155 Sloane Street, S.W.
May Day 1902


CONTENTS

CHAP.PAGE
I. What can have become of Him?[1]
II. Found[19]
III. An Invitation[34]
IV. Very Mysterious[50]
V. 'Stratagems'[69]
VI. Margaret[84]
VII. The Great Plan[101]
VIII. A Terrible Idea[118]
IX. In A Fog[135]
X. Beryl[149]
XI. Dear Mamma[165]
XII. No Mystery after all[182]

ILLUSTRATIONS

Mamma . . . hugged him as if he'd been lost for a year

[Frontispiece]

Our missing Peterkin

To face page [13]

No sooner did he catch sight of us two with his ugly round beady eyes . . . than he shut up

""[52]

Pete held out his brown-paper parcel. 'This is the poetry-book,' he said

""[97]

We had no difficulty in finding her bath-chair

""[108]

He looked at the tickets. . . . 'How's this?' he said

""[145]

'Now,' she began . . . drawing Margaret to her, 'tell me all about it'

""[159]

The frills had worked up all round his face

""[173]

PETERKIN