CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | “The Bad Pennies” | [1] |
| II. | Celia Moran, of “the Findling” | [10] |
| III. | The Promise | [19] |
| IV. | A Porcine Picnic | [28] |
| V. | A Mountain Out of a Molehill | [36] |
| VI. | Dorothy is “Pounced Upon” | [45] |
| VII. | A Raid | [53] |
| VIII. | Conditions | [61] |
| IX. | An Expedition Afoot | [70] |
| X. | At the Castle of the Ogress | [78] |
| XI. | Snowbound | [87] |
| XII. | Tavia is Mystified | [98] |
| XIII. | Tunneling Out | [107] |
| XIV. | Several Surprising Things | [115] |
| XV. | Why Did He Disappear? | [123] |
| XVI. | Dorothy’s Wits at Work | [132] |
| XVII. | Tavia Takes a Hand | [141] |
| XVIII. | The Runaway | [149] |
| XIX. | Another Reason for Finding Tom Moran | [160] |
| XX. | Back to Dalton | [170] |
| XXI. | “That Redhead” | [178] |
| XXII. | On the Trail | [185] |
| XXIII. | Almost Caught | [193] |
| XXIV. | “Alias John Smith” | [201] |
| XXV. | The Woodchuck Hunt | [210] |
| XXVI. | The Fiery Furnace | [217] |
| XXVII. | The Ring on Miss Olaine’s Finger | [224] |
| XXVIII. | “Jes’ the Cutest Little Thing” | [232] |
| XXIX. | White Lawn and White Roses | [240] |
| XXX. | “Goodnight, Glenwood—God Bless You!” | [248] |
DOROTHY DALE’S PROMISE
CHAPTER I
“THE BAD PENNIES”
The train started a second after the two almost breathless girls entered the half-empty chair car. They came in with a rush, and barely found their seats and got settled in them before the easily rolling train had pulled clear of the station and the yards.
“Back to dear old Glenwood School, Doro!” cried Tavia Travers, fairly hugging her more sober companion. “How do you feel about it?”
“De-lighted, Miss,” laughed Dorothy Dale. “After our trying experiences in New York——Well! a country life is strenuous enough for me, I guess.”
“But we did have some fun, Doro. And how we got the best of that hateful Akerson man! I just hate that fellow. I could beat him!”