Vl CONTENTS.

THE NEW. SKATES, ‘ ° ° ° ‘ ; 140
LAUGHING BILL, . : ‘ ° ° ° ° » 159
UNCLE FRANK'S LEAVE-TAKING, . ° ° ° 173

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

THE DROWNED GIRL, -. -~— * : Frontispiece
VIGNETTE TITLE-PAGE, ‘ : ° . ‘ 1
A PEEP AT WILLOW LANE, . ° ° ara 13
PARSON DALEY AND THE LITTLE GIRL, ; ‘ ; 26
HUNTING HENS’ NESTS, . ‘ ° . . . 65
JOE AND HIS VICTIM,  . ; ‘ ‘ . . 108
AMANDA AT HER KNITTING WORK, > ag 119

“OH, DANIEL! FORGIVE ME ms . ; ° . 156