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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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