THE BLUE BIRDS
AT HAPPY HILLS

BY
LILLIAN ELIZABETH ROY
AUTHOR OF THE “FIVE LITTLE
STARRS” SERIES, ETC.

New York
THE PLATT & NOURSE CO.

Copyright, 1919,
BY
THE PLATT & NOURSE CO.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I Keeping Uncle Ben’s Appointment[ 7]
II Who’s Going to Happy Hills?[27]
III Uncle Ben’s Drill Corps[ 43]
IV The Blue Birds Visit Happy Hills[ 61]
V Miss Martin’s Talk[ 79]
VI Little Mother Magpie[ 91]
VII Unexpected Geniuses Found at Happy Hills[ 112]
VIII The Street Cleaning Squad[ 131]
IX The Little Citizens’ Picnic[ 143]
X Miss Martin’s Nature Stories[ 164]
XI The Amusement Company[ 179]
XII The Circus at Happy Hills[ 192]
XIII The Sawdust Ring[207]
XIV The City Home Plan[ 219]
XV Miss Martin’s Little Stories of Great People[ 230]
XVI The End of a Happy Summer[247]

THE BLUE BIRDS AT
HAPPY HILLS

CHAPTER I
KEEPING UNCLE BEN’S APPOINTMENT