Contents

I.Amanda’s Mistake[9]
II.Anne Decides[22]
III.A New Friend[32]
IV.With the Mashpees[48]
V.At Brewster[61]
VI.Amanda’s Conscience[75]
VII.The Black-Bearded Man[88]
VIII.Through the Window[104]
IX.Lady Disappears[117]
X.Aunt Anne Rose[131]
XI.In Boston[140]
XII.A Wonderful Day[149]
XIII.Anne’s Book[162]
XIV.Anne and Millicent[173]
XV.Amos Appears[184]
XVI.An Unexpected Visitor[192]
XVII.The Strange Schooner[204]
XVIII.A Great Adventure[213]
XIX.“Homeward Bound”[221]

Illustrations

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“A Wonderful Thing Is Going To Happen”[Frontispiece]
“Sit There and Be Quiet”[42]
“You Can Get on His Back”[132]
He Handed Her a Ball[177]
“You Are the Bravest Girl in the Colony”[220]

A Little Maid of Massachusetts
Colony

CHAPTER I

AMANDA’S MISTAKE