First printing, August, 1921
Second printing, May, 1922
Third printing, September, 1925
TO
MRS. CELIA K. NORTHROP
To whom I am indebted for
much friendly encouragement.
THE PERSONS OF THE STORY
| Bettie Tucker Jean Mapes Marjory Vale Mabel Bennett | Once of Dandelion Cottage, now of Highland Hall. |
| Henrietta Bedford | Their Best Friend. |
| Peter Black | Bettie’s Best Friend. |
| The Rhodes Family | Of Highland Hall. |
| Miss Woodruff | A Stern Teacher. |
| Maude Wilder | Her Most Incorrigible Pupil. |
| Miss Blossom | A Timely Flower. |
| Madame Bolande | Who Bathed in Perfume. |
| Gladys de Milligan | The Daughter of a Foolish Mother. |
| Abbie | A Sad Example to All Boarding School Orphans. |
| Sallie Dickinson | A Boarding School Orphan. |
| Elisabeth Wilson Eleanor Pratt Beatrice Holmes | The Lofty Seniors. |
| Victoria Webster | A Brave Maiden. |
| Isabelle Carew | Who Is Sentimental. |
| Augusta Lemon | A Timid Girl. |
| Cora Doyle | A Growing Girl. |
Various Teachers, Girls and Fathers—Especially Fathers.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS