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THE WHITE SHIELD

STORIES BY
MYRTLE REED

Author of
Lavender and Old Lace
The Master's Violin
Old Rose and Silver
A Weaver of Dreams
Flower of the Dusk
At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern
The Shadow of Victory
Threads of Grey and Gold
Etc.

ILLUSTRATED BY
DALTON STEVENS

New York
GROSSET & DUNLAP
Publishers

Made in the United States of America

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By Myrtle Reed:
A Weaver of Dreams
Old Rose and Silver
Lavender and Old Lace
The Master's Violin
Love Letters of a Musician
The Spinster Book
The Shadow of Victory
Sonnets to a Lover
Master of the Vineyard
Flower of the Dusk
At the Sign of the Jack-o'-Lantern
A Spinner in the Sun
Later Love Letters of a Musician
Love Affairs of Literary Men
Myrtle Reed Year Book

This edition is issued under arrangement with the publishers
G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York and London

"Do you remember that awful quarrel we had about annexing Canadato the United States?" asked Robert.
From the Drawing by Dalton Stevens.

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