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  AUNT JANE'S NIECES ABROAD

  by

  EDITH VAN DYNE

  Author of"Aunt Jane's Nieces," "Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville,""Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society," etc.

  PublishersThe Reilly & Britton Co.Chicago

  1906

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  The Aunt Jane's Nieces Series

  BOOKS FOR GIRLS

  By EDITH VAN DYNE

  SEVEN TITLES

  _Aunt Jane's Nieces_ _Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad_ _Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville_ _Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work_ _Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society_ _Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John_ _Aunt Jane's Nieces on Vacation_

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  Distinctly girls' books and yet stories that will appeal to _brother_ as well--and to older folk. Real and vital--rousing stories of the experiences and exploits of three real girls who do things. Without being sensational, Mrs. Van Dyne has succeeded in writing a series of stories that have the tug and stir of fresh young blood in them. Each story is complete in itself.

  Illustrated 12mo. Uniform cloth binding, stamped in colors, with beautiful colored inlay. Fancy colored jackets. Price 60 cents each

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  LIST OF CHAPTERS

  CHAPTER PAGE

  I. THE DOYLES ARE ASTONISHED 1

  II. UNCLE JOHN MAKES PLANS 12

  III. "ALL ASHORE!" 24

  IV. SOME NEW ACQUAINTANCES AND A WARNING 36

  V. VESUVIUS RAMPANT 54

  VI. UNDER A CLOUD 57

  VII. A FRIEND IN NEED 69

  VIII. ACROSS THE BAY 76

  IX. COUNT FERRALTI 85

  X. THE ROAD TO AMALFI 94

  XI. THE EAGLE SCREAMS 110

  XII. MOVING ON 120

  XIII. "IL DUCA" 137

  XIV. UNCLE JOHN DISAPPEARS 153

  XV. DAYS OF ANXIETY 169

  XVI. TATO 180

  XVII. THE HIDDEN VALLEY 189

  XVIII. THE GUESTS OF THE BRIGAND 202

  XIX. A DIFFICULT POSITION 217

  XX. UNCLE JOHN PLAYS EAVESDROPPER 228

  XXI. THE PIT 241

  XXII. NEWS AT LAST 250

  XXIII. BETH BEGINS TO PLOT 263

  XXIV. PATSY'S NEW FRIEND 272

  XXV. TURNING THE TABLES 283

  XXVI. THE COUNT UNMASKS 292

  XXVII. TATO IS ADOPTED 304

  XXVIII. DREAMS AND DRESS-MAKING 312

  XXIX. TATO WINS 326

  XXX. A WAY TO FORGET 337

  XXXI. SAFE HOME 345

  PREFATORY:

  The author is pleased to be able to present a sequel to "Aunt Jane'sNieces," the book which was received with so much favor last year. Yetit is not necessary one should have read the first book to fullyunderstand the present volume, the characters being taken to entirelynew scenes.

  The various foreign localities are accurately described, so that thosewho have visited them will recognize them at once, while those who havenot been so fortunate may acquire a clear conception of them. It was mygood fortune to be an eye witness of the recent great eruption ofVesuvius.

  Lest I be accused of undue sensationalism in relating the somewhatdramatic Sicilian incident, I will assure my reader that the story doesnot exaggerate present conditions in various parts of the island. Infact, Il Duca and Tato are drawn from life, although they did not havetheir mountain lair so near to Taormina as I have ventured to locateit. Except that I have adapted their clever system of brigandage to theexigencies of this story, their history is truly related. Many who havetravelled somewhat outside the beaten tracks in Sicily will franklyvouch for this statement.

  Italy is doing its best to suppress the Mafia and to eliminatebrigandage from the beautiful islands it controls, but so few of theinhabitants are Italians or in sympathy with the government that thework of reformation is necessarily slow. Americans, especially, mustexercise caution in travelling in any part of Sicily; yet with propercare not to tempt the irresponsible natives, they are as safe in Sicilyas they are at home.

  Aunt Jane's nieces are shown to be as frankly adventurous as the averageclear headed American girl, but their experiences amid the environmentsof an ancient and still primitive civilization are in no wiseextraordinary.

  EDITH VAN DYNE.