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THE WYNDHAM GIRLS




[Illustration: "TOM HAD CAMPED OUT, AND HE INSISTED ON COOKING THE
STEAK."]




  THE
  WYNDHAM GIRLS

  BY
  MARION AMES TAGGART

  WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
  BY C. M. RELYEA

  NEW YORK
  THE CENTURY CO.
  1902


  Copyright, 1901, 1902, by
  THE CENTURY CO.

  _Published October, 1902_

  THE DEVINNE PRESS




  TO
  CAROLYN WELLS




CONTENTS


  CHAPTER                                              PAGE

      I "POOR HUMPTY DUMPTY!"                             3

     II FRIENDS, COUNSELORS, AND PLANS                   22

    III WAYS AND MEANS                                   40

     IV MAKING THE BEST OF IT                            59

      V PHYLLIS AND BARBARA ENTER THE LISTS              75

     VI MARK TAPLEY'S KIND OF DAYS                       91

    VII TAKING ARMS AGAINST A SEA OF TROUBLES           107

   VIII THE TURN OF THE LANE                            122

     IX HOME-KEEPING HEARTS                             140

      X DISCOVERIES                                     157

     XI LOYAL PHYLLIS                                   172

    XII THE SQUARE BECOMES A TRIANGLE                   190

   XIII THE STRAY UNIT                                  207

    XIV THE LITTLE BLIND GOD OPENS HIS EYES             224

     XV WREATHING HOLLY AND TWINING BAY                 242

   