The Reilly & Britton Co.
Chicago
Copyright, 1914
by
The Reilly & Britton Co.
Azalea at Sunset Gap
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I | The Perfect Chaperon | [9] |
| II | Passengers for Bee Tree | [29] |
| III | Sunset Gap | [47] |
| IV | “Say! Teacher!” | [67] |
| V | Rowantree Hall | [87] |
| VI | Little Brother | [103] |
| VII | “Doing Good” | [118] |
| VIII | The War | [138] |
| IX | The Rescue | [156] |
| X | The Rescue, Continued | [172] |
| XI | Keefe | [192] |
| XII | The Blab Boy | [207] |
| XIII | The Hermit Thrush | [225] |
| XIV | The Rebel | [242] |
| XV | New Hopes | [261] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| “So I lost David,” whispered Mary Cecily; “I lost my little brother.” | Frontispiece |
| “I an artist? Mercy, no,” said Azalea. “I’m nothing—just a girl.” | [64] |
| There was Paralee, dragging a gaunt woman to the door. “Tell ’em to ’light, ma, and come in,” she begged | [166] |
| Keefe lifted a languid hand. “I’ve been wanting to tell you for a long time,” he said | [230] |
CHAPTER I
THE PERFECT CHAPERON
Three girls, Azalea McBirney, Annie Laurie Pace and Carin Carson rode slowly along the red clay road that led no-where-in-particular. In fact, these friends were bound for No-Where-In-Particular, and the way there was lined on both sides with blossoming dogwood, as white as snow. There were snow-white clouds in the sky, too, against a background of glorious blue. But the balm in the air suggested anything rather than snow. It blew back and forth, carrying with it delicious perfumes of the blossoming shrubs that grew by the roadside and within the wood, and touching the cheek like a caress.