ILLUSTRATIONS.

COLOURED PLATES.

Close on His Heels,Frontispiece

The Boy Doctor,facing p. 64

A Fight to a Finish,facing p. 128

Opportunity Makes the Thief,facing p. 192

'Chorus, Please!'facing p. 256

Tent Pegging,facing p. 320

Page

A Brave Lad309

A Chatterbox Costume348

A Clay Grain Storehouse293

A Contest with the Longbow213

A Cow Waggon Encamped and on the March364

'All went well at first'392

'A Madi village being removed'253

An Arab Bakery357

'A native lay at the foot of a tree'129

'A terrible sight met their view'289

'A wren built its nest in the pocket'325

'By waters still in sweet spring-time'388

'Charlie Eccles half lay, half sat upon the ground'97

'Colonel Smith emptied the glass'361

'Concealment was impossible'137

Crossbow and Arrows used for Sport213

Egyptian 'Sakiveh'44

Egyptian 'Shadoof'44

'Fast Asleep!'301

'Father, is that my present?'377

'Fire!'244

'Give me back my money'356

Grain Huts293

'He finished by backing hard into the small wooden gate'400

'He handed John an official paper'180

'He has a winning tongue'408

'He placed a sovereign on the counter'121

'He placed the "drum" on a chair, and practised diligently'33

'He ran out just as he was'84

'Here is a nice little bit of work for you, my lad'268

'He sat silent, waiting for the reply'265

'He seized one of the ladders'85

'He staggered forward and reached the landing'240

'He swung himself off the ground'329

'He was chaired all round Covent Garden'156

'He was greeted by a jet of water'152

'His shoulder caught me as he passed'153

'Hold hard there!'197

'I held a long stick for him to hook on'93

'In his despair he clenched his fist'4

Iron-smelting in India285

'I say that he is a French spy!'305

'Is the bird alive or dead?'277

'I struck furiously at the brute'385

'I struggled up'260

'It became necessary to descend the shaft'41

'It is only the masterful calf269

'It's Captain Halliard!'393

'I was received with joy'205

'I will come with you at once'365

'Just then a man on horseback appeared'25

'King Louis leaped fully armed into the sea'29

'Let me have a doll to play with'208

'Lieutenant Fegan led a gallant resistance'241

Loading a Military Crossbow212

'Mag raised her shrill note of warning'53

'Managed to upset a wooden watch-house'108

'Mother, this chair was full of gold pieces!'56

'Mr. Merry was just leaving the house'389

Muriel's First Patient328

'My partner being the lamp-post'337

'No room for Jealousy'404

'One at a time, they found themselves pinioned'105

'One of the largest pounded upon the wall with his tusks'45

Peeps into Nature's Nurseries (Illustrations to),12, 37, 60, 76, 76, 100, 101, 132, 164, 165, 204, 236, 237, 276, 300, 340, 341, 372

'Piggy lifted the heavy lid to feed upon the cheese'141

'Please, sir, will you—would you buy a pincushion?'92

Ploughing in Syria316

Plymouth Breakwater188

Prairie Dogs61

'Scores of angry bees came buzzing round her'109

'See! A Matabele!'193

'Set to the hardest and most menial work'57

'She was floating away in the midst of the stream'280

'Some one is lost in the snow, and Lassie knows it'373

'Soon the two little mischief-makers were busy at

work on the pictures'140

'Stalked while I myself stalked the water-buck'36

'Stepping down from the vase and crowding round Hugh's bed'177

'Stop thief!'228

'The African beauty was greatly taken with Lander'209

'The bear would eat and drink in a truly dignified fashion'249

The Birmingham Water-works317

'The carpenter took off his coat'281

The Cooking Lesson77

'The crowd drew him along in triumph'308

'The dog darted after the bat'16

'The dog gave the horse the turnip'160

'The dog took kindly to her foster-children'17

The Duck-billed Platypus181

The Egg Poacher65

The first Passenger to cross the Brooklyn Bridge1

The first Railway Journey in England80

The Forth Bridge245

The Giant of the Treasure Caves (Illustrations to),8, 9, 24, 32, 40, 48, 49, 64, 72, 73, 88, 96, 104, 112, 113, 124, 136, 144, 145, 157, 168, 173, 184, 185, 200, 201, 216, 224, 232, 233, 248, 256, 264, 272, 273, 288, 296, 297, 312, 313, 321, 336, 344, 345, 360, 368, 369, 384

The Great Eastern149

'The great work was soon accomplished'120

'The head of a snake thrust out close to him'169

'The kitten at once began lapping'333

'The lad emptied the pail over his employer'133

'The luckless fugitives were dragged forth'89

The Manchester Ship Canal284

'The most wily and cunning black pig that ever made his escape'192

'The motor came to a standstill'401

The Music of the Nations (Illustrations to),21, 52, 69, 116, 148, 172, 196, 229, 261, 292, 324, 380

'Then came the difficult task of bringing down the little lad'13

The Nile Dam at Assuan220

'The pike seized the stoat'161

'The precious picnic-basket rolling down the turf'376

'The promise of a thousand songs'217

'There, still on the boulder, was Collie, barking'352

'The thing exploded in the air'225

'The third time he collapsed, and was pulled back353

The Union Jack348

'The weight of the two birds had the desired effect'189

The Words of Command117

'They began to examine the damaged axle'332

'They were passing a field of ripe corn'409

'They were playing with me as though I were a big mouse'68

'This is a present which your uncle has sent you'397

'Three yelping, delighted dogs'28

'Throw your bad temper overboard'304

'Tim pressed up the lid with his head'412

Victoria Falls128

'"Watch him!" said Douglas'252

'What a feast I had!'221

'What did the strange beast mean by gazing at him?'381

'What do they want with me?'320

'"What is the matter?" I asked him'81

'Who's that that dares to serve me so?'5

'Why don't you take off your hat to me?'176

'Why not start, a round of story-telling?'20

Yaks125

'"You have found me out," said the captain'257

Chatterbox.

The First Passenger Across the Brooklyn Bridge.