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[Illustration: "WHAT IS IS THIS TINY DOTTED LINE ACROSS THE GROUNDS?"
WIN INQUIRED]

THE SPANISH CHEST

BY

EDNA A. BROWN

ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN GOSS AND FROM PHOTOGRAPHS

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF FLORENCE AND CLARA

who shared a winter spent in the Channel Islands and have now gone on alonger journey.

 This little book I wrote for thee
 Thy friendly eyes will never see.
 It was not meant for critics' reading,
 Nor for the world that scans unheeding.
 For there are lines washed in with tears,
 As well as nonsense, mocking fears.
 Alas! thine eyes will never see
 This little book I wrote for thee.

THE SPANISH CHEST

FOREWORD

Once upon a time a clever Japanese artist drew a sketch of a man whosat industriously painting, when, to his great amazement, all thelittle figures on his canvas came to life and began to walk out of thepicture.

Something like that happened to this book. Books grow, you know,because somebody thinks so hard about the different characters thatgradually they turn into lifelike people, who often insist on doingthings that weren't expected. When this especial book began to grow,two persons who hadn't been invited, came and wanted to be in the story.

The author politely remarked that they were grown-up and couldn'texpect to be in a book for young people.

They said that they were not so very grown-up, only twenty-three and ahalf and that they still knew how to play.

Connie said that her home was in the Island of Jersey where the storywas going to be, and if she came in, she could make things much morepleasant for the other characters.

Max said that the story would go to smash without him, because heshould be needed at an important moment.

So, because they looked most wistful and promised very earnestly tobehave as though they were nice children, and not be silly, the authorsaid they might have a share in the story.

Connie at once offered to lend her collie. So that is how the beach doghappens to be in the book.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I. AT ROSE VILLA II. FRAN ENGAGES LODGINGS III. ST. HELIER'S IV. THE BEACH DOG V. MONT ORGUEIL VI. A RACE WITH THE TIDE VII. MR. MAX VIII. RICHARD LISLE'S LETTER IX. CHRISTMAS IN JERSEY X. THE BUN WORRY XI. THE MANOR CAVE XII. WIN VISITS THE LIBRARY XIII. ABOUT THE SPANISH CHEST XIV. IN THE VAULTS XV. THE HAUNTED ROOM XVI. THE MANOR GHOST XVII. THE DOTTED LINE XVIII. ROGER THE MAROONED XIX. AT CORBIERE XX. WIN WONDERS XXI. THE TWO CHAINS XXII. THE CHEST ITSELF

ILLUSTRATIONS

"What is this tiny dotted line across the grounds?" Win inquired

The Village of St. Aubin's

"For a long time people supposed they were called Martello towers fromthe man who built them"

Above and behind towered the ruined castle of Orgueil

"Look there is a Jersey cow among the cabbages"

"He'll come fo

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