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49. "A CERTAIN RICH MAN--," by _Lawrence Perry_ (Scribner's Magazine). I find in this story an emotional quality keyed up as tightly, but as surely, as in the best short stories by Mary Synon. Remote as its substance may seem, superficially, it touches the very heart of the experience that the war has brought to us all, and reveals the naked stuff out of which our war psychology has emerged.

50. THE PORTRAIT by _Emery Pottle_ (The Touchstone). This study in Italian backgrounds is by another disciple of Henry James, who portrays with deft sure touches the nostalgia of an American girl unhappily married to an Italian nobleman. It just fails of complete persuasiveness because it is a trifle overstrung, but nevertheless it is memorable for its artistic sincerity.

51. THE PATH OF GLORY by _Mary Brecht Pulver_ (Saturday Evening Post). This story of how distinction came to a poor family in the mountains through the death of their son in the French army is simply told with a quiet, unassuming earnestness that makes it very real. It marks a new phase of Mrs. Pulver's talent, and one which promises her a richer fulfilment in the future than her other stories have suggested. Time and time again I have been impressed this year by the folk quality that is manifest in our younger writers, and what is most encouraging is that, when they write of the poor and the lowly, there is less of that condescension toward their subject than has been characteristic of American folk-writing in the past.

52. MISS FOTHERGILL by _Norval Richardson_ (Scribner's Magazine). The tradition in English fiction, which is most signally marked by "Pride and Prejudice," "Cranford," and "Barchester Towers," and which was so pleasantly continued by the late Dr. S. Weir Mitchell and by Margaret Deland, is admirably embodied in the work of this writer, whose work should be better known. The quiet blending of humor and pathos in "Miss Fothergill" is unusual.

53. THE SCAR THAT TRIPLED by _William Gunn Shepherd_ (Metropolitan Magazine) is none the less truly a remarkable short story because it happens to be based on fact. "The Deserter" was the last fine short story written by the late Richard Harding Davis, and "The Scar That Tripled" is the engrossing narrative of the adventure which suggested that story. Personally, I regard it as superior to "The Deserter."

54. A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS by _Grant Showerman_ (Century Magazine). Professor Showerman's country chronicles are now well known to American readers, and this is quite the best of them. These sketches rank with those of Hamlin Garland as a permanent and delightful record of a pioneer life that has passed away for ever. Their deliberate homeliness and consistent reflection of a small boy's attitude toward life have no equal to my knowledge.

55. THE CHRISTMAS ANGEL (The Pictorial Review), and 56. THE FLAG OF ELIPHALET (Boston Evening Transcript) by _Elsie Singmaster_ add two more portraits to the pleasant gallery of Elsie Singmaster's vivid creations. Although her vein is a narrow one, no one is more competent than she in its expression, and few surpass her in the faithful rendering of homely but none the less real spiritual circumstance.

57. THE END OF THE ROAD by _Gordon Arthur Smith_ (Scribner's Magazine) is a sequel to "Feet of Gold" and chronicles the further love adventures of Ferdinand Taillandy, and their tragic conclusion. In these two stories Mr. Smith has proven his literary kinship with Leonard Merrick, and these stories surely rank with the chronicles of Tricotrin and Pitou.

58. CHING, CHING, CHINAMAN (Pictorial Review), 59. KED'S HAND (Harper's Magazine), 60. WHITE HANDS (Pictorial Review), and 61. THE WOMAN AT SEVEN BROTHERS (Harper's Magazine) by _Wilbur Daniel Steele_. With these four stories, together with "A Devil of a Fellow," "Free," and "A Point of Honor," Mr. Steele assumes his rightful place with Katharine Fullerton Gerould and H. G. Dwight as a leader in American fiction. "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," "White Hands," and "The Woman at Seven Brothers" are, in my belief, the three best short stories that were published in 1917, by an American author, and I may safely predict their literary permanence. Mr. Steele's extraordinary gift for presenting

## action and spiritual conflict pictorially is unrivalled, and his sense

of human mystery has a rich tragic humor akin to that of Thomas Hardy, though his philosophy of life is infinitely more hopeful.

