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He took Sarah by the hand and pulled her up on to the bank.
S.S.F.—Front.Page 179
Sarah's School Friend BY MAY BALDWIN Author of 'Two Schoolgirls of Florence,' 'Barbara Bellamy,' &c. WITH SIX ILLUSTRATIONS by Percy Tarrant LONDON: 38 Soho Square, W. W. & R. CHAMBERS, LIMITED EDINBURGH: 339 High Street Philadelphia: J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY

TO
MY KIND FRIENDS
OF
'ALDAMS'

CONTENTS

CHAP.PAGE
I.A MILL-HAND'S MANSION[1]
II.A DREARY BANQUET[11]
III.STALLED OXEN[20]
IV.AN UNANSWERED QUESTION[31]
V.A RELUCTANT INVITATION[41]
VI.AN EXTRAORDINARY LETTER[51]
VII.HORATIA'S ARRIVAL[61]
VIII.HORATIA[71]
IX.A YORKSHIRE MIXTURE[81]
X.PLAIN SPEAKING CLEARS THE AIR[90]
XI.HORATIA SPEAKS OUT[100]
XII.A RINKING-PARTY[109]
XIII.HORATIA'S INFLUENCE[119]
XIV.A MILLIONAIRE FOR FIVE MINUTES[129]
XV.A VISIT TO CLAY'S MILLS[139]
XVI.THE MILLIONAIRE'S PICNIC[148]
XVII.A DISASTROUS BONFIRE[158]
XVIII.NANCY PACKS UP[167]
XIX.AN UNPLEASANT MOMENT[176]
XX.SARAH'S FIRST STEP TO CONQUEST[185]
XXI.CLAY'S MILLS PLAYING[194]
XXII.'FURRINERS' IN OUSEBANK![204]
XXIII.OUTWITTED[214]
XXIV.GOOD-BYE TO BALMORAL[224]
XXV.'A BAD BUSINESS'[234]
XXVI.TRUE YORKSHIRE GRIT[244]
XXVII.SARAH IS MUCH IMPROVED[254]
XXVIII.SARAH BECOMES A BUSINESS WOMAN[264]
XXIX.'A MIRACLE'[274]
XXX.LAST[283]