Adventure, December 3, 1920 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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8 ADVENTURE Deep in the African ae a where the edge of the lake was rank with papyrus, they spied him—that giant hippopotamus. Nearer came the clumsy rowboat. A man stood up and fired. Ina fury the great beast “Huge Jaws Open, He Came Straight for the Boat!” spun round—plunged into the water. With his huge jaws open, he struck straight for the boat. But what happened then makes an adventure so thrilling that you can read it only in the ROOSEVELT ADVENTURE BOOKS 6 Volumes These are the books of a President of the United States—the most entertaining, the most extraordinary books a President ever wrote. But it is not as a President these books are written. It is as a man—a keen-eyed hunter— 5000 Miles from Into the forests of Africa, where the lion, the crocodile, the elephant live unafraid of man, where death uae on every side, this man takes you. Into the unknown places of the earth, F REE— BOOTH TARKINGTON—z Volumes ,’ : Our foremost living American novelist today is Booth Tarkington. ‘Monsieur ‘Beaucaire.” The. world cannot grow tired of his entrancing story, * Booth Tarkington knows how to write about love. Because of his closeness to real American life, Columbia University’s Booth Tarkington for ‘“The Magnificent Ambersons.’ This is a remarkable offer and it cannot last long. No American home can afford to be without Theodore Roosevelt Sign and mail the coupon at once, and you will get one at low price—the other FREE. and Booth Tarkington. CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS DERS TRAILS © TRATAS - BRAZILIAN ANAMERIOW ut 4) CWREnEHRESS- HUNTER - * ROOSEVELT — ROOSEVELT. ROOSEVELT. ROOSEVELT ROOSEVELT a brave-hearted adventurer, laughing at fear— eager as a child—telling you of startling things that happened — of hairbreadth escapes — of exciting hunts for big game—of a world of true adventure that lies thousands of miles away. Care and Dullness where white men have never before dared—you go with / pine ore toe anew river, hunting strange birdsand fierce animals, having breathless, real adventures! a / CHARLES Every American sees himself as a boy in ‘‘Penrod.”’ / SCRIBNER’S 4 , Nowhere else can you find romance so delightful—so enthralling. . 1,000 prize for the best novel of 1918 went to Nat ap Send me, all charges / prepaid, Theodore f Roosevelt’s Adventure Books, in 6 volumes. Also / send absolutely FRHE the set of Booth Tarkington, in 4 volumes. If these books are not satisfactory, I will return both sets within 5 days, at your expense. Otherwise, I will send f/ you $1.50 a month for 18 months. NB EN. chee COS 6 Wes / 4 AAP ESL SS OER ANN 0 4 MOE OR / J OCCHPARLON LOTS a Ce Sila Ie 8 wee Adv. 12-3-20 Kindly mention Adventure in writing to advertisers or visiting your =-€ = OMilcboOOkKS:€O