Jane Allen, Right Guard

Copyright MCMXVIII THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY Jane Allen, Right Guard Made in the United States of America

As Right Guard, Jane proved herself worthy of the position.

Come out of your day dream, Janie, and guess what I have for you.
Hands behind him, Henry Allen stood looking amusedly down at his daughter.
Stretched full length in a gaily striped hammock swung between two great trees, her gray eyes dreamily turned toward the distant mountain peaks, Jane Allen had not heard her father's noiseless approach over the closely clipped green lawn.
At sound of his voice, she bobbed up from the hammock with an alacrity that left it swaying wildly.

Of course I was dreaming, Dad, she declared gaily, making an ineffectual grab at the hands he held behind him.
No fair using force, he warned, dexterously eluding her. This is a guessing contest. Now which hand will you choose?
Both hands, you mean thing! laughed Jane. I know what you have in one of them. It's a letter. Maybe two. Now stand and deliver.