The History of the Lady Betty Stair

THE HISTORY OF THE LADY BETTY STAIR
“‘I present you with the Cross for Tried Bravery. None has deserved it more than you.’”
THE HISTORY OF THE LADY BETTY STAIR
MOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL
AUTHOR OF “THE SPRIGHTLY ROMANCE OF MARSAC,” “CHILDREN OF DESTINY,” “THROCKMORTON,” “LITTLE JARVIS,” ETC.
Illustrated by THULE DE THULSTRUP
NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS 1897
Copyright, 1897 , By Charles Scribner’s Sons.
Dramatic and all other rights reserved.
University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge.
List of Illustrations
Now, Lady Betty held in her hand a large green fan, and when Bastien thought he was about to gain a kiss, she raised the fan, and, bringing it down on his nose with all the strength in her strong young arm, gave him such a whack that he was, in a minute, as bloody as a butcher, and wore court-plaster for a week.