Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) MASTER SIMON’S GARDEN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE MACMILLAN COMPANY NEW YORK · BOSTON · CHICAGO · DALLAS ATLANTA · SAN FRANCISCO MACMILLAN & CO., Limited LONDON · BOMBAY · CALCUTTA MELBOURNE THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, Ltd. TORONTO ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration: Margeret loved them too.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MASTER SIMON’S GARDEN A STORY BY CORNELIA MEIGS Author of “The Kingdom of the Winding Road,” “The Steadfast Princess,” etc. ILLUSTRATED New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1916 All rights reserved ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Copyright, 1916, By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY Set up and electrotyped. Published, October, 1916. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS PART I MARGERET I The Edge of the World II Master Simon’s Pilgrimage III Roofs of Gold IV The Gospel of Fear V By Candlelight VI The Schoolhouse Lane VII Goody Parsons on Guard PART II STEPHEN VIII A Tale of Witches IX King James’ Tree X “Ships of Adventure” XI Fair Maids of France XII The Breaking of the Storm XIII Lighting the Firebrand XIV Cousin Betsey Anne XV A Message from Master Simon XVI The Hand on the Latch XVII Prisoner of War XVIII Quaker Ladies XIX Goody Parsons’ Rose XX The Sea-Road to Cathay Conclusion ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS