| Joey stooped a little, and put her mouth to the chink | Frontispiece |
| FACING PAGE | |
| "How dare you come?" | [42] |
| "Have you finished?" asked Gabrielle | [88] |
| "I hope I didn't frighten you coming in like this," Joey said politely | [130] |
| "Mein fater, is the mixture slab and strong?" | [160] |
| "I'm frightfully sorry we startled you so" | [242] |
HEAD OF
THE LOWER SCHOOL
CHAPTER I
Luckie Jean's Odd-and-End Shop
"There was a small kid called Jennie,
A millionaire with a penny;
But this her disgrace is
She blued it on laces,
And so all the rest hadn't any!"