Chapter I: Front Matter

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(Sequel to "Six Girls and Bob")

SIX GIRLS AND THE TEA ROOM

A Story

by

MARION AMES TAGGART

Author of "Six Girls and Bob," "The Little Grey House," "The Wyndham Girls," etc.

Illustrated by William F. Stecher

W. A. Wilde Company Boston Chicago

Copyrighted, 1907 By W. A. Wilde Company All rights reserved

SIX GIRLS AND THE TEA ROOM

_To Gertrude,_
_amid the mountains:_

Again a story of the Six Girls of whom we are fond, is dedicated to you. It will tell you what delightful things grew out of their Tea Room, and how the "Patty-Pans flat" was filled with happiness till it overflowed into a larger home.

It proves--what you know--that the best times are not always great times. Our Six Girls--and the boys--are busy young folk, and the good things that have come to them they won by courage, perseverance and the merry hearts that are part of innocence and sweetness.

More than all, our Six Girls--and one boy--love one another so dearly that they cannot help being successful and happy. We believe--do we not?--that a loving home alone is a real home.

Margery, Happie, Gretta and Bob know well that "'tis love that makes the world go 'round." They ask love of those who read the story of their Tea Room which brought happiness to so many, in such unforeseen ways. It is the story of a winter, but a winter all sunshine.

Remembering how it was written is it fittingly dedicated to you, dear Gertrude.

CONTENTS

I. THE PATTY-PANS AGAIN 11

II. "PLEASED TO MEET YOU" 26

III. THE CUP THAT CHEERS 41

IV. CHRISTMAS, AND AN INVITATION 54

V. "THE HANDSOME MISS ANGELA KEY-STONE" 69

VI. UP-STAIRS AND DOWN-STAIRS 85

VII. AN OPEN DOOR 99

VIII. HARD TRAVELING 115

IX. AN UNPREJUDICED VIEW 130

X. "SEEING IS BELIEVING" 145

XI. THE ELASTIC PATTY-PANS 161

XII. THE TWO KEREN-HAPPUCHS 176

XIII. A HINT OF SPRING 193

XIV. LITTLE SERENA 207

XV. "'MONGST THE HILLS OF SOMERSET, WISHT I WAS A-ROAMIN' YET!" 224

XVI. HAPPIE GRANTS AMNESTY 240

XVII. JONES-DEXTER PRIDE 256

XVIII. A SIEGESLIED 272

XIX. PATTY-PANS NO MORE 288

XX. EAST AND WEST 304

ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE

"THERE WERE EXCITING DAYS, TIRESOME
TOO" _Frontispiece_ 36

"THE TEA ROOM ... BECAME A STERN FACT" 54

"MR. FELTON CAME OUT OF HIS SANCTUM" 127

"SHE JUMPED UP, STRAIGHTENED HER
TWISTED GARMENTS...." 185

"BOB, GRETTA AND DON DOLOR BROKE
THEIR WAY THROUGH THE SNOW" 261

SIX GIRLS AND THE TEA ROOM