Street, Julian, A Voice in the Hall (Harper's, September).

Stringer, Arthur, A Lion Must Eat (McClure's, March).

Tupper, Tristram, Grit (Metropolitan, March).

Vorse, Mary Heaton, The Halfway House (Harper's, October).

Wolff, William Almon, Thalassa! Thalassa! (Everybody's, July).

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The following stories rank high with a majority of the Committee:

Anthony, Joseph, A Cask of Ale for Columban (Century, March).

Baker, Karle Wilson, The Porch Swing (Century, April).

Balmer, Edwin, "Settled Down" (Everybody's, February).