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Title: Madge Morton's Secret

Author: Amy D. V. Chalmers

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MADGE MORTON'S SECRET

by

AMY D. V. CHALMERS

Author of Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid;
Madge Morton's Trust, Madge Morton's Victory.

[Illustration: The Girl in the Apple Tree Read on.

_Frontispiece._]

Philadelphia
Henry Altemus Company
Copyright, 1914,
by Howard E. Altemus

CONTENTS

CHAPTER.
PAGE.

I. THE INTERRUPTED STORY 7

II. WHAT MADGE FOUND IN THE ATTIC 18

III. AN UNEXPECTED MEETING 35

IV. THE CHALLENGE 46

V. THE MYSTERIOUS BOX 57

VI. FLORA BETRAYS A STATE SECRET 66

VII. AWARDING THE PRIZES 76

VIII. THE HOUR OF TRIUMPH 95

IX. MADGE MORTON'S SECRET 102

X. ADRIFT ON CHESAPEAKE BAY 108

XI. THE AWAKENING 120

XII. A DESERTED ISLAND 132

XIII. LIFE IN THE WOODS 142

XIV. CAUGHT IN A STAMPEDE 152

XV. BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 165