The Chinese Kitten

by Edna A. Brown

THE CHINESE KITTEN

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BOOKS BY
EDNA A. BROWN

FICTION

• THAT AFFAIR AT ST. PETER’S
• JOURNEY’S END

FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

• FOUR GORDONS
• UNCLE DAVID’S BOYS
• WHEN MAX CAME
• ARNOLD’S LITTLE BROTHER
• ARCHER AND THE “PROPHET”
• THE SPANISH CHEST
• AT THE BUTTERFLY HOUSE
• RAINBOW ISLAND
• ROBIN HOLLOW

FOR YOUNGER READERS

• THE SILVER BEAR
• THE CHINESE KITTEN
• WHISTLING ROCK
• THREE GATES
• POLLY’S SHOP

LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., BOSTON

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Wrapped in bright red paper so she could not fail to see it, was a small box, tied with a white ribbon—[Page 89.]

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THE
CHINESE KITTEN

BY
EDNA A BROWN

ILLUSTRATED BY
ANTOINETTE INGLIS

BOSTON
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.

Copyright, 1922,
By Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.

All Rights Reserved

The Chinese Kitten

Printed in U. S. A.

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To Muff, the Dearest Kitten

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CONTENTS

I.	The Surprise	[11]
II.	At the Beach	[24]
III.	About Arcturus	[36]
IV.	Friends from Home	[50]
V.	When School Begins	[66]
VI.	Dora’s Birthday	[83]
VII.	About Boston	[94]
VIII.	Sunday Afternoon	[111]
IX.	The Kitten’s Story	[133]
X.	The Victory Park	[148]
XI.	Hallowe’en	[166]
XII.	A Busy Saturday	[177]
XIII.	Thanksgiving	[193]
XIV.	Christmas	[209]

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ILLUSTRATIONS

Wrapped in bright red paper so she could not fail to see it, was a small box, tied with a white ribbon ([Page 89])	[Frontispiece]
	FACING PAGE
Old Father Ocean ran right in through the front door	[34]
Dora shivered a little when the squirrel put its paws about her fingers	[102]
“Ghosts, Mamma! Come and save me!”	[174]
What possessed Timothy just then?	[200]
A great star was looking through the open window	[220]

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