NancyofParadise CottagebySHIRLEY WATKINSTHE GOLDSMITH PUBLISHING COMPANYCHICAGOCOPYRIGHT, 1921, BYGEORGE W. JACOBS & COMPANYAll rights reservedPrinted in U. S. A.CONTENTSCHAPTER I [THE HEROINE GOES TO MARKET]II [INSIDE THE COTTAGE]III [A MODERN CINDERELLA]IV [LADIES OF FASHION]V [A RETICENT GENTLEMAN—AND MISS BANCROFT]VI [MISS BANCROFT BEARDS THE OGRE]VII [A MAN OF "PRINCIPLES"]VIII [THE FIRST NIGHT AT SCHOOL]IX [A QUARREL]X [THE OGRE REAPPEARS]XI [ALMA MAKES COMPLICATIONS]XII [ALMA IN A SCRAPE]XIII [NANCY HAS A GREAT ADVENTURE]XIV [PARADISE COTTAGE]XV [THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE MR. PRESCOTT]Nancy of Paradise CottageCHAPTER I