THE CINDER POND

BY

CARROLL WATSON RANKIN

AUTHOR OF "DANDELION COTTAGE,"

"THE CASTAWAYS OF PETE'S PATCH," ETC.

ILLUSTRATIONS BY

ADA C. WILLIAMSON

NEW YORK

HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY

COPYRIGHT, 1915,
BY
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY

To

SALLIE and IMOGENE

CONTENTS

I. THE ACCIDENT
II. PART OF THE TRUTH
III. JEANNETTE'S QUEER FAMILY
IV. WHAT WAS IN AN OLD TRUNK
V. THE SEWING LESSON
VI. MOLLIE
VII. A MATTER OF COATS
VIII. A SHOPPING EXPEDITION
IX. THE FLIGHT
X. THE ARRIVAL
XI. A NEW LIFE
XII. A HELPFUL GRANDFATHER
XIII. BANISHED FRIENDS
XIV. AT FOUR A.M.
XV. ALLEN ROSSITER
XVI. AN OLD ALBUM
XVII. A LONELY SUMMER
XVIII. A THUNDERBOLT
XIX. WITH THE ROSSITERS
XX. A MISSING FAMILY
XXI. OLD CAPTAIN'S NEWS
XXII. ROGER'S RAZOR
XXIII. A NEW FRIEND FOR JEANNE
XXIV. MOLLIE'S BABIES
XXV. THE HOUSE OF DREAMS
XXVI. A PADLOCKED DOOR
XXVII. THE PINK PRESENT

NEXT SHE HAD FLOWN AT HIM AND HAD KISSED BOTH OF HIS BROAD RED CHEEKS.

THE PERSONS OF THE STORY

JEANNETTE HUNTINGTON DUVAL: Aged 11 to 14: The Principal Cinder.
Small Cinders from the Cinder Pond.
MICHAEL: Aged 8 to 10
SAMMY: Aged 4 to 7
ANNIE: Aged 3 to 6
PATSY: A Toddling Infant
LÉON DUVAL: Their Father.
MOLLIE: A Lazy but Loving Mother.
MRS. SHANNON: A Cross Grandmother.
CAPTAIN BLOSSOM: A Faithful Friend.
BARNEY TURCOTT: A Bashful Friend.
WILLIAM HUNTINGTON: A Grandfather.
CHARLES HUNTINGTON: A Polished Uncle.
MRS. HUNTINGTON: A Polished Aunt.
Their Perfect Children.
HAROLD: Aged 12
PEARL: Aged 15
CLARA: Aged 14
JAMES: A Human Butler.
MR. FAIRCHILD: Both Polished and Pleasant.
MRS. FAIRCHILD: A Grateful Parent.
ROGER FAIRCHILD: An Only Son.
MRS. ROSSITER: A Motherly Mother.
ALLEN ROSSITER: The Family "Meeter."

ILLUSTRATIONS

NEXT SHE HAD FLOWN AT HIM AND HAD KISSED BOTH OF HIS BROAD RED CHEEKS—Frontispiece

THE SEWING LESSON