By Mrs. O. F. STRETTON. WALTON. 65 LEFT ALONE; and A NIGHT AND 22 OUR STORY. By C. A. BURNABY. A DAY. By HESBA STRETTON. 23 ALONE IN LONDON. By HESBA 66 MAX KROMER. A Story of the Siege STRETTON. of Strasburg. By HESBA STRETTON. 24 NOBODY CARES. By CRONA TEMPLE. 67 THE COTTAGE BY THE LYNN. By 25 ERIC, A WAIF. By EMMA LESLIE. EGLANTON THORNE. 26 PANSY. A Story for Girls. 68 SAM AND SAMMIE. By JESSIE 27 BEN HADDEN'S ADVENTURES; OR, DO ARMSTRONG. RIGHT WHATEVER COMES OF IT. 69 NOEL AND HIS STAR. By KATE M. By W. H. G. KINGSTON. JOHNSON. 28 TAKEN OR LEFT. By Mrs. O. F. 70 A LITTLE CRUSADER. By MARY E. WALTON. MURRAY. 29 LOST! STOLEN! OR STRAYED! By 71 RUTH ARNOLD. By J. BYERLEY. JESSIE ARMSTRONG. 72 A SHAM PRINCESS. By EGLANTON 30 LOST GIP. By HESBA STRETTON. THORNE. 31 KATIE BRIGHTSIDE. By RUTH LAMB. 73 NORAH'S STRONGHOLD. By L. C. 32 TWO BRIGHT SHILLINGS. By EVELYN SILKE. EVERETT-GREEN. 74 AUNT SELINA'S LEGACY. By EMMA 33 THE MERRY-GO-ROUND. By C. J. LESLIE. HAMILTON. 75 SARAH, A PRINCESS. By FAITH 34 WHEN HEARTS ARE YOUNG. By DEAS CHILTERN. CROMARTY. 76 WHEN THE SWALLOWS COME AGAIN. By 35 FIVE LITTLE BIRDIES. By AGNES M. F. WILSON. GIBERNE. 77 BRAVE FRED; OR, FROM ERRAND BOY 36 CASSY. By HESBA STRETTON. TO PROFESSOR. 37 DAD'S DOROTHY. By M. B. 78 SOLDIER FRITZ. By EMMA LESLIE. MANWELL. 79 HOW DICK FOUND HIS SEA LEGS. By 38 THREE LITTLE GREAT LADIES. By MARY E. PALGRAVE. W. PERCY SMITH. 80 GATTY'S ADVENTURES. By Mrs. 39 MR. HATHERLEY'S BOYS. By EVELYN FORREST GRANT. EVERETT-GREEN. 81 SIR ROLAND'S HEIR. By MARIAN 40 ANGEL'S CHRISTMAS, AND LITTLE ISABEL HURRELL. DOT. By Mrs. O. F. WALTON. 82 A LITTLE SEA KING. By JESSIE M. E. SAXBY. LONDON: THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. The Dwellers in the Old House II. The Children's Friend III. The Wolf IV. Coming Shadows V. The Old Clerk VI. The King's Messenger VII. Good News VIII. Kate Donaldson IX. The Worn-Out Copying Machine X. The Wonderful Book XI. Dark and Cloudy Days XII. Going Home XIII. Turning Over a New Leaf XIV. The Ravens XV. The Wolf at the Door How Little Bessie Kept the Wolf from the Door. ————————— CHAPTER I. THE DWELLERS IN THE OLD HOUSE.