LONDON

GEORGE NEWNES, LIMITED

SOUTHAMPTON ST., STRAND, W.C.

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Made and Printed in Great Britain by
Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading.

TO
COLONEL R. E. CROMPTON, C.B., R.E.

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
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