Chapter I: Front Matter

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LADY JANE

LADY JANE

BY

MRS. C. V. JAMISON

Author of “Toinette’s Philip”

NEW YORK
THE CENTURY CO.
1922

Copyright, 1891, by
THE CENTURY CO.

Copyright renewed 1918

PRINTED IN U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I THE BLUE HERON 3

II TONY GOES WITH LADY JANE 19

III MADAME JOZAIN 25

IV AN INTERRUPTED JOURNEY 36

V LAST DAYS AT GRETNA 48

VI PEPSIE 56

VII THE ARRIVAL 63

VIII LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND 72

IX THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE 81

X LADY JANE FINDS OTHER FRIENDS 91

XI THE VISIT TO THE PAICHOUX 101

XII TANTE MODESTE’S SUSPICIONS 109

XIII ONE OF THE NOBILITY 117

XIV LADY JANE VISITS THE D’HAUTREVES 125

XV LADY JANE FINDS A MUSIC-TEACHER 133

XVI PEPSIE IS JEALOUS 141

XVII LADY JANE’S DANCING-MASTER 150

XVIII LADY JANE’S CHRISTMAS PRESENTS 158

XIX MARDI-GRAS 167

XX LADY JANE DINES WITH MR. GEX 178

XXI AFTER THE CARNIVAL 187

XXII PAICHOUX MAKES A PURCHASE 195

XXIII MADAME JOZAIN CALLS UPON MAM’SELLE DIANE 211

XXIV RASTE THE PRODIGAL 219

XXV THE JEWEL-BOX 228

XXVI THE FLIGHT 235

XXVII THE LITTLE STREET SINGER 241

XXVIII LADY JANE FINDS SHELTER 254

XXIX TANTE MODESTE FINDS LADY JANE 264

XXX AT MRS. LANIER’S 274

XXXI LADY JANE COMES TO HER OWN 288

XXXII A MERRY CHRISTMAS 299

XXXIII AS IT IS NOW 313

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Lady Jane was lingering on the sidewalk, near the
green fence _Frontispiece_

FACING
PAGE

Mr. Gex at the door of his shop 96

Lady Jane is presented to Madame D’Hautreve 128

“Yes, Lady dear, I want you to learn to play on the piano, and
I’ll tell you what I’ve been thinking of,” said Pepsie 148

She cried out pitifully, “It’s Lady Jane” 180

Madame Jozain bargains for her moving 236

Lady Jane, clinging to the railing, looked and looked 256

“Oh, oh! It’s Tony!” cried Lady Jane 300

LADY JANE

LADY JANE