LONDON
GEORGE NEWNES, LIMITED
SOUTHAMPTON ST., STRAND, W.C.
| First Published | - - - - - | April | 1925 |
| Reprinted - - - - | - - - - - | October | 1925 |
| Reprinted - - - - | - - - - - | February | 1926 |
| Reprinted - - - - | - - - - - | August | 1926 |
| Reprinted - - - - | - - - - - | December | 1926 |
| Reprinted - - - - | - - - - - | May | 1927 |
| Reprinted - - - - | - - - - - | December | 1927 |
| Reprinted - - - - | - - - - - | June | 1928 |
| Reprinted - - - - | - - - - - | April | 1929 |
| Reprinted - - - - | - - - - - | November | 1929 |
| Reprinted - - - - | - - - - - | October | 1930 |
Made and Printed in Great Britain by
Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading.
TO
COLONEL R. E. CROMPTON, C.B., R.E.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | The Bishop’s Handkerchief | [13] |
| II. | Henri Learns the Language | [28] |
| III. | The Sweet Little Girl in White | [43] |
| IV. | William Turns over a New Leaf | [64] |
| V. | A Bit of Blackmail | [85] |
| VI. | “William the Money-Maker” | [97] |
| VII. | The Haunted House | [118] |
| VIII. | William the Match-Maker | [133] |
| IX. | William’s Truthful Christmas | [157] |
| X. | An Afternoon with William | [177] |
| XI. | William Spoils the Party | [186] |
| XII. | The Cat and the Mouse | [208] |
| XIII. | William and Uncle George | [217] |
| XIV. | William and Saint Valentine | [234] |
CHAPTER I
THE BISHOP’S HANDKERCHIEF