62. NONE SO BLIND by _Mary Synon_ (Harper's Magazine) is a study in tragic circumstance, the more powerful because it is so reticently handled. It is Miss Synon's first profound study in feminine psychology, and reveals an unusual sense of emotional values. Few backgrounds have been more subtly rendered in their influence upon character, and the

## action of the story is inevitable despite its character of surprise.

63. THE SCAR by _Elisabeth Stead Taber_ (The Seven Arts). The brutal realism of this story may repel the reader, but its power and convincing quality cannot be gainsaid. So many writers have followed John Fox's example in writing about the mountaineers of the Alleghanies, that it is gratifying to chronicle so exceptional a story as this. It is as inevitable in its ugliness as "The Cat of the Cane-Brake" by Frederick Stuart Greene, and psychologically it is far more convincing.

MAGAZINE AVERAGES FOR 1917

_The following table includes the averages of American periodicals published during 1917. One, two, and three asterisks are employed to indicate relative distinction. "Three-asterisk stories" are of somewhat permanent literary value. The list excludes reprints._

| | NO. OF | PERCENTAGE OF | NO. OF | DISTINCTIVE | DISTINCTIVE PERIODICALS | STORIES | STORIES | STORIES | PUB- | PUBLISHED | PUBLISHED | LISHED +-----------------+---------------- | | * | ** | *** | * | ** | *** ------------------------------+---------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---- American Magazine | 54 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 2 Atlantic Monthly | 20 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 85 | 55 | 25 Bellman | 47 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 72 | 36 | 4

## Bookman | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 80 | 20

Boston Evening Transcript | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 100 | 100 | 33 Century | 50 | 40 | 29 | 17 | 80 | 58 | 34 Collier's Weekly | 108 | 51 | 22 | 3 | 47 | 20 | 3 Delineator | 46 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 4 Everybody's Magazine | 45 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 15 | 7 Every Week | 87 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 2 Forum | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 17 | 17 Good Housekeeping | 40 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 13 Harper's Magazine | 80 | 64 | 39 | 27 | 80 | 49 | 34 Illustrated Sunday Magazine | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 4 Ladies' Home Journal | 33 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 3 Masses (except Oct. and Nov.) | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 27 | 0 McClure's Magazine | 45 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 4 Metropolitan | 43 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 12 Midland | 22 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 95 | 77 | 9 New Republic | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 40 | 20 New York Tribune | 30 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 73 | 23 | 13 Outlook | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 56 | 44 | 6 Pagan | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 72 | 72 | 36 Pictorial Review | 42 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 62 | 43 | 33 Reedy's Mirror | 32 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 56 | 31 | 9 Saturday Evening Post | 235 | 62 | 25 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 3 Scribner's Magazine | 65 | 52 | 31 | 16 | 80 | 48 | 25 Seven Arts | 23 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 96 | 83 | 69 Smart Set | 107 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 3 Stratford Journal | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 100 | 100 | 90 Sunset Magazine | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 Touchstone | 15 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 100 | 67 | 13 ==============================+=========+=====+=====+=====+=====+=====+====

_The following tables indicate the rank, during 1917, by number and percentage of distinctive stories published, of the nineteen periodicals coming within the scope of my examination which have published during the past year over twenty-five stories and which have exceeded an average of 15% in stories of distinction. The lists exclude reprints._

BY PERCENTAGE OF DISTINCTIVE STORIES

1. Harper's Magazine 80% 2. Scribner's Magazine 80% 3. Century Magazine 80% 4. New York Tribune 73% 5. Bellman 72% 6. Pictorial Review 62% 7. Everybody's Magazine 58% 8. Reedy's Mirror 56% 9. Collier's Weekly 47% 10. American Magazine 46% 11. Delineator 39% 12. Metropolitan Magazine 37% 13. Ladies' Home Journal 33% 14. Good Housekeeping 30% 15. Saturday Evening Post 21% 16. Every Week 21% 17. Smart Set 20% 18. McClure's Magazine 20% 19. Sunset Magazine 19%

