Chapter I: Front Matter

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DIXIE MARTIN
THE GIRL OF WOODFORD’S CAÑON

BY
GRACE MAY NORTH

ILLUSTRATED BY ELISABETH B. WARREN

BOSTON
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.

Copyright, 1924,
By Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.

PRINTED IN U. S. A.
_Norward Press_
BERWICK & SMITH CO.
NORWOOD, MASS.

Dedicated to
IVERS ASHLEY
My long-ago school-mate who was so like little Dixie Martin

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. Dixie 11
II. New Teacher 21
III. Neighborhood Gossip 27
IV. Getting Acquainted 38
V. The Woodford Schoolhouse 46
VI. Ken’s Secret Sorrow 56
VII. The Blessing Undisguised 66
VIII. A Queer Bank 72
IX. The “Charity Barrel” 76
X. Carol’s Choice 86
XI. Planning a Way Out 91
XII. Carol’s New Home 96
XIII. Carol in Disgrace 103
XIV. The Little Runaway 109
XV. A Happy Reunion 119
XVI. A Joyous Dixie 124
XVII. A Defiant Teacher 133
XVIII. The Sheep-King Dictates 140
XIX. Dixie Goes Shopping 146
XX. Dixie Buys a Silk Dress 157
XXI. Dixie Visits a Friend 162
XXII. Teacher Revolutionizes 166
XXIII. The Return of Topsy 175
XXIV. Dixie’s Lesson in Dressmaking 180
XXV. Where the Trail Led 191
XXVI. Ken’s Quest 196
XXVII. Celebrating 205
XXVIII. On the Trail of a “Bandit” 209
XXIX. Ken’s Old Friend 222
XXX. “Rattlesnake Sam” 232
XXXI. An Unwelcome Guest 238
XXXII. A Hard Game 248
XXXIII. Rude Little Sylvia 256
XXXIV. The Young Engineer Dreams 263
XXXV. The Pretend Game 269
XXXVI. Ken’s Talk With Teacher 283
XXXVII. Carol’s Birthday S’prise 288
XXXVIII. The Expected Blizzard 302
XXXIX. A Happy Father 312
XL. A Mystery Solved 319
XLI. A Resolution Broken 328
XLII. An Eventful Spring 337
XLIII. The Unexpected Guest 347
XLIV. Clearing Up Mysteries 353

ILLUSTRATIONS

A queer-looking group they made (Page 40) _Frontispiece_
FACING PAGE
“I’m going to tell you all about us, Miss Bayley” 136
“It’s a birthday present from me” 298
The young engineer slowly opened his eyes 310

DIXIE MARTIN