Dorothy Dale (A Girl of To-Day)

Dorothy Dale (A Girl of To-Day)

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DOROTHY DALE A GIRL OF TO-DAY
BY MARGARET PENROSE AUTHOR OF "DOROTHY DALE AT
GLENWOOD SCHOOL," ETC
ILLUSTRATED
THE DOROTHY DALE SERIES BY MARGARET PENROSE
DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY DOROTHY DALE AT
GLENWOOD SCHOOL (Other volumes in preparation)

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I
. DOROTHY II. DOROTHY AT THE OFFICE III. A STRANGE
ADVENTURE IV. A CLEW V. MILES BURLOCK VI. AT THE
SWING VII. WHAT HAPPENED IN THE ORCHARD VIII. SQUIRE
SANDERS AT SCHOOL IX. THE AFTERMATH X. APPLE
BLOSSOM MAGIC XI. A SOLDIER'S DAUGHTER XII. AN
UNPROVOKED ATTACK XIII. A QUEER PICNIC XIV. THE
SECRET XV. DOROTHY IN POLITICS XVI. THE GIRLS HAVE IT
XVII. A GIRL'S WEAPON XVIII. DOROTHY IN DANGER XIX. A
SURPRISE TRIP XX. AN EVENTFUL JOURNEY XXI. AT AUNT
WINNIE'S XXII. THE PRICE OF TAVIA'S TRESSES XXIII. IN
SOCIAL ELEMENTS XXIV. THE PAINTED FACE XXV. AN
EMERGENCY CASE XXVI. DOROTHY'S COURAGE XXVII. THE
LITTLE CAPTAIN--CONCLUSION

CHAPTER I

DOROTHY
The day of days had come at last: Dorothy would be the Daughter of
the Regiment.
"Lucky you don't have to curl your hair, Doro, for the fog is like rain,
and that's the worst kind for made curls," said Tavia.
"Oh, I do hope it is not going to rain!"
"No, it surely won't. But come, don't let's be late."
"There's heaps of time, Tavia. Oh, just see Briggs' new flag! Isn't it
glorious?" cried Dorothy Dale.
"Not half as glorious as your old Betsy Ross. I'd be too proud to march
if I had a real, truly Betsy. I think, anyway, it's prettier with the star of
stars than with the regular daisy field of them," and Tavia tied her scarf
just once more, that being the fourth time she had smoothed it out and
knotted it over.
"I think red, white and blue look lovely over a white dress,"
commented Dorothy. "Your scarf is perfect."
"But you are like a live Columbia," insisted Tavia. "No one could look
as pretty as you," and her companion fairly beamed with admiration.
"Come now, gather up the stuffs. Button your cloak all the way down,
for we don't want folks to see how we're dressed," and Dorothy made
sure that her own water-proof covered her skirts to the very edge.
It was Decoration Day, and the girls were to take part in the Veterans'
procession.
Dorothy was the only daughter of Major Frank Dale, one of the
prominent veterans of Dalton, a small town in New York state. Dorothy
was in her fourteenth year, but since her mother was dead, and she was
the eldest of the small family (the other members being Joe, age ten,
and Roger just seven), she seemed older, and was really very sensible

for her years,
The major always called her his Little Captain, and she showed such a
practical interest in his business, that of running the only newspaper in
Dalton, The Bugle, that few, if any boys could have made better
partners in the work.
At housekeeping Dorothy was relieved of the real drudgery by Mrs.
Martin, who had been with the major's children since the day when
baby Roger was taken from his mother's side; and while the
housekeeper was the soul of love for the motherless ones, it was
Dorothy who felt responsible for the real management of the home, for
Aunt Libby, as the children called Mrs. Martin, was fast growing old,
and faster growing queer, in spite of