Tavia threw her arms about Dorothy.

“You dear old nuisance!” she exclaimed.  “I wonder you could not leave some little thing for the angels to do to-morrow.”

“Oh, I expect them to give me their undivided attention,” declared Dorothy.  “I have had such a queer holiday up to this time that I have simply asked for a great big lump of ‘peace’ in my stocking.”

“You deserve it, Doro, dear,” and Tavia, to hide the tears that would come into her eyes, placed her arms about Dorothy and hid her face on her shoulder.

Dorothy did get peace, and great happiness, too.  Yet there were many happenings still in store for her, and what some of them were will be told in another book, to be called “Dorothy Dale’s Camping Days.”  It was a never-to-be-forgotten outing and one that produced some astonishing results.

“And to-morrow is Christmas,” said Dorothy softly.  “I feel just like the carol singers, when they used to chant:  ’God rest you, merry gentlemen—­’”

“Only you’re not a—­” began Tavia, looking up.

“No, I’m not a gentleman, but I’m merry—­quite happy now, and I certainly need a rest.  I guess you do, too.”

“I certainly do,” agreed Tavia.  “Come on, let’s hurry to the telegraph office.”

And here we will say good-by to Dorothy Dale for a while, leaving her and her friends at The Cedars to enjoy their Christmas in their own delightful way.  For, after all, and in spite of the many queer happenings connected with them, the holidays were most happy ones.

THE END

The Dorothy Dale Series

By Margaret Penrose

Cloth. 12 mo.  Illustrated.  Price per volume, 60 cents, postpaid

DOROTHY DALE:  A GIRL OF TO-DAY

Dorothy is the daughter of an old Civil War veteran who is running a weekly newspaper in a small Eastern town.  When her father falls sick, and the newspaper property is in danger of going to pieces, the girl shows what she can do to support the family.

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DOROTHY DALE AT GLENWOOD SCHOOL

More prosperous times have come to the Dale family, and Major Dale resolves to send Dorothy to a boarding school to complete her education.  At Glenwood School the girl makes a host of friends and has many good times.  But some girls are jealous of Dorothy’s popularity, and they seek to get her into trouble in more ways than one.

DOROTHY DALE’S GREAT SECRET

A splendid story of one girl’s devotion to another.  Dorothy’s chum ran away to join a theatrical company.  What Dorothy did, and how she kept the secret, makes a tale no girl will care to miss.

DOROTHY DALE AND HER CHUMS