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[Illustration: THEY ALL BROUGHT KATE O'CONNOR BACK IN TRIUMPH.]




GIRLS NEW AND OLD

    BY
    L. T. MEADE
    AUTHOR OF "BETTY, A SCHOOL GIRL," "A SWEET GIRL GRADUATE,"
    "WILTON CHASE," "FOUR ON AN ISLAND," "BASHFUL FIFTEEN,"
    "RED ROSE AND TIGER LILY," "PALACE BEAUTIFUL," "RING OF
    RUBIES," "POLLY, A NEW-FASHIONED GIRL," "A WORLD
    OF GIRLS," "OUT OF THE FASHION," "GOOD LUCK,"
    "A GIRL IN TEN TH