­ a r a t e t h e m a r e b r il li a n t l y c o n tra s te d . C lo t h , $ 1 .7 5 G ra c e L iv in g s t o n H i ll I n “ T h e C i t y o f F ir e ” M r s . H i l l h a s p r o d u c e d a n o v e l t h a t is s y m b o lic o f t h e h u ­ m a n h e a r t . I t is a s t o r y o f in te n s e in t e r e s t a n d a p p e a l, a n d c o m b in e s s w if t ly m o v in g a c tio n w it h a w o n d e r f u l f a it h . A n e v e n g r e a t e r b o o k s p i r i t ­ u a lly t h a n h e r r e c e n t s u c ­ c e s s , “ T h e T r y s t . ” C lo t h , $ 2 .0 0 The Red Signal B y G ra c e L iv in g s t o n H i ll A d v e n t u r e a n d h ig h r o ­ m a n c e c a m e b a c k w it h t h e G r e a t W a r — b u t n o t a ll g a l­ la n t d e e d s w e r e d is p la y e d o n b a t t le f ie ld s . P e r h a p s t h e f in e s t t o u c h in t h is e x c it in g n o v e l is H ild a ’s g r a d u a l f o r ­ g e tfu ln e s s o f s e lf a s s h e r e a liz e s h o w h e r c o u n t r y c a n b e s e rv e d . T h e r e is a d e lig h t f u l r o m a n c e in t e r ­ w o v e n w it h t h e p lo t . C lo th , $ 1 .7 5 G ra c e L iv in g s t o n H i l l “ W h o le s o m e a n d e n c h a n t­ in g . ” F r o m t h e s t a r t t h e r e a d e r is g r ip p e d b y th e p lig h t o f th e * l i t t le h e ro in e , w h o , f in d in g s h e is n o t lo v e d a t h o m e , s u d d e n ly le a v e s i t ' a n d g o e s t o N e w Y o r k . T h e 1 c h a r a c t e r s in t h e s t o r y a r e c le v e r ly d r a w n . T h e r e is p le n t y o f a c t io n a n d in c i­ d e n t, a ll c h a r m in g ly t o ld . C lo t h , $ 2 .0 0 The City o f Fire The Tryst

J u s t th e k in d o f a s t o r y t h a t y o u s h o u ld p u t in t o th e h a n d s o f a y o u n g g i r l t h a t y o u w a n te d to h a v e k n o w t h e G o s p e l s t o r y o f S a lv a t io n t h r o u g h tn e s h e d b lo o d o f J e s u s . C lo th , $ 1 .0 0

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A n in t e r e s t in g lo v e s t o r y in w h ic h th e c h a r ­ a c te r s a r e a ll r e a l m e n a n d w o m e n l iv in g a c t u a l liv e s . A n d b e s t o f a ll, th e c la im s o f J e s u s C h r is t a s S a v io r a r e n o t f o r g o tte n . A g o o d b o o k t o p u t in t o th e h a n d s o f u n ­ s a v e d r e a d e r s o f fic t io n . C lo th , $ 1 .5 0 in t e n s e ly

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Tip Lewis and His Lamp B y “ P a n s y ”

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A s t o r y v e r y m u c h o u t o f t h e o r d in a r y — a n d d e c id e d ly b e t t e r . A r o m a n c e h a v in g t h e g o s p e l s t o r y o f S a lv a t io n t h r o u g h f a it h in J e s u s C h r is t w o v e n t h r o u g h a n d th r o u g h . A v e r y s a fe s t o r y f o r y o u n g f o lk s . C lo th , $ 1 .5 0

T ip is f o u n d a r a g g e d b o y in a m is s io n c la s s , d e s e r v in g h is b a d n a m e , a n d b e c o m e s re s p e c te d a n d h o n o r e d t h r o u g h th e te a c h in g o f h is s a c re d “ L a m p . ” H e o v e r ­ c o m e s h im s e lf a n d w in s h is - w a y a g a in s t u n f r ie n d lin e s s a n d d is d a in . T h e in flu e n c e f o r g o o d e x e rt e d b y t h is b o o k c a n n e v e r b e e s t im a te d . C lo t h , 7 5 c

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Three People

“ H e r B r ig h t T o m o r r o w ” is t h e s t o r y o f a y o u n g g i r l w h o is g o v e rn e s s t o t h r e e c h ild r e n in a n u n c h r is t ia n h o m e . H e r f a it h f u l w it n e s s ­ in g f o r h e r M a s t e r , in t e r ­ w o v e n w it h a n in t e r e s t in g lo v e s t o r y , h o ld s th e a t t e n ­ t io n o f th e r e a d e r t h r o u g h ­ o u t. A g o o d b o o k t o p u t in t o th e h a n d s o f y o u n g g ir ls . C lo th , $ 1 .Q 0

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