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Title: The Gap in the Fence

Author: Frederica J. Turle

Illustrator: Watson Charlson

Release Date: May 21, 2007 [EBook #21547]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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Produced by Al Haines

[Illustration: Front cover art]

[Frontispiece: "'Oh, Ruth,' she said, 'The foreign gentleman has
come!'"]

_THE RED NURSERY SERIES_

THE GAP IN THE FENCE

BY

FREDERICA J. TURLE

Author of

"The Squire's Grandchildren," "Jerry O'Shassenagh," etc., etc.

_WITH TWELVE ILLUSTRATIONS BY WATSON CHARLTON_

LONDON:

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION

57 AND 59 LUDGATE HILL, E.C.

1914

CONTENTS

CHAPTER.

I.--HAVER GRANGE
II.--A QUEER VISITOR
III.--THE LITTLE FOREIGN GIRL
IV.--FAIRIES
V.--HAPPY DAYS
VI.--UNA ASKS A QUESTION
VII.--SECRETS
VIII.--THE GYPSIES ON THE COMMON
IX.--UNA'S PET
X.--WHAT THE YOUNG MAN SAID
XI.--SAD DAYS
XII.--HER FATHER'S SECRET

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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"'OH, RUTH,' SHE SAID, 'THE FOREIGN GENTLEMAN
HAS COME!'" . . . . . . _Frontispiece_

"YOU MUSTN'T LAUGH, ANY OF YOU--PROMISE!"

SHE RAISED HER HEAD AND LOOKED AT NORAH GRAVELY.

"'FAIRIES! FAIRIES!' SHE CRIED, CLAPPING HER HANDS."

"THERE, IN THE OLD BRICK WALL, WAS A TINY OAK DOOR!"

"SHE WAS STILL BENDING OVER THE BASIN WHEN SHE HEARD
A TAP, TAP, TAP."

"SHE CAME ACROSS TOM SEATED ON THE GROUND."

"'THERE THEY ARE!' TOM SAID SUDDENLY."

"'OH, TOM, IT'S ALIVE!' CRIED UNA."

"THE CHILDREN FOLLOWED HIM OUT INTO THE SUNSHINE."

"UNA SAT BESIDE HIM, FANNING HIM."

"'I WAS JUST WONDERING IF I SHOULD TELL YOU,' SAID UNA."

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THE GAP IN THE FENCE.

CHAPTER I.

HAVER GRANGE.

Think of the prettiest garden you have ever seen: a dear,
old-fashioned, sunny garden, with masses of snapdragon and white lilies
and carnations, and big yellow sunflowers; and damask roses, and white
cluster roses, and sweet-smelling pink cabbage roses, and tiny yellow
Scotch roses--in fact,