Transcriber's note: Unusual and inconsistent spelling is as printed.

MR. BURTON COULD HARDLY BEAR TO PART WITH HER.

TOO CLOSE FISTED,

And Other Stories.

BY RUTH LAMB,

AUTHOR OF

"THE LONGEST WAY ROUND FOR THE SHORTEST," ETC.

THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY

56, PATERNOSTER ROW; 65, ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD;