rue Harey Teaveane."—By Grant Bruce, "London: Ward, Lod The adventures of this small boy begins the night he lets himself, down on the outside of the great stone wall surrounding the orphans age which has been his home and Fison alike for three years. Go ig there as a child of ten after having known happy home life, he never' became reconciled, always feeling that it was a disgrace to be an orphan, in some unknown, inexplicable way. The poor child' state of mind may be appreciated from his plaintive remark that an orphan should have no memory.
His fixed idea has been to escape as toon as he was old enough to work and make his own way in the world, A visitor shortly before had given him a half crown, which had treasured under his mattret and with this he determined to ascare the first opportunity after hho reached his thirteenth year.
Although the story of the run+ away boy is not a new idea Mary Grant Bruce has not only reached the hearts of the boys and girls with this book of clean wholesome adventure, but has held the mirror for the grown ups to look in, 'The great adventure, which bes gins with a night ride in a storage van, and a job from the house~ mover in the morning, does' not al ways run smoothly, of course, brutal tramp and' a crazy old woman who attempts to Kill him thinking in her crazy brain that she will thus save him from the evitable, sorrows of future years, cross his path. But, like the tra hero he comes out on top and. hi storely courage brings him finally 'This is a. book for all who love children and the great out" doors. 'The' setting is in Austrs
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