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Title: Red Caps and Lilies

Author: Katharine Adams

Illustrator: Jay Van Everen

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Language: English

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RED CAPS AND LILIES

By KATHARINE ADAMS
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Midsummer: American young people in Sweden
Midwinter: Another mystery story of Sweden today
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Frontispice

At The Old Green Mill-Inn

Red Caps and Lilies
By KATHARINE ADAMS
Illustrated by
JAY VAN EVEREN
New York
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1943
Copyright, 1924,
By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.
All rights reserved—no part of this book may be
reproduced in any form without permission in writing
from the publisher, except by a reviewer who wishes
to quote brief passages in connection with a review
written for inclusion in magazine or newspaper.
Set up and electrotyped. Published April, 1924.
Reprinted January, 1925; April, 1926; June, 1927; May, 1928.
Reissued November, 1932.
Reprinted September, 1934.
January, 1936.
February, 1937.
February, 1938.
December, 1938.
February, 1940.
October, 1941.
July, 1943.
Printed in the United States of America by
THE FERRIS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK
FOR ROSE FILLMORE
CONTENTS
CHAPTERPAGE
I.In the Schoolroom1
II.Marie Josephine’s Secret11
III.The Bal Masqué22
IV.Jean39
V.Inside the Coach52
VI.August Tenth, 179264
VII.At Les Vignes79
VIII.Humphrey Trail101
IX.Dian113
X.In the Snowstorm124
XI.“Tha Must Not Cry Out, Lass”137
XII.Dian Makes a Friend148
XIII.Pigeon Valley Again159
XIV.What Lisle Put in the Cake173
XV.“She Is Like Our Little Mademoiselle”193
XVI.Marie Josephine Is Ready201
XVII.At The Old Green Mill-Inn217
XVIII.Vivi Sees the Other Side of the Gates232
XIX.In the Bakery Shop and Out of It245
XX.Lisle Seeks Adventure256
XXI.In the Hidden Cellar268
XXII.Champar to the Rescue288
XXIII.In Great-aunt Hortense’s House302
XXIV.Through The Gates318
XXV.Out of the Mist339
ILLUSTRATIONS
At the Old Green Mill-InnFrontispiece
Page
Marie Josephine2
Flambeau16
Lisle28
Jean40
Le Pont62
Humphrey Trail74
Cécile82
Bertran98
Pince Nez118
Grigge126
Dian150
Vivi194
RED CAPS AND LILIES