Transcriber’s Note
Punctuation has been standardized. Hyphenation has been retained as it appears in the original publication. The following changes were made to the original text:
Page 21, “candelabre” changed to “candelabra” (two brass twenty-lighted candelabra)
Page 32, duplicate “the” removed from text (Half the students)
Page 39, “accordian” changed to “accordion” (her accordion-pleated skirts)
Page 99, “stammererd” changed to “stammered” (stammered half a word)
Page 197, “her’s” changed to “hers” (he was hers sincerely)
Page 276, duplicate “in” removed (Can you call in an hour?)