Copyright, 1906, by McClure, Phillips & Co.
The illustrations in the book are by William Hatherell
and the decorations by Thomas Maitland Cleland

To Minda

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.THE WHITE GIRL ON THE TERRACE:
THE ROSE GIRL AT THE CASINO		[3]
II.THE ROSE GIRL'S LITTLE STORY, AND
GREAT EYES		[21]
III.WHEN THE CURTAIN WAS DOWN[40]
IV.DOGS AND FATHERS[48]
V.ROSEMARY IN SEARCH OF A FATHER[62]
VI.FAIRY FATHERS MUST VANISH[78]
VII.THE WHITE FIGURE AT THE DOOR[94]
VIII.WHEN A MAN GOES SHOPPING[108]
IX.THE LAST WORD OF MADEMOISELLE[128]

ILLUSTRATIONS

EVELYN AND ROSEMARY CLIMBED HAND
IN HAND, WHILE HUGH CARRIED TWO
HUGE BASKETS		[Frontispiece]
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HE TOOK OFF HALF, AND WAS LEAVING
THE REST TO RUN, WHEN A VOICE CLOSE
TO HIS SHOULDER, SAID, "OH, DO TAKE
IT ALL OFF"		[12]
WITH A CRASH OF MACHINERY HE BROUGHT
THE BIG BLUE CAR TO A STOP		[70]
HE CRUSHED THEM IN HIS, THEN BENT
HIS HEAD AND KISSED THEM		[102]
THEY CAME NEARER, NEAR ENOUGH FOR
MADEMOISELLE TO RECOGNISE THE MAN
WITH THEM		[124]
THEIR FLUFFY LACES BURNT AND BLACKENED.
CHIFFON FICHUS TORN IN RIBBONS
STREWED THE CARPET		[138]