CAROLYN OF THE SUNNY HEART BY RUTH BELMORE ENDICOTT AUTHOR OF CAROLYN OF THE CORNERS ILLUSTRATED BY EDWARD C. CASWELL NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS COPYRIGHT, 1919 BY DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, INC. _All rights reserved_ CONTENTS I THE PALE LADY II A PROBLEM TO SOLVE III A NEW FRIEND IV A PUZZLE V THE RED-HAIRED GIRL--AND OTHERS VI A NEW BANGLE FOR PRINCE VII "IF I WERE RICH" VIII A GREAT DEAL HAPPENS IX THE GRIFFIN X CAROLYN MAY IS PUZZLED XI AT THE CORNERS XII NEW SCENES XIII WOODEN LEGS XIV THE DOG WITH THE BUSHY TAIL XV AN UNANSWERED QUERY XVI ARRIVALS XVII RENEWED ACQUAINTANCE XVIII THE NIGHT ALARM XIX A REMOVAL XX GREAT EXPECTATIONS XXI CROSS CURRENTS XXII THE COCKATOO MAN IN TROUBLE XXIII INTO MISCHIEF AND OUT XXIV HE TURNS UP AGAIN XXV ALMOST XXVI COUSIN OLY'S ACCIDENT XXVII TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS XXVIII "MURDER WILL OUT" XXIX BOTH SIDES OF THE QUESTION XXX IT ALL COMES OUT RIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS The little girl's interest was closely held "Wait--let me speak to her first, Carolyn!" "What did he do with the ten thousand dollars?" "You!" he said explosively CAROLYN OF THE SUNNY HEART CHAPTER I THE PALE LADY The craggy heights of upper Central Park trailed a skirt of afternoon shadow across the narrow strip of greensward and the asphalt path. One felt the chill of spring in the shadow; but the sunshine was warm and odorous with budding shrubs and trees. The little girl in the blue tam-o'-shanter and the mongrel dog straining at his leash sniffed these pungent odours with approbation. The dog wrinkled his nose and sneezed softly. His little mistress smiled and dimpled, saying aloud: "This is such a nice day, Princey! If the angels make each day new for us, they must have taken par-_tic_-'lar pains with this one. Now, Princey, you must _not_ do that!"