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Title: Dorothy's House Party

Author: Evelyn Raymond

Release Date: May 15, 2009 [eBook #28805]

Language: English

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DOROTHY'S HOUSE PARTY

by

EVELYN RAYMOND

Illustrations by S. Schneider

Chatterton-Peck Company
New York, N. Y.

Copyright 1908
by
Chatterton-Peck Co.

[Illustration: THE MOONLIGHTED FIGURE BY THE LILY POND.
_Dorothy's House Party._]

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I END OF AN INFAIR 9

II CHOOSING THE GUESTS 21

III THE FIRST AND UNINVITED GUEST 35

IV TROUBLES LIGHTEN IN THE TELLING 44

V RIDDLES 61

VI A MORNING CALL 79

VII A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING 93

VIII CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS 106

IX HEADQUARTERS 118

X MUSIC AND APPARITIONS 133

XI MORNING TALKS 145

XII THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH 159

XIII IN THE GREAT KITCHEN 174

XIV AUNT BETTY TAKES A HAND 189

XV A MARVELOUS TALE AND ITS ENDING 203

XVI THE FINDING OF THE MONEY 215

XVII THE STORY OF THE WOR