BY NUMBER OF DISTINCTIVE STORIES

1. Harper's Magazine 64 2. Saturday Evening Post 62 3. Scribner's Magazine 52 4. Collier's Weekly 51 5. Century Magazine 40 6. Bellman 34 7. Everybody's Magazine 26 8. Pictorial Review 26 9. American Magazine 25 10. New York Tribune 22 11. Smart Set 22 12. Reedy's Mirror 18 13. Delineator 18 14. Every Week 18 15. Metropolitan Magazine 16 16. Good Housekeeping 12 17. Ladies' Home Journal 11 18. McClure's Magazine 9 19. Sunset Magazine 6

_The following periodicals have published during 1917 ten or more "two-asterisk stories." The list excludes reprints. Periodicals represented in this list during 1915 as well are indicated by an asterisk. Periodicals represented in this list during 1916 are indicated by a dagger._

1. *+Harper's Magazine 39 2. *+Scribner's Magazine 31 3. *+Century Magazine 29 4. *+Saturday Evening Post 25 5. *+Collier's Weekly 20 6. Seven Arts 19 7. +Pictorial Review 18 8. Midland 17 9. *+Bellman 17 10. *+Smart Set 12 11. Atlantic Monthly 11 12. Touchstone 10

_The following periodicals have published during 1917 five or more "three-asterisk stories." The list excludes reprints. Periodicals represented in this list during 1915 as well are indicated by an asterisk. Periodicals represented in this list during 1916 are indicated by a dagger._

1. *+Harper's Magazine 27 2. *+Century Magazine 17 3. *+Scribner's Magazine 16 4. Seven Arts 14 5. +Pictorial Review 14 6. Stratford Journal 9 7. *+Saturday Evening Post 7 8. Atlantic Monthly 5 9. *Metropolitan 5 10. Good Housekeeping 5

_Ties in the above lists have been decided by taking relative rank in other lists into account._

INDEX OF SHORT STORIES FOR 1917

_All short stories published in the following magazines and newspapers during 1917 are indexed._

American Magazine Atlantic Monthly Bellman

## Bookman

Boston Evening Transcript Century Collier's Weekly Current Opinion Delineator Everybody's Magazine Every Week Forum Harper's Magazine Illustrated Sunday Magazine Ladies' Home Journal Little Review (except Oct.) Masses (Jan.-Sept.) McClure's Magazine Metropolitan Midland New Republic New York Tribune Outlook Pictorial Review Poetry Pagan Reedy's Mirror Russian Review (Jan.-July) Saturday Evening Post Scribner's Magazine Seven Arts Stratford Journal Sunset Magazine Touchstone Yale Review

_The October and November issues of the Masses are not listed, as they were not procurable through ordinary channels. The October issue of the Russian Review was not yet published when this book went to press. The October issue of the Little Review was withdrawn from circulation before it could come to my notice._

_Short stories, of distinction only, published in the following magazines and newspapers during 1917 are indexed._

Black Cat Boston Herald Colonnade Cosmopolitan Good Housekeeping Harper's Bazar Hearst's Magazine Live Stories McCall's Magazine Milestones Munsey's Magazine Parisienne Pearson's Magazine Short Stories Smart Set Snappy Stories Southern Woman's Magazine To-day's Housewife Woman's Home Companion Youth's Companion

_Certain stories of distinction published in the following magazines and newspapers during 1917 are indexed, because they have been called to my attention by authors or readers._

All-Story Weekly Art World Ainslee's Magazine Dernier Cri Detective Story Magazine Los Angeles Times Queen's Work Saucy Stories Top-Notch Magazine Woman's World Young's Magazine

_The Red Book Magazine is not represented in these lists, in deference to the wishes of its editor, who sent me the following telegram: "We prefer not to be listed."_

_One, two, or three asterisks are prefixed to the titles of stories to indicate distinction. Three asterisks prefixed to a title indicate the more or less permanent literary value of a story, and entitle it to a place on the annual "Rolls of Honor." An asterisk before the name of an author indicates that he is not an American._

