NORWOOD PRESS
BERWICK & SMITH CO.
NORWOOD, MASS.
U.S.A.

[CONTENTS]

CHAPTERPAGE
[I.]No. 12 Cherry Street[1]
[II.]Miss Billy[8]
[III.]Ways and Means[22]
[IV.]New Neighbours[37]
[V.]A Load of Dirt[44]
[VI.]Next Door[55]
[VII.]Trials[70]
[VIII.]The Story of Horatius[86]
[IX.]Beatrice[110]
[X.]A Broken Sidewalk[124]
[XI.]Weeds[142]
[XII.]Little Red Riding Hood[154]
[XIII.]Hard Lines[170]
[XIV.]Two Letters[188]
[XV.]“Frances”[200]
[XVI.]The Child Garden[213]
[XVII.]The Lawn Social[233]
[XVIII.]Margaret Lends Assistance[250]
[XIX.]Personal Pleasure[265]
[XX.]Fair Skies[285]
[XXI.]Hallowe’en[296]
[XXII.]Waiting[317]
[XXIII.]Conclusion[330]

ILLUSTRATIONS

“That wasn’t the way it happened,” said a clear voice above them[Frontispiece]
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“I have a leaning toward an up-to-date stable and riding ponies, myself”[82]
“Who are you?” he said[167]
Marie Jean was gotten up in a style known as “regardless”[240]
She was telling him the history of the day[279]
“All Oi do be nadin’,” ... “is a check-rein from the top av me head to me shoulder blades”[343]

MISS BILLY