THE TURNED-ABOUT GIRLS

Blithe McBride

Hands Off!

Hugh Gwyeth: A Roundhead Cavalier

Soldier Rigdale, Ill. by R. Birch

The Making of Christopher Ferringham

A Little Captive Lad, Ill. by Will Grefe

Merrylips, Ill. by F. Merrill

The Turned-about Girls, Ill. by Blanche Greer

But just as she reached the gap Caroline came pattering out of the dark and clutched her—

THE TURNED-ABOUT GIRLS

BY

BEULAH MARIE DIX

AUTHOR OF “MERRYLIPS,” “BLITHE MCBRIDE,” ETC.

New York

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

1922

All rights reserved

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Copyright, 1922,

By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.

Set up and electrotyped. Published September, 1922.

FERRIS

PRINTING COMPANY

NEW YORK CITY

To

MY TRUSTY AND WELL-BELOVED DAUGHTER

EVELYN GREENLEAF FLEBBE

CONTENTS

I.[Strangers on the Limited]
II.[Mildred, Mistress of Ceremonies]
III.[A Bond in Common]
IV.[The Big Idea]
V.[Turned-About Girls]
VI.[Claimed and Called For]
VII.[Like a Dream]
VIII.[Music in the Twilight]
IX.[Penelope Unbends]
X.[The Capture of a Half-Aunt]
XI.[On the Road to Longmeadow]
XII.[New Relations]
XIII.[“Call Me Jackie!”]
XIV.[The End of a Perfect Day]
XV.[Two Pennies to Spend]
XVI.[A Fair Encounter]
XVII.[Over the Teacups]
XVIII.[Over the Darning Basket]
XIX.[The Price of Temper]
XX.[According to Agreement]
XXI.[An Hour to Try the Soul]
XXII.[Penelope Takes Alarm]
XXIII.[Through the Darkness]
XXIV.[Never Again]
XXV.[On a Night of Tempest]
XXVI.[The Serpent of Remorse]
XXVII.[Against a Closed Door]
XXVIII.[The Utterly Impossible]
XXIX.[So Much for So Much]
XXX.[Sleepy-Head]
XXXI.[A Letter from Alaska]
XXXII.[The Horns of a Dilemma]
XXXIII.[In the House of Her Kinsfolk]
XXXIV.[A Business Transaction]
XXXV.[Eleanor Joins the Party]
XXXVI.[Cornered]
XXXVII.[One Way Out]
XXXVIII.[All on a Summer Afternoon]
XXXIX.[The End of a Journey]
XL.[Turn About Again!]
XLI.[Night of Judgment]
XLII.[Pride and Penelope]
XLIII.[In the Meadows]
XLIV.[“Happy Ever After!”]

ILLUSTRATIONS

[But just as she reached the Gap, Caroline came pattering out of the dark and clutched her—]

[“Jacqueline! It’s I—Cousin Penelope. Don’t be frightened”]

[“Don’t! Don’t!” wailed Jacqueline and clasped Aunt Martha tight. “Don’t you cry. There’s nothing to cry about”]