Chapter I: Front Matter

THE MISSION OF JANICE DAY

_THE "DO SOMETHING" BOOKS_
BY
HELEN BEECHER LONG

JANICE DAY
THE TESTING OF JANICE DAY
HOW JANICE DAY WON
THE MISSION OF JANICE DAY

_12mo. Cloth. Illustrated
Price per volume, $1.25 net_

SULLY AND KLEINTEICH
NEW YORK

(_See page 242_)]

THE FOURTH "_DO SOMETHING_" BOOK

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THE MISSION OF JANICE DAY

BY

HELEN BEECHER LONG

AUTHOR OF "JANICE DAY,"
"THE TESTING OF JANICE DAY," ETC.

Illustrated by
CORINNE TURNER

NEW YORK
SULLY AND KLEINTEICH

=Copyright, 1917, by=
SULLY AND KLEINTEICH

All rights reserved

CONTENTS

=CHAPTER= =PAGE=

I. =Something Troubles Uncle Jason= 1
II. =Something Troubles Everybody= 16
III. =Marty Speaks Out= 25
IV. ="I Told You So"= 32
V. =Janice Goes Her Way= 44
VI. =The Shadow of Coming Events= 55
VII. =Echoes= 63
VIII. =Lottie Seeks a Friend= 72
IX. =Mrs. Scattergood Talks= 82
X. =The Only Serious Thing= 93
XI. ="I Must Go!"= 103
XII. =Nelson Does Not Understand= 113
XIII. =Marty Expands= 121
XIV. =The Black-eyed Woman= 132
XV. =A Shock to Polktown= 141
XVI. =Marty Runs Into Trouble= 153
XVII. =Two Explosions= 163
XVIII. =Something Very Exciting= 174
XIX. =The Crossing= 183
XX. =Roweled by Circumstances= 201
XXI. =At La Guarda= 213
XXII. =The Red Vest Again= 223
XXIII. =The Bandits= 232
XXIV. =The Situation Becomes Difficult= 240
XXV. =An Amazing Meeting= 249
XXVI. =At Last= 263
XXVII. =Much To Talk About= 272
XXVIII. =Tom Hotchkiss Reappears= 281
XXIX. ="Judge B-day"= 289
XXX. =At Home= 298

ILLUSTRATIONS

She approached the charger ridden by the bandit chief.
(See page 242.) _Frontispiece_
=FACING PAGE=

"What do you mean? Has anything happened to daddy?" 92

"Marty Day!" repeated the girl. "How did you come here?" 164

A rising murmur went through the crowd; then they cheered 306

THE MISSION OF JANICE DAY