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TO THE
SCHOOLGIRL READERS
WHO HAVE SENT ME
SUCH NICE LETTERS

Contents

Chap.Page
I.[The Woodlands]11
II.[A Friend from the Bush]24
III.[Round the Camp-fire]36
IV.[A Blackberry Foray]51
V.[On Sufferance]66
VI.[Quits]77
VII.[The Cuckoo's Progress]87
VIII.[The "Stunt"]104
IX.[A January Picnic]117
X.[Trespassers Beware!]130
XI.[Rona receives News]142
XII.[Sentry Duty]156
XIII.[Under Canvas]170
XIV.[Susannah Maude]183
XV.[A Point of Honour]194
XVI.[Amateur Conjuring]208
XVII.[A Storm-cloud]221
XVIII.[Light]233
XIX.[A Surprise]249

FOR THE SAKE OF THE SCHOOL

[CHAPTER I]