_The following abbreviations are used in the index:--_

_Ain._ Ainslee's Magazine _All._ All-Story Weekly _Am._ American Magazine _Atl._ Atlantic Monthly _Art W._ Art World _B. C._ Black Cat _Bel._ Bellman _B. E. T._ Boston Evening Transcript _B. Her._ Boston Herald _Cen._ Century _C. O._ Current Opinion _Col._ Collier's Weekly _Colon._ Colonnade _Cos._ Cosmopolitan _Del._ Delineator _Det._ Detective Story Magazine _Ev._ Everybody's Magazine _E. W._ Every Week _For._. Forum _G. H._ Good Housekeeping _Harp. B._ Harper's Bazar _Harp. M._ Harper's Magazine _Hear._ Hearst's Magazine _I. S. M._ Illustrated Sunday Magazine _L. A. Times._ Los Angeles Times _L. H. J._ Ladies' Home Journal _Lit. R._ Little Review _L. St._ Live Stories _McC._ McClure's Magazine _McCall_ McCall's Magazine _Met._ Metropolitan _Mid._ Midland _Mir._ Reedy's Mirror _Mun._ Munsey's Magazine _N. Rep._ New Republic _N. Y. Trib._ New York Tribune _Outl._ Outlook _Pag._ Pagan _Par._ Parisienne _Pear._ Pearson's Magazine _Pict. R._ Pictorial Review _Q. W._ Queen's Work (_R._) (Reprint) _Rus. R._ Russian Review _Sau. St._ Saucy Stories _Scr._ Scribner's Magazine _S. E. P._ Saturday Evening Post _Sev. A._ Seven Arts _Sh. St._ Short Stories _Sn. St._ Snappy Stories _So. Wo. M._ Southern Woman's Magazine _S. S._ Smart Set _Strat. J._ Stratford Journal _Sun._ Sunset Magazine _To-day_ To-day's Housewife _Top-Notch_ Top-Notch Magazine _Touch._ Touchstone _W. H. C._ Woman's Home Companion _Wom. W._ Woman's World _Yale_ Yale Review _Y. C._ Youth's Companion _Young_ Young's Magazine

A

ABBOTT, FRANCES C. **Memorial Window, The. Del. Nov. Mrs. Bodkin's Début. Del. June.

*ABDULLAH, ACHMED. (ACHMEND ABDULLAH NADIR KHAN EL-DURANI EL-IDDRISSYEH.) ("A. A. NADIR.") (1881- .) (_See 1915 and 1916._) (_See also_ UZZELL, THOMAS H., _and_ ABDULLAH, ACHMED.) *As He Reaped. Ain. July. *Consider the Oath of M'Taga. All. March 10. *Disappointment. All. May 19. *East or West? Top-Notch. April 15. *Five-Dollar Gold-Piece, The. Sn. St. Dec. 18. **Gamut, The. S. S. Dec. **Gentlemen of the Old Régime, A. S. S. Feb. *Guerdon, The. S. S. Feb. **Home-Coming, The. Harp. M. May. **Letter, The. S. S. Jan. **Silence. All. April 21.

ADAMS, KATHARINE. *"Silent Brown." So. Wo. M. Oct.

ADAMS, MINNIE BARBOUR. (_See_ 1916.) *Half a Boy. Pict. R. Sept.

ADAMS, SAMUEL HOPKINS. (1871- .) (_See 1915 and 1916_.) Letter to Nowhere, A. E. W. Feb. 12. *Little Red Doctor of Our Square, The. Col Aug. 25. *Meanest Man in Our Square, The. Col. March 24. *Paula of the Housetop. Col. July 7. *Room "12 A." Ev. Nov. "Wamble: His Day Out." Col. Jan. 13.

ADLER, HENRY. Coward, The. Pag. Sept.

*AICARD, JEAN. (1848- .) *Mariette's Gift. N. Y. Trib. Feb. 18.

ALEXANDER, MARY. Ashamed of Her Parents. Del. Nov. Girl Who Is Not Popular, The. Del. May. How Can I Meet the Right Sort of Men? Del. March. Out of Touch With Life. Del. Oct. Too Sure of Herself. Del. July. When She Runs After the Boys. Del. Aug.

