(The entire contents of this Magazine are covered by the general copyright, and articles must not be reprinted without special permission.) CONTENTS OF ST. NICHOLAS FOR DECEMBER, 1921 Frontispiece: "The poet felt as if his future depended upon it." Drawn by Bernard J. Rosenmeyer His Best Brown Potter. Story. Illustrated by Bernard J. Rosenmeyer.. William Chauncy Langdon.. "Patsy." Picture. Painted by Clarence R. Mattei . . . . . The Bird and the Seaplane. Verse. Illustrated by Arthur T. Merrick.. Florence Boyce Davis. Illustrations from photographs The Little Brown Box. Story. Verse. Illustrated by Ge rge Varian 115 117 118 Eric P. Kelly. 122 Christine Whiting Parmenter 132 Ellis Parker Butler. 137 George F. Thomson. 138 For Christmas Day: The Tree; Youth's Credo; Yule Song. Verse Clinton Scollard Illustrated by Edwin John Prittie A Christmas Hike. Verse. Illustrated by Reginald Birch. The Hill of Adventure. Serial Story. Illustrated by J. Clinton Shepherd.. Adair Aldon Christmas Customs in Switzerland. Sketch. Illustrations from photographs The Watch Tower. A Review of Current Events. Illustrated. Bailing Out a Coal-Mine (A. Russell Bond)-The Traveler's Tree (Henry In Bedroom Land. Verse. For Very Little Folk: Illustrated by Frances Hitz... The Christmas Runaways. Story. Illustrated by Reginald Birch The St. Nicholas League. With Awards of Prizes for Stories, Poems, The Letter-Box. The Riddle-Box.. The St. Nicholas Stamp Page. Illustrated.. Conducted by Samuel R. Simmons. ..Advertising Pages The Century Co. and its editors receive manuscripts and art material, submitted for publication, only on the understanding that they shall not be responsible for loss or injury thereto while in their possession or in transit. Copies of manuscripts should be retained by the authors. In the United States, the price of ST. 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The illustrations for the story are to be made by Charles Livingston Bull. Don't miss the first instalment, which appears next month! The Truce of the Rapids T. MORRIS LONGSTRETH Here's a story that will make you say: "It's a long, long time since I've read such a good yarn." Last January, Prunier told a story, and this second one is as full of interest, humor, and adventure as the first. Some excellent drawings by J. Clinton Shepherd. The Workshop of the Mind HALLAM HAWKSWORTH The author of "The Machinery of the Sea" and "Busy Fingers of the Roots," which many St. Nicholas readers will remember for their intrinsic interest and fascinating style, will begin, in the January number, a series of studies of that wonderful mechanism-the human brain. The Briskin Bree LOUISE SAUNDERS The story of a real boy and how he is helped by a benevolent fairy. Miss Saunders, author of "The Dreadfully Inbetweens," writes with great skill and charm and the spirit of her work is ably seconded in the fine illustrations by W. M. Berger. Saving Time HILDEGARDE HAWTHORNE There's much good advice in this little paper of Miss Hawthorne's, and particularly timely at this season of good resolutions. Molière GARDNER TEALL Three hundred years ago (January 15, 1622) Jean Baptiste Poquelin was born. Mr. Teall has described, with a historical fidelity that re-creates the period, the boyhood days of France's great dramatist and actorand has also given us a sketch of his early trials and later triumphs. The Kangaroo FLORENCE KERIGAN His attempts An American boy, born abroad, comes home to schoo!. The Knight of the Gloomy Countenance CLARA PLATT MEADOWCROFT The ninth of the Wondering Boy Ballads, which our readers have enjoyed so thoroughly with some excellent drawings by Henry C. Pitz. 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