To all my dear little Nephews, Nieces, and other little boys and girls, this Story is dedicated, trusting they will derive both amusement and profit from its pages.

Wishing them all a “Happy New Century.”

From their affectionate Aunt and Friend,

MARY J. C. FULTON.

Leith,
Tasmania,
December, 1900.

A STORY OF NO-TIME-LAND.

CHAPTER I.