ALLEN, FREDERICK LEWIS. (_See 1915_.) Big Game. Cen. March. Fixing Up the Balkans. Cen. May. Small Talk. Cen. Feb.

ALLEN, LORAINE ANDERSON. **Going of Agnes, The. Touch. Sept.

ALLENDORF, ANNA STAHL. *Dallying of Celia May, The. G. H. July. **Leavening of St. Rupert, The. G. H. June.

"AMID, JOHN." (M. M. STEARNS.) (_See 1915 and 1916_.) *Alone. Det. Sept. 25. *Busted Poor. All. Dec. 8. Freeze, The. Mid. Aug. *Interlude. Young. April. *Prem Singh. Bel. Dec. 1. ***Professor, A. Mid. Nov. Strachan's Hindu. Bel. Oct. 27.

ANDERSON, SHERWOOD. (_See 1915 and 1916._) ***"Mother." Sev. A. March. ***Thinker, The. Sev. A. Sept. ***Untold Lie, The. Sev. A. Jan.

ANDERSON, WILLIAM ASHLEY. (_See 1915 and 1916._) **Unwrit Dogma, The. Ev. Dec.

ANDRADE, CIPRIANO, JR. *Applied Hydraulics. S. E. P. Aug. 25.

ANDRES, MARY RAYMOND SHIPMAN. (_See 1915 and 1916._) ***Blood Brothers. Scr. May. ***Return of K. of K., The. McC. March. *Russian, The. Milestones. Oct.

*ANDREYEV, LEONID NIKOLAEVICH. (1871- .) (_See 1916._) ***Lazarus. Strat. J. June.

ANONYMOUS. Apparition, The. N. Y. Trib. Nov. 11. Coeur de Lion. N. Y. Trib. July 22. ***Evocation, The. N. Y. Trib. April 22. Eyes of the Soul, The. N. Y. Trib. Feb. 25. Fools. Mir. Sept. 28. ***"Huppdiwupp." Lit. R. Jan. *Pipe, The. N. Y. Trib. Nov. 4. **Poilu's Dream on Christmas Eve, The. B. Her. Dec. 23. *Rendezvous, The. N. Y. Trib. Sept. 30. **Slacker with a Soul, A. N. Y. Trib. Sept. 16. *Spirit of Alsace, The. N. Y. Trib. May 6. *Voice of the Church Bell, The. N. Y. Trib. Oct. 21. War Against War. McC. April-May. When Lulu Made Trouble. Mir. May 18.

ARBUCKLE, MARY. Freedom and Robbie May. Sun. Nov.

ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM. Cupid in High Finance. Del. Sept.

ASHE, ELIZABETH. (_See 1915._) *Appraisement. Atl. March.

*ASSIS, MACHADO DE. (1839-1908.) (_See 1916._) **Attendant's Confession, The. (_R._) Strat. J. Dec.

AUERNHEIMER, RAOUL. (1876- .) *Demonstrating That War Is War. N. Y. Trib. Jan. 28.

*AUMONIER, STACY. (_See 1915 and 1916._) ***In the Way of Business. Pict. R. March. ***Packet, The. Col. May 26. ***"Them Others." Cen. Aug.

AUSTIN, F. BRITTEN. (_See 1915._) **Zu Befehl! S. E. P. Dec. 1.

B

BABCOCK, EDWINA STANTON. (_See 1916._) ***Excursion, The. Pict. R. Oct.

BACON, JOSEPHINE DASKAM. (1876- .) (_See 1915 and 1916._) Comrades in Arms. S. E. P. Oct. 27. *Entrances and Exits. Del. Oct. Ghost of Rosy Taylor, The. S. E. P. Nov. 17. *Magic Casements. Del. Nov. Square Peggy. S. E. P. Dec. 22. *Year of Cousin Quartus, A. Del. Feb.

BAILEY (IRENE) TEMPLE. (_See 1915._) *Red Candle, The. Scr. Dec.

