COPYRIGHT, 1916, BY JOHN WANAMAKER
BOOK NEWS MONTHLY
Under title "Colonel Fortescue's Betty"
COPYRIGHT, 1916, BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1916
REPRINTED OCTOBER 20, 1916

TO
ELEANOR T. WOOD
THE GENTLE LADY
WHOSE PATH THROUGH LIFE IS RADIANT
WITH GOOD DEEDS
THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED
BY
THE AUTHOR

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
I. ["MISS BETTY" IN A NEW RÔLE]
II. [A PRETTY MAID AND A GAMECHICK]
III. [THE HEART OF A MAID]
IV. ["GOOD-BYE, SWEETHEART, GOOD-BYE"]
V. [UNFORGETTING]
VI. [SOME LETTERS AND KETTLE'S ENLISTMENT]
VII. [THE PLEADING EYES OF WOMEN]
VIII. [LOVE, THE CONQUEROR]
IX. [THE REVEILLE]

ILLUSTRATIONS

IN COLOR

[ Anita Walked Down the Stairs and Came Face to Face with Broussard
and Mrs. Lawrence . . . . . . Frontispiece ]

[ Broussard Lifted Gamechick by the Bridle and the Next Moment
Cleared Both Mare and Girl ]

[ The Last Glimpse Broussard Had of Anita Was, As She Stood,
Her Arm About Gamechick's Neck ]

[ "This Was Enclosed in a Letter to Me From Mr. Broussard,"
said the Colonel ]