COPYRIGHT 1915
THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY

TO MY MOTHER
WHO DEVOTED HER LIFE TO REARING
A WHOLE PARSONAGE-FULL OF ROLLICKING
YOUNG METHODISTS

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
I [INTRODUCING HER]
II [THE REST OF THE FAMILY]
III [THE LADIES' AID]
IV [A SECRET SOCIETY]
V [THE TWINS STICK UP FOR THE BIBLE]
VI [AN ADMIRER]
VII [LESSONS IN ETIQUETTE]
VIII [THE FIRST DARK SHADOW OF WINTER]
IX [PRACTISING ECONOMY]
X [A BURGLAR'S VISIT]
XI [ROMANCE COMES]
XII [ROUSED FROM HER SLUMBER]
XIII [SHE ORDERS HER LIFE]
XIV [SHE COMES TO GRIEF]
XV [FATE TAKES CHARGE]

ILLUSTRATIONS

[ "What did you put in this soup, Prudence?" . . . . . . Frontispiece ]

[ "If you'll shut the door one minute,
we'll have everything exactly as you left it." ]

[ "Yes, and have refreshments for just you two?" ]

[ "She predicted I'm to fall in love with you." ]