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    THE THORN IN THE NEST

    BY
    MARTHA FINLEY,

    Author of "THE ELSIE BOOKS," "SIGNING THE CONTRACT," "WANTED
    A PEDIGREE," "THE MILDRED SERIES," ETC., ETC.


    "He puts a thorn in our nest to drive us to the wing, that we may
    not be grovellers forever."


    NEW YORK
    DODD, MEAD & COMPANY
    PUBLISHERS




    COPYRIGHT, 1886,
    BY
    DODD, MEAD & COMPANY.





TABLE OF CONTENTS


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    CHAPTER I.             7

    CHAPTER II.           14

    CHAPTER III.          24

    CHAPTER IV.           33

    CHAPTER V.            44

    CHAPTER VI.           54

    CHAPTER VII.          63

    CHAPTER VIII.         74

    CHAPTER IX.           84

    CHAPTER X.            91

    CHAPTER XI.          102

    CHAPTER XII.         114

    CHAPTER XIII.        123

    CHAPTER XIV.         136

    CHAPTER XV.          145

    CHAPTER XVI.         153

    CHAPTER XVII.        162

    CHAPTER XVIII.       173

    CHAPTER XIX.         176

    CHAPTER XX.          183

    CHAPTER XXI.         193

    CHAPTER XXII.        202

    CHAPTER XXIII.      