The Mystery of the Secret Band

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Mystery of the Secret Band, by Edith Lavell
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The Mary Lou Series
By EDITH LAVELL
The Saalfield Publishing Company Akron, Ohio New York
The Mary Lou Series by EDITH LAVELL
Copyright, MCMXXXV The Saalfield Publishing Company Printed in the United States of America
Mary Louise stamped the snow from her feet and removed her goloshes on the porch. Whistling the Christmas carol her class had just sung at school, she opened the door of her house and stepped inside.
Her mother was sitting in an armchair in the living room, sewing. She looked up with a smile at her daughter.
“How did your entertainment go?” she inquired.
“Swell!” replied Mary Louise enthusiastically. “The seniors were great. You should have seen Max!”
“I’d like to have seen Mary Louise Gay,” mused her mother. “But this snow—and your father had the car——”