Chapter I: Front Matter

This etext was transcribed by Les Bowler

[Picture: Book cover]

[Picture: Azalea and Carin and Annie Laurie]

ANNIE LAURIE
AND AZALEA

BY
ELIA W. PEATTIE

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_Illustrations by_
_Joseph Pierre Nuyttens_

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[Picture: Publisher’s logo]

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The Reilly & Britton Co.
Chicago

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Copyright, 1913
by
The Reilly & Britton Co.

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_Annie Laurie and Azalea_

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_Annie Laurie and Azalea_
_beg to be presented to_
_Loraine_, _Catherine_, _Elizabeth and Bernice_

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I TWO AND ONE MAKE—HOW MANY? 11
II ANNIE LAURIE PACE 30
III TRIAL WITHOUT JURY 47
IV A RAINY NIGHT 68
V THE SUMMERS 87
VI SUNDAY 100
VII THE SIGNAL 119
VIII THE MYSTERY 128
IX THE DISBROWS 147
X SAM 167
XI MARCHING ORDERS 181
XII “THE DOLL LADY” 198
XIII THE LONG RED ROAD 217
XIV HI’S HOUN’ DOG 231
XV THE VOICE IN THE MIST 247
XVI GOOD FOR EVIL 261
XVII AZALEA’S PARTY 281

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE Azalea and Carin and Annie Laurie _Frontispiece_ Carin stood awaiting them, her hands outstretched 64 Back and forth went her lantern, saying: “All is 122 well! All is well!” “But you’ve come back, son, to face the music.” 192 “Come in,” she said in a strange voice 266