Opening material

THE LIVELY ADVENTURES

OF

GAVIN HAMILTON

_By_

MOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL

AUTHOR OF “THE ROCK OF THE LION” “A VIRGINIA CAVALIER” ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

BY H. C. EDWARDS

NOTE

In this story, as in all the other stories for the young written by the author, few, or no liberties have been taken with history and chronology.

MOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL

ILLUSTRATIONS

ILLUSTRATED HALF-TITLE vii

“‘IT IS MY TURN NOW!’ SHOUTED GAVIN” _Frontispiece_

GAVIN THROWS AWAY HIS TROOPER’S SABRE _Facing p._ 18

THE KING DRAGGED GAVIN OUT OF THE CLOSET ” 46

HE DROPPED SIR GAVIN ON TO THE FLOWER-BED FIFTEEN FEET BELOW ” 130

GAVIN CARRIES THE KING ACROSS THE FLOODED GARDEN ” 184

“TAKE CHARGE OF THE PRISONER UNTIL I SEND FOR HIM” ” 216

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