No. 3.

In bed, but not in sleep,

In boil, but not in steep.

In can't, but not in could.

In bark, but not in wood.

In stay, but not in stood.

My whole, though a great trouble,

Is a book that all should keep.

Mabel M. S.

I am the name of a favorite English novelist, and am composed of fourteen letters.

My 2, 6, 5, 12, 13, 3 is a city in Arkansas.

My 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 is a cape on the Atlantic coast.

My 4, 6, 8 is a river in Louisiana.

My 14, 13, 3, 11, 12 is a river in Idaho.

My 6, 4, 9, 12 is one of the great lakes.

My 10, 5, 9, 13, 10, 2 is a river in Virginia.

Olivette.

1.—1. A letter. 2. A tag. 3. Emaciation. 4. A stout satin-striped silk. 5. The slanting bank opposite the tow-path. 6. To perceive. 7. A letter.

2.—1. A letter. 2. A receptacle. 3. Pipes. 4. Hollow. 5. To beat. 6. A boy's nickname. 7. A letter.

Fossil.

1. I am a home; behead me, and I am a fluid.

2. I measure time; behead me, and I am a fastening.

3. I am burnt; behead me, and I am a conjunction.

4. I am a factory; behead me, and I am sick.

5. I am a being; behead me, and I am a part of speech.

6. I am a pleasant pastime; behead me, and I am a girl's name.

7. I am used in hunting; behead me, and I indicate the summer.

8. I am a boy's name; behead me, and I am part of a verb.

9. I am a mechanical instrument; behead me, and I never end.

P. F. S.