ion, and she goes out into the woods to find her. The result
of the adventure is that Rosette discovers her mother, who proves to be
the rightful owner of the chateau, and the tale ends happily.
"Full of mystery, adventure, and a winning simplicity."--_Bookman_.
--The King's Signet: The Story of a Huguenot Family. With 6 Illustrations
by G. DEMAIN HAMMOND, R.I. 3_s._ 6_d._
This story relates the adventures of a noble Huguenot family, driven out
of their chateau by the dragoons after the Revocation of the Edict of
Nantes. A friend of the family, Claudine Malot, who is also a Huguenot,
but a protegee of Madame de Maintenon, possesses a talisman, by means of
which she saves many lives; but this brings trouble upon her, and she has
to leave France. The adventures lead to the battle of the Boyne, and to
the happy reunion of the scattered family in Ireland.
"A stirring tale of the persecution of the Huguenots clearly and
touchingly told."--_Guardian_.
BESSIE MARCHANT
Three Girls on a Ranch: A Story of New Mexico. Illustrated. 2_s._ 6_d._
The Lovell family emigrate from England to New Mexico. Mr. Lovell is
delicate and unfit for farming, but the three eldest girls take upon
themselves the burden of working the ranch. They have adventures of a
perilous kind, and the story of their mishaps and how they overcame them
is throughout both exciting and stimulating.
"A story with a fresh, bright theme, well handled."--_Nottingham
Guardian_.
E. EVERETT-GREEN
Little Lady Clare. Illustrated. 2_s._ 6_d._
The little Lady Clare inherits the responsibilities of an ancestry and a
family feud, but the estates and title of her father fall to the hated
branch of the family. The child, however, works out for herself the
problem of the divided house, which is at last united again in a romantic
manner.
"Reminds us in its quaintness and tender pathos of Mrs. Ewing's
delightful tales. The characters are very real and lifelike. Is quite
one of the best stories Miss Green has yet given us."--_Literary World_.
SARAH TYTLER
A Loyal Little Maid. With 4 page Illustrations by PAUL HARDY. 2_s._ 6_d._
This pretty story is founded on a romantic episode of Mar's rebellion. A
little girl has information which concerns the safety of her father in
hiding, and this she firmly refuses to divulge to a king's officer. She is
lodged in the Tolbooth, where she finds a boy champion, whom in future
years she rescues
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