  CHAPTER I "HIS HIGHNESS," THE VAGABOND CHAPTER III THE PATH UP THE CLIFF CHAPTER IV THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER V THE VILLAGE OF HIDE AND SEEK CHAPTER VI THE QUEEN OF THE DOLLS CHAPTER VII "KIMBO, THE GIANT" CHAPTER VIII THE ISLAND OF DREAMS CHAPTER IX THE SODA WATER FOUNTAIN CHAPTER X IN THE VILLAGE OF HIDE AND SEEK "The now smiling vagabond stood bowing and scraping in the middle of the sunbaked road." THE VILLAGE OF HIDE AND SEEK BY BINGHAM THOBURN WILSON AUTHOR OF "YE MOUNTAINEER," "THE TALE OF THE PHANTOM YACHT," ETC. ILLUSTRATIONS BY W. HERBERT DUNTON NEW YORK CONSOLIDATED RETAIL BOOKSELLERS 1905 Copyrighted, 1905, by CONSOLIDATED RETAIL BOOKSELLERS REGISTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL, LONDON (All Rights Reserved) Published, October, 1905. {Printed in the United States of America}. Dedication. TO THE CHILDREN OF POVERTY AND RAGS. TO THE HOUSEHOLD OF SORROW AND BURDENSOME CARE. TO THE LIVES IN THE SHADOW OF THE DARK GAUNT FORM OF WOE. TO THOSE WHOSE EARS HAVE BEEN ATTUNED TO THE HOLLOW, MOCKING VOICE OF GRIEF. TO THE HUMBLEST OF THE HUMBLE, THE POOR; THE VERY POOR. AND MAY THIS STORY PROVE TO BE STARLIGHT IF NOT SUNSHINE. VERY RESPECTFULLY, THE AUTHOR. |
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