AMELIA E. BARR

AUTHOR OF "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "PLAYING WITH FIRE," "THE WINNING OF LUCIA," ETC. ILLUSTRATED BY FRANK T. MERRILL D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK AND LONDON 1915

WITH SINCERE ESTEEM I DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO

MRS. ARTHUR ROBERTS

OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS