Transcriber’s Notes: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_), and text enclosed by equal signs is in bold (=bold=). Additional Transcriber’s Notes are at the end. * * * * * LAURA SERIES No. 2 BETROTHED FOR A DAY BY LAURA JEAN LIBBEY [Illustration] STREET & SMITH PUBLISHERS NEW YORK * * * * * BETROTHED FOR A DAY; OR, Queenie Trevalyn’s Love Test BY MISS LAURA JEAN LIBBEY _The Greatest Living Novelist, whose stories no author has ever been able to equal, and whose fame as the Favorite Writer of the People has never been surpassed_, AUTHOR OF “The Lovely Maid of Darby Town,” “What is Life Without Love?” “Sweet Dolly Gray,” “Sweetheart Will You be True?” “The Price of Pretty Odette’s Kiss,” “Sweet Kitty Clover,” “Ought We to Invite Her?” “Parted by Fate,” “Ione,” “We Parted at the Altar,” etc. [Illustration] NEW YORK STREET & SMITH, PUBLISHERS 238 WILLIAM STREET * * * * * Copyright, 1901 By Norman L. Munro Betrothed for a Day * * * * * BY LAURA JEAN LIBBEY The Laura Series Almost every reader, in the course of his or her experience, has read at least one of Laura Jean Libbey’s most enjoyable novels. Probably, upon finishing the tale the only regret the reader had was that it was not twice as long. This may also be applied to the author’s new stories, all of which Messrs. Street & Smith have recently purchased at a round figure. These, the best productions from the pen of an author, all of whose works may conscientiously be classed as excellent, will be published in a new line called the Laura Series. These stories have never appeared in book form--they are not old ones. They are guaranteed to be the latest and best--representing the full talent of this remarkable writer. We give herewith a list of those published and others scheduled. _By_ LAURA JEAN LIBBEY 1. The Lovely Maid of Darby Town. 2. Betrothed for a Day. 3. What Is Life Without Love? 4. Sweet Dolly Grey. 5. Sweetheart, Will You Be True? 6. Gladys, the Music Teacher’s Daughter. 7. Madcap Laddy, The Flirt. 8. The Prince of Pretty Odette’s Kiss. 9. Sweet Kitty Clover. 10. Ought We to Invite Her? * * * * * BETROTHED FOR A DAY. CHAPTER I. A STRANGER’S LOVE. “Her lips were silent--scarcely beat her heart, Her eyes alone proclaimed, ‘we must not part;’ Thy hope may perish, or thy friends may flee, Farewell to life, but not adieu to thee.” It was on the last night of the season at gay Newport; on the morrow, at the noon hour, there was to be a great exodus of the summer guests, and by nightfall the famous Ocean House would be closed.