Chapter I: Front Matter

THE
CORNER HOUSE GIRLS
IN A PLAY

HOW THEY REHEARSED
HOW THEY ACTED
AND WHAT THE PLAY BROUGHT IN

BY
GRACE BROOKS HILL
AUTHOR OF "THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS," "THE CORNER
HOUSE GIRLS AT SCHOOL," ETC.

_ILLUSTRATED BY
R. EMMETT OWEN_

NEW YORK
BARSE & HOPKINS
PUBLISHERS

BOOKS FOR GIRLS

The Corner House Girls Series
By Grace Brooks Hill

_12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. Price per volume,
75 cents, postpaid._

THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS AT SCHOOL
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS UNDER CANVAS
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS IN A PLAY
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS' ODD FIND
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS ON A TOUR

(_Other volumes in preparation_)

BARSE & HOPKINS

PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

Copyright, 1916,
by
Barse & Hopkins

_The Corner House Girls in a Play_

VAIL-BALLOU COMPANY
BINGHAMTON AND NEW YORK

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I THE SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND 9

II THE LADY IN THE GRAY CLOAK 18

III BILLY BUMPS' BANQUET 27

IV THE BASKET BALL TEAM IN TROUBLE 42

V THE STONE IN THE POOL 57

VI JUST OUT OF REACH 66

VII THE CORE OF THE APPLE 75

VIII LYCURGUS BILLET'S EAGLE BAIT 84

IX BOB BUCKHAM TAKES A HAND 101

X SOMETHING ABOUT OLD TIMES 112

XI THE STRAWBERRY MARK 122

XII TEA WITH MRS. ELAND 134

XIII NEALE SUFFERS A SHORTENING PROCESS 145

XIV THE FIRST REHEARSAL 156

XV THE HALLOWE'EN PARTY 167

XVI THE FIVE-DOLLAR GOLD PIECE 175

XVII THE MYSTERIOUS LETTER 184

XVIII MISS PEPPERILL AND THE GRAY LADY 193

XIX A THANKSGIVING SKATING PARTY 198

XX NEALE'S ENDLESS CHAIN 206

XXI THE CORNER HOUSE THANKSGIVING 212

XXII CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE 217

XXIII SWIFTWING, THE HUMMINGBIRD 228

XXIV THE FINAL REHEARSAL 240

XXV A GREAT SUCCESS 247

ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE

She truly did well in this performance _Frontispiece_

At the moment the eagle dropped with spread talons,
the big dog leaped 103

They saw two huge pumpkin lanterns grinning a
welcome from the gateposts 173

The scaffolding pulled apart slowly, falling forward
through the drop 238

THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS IN A PLAY