Illustrated by
VIOLET OAKLEY
BOSTON
ESTES AND LAURIAT
PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1898
By Estes and Lauriat
Colonial Press:
Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co.
Boston, U. S. A.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER PAGE
I. A Ruined Merchant [11]
II. The Princess [26]
III. An Advertisement [41]
IV. Joe's Flight [60]
V. In the City [73]
VI. Dan, the Detective [86]
VII. Aunt Dorcas [98]
VIII. A Hungry Detective [115]
IX. A Fugitive [127]
X. The Journey [141]
XI. A Bribe [157]
XII. A Struggle in the Night [171]
XIII. A Confession [188]
XIV. A Ray of Light [201]
XV. An Unexpected Arrival [219]
XVI. The Reward [234]
ILLUSTRATIONS.
PAGE
Joe Finding the Princess [Frontispiece]
"He Began to Feed the Little Maid" [51]
"Dan Pointed to an Advertisement" [57]
"'May We Come in an' Stay a Little While?'" [81]
"Joe Pointed to a Tiny Cottage" [101]
"She Had a Plate Heaped High with Cookies" [108]
"'Well, Bless the Boy, He Don't Even Know How to Plant Potatoes!'" [143]
"The Princess Suffered Aunt Dorcas to Kiss Her" [167]
"A Dark Form Leaped through the Open Window" [185]
Joe and Dan Disagree [207]
"Come on Quick, Plums! Dan's Set the Barn A-fire!'" [215]
"Joe, Believing Himself Alone, Began to Sob as if His Heart Were Breaking" [225]
"Then Aunt Dorcas and Her Family Were Ready for the Ride" [241]
"'McGowan's Restaurant Ain't in It Alongside of What We Struck up at the Princess's House'" [245]
Tailpiece [249]