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DOROTHY DALE’S
PROMISE

BY
MARGARET PENROSE

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

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

BOOKS BY MARGARET PENROSE

THE DOROTHY DALE SERIES

12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

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

THE MOTOR GIRLS SERIES

12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

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

_Cupples & Leon Co., Publishers, New York_

COPYRIGHT, 1914, BY
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

DOROTHY DALE’S PROMISE

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. “THE BAD PENNIES” 1

II. CELIA MORAN, OF “THE FINDLING” 10

III. THE PROMISE 19

IV. A PORCINE PICNIC 28

V. A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL 36

VI. DOROTHY IS “POUNCED UPON” 45

VII. A RAID 53

VIII. CONDITIONS 61

IX. AN EXPEDITION AFOOT 70

X. AT THE CASTLE OF THE OGRESS 78

XI. SNOWBOUND 87

XII. TAVIA IS MYSTIFIED 98

XIII. TUNNELING OUT 107

XIV. SEVERAL SURPRISING THINGS 115

XV. WHY DID HE DISAPPEAR? 123

XVI. DOROTHY’S WITS AT WORK 132

XVII. TAVIA TAKES A HAND 141

XVIII. THE RUNAWAY 149

XIX. ANOTHER REASON FOR FINDING TOM MORAN 160

XX. BACK TO DALTON 170

XXI. “THAT REDHEAD” 178

XXII. ON THE TRAIL 185

XXIII. ALMOST CAUGHT 193

XXIV. “ALIAS JOHN SMITH” 201

XXV. THE WOODCHUCK HUNT 210

XXVI. THE FIERY FURNACE 217

XXVII. THE RING ON MISS OLAINE’S FINGER 224

XXVIII. “JES’ THE CUTEST LITTLE THING” 232

XXIX. WHITE LAWN AND WHITE ROSES 240

XXX. “GOODNIGHT, GLENWOOD--GOD BLESS YOU!” 248

DOROTHY DALE’S PROMISE