BAKER, KATHARINE. (_See 1915 and 1916._) Fifty-Cent Kind, The. Atl. April.

BALL, WILLIAM DAVID. Man Who Paid, The. E. W. April 2.

BALMER, EDWIN. (1883- .) (_See 1915._) Madcap. Col. Jan. 27. S. Orton, Stockholder. E. W. May 28. Telegraph Trail, The. Col. March 17. Thing That He Did, The. L. H. J. Jan. With Sealed Hood. Col. Sept. 22.

BANKS, HELEN WARD. *Mrs. Pepper Passes. Y. C. April 5.

*BARBUSSE, HENRI. **Paradis Polishes the Boots. (_R._) C. O. Dec.

BARNARD, FLOY TOLBERT. (1879- .) (_See 1916._) ***Surprise in Perspective, A. Harp. M. April.

BARRY, RICHARD. (1881- .) Legacy, The. Del. March.

BARTLETT, FREDERICK ORIN. (1876- .) (_See 1915 and 1916._) Time to Go to Newport. E. W. July 23.

BARTLEY, NALBRO. Benedict & Company. S. E. P. Oct. 13. Briggles "Goes West." S. E. P. March 10. Have a Heart! S. E. P. April 7. Reel True. S. E. P. Nov. 10. Total Bewitcher, The. S. E. P. June 16. Town Mouse, The. S. E. P. April 21.

BASSETT, WILLARD KENNETH. *End of the Line, The. S. S. Oct.

BATES, SYLVIA CHATFIELD. (_See 1915 and 1916._) *Let Nothing You Dismay. W. H. C. Dec. *Light from the Holy Hill. Wom. W. Dec.

*BAZIN, RENÉ. (1853- .) ***Mathurine's Eyes. Strat. J. March.

BEACH, ROY. Cline's Injunction. Sun. April.

BEATTY, JEROME. "Attaboy!" McC. March. Gee-Whiz Guy, The. McC. Aug. "Take 'Im Out!" McC. May.

BECHDOLT, FREDERICK R. Pecos Kid, The. Col. Jan. 6.

BECHDOLT, JACK. Black Widow's Mercy, The. (_R._) Mir. Feb. 16.

BEER, THOMAS. (1889- .) ***Brothers, The. Cen. Feb. ***Onnie. Cen. May. **Rescuer, The. S. E. P. Aug. 11.

BEHRMAN, S. N. **Coming of the Lord, The. Touch. Oct. **Song of Ariel. Sev. A. May.

*BEITH, IAN HAY. (_See_ "HAY, IAN.")

*BELL, J(OHN) J(OY). (1871- .) (_See 1915 and 1916._) **Wanted--A Pussy-Mew. Bel. March 3.

BELL, LILIAN (LIDA). (1867- .) Mrs. Galloway Goes Shopping. Del. Sept. Mrs. Galloway Tries to Reduce. Del. Nov.

BENEFIELD, BARRY. (_See 1915 and 1916._) ***Simply Sugar Pie. (_R._) I. S. M. April 29.

BENÉT, WILLIAM ROSE. (1886- .) But Once a Year. Cen. Dec.

BENNET-THOMPSON, LILLIAN. (_See_ THOMPSON, LILLIAN BENNET-.)

*BENSON, EDWARD FREDERIC. (1867- .) *"Through." Cen. July.

BENSON, RAMSEY. (1866- .) *Shad's Windfall. B. C. March.

*BERESFORD, JOHN DAVYS. (1873- .) (_See 1916._) ***Escape, The. Sev. A. Feb. ***Little Town, The. Sev. A. June. ***Powers of the Air. Sev. A. Oct.

BERRY, JOHN. (_See 1916._) *Clod, The. B. C. April.

BETTS, THOMAS JEFFRIES. (_See 1916._) **Alone. Scr. May.

BIGGERS, EARL DERR. (1884- .) (_See 1916._) Each According to His Gifts. S. E. P. April 14. Same Old Circle. S. E. P. April 7. Soap and Sophocles. McC. July.

