their father and
mother and small sister Ellen.

You wouldn't expect much out of the ordinary to happen to the Dunhams.
They went about their happy life--having birthdays and Halloween
parties, going to school and staying after, getting into barrels and
the mouths of cannons, quarreling and scolding sometimes, but being
fond of each other always underneath--as if it would be that way
forever.

But you would be reckoning without Lizzie Atkins and scarlet fever if
you thought the sea would always stay calm with only a few ripples for
the Dunhams. In fact, it was mostly due to Lizzie, whom some parents
forbade their children to play with, that Mary Jo and James received
just about the biggest surprise that could happen to anyone.

This is not the place to tell what the surprise was. You will have to
read the book to find out.

_Drawings and jacket by_
Robert Henneberger

[Illustration: (Hazel Wilson photo by Lange)]

HAZEL WILSON

Mrs. Wilson has written several stories with the background of her
native State of Maine. Among them are THE SURPRISE OF THEIR LIVES,
about the amazing adventure of a boy and girl in the days when ocean
liners docked at Portland, and TALL SHIPS, an exciting tale of
impressment and sea battles during the War of 1812.

In 1956, Mrs. Wilson's work for children and books, as librarian,
teacher, and author, was recognized by her own college, Bates, in
Maine, which awarded her its honorary degree of Master of Arts.

For JERRY'S CHARGE ACCOUNT, she has moved her background to what is
now her home city, Washington, D.C. Readers will discover that this
background plays an important part in helping Jerry work out his
difficulties.

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Transcriber's Notes

Moved some illustrations to avoid breaking up the text. Corrected
mismatched quotes.

On page 30, changed "his legs for apart" to "his legs far apart".

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