Produced by David Edwards, Rose Acquavella and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) THE LITTLE GIRL LOST ELEANOR RAPER The Dumpy Books for Children. No. XIV. THE LITTLE GIRL LOST. The Dumpy Books for Children _Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each._ 1. THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE, _by E.V. Lucas_ 2. MRS. TURNER'S CAUTIONARY STORIES 3. THE BAD FAMILY, _by Mrs. Fenwick_ 4. THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. Illustrated in Colours, _by Helen Bannerman_ 5. THE BOUNTIFUL LADY, _by Thomas Cobb_ 6. A CAT BOOK, Portraits _by H. Officer Smith_, Characteristics _by E.V. Lucas_ 7. A FLOWER BOOK. Illustrated in Colours _by Nellie Benson_. Story _by Eden Coybee_ 8. THE PINK KNIGHT. Illustrated in Colours _by J. R. Monsell_ 9. THE LITTLE CLOWN, _by Thomas Cobb_ 10. A HORSE BOOK, _by Mary Tourtel_. Illustrated in Colours 11. LITTLE PEOPLE: AN ALPHABET, _by Henry Mayer and T. W. H. Crosland_. Illustrated in Colours 12. A DOG BOOK. Pictures in Colours _by Carton Moore Park_. Text _by Ethel Bicknell_ 13. THE ADVENTURES OF SAMUEL AND SELINA, _by Jean C. Archer_. Illustrated in Colours 14. THE LITTLE GIRL LOST, _by Eleanor Raper_ 15. DOLLIES. Pictures _by Ruth Cobb_. Verses _by Richard Hunter_ 16. THE BAD MRS. GINGER, _by Honor C. Appleton_. Illustrated in Colours _A Cloth Case to contain Twelve Volumes can be had, price 2/ net; or the First Twelve Volumes in Case, price L1 net_. LONDON: GRANT RICHARDS 48 LEICESTER SQUARE, W.C. The Little Girl Lost A Tale for Little Girls BY ELEANOR RAPER LONDON: GRANT RICHARDS 1902 _Printed by R. & R. CLARK, LIMITED, Edinburgh_. TO LITTLE PHYLLIS E. R. CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE 1. _Nelly and Her Friends_ 1 2. _Lost_ 9 3. _A Journey in a Cart_ 24 4. _Alone among the Chinese_ 35 5. _The Search_ 45 6. _In Captivity_ 53 7. _The Cheshire Cat_ 63 8. _The Chang Family_ 74 9. _Chi Fu's Scheme_ 85 10. _Preparations for Flight_ 96 11. _An Unpleasant Surprise_ 107 12. _Poor Mule!_ 121 13. _The Road to Peking_ 136 14. _Father and Mother_ 146 _Conclusion_ 156 The Little Girl Lost CHAPTER I NELLY AND HER FRIENDS