her's boat?' When all the
questions are answered, the good children receive presents, but naughty
boys and girls do not get anything from Nicolo; instead of a puzzle-box,
a ball, a new knife, or a doll, they get a gift from the Krampus, and
the Krampus only gives one kind of present--a birch-rod. The Vienna
confectioners make sugar dolls like the Krampus, and fill his basket
with sweets. The Krampus is sometimes made of French plums or almonds
and raisins, and his photograph is seen on picture cards.

E. R.

[Illustration: Nicolo and the Krampus.]

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Transcriber's notes:

The following errors in the original have been corrected for this
version.

Page 14: overhead corrected to overheard

Page 55: 'I shall drive the youngster back to Castlemore.' Final quote
misprinted in original.

Page 91: "Inez hung the changed to '"Inez hung the

Page 102: that Patch changed to than Patch

Page 103: at abont half-past five changed to at about half-past five

Page 131: solitude and silence. Period was missing in original

Page 146: Hats! hats! for those who want them,; extra comma removed

Page 178: blistered them very much, One changed to blistered them very
much. One

Page 179: rubbed over the suface changed to rubbed over the surface

Page 183: anything but Mr Turton.' missing period after Mr added

Page 211: refining, the raw changed to refining the raw

Page 214: send in to the authorities changed to send it to the
authorities

Page 219: 'You looked about you, then? changed to 'You looked about you,
then?'

Page 222: somewhat like a flower. Missing period added

clever way in which the trap is made. Missing period added

keeps it always open. Missing period added

Page 231: wants me to to have my leg cut off, changed to wants me to
have my leg cut off,

slopes of the mounttains changed to slopes of the mountains

Page 238: miles away an the changed to miles away on the

Page 246: fond of pacing np changed to fond of pacing up

Page 247: maze and rice fields changed to maize and rice fields

Page 250: beleagured city changed to beleaguered city

Page 275: 'Don't shoot. changed to 'Don't shoot.'

Page 277: Charlie exclaimed to Ping Wing changed to Charlie exclaimed to
Ping Wang

Page 278: being seen by them changed to being seen by him

Page 286: "first class," Fred changed to "first class,"' Fred

Page 306: pigs every day, changed to pigs ev