



Produced by Al Haines










[Frontispiece: "I do believe there's Miss Edith at the window!" (p. 25)]






THE ISLAND HOUSE

A Tale for the Young Folks.


BY

F. M. HOLMES,





AUTHOR OF "THE BELL BUOY;" "JACK MARSTON'S ANCHOR;" "THE WHITE SLEDGE,"
ETC.




Publishers

S. W. Partridge & Co., Ltd.

London

1898




_BOOKS IN THE SAME SERIES_

  "ROAST POTATOES!"
  ONLY A GIRL!
  DICK AND HIS DONKEY
  RED DAVE
  THE LITTLE WOODMAN
  A LITTLE TOWN MOUSE
  THE ISLAND HOUSE
  THE CHILDREN OF THE MARSHES
  A DOUBLE VICTORY
  LEFT IN CHARGE
  A SUNDAY TRIP
  "IN A MINUTE!"
  FARTHING DIPS
  TIMFY SYKES


LONDON

S. W. PARTRIDGE & CO, LTD.

MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN.




CONTENTS.


CHAPTER

   I. OLD MANSY HEARS SOMETHING
  II. TO THE LABURNUM TREE
 III. THE YOUNG NAVIGATOR
  IV. "WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD?"
   V. WITH TIED WRISTS
  VI. AN UNWELCOME VISITOR




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