The Home Friend, a monthly published in Kansas City, Missouri, has brought to us several works of the young Bohemian-American, Mr. Joseph Novak. Mr. Novak is the son of our well-known countryman, Mr. Novak of Novak & Stejskal, real-estate dealers. The youthful writer, a sincere Bohemian, and former president of Komensky Club, in addition to his duties in his father's office, is studying law.

The May issue of the above mentioned monthly brings the beginning of a new work by Novak, "The Heir to the Charles Millions." Several shorter novels by this author were published by the Welcome Guest.