Chapter I: Front Matter

THE TESTING OF JANICE DAY

BOOKS BY
HELEN BEECHER LONG

JANICE DAY
THE TESTING OF JANICE DAY

_12mo. Cloth. Illustrated_
_Price per volume, $1.25 net_

SULLY AND KLEINTEICH

NEW YORK

THE SECOND “_DO SOMETHING_” BOOK

The Testing of
Janice Day

BY
HELEN BEECHER LONG
AUTHOR OF “JANICE DAY”

Illustrated by
CORINNE TURNER

NEW YORK
SULLY AND KLEINTEICH

COPYRIGHT, 1915, BY
SULLY AND KLEINTEICH

All rights reserved

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. WHAT DADDY HAD WRITTEN 1

II. A VISTA OF NEW POSSIBILITIES 10

III. SOMETHING NEW 20

IV. A VERY CIVIL ENGINEER 29

V. “THE WORLD’S RUN MAD” 38

VI. A RIFT IN HER HAPPINESS 48

VII. THE DESIRE OF AUNT MIRA’S HEART 58

VIII. THE CITY GIRL 67

IX. ANNETTE BOWMAN 79

X. POLKTOWN’S NEW AWAKENING 88

XI. THE BREACH WIDENS 97

XII. “THEM TRIMMINSES” 106

XIII. THE LAWN PARTY 117

XIV. ONE SATURDAY AFTERNOON 126

XV. A GRIST OF SMALL HAPPENINGS 136

XVI. LITTLE LOTTIE’S HOME-COMING 148

XVII. AN ERRAND OF MERCY 158

XVIII. THE ELDER’S INDIGNATION 166

XIX. THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON 178

XX. THE BARN DANCE 191

XXI. AFTER THE DANCE 201

XXII. DARK DAYS 207

XXIII. A QUICK CONVALESCENCE 221

XXIV. FINANCIAL TROUBLES 226

XXV. THE ELDER’S AWAKENING 233

XXVI. “A RUN FOR HIS MONEY” 240

XXVII. THE ECHO AGAIN 250

XXVIII. WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN KNOWN BEFORE 271

XXIX. LOOKING FOR JANICE 283

XXX. “JINGLE BELLS!” 294

ILLUSTRATIONS

“Did you come to look for me, too?” (See page 293.) _Frontispiece_

FACING PAGE

Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the
frightened horse. (See page 79.) 80

The old Elder, towering like a figure of wrath,
scowled at Janice 172

“Go on! Go on!” the Elder was yelling. (See page 243.) 244

THE TESTING OF JANICE DAY