Patty—Bride
BY
CAROLYN WELLS
Author of
The TWO LITTLE WOMEN Series
The MARJORIE Books
etc.
GROSSET & DUNLAP, Publishers
NEW YORK
Copyright, 1918
By Dodd, Mead and Company, Inc.
PRINTED IN THE U. S. A.
TO
ONE OF THE DEAREST LITTLE GIRLS
IN THE WORLD,
BARBARA BUEHLER,
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED
CONTENTS
- CHAPTER PAGE
- I Philip’s Chance 9
- II Bumble Arrives 25
- III Captain Bill 42
- IV The Boys in Khaki 59
- V A Fire-Eater 73
- VI A Sleighride 89
- VII A Queer Chaperon 105
- VIII In the Tea-Room 121
- IX Letters 137
- X A Valentine 153
- XI Patty in Tears 170
- XII Lena and Bill 186
- XIII An Important Document 202
- XIV Helen’s Adventure 220
- XV A Desperate Situation 236
- XVI The Flag and the Girl Back Home 252
- XVII Patty and Bill 269
- XVIII Patty’s Wedding 286
Patty-Bride
CHAPTER I
PHILIP’S CHANCE
“I can’t stand it, Patty, I simply can’tstand it!”
“But you’ll have to, Phil, dear. I’mengaged to Little Billee, and some day I’m goingto marry him. And that’s all there is aboutit.”
“Oh, no, Patty, that isn’t all about it. I’mnot going to give you up so easily. You don’tknow how I care for you. You’ve no idea whata determined chap I can be,——”
“Now, stop, Phil. You know you promisedthat we should be friends and nothing more.You promised not to ask for more than myfriendship—didn’t you, now?”