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Title: Happy Pollyooly
The Rich Little Poor Girl

Author: Edgar Jepson

Release Date: September 17, 2006 [eBook #19310]

Language: English

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HAPPY POLLYOOLY

The Rich Little Poor Girl

by

EDGAR JEPSON

Author of
Pollyooly, Whitaker's Dukedom, Etc.

With Illustrations by Reginald Birch

[Frontispiece: She bit the end of her pencil]

Indianapolis
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Publishers
Copyright 1915
The Bobbs-Merrill Company

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I THE HONOURABLE JOHN RUFFIN MAKES AN ARRANGEMENT
II HILARY VANCE FINDS A CONFIDANTE
III THE INFURIATED SWAINS
IV THE DUCHESS HAS AN IDEA
V POLLYOOLY IS CALLED IN
VI POLLYOOLY PLAYS HER FAVOURITE PART
VII POLLYOOLY PLAYS THE GOOD SAMARITAN
VIII THE QUESTION OF A HOME
IX THE RELUCTANT DUKE
X POLLYOOLY AND THE LUMP GO TO THE SEASIDE
XI POLLYOOLY MEETS THE UNPLEASANT PRINCE
XII WHAT THE PRINCE ASKED FOR
XIII THE RAPPROCHEMENT
XIV THE TRAINING OF ROYALTY
XV THE ATTITUDE OF THE GRAND DUKE
XVI POLLYOOLY ENTERTAINS ROYALTY
XVII THE DUKE HAS AN IDEA
XVIII THE DUKE'S IDEA TAKES FORM
XIX POLLYOOLY IS INTRODUCED TO THE COUNTY
XX POLLYOOLY AND THE DUKE
XXI LORD RONALD RICKSBOROUGH COMES TO THE COURT
XXII THE DUKE WINS

ILLUSTRATIONS

She bit the end of the pencil . . . _Frontispiece_

She tiptoed about with hunched shoulders

They slept on the bench

The Duke gazed at her in dismal discomfort

"You keep away"

They turned to see the Duchess

HAPPY POLLYOOLY

CHAPTER I

THE HONOURABLE JOH