Vol. VIII.—No. 353.OCTOBER 2, 1886.Price One Penny.

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[MERLE'S CRUSADE: Chapter 1.]
[THE AMATEUR CHURCH ORGANIST.]
[EVERY GIRL A BUSINESS WOMAN: Part 1.]
[VARIETIES.]
[THE SHEPHERD'S FAIRY: Chapter 1.]
[FASHIONABLE EMBROIDERY.]
[ROMANCE.]
[ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.]
[AUTUMN.]


MERLE'S CRUSADE.
By ROSA NOUCHETTE CAREY, Author of "Aunt Diana," "For Lilias," etc.