CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.[Hard Times for Joel]9
II.[The Tennis Match]24
III.[A Narrow Escape]35
IV.[Of Various Things]49
V.[At Silvia Horne's]60
VI.[The Accident]75
VII.[The Salisbury Girls]89
VIII.[“We're to have our picnic!”]105
IX.[All About the Poor Brakeman]121
X.[ Joel and His Dog]135
XI.[The United Clubs]154
XII.[Some Every-day Fun]173
XIII.[The Picnic]186
XIV.[Miss Salisbury's Story]206
XV.[The Broken Vase]233
XVI.[New Plans]247
XVII.[Phronsie]262
XVIII.[Tom's Story]280
XIX.[The Grand Entertainment]300
XX.[The Corcoran Family]322
XXI.[At the Play]346
XXII.[Pickering Dodge]368
XXIII.[The Clemcy Garden Party]389
XXIV.[The Piece of News]417
XXV.[“The Very Prettiest Affair”]435