| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Five and One | [ 7] |
| II. | Shot and Sing Wung | [ 15] |
| III. | Who was the Thief? | [ 31] |
| IV. | Kirke’s Brave Deed | [ 44] |
| V. | Off for New York | [ 59] |
| VI. | Off for Europe | [ 78] |
| VII. | Ten and One | [ 93] |
| VIII. | Eleven in France | [ 104] |
| IX. | The Mysterious Bag | [ 115] |
| X. | Where is Number Six? | [ 130] |
| XI. | What Strange Countries! | [ 144] |
| XII. | The Very Happy Six | [ 159] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
| “The lad dashed forward” | [ Frontispiece.] |
| “‘Oh! I am ever so sorry,’ said Weezy” | Page[ 87] |
| “Here I is, Mamma” | [ 142] |
| “I’ve found it!” | [ 169] |
THE HAPPY SIX
CHAPTER I
FIVE AND ONE
“The Happy Six” grew out of “The Merry Five,” and this was the way of it:—
The Merry Five, as you may remember, were Molly, Kirke, and Weezy Rowe, and their twin neighbors, Paul and Pauline Bradstreet; and they lived in Silver Gate City, in sunny California.
Well,—to go on with the story,—one May morning before school-time, as Kirke was amusing his little brother upon the veranda, Molly came rushing out in great excitement, crying,—
“O Kirke, you can’t guess what’s going to happen to The Merry Five!”