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

* * * * *
The Aunt Jane's Nieces Series
BOOKS FOR GIRLS
By EDITH VAN DYNE
[Illustration]
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
* * * * *
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