BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS

BROOKLYN, N. Y.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I	Dan Blair	[1]
II	The Duchess Approves	[21]
III	The Blairtown Soloist	[28]
IV	In The Coral Room	[31]
V	At The Carlton	[47]
VI	Galorey Seeks Advice	[55]
VII	At The Stage Entrance	[70]
VIII	Dan’s Simplicity	[76]
IX	Disappointment	[85]
X	The Boy From My Town	[94]
XI	Ruggles Gives a Dinner	[109]
XII	The Green Knight	[128]
XIII	The Face of Letty Lane	[135]
XIV	From India’s Coral Strands	[155]
XV	Galorey Gives Advice	[174]
XVI	The Musicale Program	[187]
XVII	Letty Lane Sings	[199]
XVIII	A Woman’s Way	[207]
XIX	Dan Awakes	[214]
XX	A Hand Clasp	[225]
XXI	Ruggles Returns	[231]
XXII	What Will You Take?	[234]
XXIII	In the Sunset Glow	[242]
XXIV	Ruggles’ Offer	[250]
XXV	Letty Lane Runs Away	[268]
XXVI	White and Coral	[274]
XXVII	At Maxim’s	[290]
XXVIII	Such Stuff as Dreams	[299]
XXIX	The Picture of It All	[304]
XXX	Sodawater Fountain Girl	[309]
XXXI	In Reality	[315]
XXXII	The Prince Accepts	[319]
XXXIII	The Things Above Ground	[322]

THE GIRL FROM HIS TOWN

CHAPTER I—DAN BLAIR

The fact that much he said, because of his unconscionable slang, was incomprehensible did not take from the charm of his conversation as far as the Duchess of Breakwater was concerned. The brightness of his expression, his quick, clear look upon them, his beautiful young smile, his not too frequent laugh, his “new gayness,” as the duchess called his high spirits, his supernal youth, his difference, credited him with what nine-tenths of the human race lack—charm.

His tone was not too crudely western; neither did he suggest the ultra East with which they were familiar. American women went down well enough with them, but American men were unpopular, and when the visitor arrived, Lady Galorey did not even announce him to the party gathered for “the first shoot.”

The others were in the armory when the ninth gun, a young chap, six feet of him, blond as the wheat, cleanly set up and very good to look at, came in with Lily, Duchess of Breakwater. Lady Galorey, his hostess, greeted them.