Complete and Unabridged. From a notice published in "The Bookman Advertiser: " THE SECRET SPRING by Pierre Benoît. A remarkable mystery story which has taken France by storm, over 50,000 copies having been sold there. At heart the reading public still demands a good plot, and the plot of The Secret SPRING will be readily recognized as the work of a master penman. It is an enthralling story, introducing characters which are far superior to the usual puppets of fiction. M. Benoit has been awarded this year's Grand Prix du Roman of five thousand francs, offered by the French Academy. * * * * * * From A FOREWORD in this volume: Long have I hesitated to give back to Life the legacy left me by Death. But at last, reflecting that Lieutenant Vignerte and She whom he loved have vanished into the eternal shades, I have decided that there is no longer any reason to keep silence about the tragic events staged in the German court of Lautenburg-Detmold in the months immediately preceding the Great War. P. B.