GEORGE WASHINGTON AND MARTHA CURTIS.
From a drawing by Clara M. Burd. (Page [34])


To the Readers of

THE ROMANCES OF MYRTLE REED.

—A world-wide circle comprising probably not less than two million sympathetic admirers—

This volume, which presents some of the writer’s most typical utterances—utterances characterised by the combination of wisdom, humour, and sentiment that belongs to all the writings of the gifted author,

IS DEDICATED BY

THE EDITOR.

Chicago,
January, 1913.