LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE
Blue Bonnet[Frontispiece]
“‘Grandmother,’ she cried, ‘I’ve got a dog’”[32]
“‘I reckon you think I’m a coward. Maybe you won’t want to be friends any more’”[106]
“‘Isn’t it the nicest Christmas!’ Blue Bonnet cried, her lap full of treasures”[254]
“‘Ladies’ Day at the Trent Rink’ proved a thorough success”[295]
“‘But I thought,’ she said, ‘that it was a girl’s privilege to change her mind?’”[383]

A Texas Blue Bonnet


CHAPTER I
BLUE BONNET

Blue Bonnet came up the steps of the long, low ranch house, and threw herself listlessly back in one of the deep veranda chairs.

“Tired, Honey?” Mr. Ashe asked, laying down his paper.

“Yes, Uncle Cliff. I—hate walking!”