CONTENTS

[PREFACE]
[I. The Christmas Shopping Expedition]
[II. Ben's Plan]
[III. Haps and Mishaps]
[IV. "It's Joel's Old Lady"]
[V. "The Presents All go from Santa Claus"]
[VI. Ben goes shopping with Madam Van Ruypen]
[VII. "Where's Pip?" And Jasper turned Back]
[VIII. "Any One who wants to please Jasper," said Ben, "had better take up this Chap"]
[IX. What a Home-coming]
[X. "I'll love her just Forever!"]
[XI. An Afternoon Call]
[XII. Van]
[XIII. The Big Box]
[XIV. The Children in the Mountain Cabin]
[XV. The Minister looks after his Parishioners]
[XVI. Who will Help?]
[XVII. "Now we can have Our Christmas!"]
[XVIII. Telling All the News]
[XIX. Jocko]
[XX. Repairing Damages]
[XXI. The Postponed Christmas Morning]
[XXII. Around the Christmas Tree]
[XXIII. The Sleighing Party]
[XXIV. Jasper and Ben]
[XXV. It was Polly who heard it First]
[XXVI. "Could you take him, Ben?"]
[XXVII. "Mr. King, who is that Pip you have here?"]
[XXVIII. Ben decides the Matter for Himself]
[By MARGARET SIDNEY]
[By EDITH DUNHAM]