The CORNER
HOUSE GIRLS
IN A PLAY

She truly did well in this performance.
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THE
CORNER HOUSE GIRLS
IN A PLAY

HOW THEY REHEARSED

HOW THEY ACTED

AND WHAT THE PLAY BROUGHT IN

BY
GRACE BROOKS HILL
Author of "The Corner House Girls," "The Corner House Girls at School," etc.
ILLUSTRATED BY
R. EMMETT OWEN
NEW YORK
BARSE & HOPKINS
PUBLISHERS

BOOKS FOR GIRLS


The Corner House Girls Series
By Grace Brooks Hill
12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. Price per volume, 75 cents, postpaid.

THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS AT SCHOOL
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS UNDER CANVAS
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS IN A PLAY
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS' ODD FIND
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS ON A TOUR

(Other volumes in preparation)

BARSE & HOPKINS
PublishersNew York

Copyright, 1916,
by
Barse & Hopkins

The Corner House Girls in a Play
VAIL-BALLOU COMPANY
BINGHAMTON AND NEW YORK

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
IThe Sovereigns of England[9]
IIThe Lady in the Gray Cloak[18]
IIIBilly Bumps' Banquet[27]
IVThe Basket Ball Team in Trouble[42]
VThe Stone in the Pool[57]
VIJust Out of Reach[66]
VIIThe Core of the Apple[75]
VIIILycurgus Billet's Eagle Bait[84]
IXBob Buckham Takes a Hand[101]
XSomething About Old Times[112]
XIThe Strawberry Mark[122]
XIITea With Mrs. Eland[134]
XIIINeale Suffers a Shortening Process[145]
XIVThe First Rehearsal[156]
XVThe Hallowe'en Party[167]
XVIThe Five-dollar Gold Piece[175]
XVIIThe Mysterious Letter[184]
XVIIIMiss Pepperill and the Gray Lady[193]
XIXA Thanksgiving Skating Party[198]
XXNeale's Endless Chain[206]
XXIThe Corner House Thanksgiving[212]
XXIIClouds and Sunshine[217]
XXIIISwiftwing, the Hummingbird[228]
XXIVThe Final Rehearsal[240]
XXVA Great Success[247]