# The Story Girl

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THE STORY GIRL
"'SHE IS JUST LIKE A PANSY—ALL VELVETY AND PURPLY AND GOLDY.'" (See page 16)
L. M. MONTGOMERY
LONDON❦SIR ISAAC PITMAN & SONS, Ltd.❦MDCCCCXI
Copyright, 1911 By L. C. Page & Company (incorporated)
Entered at Stationers’ Hall, London
All rights reserved
First Impression, May, 1911
Electrotyped and Printed by THE COLONIAL PRESS C.H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A.
TO MY COUSIN
Frederica E. Campbell
IN REMEMBRANCE OF OLD DAYS, OLD DREAMS, AND OLD LAUGHTER
CONTENTS
* CHAPTERPAGE
* I.The Home of Our Fathers................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* II.A Queen of Hearts................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
* III.Legends of the Old Orchard................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................22
* IV.The Wedding Veil of the Proud Princess................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................36
* V.Peter Goes to Church................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................46
* VI.The Mystery of Golden Milestone................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................58
* VII.How Betty Sherman Won a Husband................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................69
* VIII.A Tragedy of Childhood................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................82
* IX.Magic Seed................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................95
* X.A Daughter of Eve................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................102
* XI.The Story Girl Does Penance................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................115
* XII.The Blue Chest of Rachel Ward................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................125
* XIII.An Old Proverb With a New Meaning................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................133
* XIV.Forbidden Fruit................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................140
* XV.A Disobedient Brother................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................151
* XVI.The Ghostly Bell................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................162
* XVII.The Proof of the Pudding................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................175
* XVIII.How Kissing Was Discovered................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................182
* XIX.A Dread Prophecy................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................192
* XX.The Judgment Sunday................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................214
* XXI.Dreamers of Dreams................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................223
* XXII.The Dream Books................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................232
* XXIII.Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................242
* XXIV.The Bewitchment of Pat................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................254
* XXV.A Cup of Failure................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................270
* XXVI.Peter Makes an Impression................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................281
* XXVII.The Ordeal of Bitter Apples................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................293
* XXVIII.The Tale of the Rainbow Bridge................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................308
* XXIX.The Shadow Feared of Man................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................318
* XXX.A Compound Letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................331
* XXXI.On the Edge of Light and Dark................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................345
* XXXII.The Opening of the Blue Chest................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................353
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