CONTENTS

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Introduction—Addressed solely to Grown-ups[1]
1. The Dancing Class[ 4]
2. Nuts in May[ 20]
3. Santa Claus[ 34]
4. Old Janies v. Junior Oakdene Athletic[ 49]
5. Two New Friends[ 63]
6. The Great Circus[ 79]
7. Baby Jane's Army[ 95]
8. In the Enemy's Camp[ 111]
9. The Rescue[ 121]
10. The Finish[ 138]


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Up she went in hot pursuit of Baby Jane[ Frontispiece]
The Bear looked up at the sky and began whistling[ 6]
Up popped a little fluffy head[ 8]
The Lion flung himself ... at his enemy[ 11]
'Get off my head,' said the Lion[ 12]
Looking very crushed and humble[ 13]
With an amiable-looking lady Crocodile on his arm[ 14]
'I have got my legs so mixed'[ 16]
The Washington Post[ 18]
Down he dropped plump on the Lion's head[ 24]
Baby Jane and the Piccaninny[ 25]
She had anchored the end of her tail to a stout young palm tree[ 27]
They came flying in pursuit[ 30]
Up she went in hot pursuit of Baby Jane[ 40]
The Rabbit racing behind, holding it by a string[ 44]
Miss Crocodile's slender and flexible figure was shown to great advantage[ 45]
Puffed out his cheeks[ 49]
Whistling 'Lochaber No More'[ 64]
She had to slap them herself[ 68]
Sammy chucked it under the chin, as it were[ 69]
Three draggled little creatures crawled out[ 72]
It was a picturesque sight[ 74]
Still the eagle rose[ 77]
A string of 'sandwich-men'[ 79]
Mary Carmichael had stopped short under the hoop[ 84]
Mary descended in the lap of a cross old spinster bear[ 89]
A little mocking measure[ 102]
He fluttered a yard in the air[ 104]
The Lion came thundering down the line[ 106]
Two little smiling faces were regarding him[ 107]
Straight for the enemy's country[ 110]
Baby Jane danced round him with delight[ 112]
She was almost too excited to stand still[ 113]
Baby Jane slaps him cruelly at times[ 119]
Kicked savagely at all who tried to seize her[ 122]
She was hurried after the others[ 123]
Patsey's artillery ...[ 131]
... had come into action[ 132]
They struck the Black Mountain army from behind[ 134]
They met a baby leopard in their course[ 135]
Mary and the stork[ 136]
'May—I—have—the—pleasure?'[ 141]
She tripped on to her chin[ 144]
'Why, it's Markham!'[ 146]