Jean Craig in New York

by Kay Lyttleton

COPYRIGHT 1948 BY THE WORLD PUBLISHING COMPANY

MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Contents

1.	Jean Finds a Stranger	[9]
2.	New York Cousins	[23]
3.	Exhibit A	[38]
4.	Christmas at the Ellis Place	[52]
5.	New York Dreams Come True	[61]
6.	Leaving Home	[75]
7.	Aldo from Italy	[82]
8.	Jean Meets a Contessa	[94]
9.	Letters from Home	[109]
10.	At the Art Academy	[122]
11.	The Sculptured Head	[136]
12.	From Out of the West	[148]
13.	Spring Picnic	[158]
14.	Billie’s Crisis	[172]
15.	Fire!	[190]
16.	Future Plans	[205]

JEAN CRAIG IN NEW YORK

1. Jean Finds a Stranger

It was just five days before Christmas when a pink express card arrived in the noon mail. The Craigs knew there must be something unusual in the mail, for Mr. Ricketts, the rural free delivery carrier, had lingered at the end of the drive.

Jean, the oldest of the four children, slipped into a coat and stadium boots and ran down the drive to see what he wanted.

“There’s something for you folks at the express office, I guess. If it’s anything heavy I suggest you go down and get it today. Looks like we’d have some snow before nightfall.” He waited while Jean glanced at the card. “Know what it is?”