MASTER SIMON’S GARDEN

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Margeret loved them too.

MASTER SIMON’S GARDEN

A STORY

BY

CORNELIA MEIGS

Author of “The Kingdom of the Winding Road,”

“The Steadfast Princess,” etc.

ILLUSTRATED

New York

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

1916

All rights reserved

Copyright, 1916,

By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

Set up and electrotyped. Published, October, 1916.

CONTENTS

PART I

MARGERET

I[The Edge of the World]
II[Master Simon’s Pilgrimage]
III[Roofs of Gold]
IV[The Gospel of Fear]
V[By Candlelight]
VI[The Schoolhouse Lane]
VII[Goody Parsons on Guard]

PART II

STEPHEN

VIII[A Tale of Witches]
IX[King James’ Tree]
X[“Ships of Adventure”]
XI[Fair Maids of France]
XII[The Breaking of the Storm]
XIII[Lighting the Firebrand]
XIV[Cousin Betsey Anne]
XV[A Message from Master Simon]
XVI[The Hand on the Latch]
XVII[Prisoner of War]
XVIII[Quaker Ladies]
XIX[Goody Parsons’ Rose]
XX[The Sea-Road to Cathay]
[Conclusion]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

[Margeret loved them too]

[“You shall not cut down our tree”]

[He drew his Shining sword and held it up]

[“Why are you not watching, Mother?”]

PART I

MARGERET

MASTER SIMON’S GARDEN