Reissued October, 1927.

Norwood Press
J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co.
Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.

TO
EVERY LITTLE GIRL
WHO HAS WISHED FOR AN HOUR
TO BE A LITTLE BOY
THIS STORY IS DEDICATED
BY HER FRIEND
THE AUTHOR

MERRYLIPS

CONTENTS

I.[A Maid of Old]
II.[Her Birthday]
III.[Out in the World]
IV.[At Larkland]
V.[Among the Golden Gorse]
VI.[The Tart that was never Baked]
VII.[In the Midst of Alarums]
VIII.[The Silver Ring]
IX.[All in the Night]
X.[Prisoner of War]
XI.[The Coming of Herbert Lowry]
XII.[A Venner to the Rescue!]
XIII.[In Borrowed Plumes]
XIV.[Off to the Wars]
XV.[Tidings at Monksfield]
XVI.[Brother Officers]
XVII.["Who can Sing and won't Sing—"]
XVIII.[To Arms!]
XIX.[The End of the Day]
XX.[Lady Sybil's Goddaughter]
XXI.[When the Captain Called]
XXII.[A Parting of the Ways]
XXIII.[Outside King's Slynton]
XXIV.[The Darkest Day]
XXV.[After the Storm]
XXVI.[He that was Lost]
XXVII.[How Rupert was too Clever]
XXVIII.[In the Enemy's Camp]
XXIX.[A Friend in Need]
XXX.[To Put it to the Touch]
XXXI.[At Lord Caversham's Table]
XXXII.[News from London]
XXXIII.[Westward Ho!]
XXXIV.[Journey's End]
XXXV.[The Passing of Tibbott Venner]