Copyright, 1923, by
The Century Co.

PRINTED IN U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.[At the Little Blue Shop]3
II.[Kewpie States His Case]16
III.[The “A. R. K. P.” is Formed]31
IV.[Practice Makes Perfect]43
V.[Laurie to the Rescue]62
VI.[Laurie Talks Too Much]76
VII.[Polly Approves]93
VIII.[Kewpie Agrees]106
IX.[An Afternoon Call]117
X.[The Coach Makes a Promise]130
XI.[On Little Crow]141
XII.[On the Quarry Shelf]151
XIII.[The “Pequot Queen”]162
XIV.[A Perfectly Gorgeous Idea]178
XV.[Romance and Miss Comfort]190
XVI.[Mr. Brose Wilkins]201
XVII.[The Fund Grows]215
XVIII.[Miss Comfort Comes Aboard]227
XIX.[Laurie is Cornered]240
XX.[The Try-Out]260
XXI.[The Dead Letter]276
XXII.[The Form at the Window]291
XXIII.[Suspended!]309
XXIV.[Mr. Goupil Calls]324
XXV.[The Marvelous Catch]338

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

[The door was opened and the boy peered into the dim hall]Frontispiece
FACING
PAGE
[A pleasant-faced little lady in a queer, old-fashioned dress]56
[They all accompanied Laurie to the Pequot Queen]186
[“Nice old bus,” Laurie observed, “let’s take a spin, Ned”]288

NID AND NOD