_From a Railway Carriage_ 68

_Winter-Time_ 70

_The Hayloft_ 72

_Farewell to the Farm_ 74

_North-West Passage_

1. _Good Night_ _Page_ 76

2. _Shadow March_ 77

3. _In Port_ 78

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_THE CHILD ALONE_

_The Unseen Playmate_ 81

_My Ship and I_ 83

_My Kingdom_ 85

_Picture Books in Winter_ 87

_My Treasures_ 89

_Block City_ 91

_The Land of Story-Books_ 93

_Armies in the Fire_ 95

_The Little Land_ 97

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_GARDEN DAYS_

_Night and Day_ _Page_ 103

_Nest Eggs_ 107

_The Flowers_ 110

_Summer Sun_ 112

_The Dumb Soldier_ 114

_Autumn Fires_ 117

_The Gardener_ 119

_Historical Associations_ 121

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_ENVOYS_

_To Willie and Henrietta_ 125

_To my Mother_ 127

_To Auntie_ 128

_To Minnie_ 129

_To my Name-Child_ 133

_To any Reader_ 136

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