Chapter I: Front Matter

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DOROTHY DALE’S
ENGAGEMENT

BY

MARGARET PENROSE

AUTHOR OF “DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY,” “DOROTHY
DALE AT GLENWOOD SCHOOL,” “DOROTHY DALE IN
THE CITY,” “THE MOTOR GIRLS SERIES,” ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK

CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

BOOKS BY MARGARET PENROSE

_12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. Price, per volume, 75 cents, postpaid_

THE DOROTHY DALE SERIES

DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY
DOROTHY DALE AT GLENWOOD SCHOOL
DOROTHY DALE’S GREAT SECRET
DOROTHY DALE AND HER CHUMS
DOROTHY DALE’S QUEER HOLIDAYS
DOROTHY DALE’S CAMPING DAYS
DOROTHY DALE’S SCHOOL RIVALS
DOROTHY DALE IN THE CITY
DOROTHY DALE’S PROMISE
DOROTHY DALE IN THE WEST
DOROTHY DALE’S STRANGE DISCOVERY
DOROTHY DALE’S ENGAGEMENT

THE MOTOR GIRLS SERIES

THE MOTOR GIRLS
THE MOTOR GIRLS ON A TOUR
THE MOTOR GIRLS AT LOOKOUT BEACH
THE MOTOR GIRLS THROUGH NEW ENGLAND
THE MOTOR GIRLS ON CEDAR LAKE
THE MOTOR GIRLS ON THE COAST
THE MOTOR GIRLS ON CRYSTAL BAY
THE MOTOR GIRLS ON WATERS BLUE
THE MOTOR GIRLS AT CAMP SURPRISE
THE MOTOR GIRLS IN THE MOUNTAINS

_Cupples & Leon Co., Publishers, New York_

COPYRIGHT, 1917, BY
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

DOROTHY DALE’S ENGAGEMENT

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. “ALONE IN A GREAT CITY” 1

II. G. K. TO THE RESCUE 17

III. TAVIA IN THE SHADE 26

IV. SOMETHING ABOUT “G. KNAPP” 32

V. DOROTHY IS DISTURBED 40

VI. SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY 47

VII. GARRY SEES A WALL AHEAD 57

VIII. AND STILL DOROTHY IS NOT HAPPY 66

IX. THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK 72

X. “HEART DISEASE” 78

XI. A BOLD THING TO DO! 84

XII. UNCERTAINTIES 92

XIII. DOROTHY MAKES A DISCOVERY 101

XIV. TAVIA IS DETERMINED 109

XV. THE SLIDE ON SNAKE HILL 116

XVI. THE FLY IN THE AMBER 127

XVII. “DO YOU UNDERSTAND TAVIA?” 135

XVIII. CROSS PURPOSES 141

XIX. WEDDING BELLS IN PROSPECT 147

XX. A GIRL OF TO-DAY 154

XXI. THE BUD UNFOLDS 162

XXII. DOROTHY DECIDES 169

XXIII. NAT JUMPS AT A CONCLUSION 179

XXIV. THIN ICE 188

XXV. GARRY BALKS 200

XXVI. SERIOUS THOUGHTS 207

XXVII. “IT’S ALL OFF!” 213

XXVIII. THE CASTAWAYS 225

XXIX. SOMETHING AMAZING 235

XXX. SO IT WAS ALL SETTLED 243

DOROTHY DALE’S ENGAGEMENT