Under the Lilacs

by Louisa May Alcott

TO
Emma, Ida, Carl, and Lina,
Over The Sea,
this little book is affectionately inscribed
by their new friend and sister,
L. M. A.

Contents

I.	A MYSTERIOUS DOG
II.	WHERE THEY FOUND HIS MASTER
III.	BEN
IV.	HIS STORY
V.	BEN GETS A PLACE
VI.	A CIRCULATING LIBRARY
VII.	NEW FRIENDS TROT IN
VIII.	MISS CELIA'S MAN
IX.	A HAPPY TEA
X.	A HEAVY TROUBLE
XI.	SUNDAY
XII.	GOOD TIMES
XIII.	SOMEBODY RUNS AWAY
XIV.	SOMEBODY GETS LOST
XV.	BEN'S RIDE
XVI.	DETECTIVE THORNTON
XVII.	BETTY'S BRAVERY
XVIII.	BOWS AND ARROWS
XIX.	SPEAKING PIECES
XX.	BEN'S BIRTHDAY
XXI.	CUPID'S LAST APPEARANCE
XXII.	A BOY'S BARGAIN
XXIII.	SOMEBODY COMES
XXIV.	THE GREAT GATE IS OPENED