The Triumph of Virginia Dale

by John Francis

Entered at Stationers’ Hall, London

First Impression, August, 1921

THE COLONIAL PRESS
C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.

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DEDICATED
TO THE MEMORY OF
MY FATHER AND MOTHER

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CONTENTS
CHAPTER	PAGE
I	Her Mission in Life	[1]
II	The Mission Begun	[17]
III	Ungiven Advice	[29]
IV	Those Darkies Again	[37]
V	Accidents Will Happen	[45]
VI	Ike Explains	[59]
VII	Joe Proves Interesting	[74]
VIII	Another Opportunity	[97]
IX	Hezekiah Has a Solution	[118]
X	An Afternoon Off	[143]
XI	Old Hearts Made Young	[161]
XII	More Trouble	[183]
XIII	Virginia Helps Again	[195]
XIV	An Outing and an Accident	[209]
XV	A Man in Disgrace	[236]
XVI	Virginia Must Go	[262]
XVII	A Friend in Need	[276]
XVIII	Aunt Kate Lends a Hand	[292]
XIX	Obadiah “Comes-To”	[308]
XX	His Journey’s End	[330]
XXI	The Triumph	[339]
XXII	Nobody Home, Mr. Devil	[353]

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE
Virginia Dale (in full color)	[Frontispiece]
“This request appeared to require deep thought”	[155]
“‘I must choose between your way and the way of my Mother’”	[251]
“‘I think that I shall love it,’ she said softly”	[261]
“‘You are my sweetheart,’ the brazen Helen told him”	[297]

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