boys and girls up to thirteen or fourteen years of age. An attempt has
been made to bring home to the young reader the principal events and
movements of the periods covered by the several volumes.

If in these little stories historical fact treads somewhat closely
upon the heels of fiction, the authors would plead the excellence of
their intentions and the limitations of their space.




CONTENTS


CHAPTER I

A BOUT AT SINGLESTICK

CHAPTER II

THE ATTACK ON THE COLLIERY

CHAPTER III

THE FIRE AT BINFIELD TOWERS

CHAPTER IV

THE RESCUE