The House in the Hedge

MARJORIE

THE
HOUSE IN THE HEDGE


BY
RALPH HENRY BARBOUR


Illustrated by
GERTRUDE A. KAY



New York
MOFFAT, YARD AND COMPANY
1911


Copyright, 1911, by
MOFFAT, YARD AND COMPANY
NEW YORK

Published May, 1911


THE QUINN & BODEN CO. PRESS
RAHWAY, N. J.


TO THE

HAPPY MEMORY OF

Luther Henry Bickford

CONTENTS

  1. chapterpage
  2. I. We Go to Eastmeadows 1
  3. II The House in the Hedge 17
  4. III. The Mystery Deepens 28
  5. IV. I Talk with the Invalid 42
  6. V. I Kidnap Mr. Tully 59
  7. VI. We Lunch With Mrs. Telford 76
  8. VII. I Accept a Case 83
  9. VIII. Mr. Tully's Mission 99
  10. IX. I Visit The Invalid 115
  11. X. We Tell Our Real Names 130
  12. XI. I Go To New London 139
  13. XII. What Happened at Midnight 149
  14. XIII. Mr. Tully Calls 163
  15. XIV. I Introduce Larry 177
  16. XV. Jocelyn Goes to Walk 188
  17. XVI Jocelyn Confesses 196
  18. XVII. Larry Forgets 213
  19. XVIII. We Look Through the Window 233
  20. XIX. My Story Ends 242


LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

  1. Marjorie Frontispiece
  2. FACING PAGE
  3. "If you won't let Peter help, I'm going to" 36
  4. Presently we were all talking 172
  5. I looked around, but it was all right 248


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