BIDDY'S ESCAPADE 151

CHAPTER XI
AND ITS CONSEQUENCES 169

CHAPTER XII
ANOTHER BIRTHDAY 186




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'----and--oh, Alie, I have so torn my frock, and it's my
afternoon one--my new merino' 27

'Little girl,' she called, when she got close to the
other child 75

'It's like a magic-lantern; no, I mean a peep-show' 89

'I would like to go there,' she said 115

A secret 148

----carrying between them a little dripping figure, with
streaming hair, white face, and closed eyes 161