Leonie of the Jungle

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Leonie of the Jungle, by Joan ConquestThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Leonie of the JungleAuthor: Joan ConquestRelease Date: May 16, 2005 [EBook #15841]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LEONIE OF THE JUNGLE ***Produced by Al HainesLEONIE OF THE JUNGLEBYJOAN CONQUESTAuthor of "Desert Love"NEW YORKTHE MACAULAY COMPANYCopyright, 1921, byTHE MACAULAY COMPANYPRINTED IN THE U. S. A.TOTHE SPLENDID NATIVE OF INDIA,THE LIVINGMADHU KRISHNAGHAR[Transcriber's Note: The name "Madhu" appears throughout this book. The "u" in it can be correctly rendered only inUnicode, as u-macron—uppercase U+016A, lowercase U+016B.]CONTENTSBOOK ITHE WESTBOOK IITHE EAST"And never the twain shall meet."BOOK ITHE WESTLEONIE OF THE JUNGLECHAPTER I"To deliver thee from the strange woman!"—The Bible."Who found the kitten?""Me," quavered the childish voice.Lady Susan Hetth tchcked with her tongue against her rather prominent teeth at the lamentable lapse in grammar, andlooked crossly at Leonie, who immediately lifted up the quavering voice and wept.Sobs too big for such a little girl shook the slender body, whilst great tears dripped from the long lashes to the tip of theupturned nose, down the ...