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AN AUSTRALIAN LASSIE

BY

LILIAN TURNER

AUTHOR OF "THE PERRY GIRLS," ETC.

ILLUSTRATIONS BY A. J. JOHNSON

WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED LONDON AND MELBOURNE

TO MY STEPFATHER CHARLES COPE

CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE

I WYGATE SCHOOL 9

II THE PEARL SEEKERS 20

III "THE DAILY ROUND-THE COMMON TASK" 30

IV GHOSTS 41

V JOHN BROWN 59

VI MONDAY MORNING 68

VII "CAREW-BROWN" 79

VIII THE FIGHT 86

IX DOROTHEA'S FRIENDS 101