CATHARINE SHAW,

AUTHOR OF "AT LAST;" "ALICK'S HERO;" "THE GABLED FARM;"
"ONLY A COUSIN;" ETC.

New Edition.

LONDON:
JOHN F. SHAW AND CO.,
48, PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTERPAGE
I.[THE FIVE]9
II.[A PACKET]14
III.[THE DARK CAVERN: AN ALLEGORY]19
IV.[RESCUED]27
V.[NEW ROBES]33
VI.[AT LAST]37
VII.[LAST DAYS]43
VIII.[ONE INJUNCTION]52
IX.[THE FIRST SUNDAY ALONE]65
X.[THE GOLDEN OIL: AN ALLEGORY]74
XI.[A CUPBOARD OF RUBBISH]85
XII.[JOHN'S PROMISE]92
XIII.[HUGH'S PROMISE]101
XIV.[CHRISTMAS-DAY]109
XV.[WHERE ONE PUDDING WENT]118
XVI.[THE RAG CUSHION]128
XVII.[THE LAST PUDDING]136
XVIII.[NEW YEAR'S EVE]142
XIX.[WORRIED]151
XX.[A SURPRISE]158
XXI.[THE MAGIC OF LOVE]169
XXII.[MINNIE'S SECRET]177
XXIII.[THE END OF THE JOURNEY]185