Aunt Janes Nieces Abroad

Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad

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Title: Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad
Author: Edith Van Dyne

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AUNT JANE'S NIECES ABROAD
by
EDITH VAN DYNE
Author of "Aunt Jane's Nieces," "Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville," "Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society," etc.
Publishers The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago
1906

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The Aunt Jane's Nieces Series
BOOKS FOR GIRLS
By EDITH VAN DYNE
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SEVEN TITLES
Aunt Jane's Nieces Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John Aunt Jane's Nieces on Vacation
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Distinctly girls' books and yet stories that will appeal to brother as well--and to older folk. Real and vital--rousing stories of the experiences and exploits of three real girls who do things. Without being sensational, Mrs. Van Dyne has succeeded in writing a series of stories that have the tug and stir of fresh young blood in them. Each story is complete in itself.
Illustrated 12mo. Uniform cloth binding, stamped in colors, with beautiful colored inlay. Fancy colored jackets. Price 60 cents each
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LIST OF CHAPTERS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. THE DOYLES ARE ASTONISHED 1
II. UNCLE JOHN MAKES PLANS 12
III. "ALL ASHORE!" 24
IV. SOME NEW ACQUAINTANCES AND A WARNING 36
V. VESUVIUS RAMPANT 54
VI. UNDER A CLOUD 57
VII. A FRIEND IN NEED 69
VIII. ACROSS THE BAY 76
IX. COUNT FERRALTI 85
X. THE ROAD TO AMALFI 94
XI. THE EAGLE SCREAMS 110
XII. MOVING ON 120
XIII. "IL DUCA" 137
XIV. UNCLE JOHN DISAPPEARS 153
XV. DAYS OF ANXIETY 169
XVI. TATO 180
XVII. THE HIDDEN VALLEY 189
XVIII. THE GUESTS OF THE BRIGAND 202
XIX. A DIFFICULT POSITION 217
XX. UNCLE JOHN PLAYS EAVESDROPPER 228
XXI. THE PIT 241
XXII. NEWS AT LAST 250
XXIII. BETH BEGINS TO PLOT 263
XXIV. PATSY'S NEW FRIEND 272
XXV. TURNING THE TABLES 283
XXVI. THE COUNT UNMASKS 292
XXVII. TATO IS ADOPTED 304
XXVIII. DREAMS AND DRESS-MAKING 312
XXIX. TATO WINS 326
XXX. A WAY TO FORGET 337
XXXI. SAFE HOME 345
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PREFATORY:
The author is pleased to be able to present a sequel to "Aunt Jane's Nieces," the book which was received with so much favor last year. Yet it is not necessary one should have read the first book to fully understand the present volume, the characters being taken to entirely new scenes.
The various foreign localities are accurately described, so that those who have visited them will recognize them at once, while those who have not been so fortunate may acquire a clear conception of them. It was my good fortune to be an eye witness of the recent great eruption of Vesuvius.
Lest I be accused of undue sensationalism in relating the somewhat dramatic Sicilian incident, I will assure my reader that the story does not exaggerate present conditions in various parts of the island. In fact, Il Duca and Tato are drawn from life, although they did not have their mountain lair so near to Taormina as I have ventured to locate it. Except that I have adapted their clever system of brigandage to the exigencies of this story, their history is truly related. Many who have travelled somewhat outside the beaten tracks in Sicily will frankly vouch for this statement.
Italy is doing its best to suppress the Mafia and to eliminate brigandage from the beautiful islands it controls, but so few of the inhabitants are Italians or in sympathy with the government that the work of reformation is necessarily slow. Americans, especially, must exercise caution in travelling in any part of Sicily; yet with proper care not to tempt the irresponsible natives, they are as safe in Sicily as they are at home.
Aunt Jane's nieces are shown to be as frankly adventurous as the average clear headed American girl, but their experiences amid the environments of an ancient and still primitive civilization are in no wise extraordinary.
EDITH VAN DYNE.
CHAPTER I
THE DOYLES ARE ASTONISHED
It was Sunday afternoon in Miss Patricia Doyle's pretty flat at 3708 Willing Square. In the small drawing room Patricia--or Patsy, as she preferred to be called--was seated at the piano softly playing the one "piece" the music teacher had succeeded in drilling into her flighty head by virtue of much patience and perseverance. In a thick cushioned morris-chair reclined the motionless form of Uncle John, a chubby little man in a gray suit, whose features were temporarily eclipsed by the newspaper that was spread carefully over them. Occasionally a gasp or a snore from beneath the paper suggested that