CONTENTS

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  1. The Interrupted Story[7 ]
  2. What Madge Found in the Attic[18 ]
  3. An Unexpected Meeting[35 ]
  4. The Challenge[46 ]
  5. The Mysterious Box[57 ]
  6. Flora Betrays a State Secret[66 ]
  7. Awarding the Prizes[76 ]
  8. The Hour of Triumph[95 ]
  9. Madge Morton's Secret[102 ]
  10. Adrift on Chesapeake Bay[108 ]
  11. The Awakening[120 ]
  12. A Deserted Island[132 ]
  13. Life in the Woods[142 ]
  14. Caught in a Stampede[152 ]
  15. Behind Closed Doors[165 ]
  16. The Disappointed Knights[173 ]
  17. Can We Go to the Rescue?[183 ]
  18. A New Use for a Kite[193 ]
  19. The Impossible Happens[201 ]
  20. The Recognition[212 ]
  21. Back to the "Merry Maid"[219 ]
  22. The Stars and Stripes Forever[226 ]
  23. The Surprise[237 ]
  24. The Telling of the Secret[248 ]