LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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"All day long the boys played down by the river" [Frontispiece]

The Tea-party on the Train [17]

"'Do you want me to help you?'" [37]

"'It's a Matsuri—a festival,' Seki explained" [49]

"'Does it spell anything?' June asked" [75]

"They peeped through the cracks, gravely discussing the situation" [85]

"It was the old sword-hilt that Monsieur had given him" [97]

"Long after he was asleep she sat beside him" [107]

"June waved good-by to the friends below" [117]