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  THE TURNED-ABOUT GIRLS

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  BLITHE MCBRIDE HANDS OFF! HUGH GWYETH: A ROUNDHEAD CAVALIER SOLDIER RIGDALE, Ill. by R. Birch THE MAKING OF CHRISTOPHER FERRINGHAM A LITTLE CAPTIVE LAD, Ill. by Will Grefe MERRYLIPS, Ill. by F. Merrill THE TURNED-ABOUT GIRLS, Ill. by Blanche Greer

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  But just as she reached the gap Caroline came patteringout of the dark and clutched her--]

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  THE TURNED-ABOUT GIRLS

  BY

  BEULAH MARIE DIX

  AUTHOR OF "MERRYLIPS," "BLITHE MCBRIDE," ETC.

  New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1922 _All rights reserved_

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  PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

  COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.

  Set up and electrotyped. Published September, 1922.

  FERRIS PRINTING COMPANY NEW YORK CITY

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  To MY TRUSTY AND WELL-BELOVED DAUGHTER EVELYN GREENLEAF FLEBBE

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  CONTENTS

  I. STRANGERS ON THE LIMITED II. MILDRED, MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES III. A BOND IN COMMON IV. THE BIG IDEA V. TURNED-ABOUT GIRLS VI. CLAIMED AND CALLED FOR VII. LIKE A DREAM VIII. MUSIC IN THE TWILIGHT IX. PENELOPE UNBENDS X. THE CAPTURE OF A HALF-AUNT XI. ON THE ROAD TO LONGMEADOW XII. NEW RELATIONS XIII. "CALL ME JACKIE!" XIV. THE END OF A PERFECT DAY XV. TWO PENNIES TO SPEND XVI. A FAIR ENCOUNTER XVII. OVER THE TEACUPS XVIII. OVER THE DARNING BASKET XIX. THE PRICE OF TEMPER XX. ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT XXI. AN HOUR TO TRY THE SOUL XXII. PENELOPE TAKES ALARM XXIII. THROUGH THE DARKNESS XXIV. NEVER AGAIN XXV. ON A NIGHT OF TEMPEST XXVI. THE SERPENT OF REMORSE XXVII. AGAINST A CLOSED DOOR XXVIII. THE UTTERLY IMPOSSIBLE XXIX. SO MUCH FOR SO MUCH XXX. SLEEPY-HEAD XXXI. A LETTER FROM ALASKA XXXII. THE HORNS OF A DILEMMA XXXIII. IN THE HOUSE OF HER KINSFOLK XXXIV. A BUSINESS TRANSACTION XXXV. ELEANOR JOINS THE PARTY XXXVI. CORNERED XXXVII. ONE WAY OUT XXXVIII. ALL ON A SUMMER AFTERNOON XXXIX. THE END OF A JOURNEY XL. TURN ABOUT AGAIN! XLI. NIGHT OF JUDGMENT XLII. PRIDE AND PENELOPE XLIII. IN THE MEADOWS XLIV. "HAPPY EVER AFTER!"

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  ILLUSTRATIONS

  But just as she reached the Gap, Caroline came pattering out of the dark and clutched her--

  "Jacqueline! It's I--Cousin Penelope. Don't be frightened"

  "Don't! Don't!" wailed Jacqueline and clasped Aunt Martha tight. "Don't you cry. There's nothing to cry about"

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  THE TURNED-ABOUT GIRLS