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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