Betty's Happy Year

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  BETTY'S HAPPY YEAR

  BY CAROLYN WELLS Author of "The Story of Betty," etc.

  WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY REGINALD B. BIRCH

  NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO. 1910

  Copyright, 1909, 1910, by The Century Co. _Published September, 1910_

  CONTENTS

  CHAPTER PAGE I. A Thanksgiving Guest 3 II. A Christmas Celebration 29 III. Betty at Boarding-school 52 IV. An Acceptable Valentine 75 V. The Palace of Time 98 VI. Betty's Practical Joke 123 VII. The Green Paper Doll 148 VIII. The Chaplet of Honor 174 IX. An Independence Day Reception 200 X. Betty Crusoe 225 XI. A Labor Day Luncheon 248 XII. A Lucky Penny 272

  LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

  Betty drew closer to her mother's side as she stood speechless before the beautiful tree _Frontispiece_ PAGE Oh, Betty, what a beautiful cutter! May exclaimed 7 Hello, girls, he called, as his smiling face appeared in the doorway 14 Betty threw a sofa-pillow at Jack to stir him to greater enthusiasm 31 Why, Grandfather, I--I ran away! 72 On Saturday a messenger was sent with the precious box 89 Constance in the May Queen's bower 113 Bob Carey as the lion in "March" selling marches 120 These two young women sat behind me in the street-car and overheard my conversation with a friend 128 Betty snatched up the desk calendar and held it before her grandfather's eyes 145 Take my racket, said Betty, and play a set with Martha 161 Betty found Bobby in his nursery 170 Betty walked across the room with stiff, stagy strides 179 The Goddess of Honor placed the chaplet on the bowed head of Isabella of Spain 197 Where's Betty! said Jack, wrapped in his Indian blanket 214 They went spinning away toward the Pine Hill road 221 He stopped his team, and waited as Betty came down the steps 229 Betty, with her sleeves rolled back, was whisking away at something in a bowl 243 The girl turned on Betty like a little fury 260 Just as the driver was about to start, a voice called, Hi! Hold on there! 265 A strange-looking, cloaked figure, with a lighted Jack-o'-lantern for a head, ushered them into the drawing-room 279 The three Fates ushered Betty with great pomp and ceremony to the chair facing the wizard 285

  BETTY'S HAPPY YEAR