BOSTON
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
1924

Copyright, 1924,
by Little, Brown, and Company.

All rights reserved
Published September, 1924
Printed in the United States of America

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I The McGregors [ 1]
II Carl Tells a Story [ 17]
III A Tragedy [ 31]
IV Problems [ 45]
V A Tangle of Surprises [ 60]
VI The Web Widens [ 71]
VII The Coming of the Fairy Godmother [ 79]
VIII The Romance of Cotton [ 97]
IX North and South [ 112]
X A Lesson in Thrift [ 124]
XI A Family Congress [ 140]
XII A Clue [ 160]
XIII Hal Repeats His Visit [ 180]
XIV Spinning Yarns [ 193]
XV Tidings [ 219]
XVI A Reluctant Altruist [ 228]
XVII An Ordeal [ 237]
XVIII The Solution of Many Mysteries [ 250]
XIX Unraveling the Snarls [ 259]

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