*"BIRMINGHAM, GEORGE A." (CANON JAMES O. HANNAY.) (1865- .) (_See 1915._) *Von Edelstein's Mistake. McC. Nov.

BLAIR, GERTRUDE. Water-Witch, The. Scr. May.

BLEDSOE, JOE. *Fuzz. B. C. May.

BLYTHE, SAMUEL G. Der Tag for Us. S. E. P. Dec. 22.

BOGGS, RUSSELL A. Boomer from the West, The. S. E. P. April 28.

BOOTH, FREDERICK. (_See 1916._) **Cloud-Ring, The. Sev. A. April.

BOTTOME, PHYLLIS. (_See 1916._) ***"Ironstone." Cen. March.

BOURNE, RANDOLPH. *Ernest, or Parent for a Day. Atl. June.

*BOUTET, FREDERIC. *Convalescent's Return, The. N. Y. Trib. Dec. 30. ***Medallion, The. N. Y. Trib. Oct. 28. *Messenger, The. N. Y. Trib. Aug. 12. *Promise, The. N. Y. Trib. Sept. 2.

BOWER, B. M., _and_ CONNOR, BUCK. (_See 1916._) Go-Between, The. McC. March. Red Ride, The. McC. May.

BOYER, WILBUR S. *Bum Throwers. Ev. June. *Getting Even with Geo'gia. Ev. April. *One Week of Kelly. Ev. March. *There's Many a Slip. Ev. Nov.

*BOYES, DAN. Lilium Giganteum. (_R._) Mir. Feb. 16.

BOYKIN, NANCY GUNTER. *Christmas Medley, A. Met. Jan. Leavings. E. W. Dec. 3. Retta Rosemary. E. W. July 16.

BRADY, ELIZABETH. *Ladislav Saves the Day. Q. W. Nov.

BRADY, MARIEL. (_See 1916._) Thermopylæ. Bel. Oct. 6.

BRALEY, BERTON. (_See 1915._) Stuff of Dreams, The. Del. Aug.

*BRAZ, ANATOLE LE. (_See_ LE BRAZ, ANATOLE.)

"BRECK, JOHN." (ELIZABETH C. A. SMITH.) ***From Hungary. Bookman. Dec. **Man Who was Afraid, The. Ev. Sept.

BROOKS, ALDEN. (_See 1916._) **Man From America, The. Cen. July. ***Three Slavs, The. Col. May 5.

BROWN, ALICE. (1857- .) (_See 1915 and 1916._) ***Flying Teuton, The. Harp. M. Aug. ***Nemesis, Harp. M. April. *Preaching Peony, The. Harp. M. June.

BROWN, BERNICE. **Last of the Line, The. E. W. Nov. 5.

BROWN, KATHARINE HOLLAND. (_See 1915 and 1916._) Millicent: Maker of History. Scr. June. **On a Brief Text from Isaiah. Scr. Feb.

BROWN, MARION FRANCIS. *Husks and Hawthorn. So. Wo. M. Aug.

BROWN, PHYLLIS WYATT. (PHYLLIS WYATT.) (_See 1916._) *Checked Trousers, The. Masses. June. *Extra Chop, The. Cen. Oct.

BROWN, ROYAL. *Seventy Times Seven. McCall. April.

BROWNELL, AGNES MARY. *Fifer, The. Y. C. June 28.

BRUBAKER, HOWARD. (_See 1915 and 1916._) *Baby's Place, A. Harp. M. Jan. Cabbages and Queens. Harp. M. Aug. Greeks Bearing Gifts. Harp. M. Nov. *Ranny and the Higher Life. Harp. M. June.

BRUCKMAN, CLYDE A. (_See 1916._) Joe Gum. S. E. P. May 5.

BRYSON, LYMAN. (_See 1915 and 1916._) **Under a Roof. Mid. July.

BULGER, BOZEMAN. (_See 1915 and 1916._) *Heart of the System, The. S. E. P. Jan. 6. Queen's Mistake, The. S. E. P. March 3. *Skin Deep. Ev. March.

BUNNER, ANNE. Road to Arcady, The. Ev. July.