It gave me true pleasure to note how thoroughly most of you grasped the lesson which the story was intended to convey.
Do not be disheartened. Try again. Such good papers cannot be called failures, and the exercise will benefit you whether you gain prizes or not.
Your affectionate old friend,
Ruth Lamb.
OUR NEXT STORY COMPETITION.
STORIES IN MINIATURE.
Subject:—"The G. O. P. Supplement for January."
WHEN MY SHIP COMES HOME.
By SARAH DOUDNEY, Author of "A Cluster of Roses," "A Flower of Light," etc.
We offer three prizes of Two Guineas, One Guinea, and Half-a-Guinea for the three best papers on our "Story Supplement" for this month. The essays are to give a brief account of the plot and action of the story in the Competitor's own words; in fact, each paper should be a carefully-constructed Story in Miniature, telling the reader in a few bright words what The Girl's Own Story Supplement for the month is all about.