CHAPTER XXX

THE DEATH OF A LITTLE BLACK CHICKEN

AN AFTERWORD

ILLUSTRATIONS

Marguerite . . . . . . . . . _Frontispiece_

Peter has spent his spare time building canoes

Professor Leighrail

This is how he began

Marguerite, I don't want to frighten you

Your will will always be mine, Marguerite

Dimbie and I--and Amelia