Transcriber’s Note Italic text displayed as: _italic_ [Illustration: “NO, DADDY,” SHE SAID, “I—I THINK I—I AM IN LOVE.” _Dorothy Dale’s Engagement_ _Page 165_ ] DOROTHY DALE’S ENGAGEMENT BY MARGARET PENROSE AUTHOR OF “DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY,” “DOROTHY DALE AT GLENWOOD SCHOOL,” “DOROTHY DALE IN THE CITY,” “THE MOTOR GIRLS SERIES,” ETC. ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY BOOKS BY MARGARET PENROSE _12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. Price, per volume, 75 cents, postpaid_ THE DOROTHY DALE SERIES DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY DOROTHY DALE AT GLENWOOD SCHOOL DOROTHY DALE’S GREAT SECRET DOROTHY DALE AND HER CHUMS DOROTHY DALE’S QUEER HOLIDAYS DOROTHY DALE’S CAMPING DAYS DOROTHY DALE’S SCHOOL RIVALS DOROTHY DALE IN THE CITY DOROTHY DALE’S PROMISE DOROTHY DALE IN THE WEST DOROTHY DALE’S STRANGE DISCOVERY DOROTHY DALE’S ENGAGEMENT THE MOTOR GIRLS SERIES THE MOTOR GIRLS THE MOTOR GIRLS ON A TOUR THE MOTOR GIRLS AT LOOKOUT BEACH THE MOTOR GIRLS THROUGH NEW ENGLAND THE MOTOR GIRLS ON CEDAR LAKE THE MOTOR GIRLS ON THE COAST THE MOTOR GIRLS ON CRYSTAL BAY THE MOTOR GIRLS ON WATERS BLUE THE MOTOR GIRLS AT CAMP SURPRISE THE MOTOR GIRLS IN THE MOUNTAINS _Cupples & Leon Co., Publishers, New York_ COPYRIGHT, 1917, BY CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY DOROTHY DALE’S ENGAGEMENT CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. “ALONE IN A GREAT CITY” 1 II. G. K. TO THE RESCUE 17 III. TAVIA IN THE SHADE 26 IV. SOMETHING ABOUT “G. KNAPP” 32 V. DOROTHY IS DISTURBED 40 VI. SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY 47 VII. GARRY SEES A WALL AHEAD 57 VIII. AND STILL DOROTHY IS NOT HAPPY 66 IX. THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK 72 X. “HEART DISEASE” 78 XI. A BOLD THING TO DO! 84 XII. UNCERTAINTIES 92 XIII. DOROTHY MAKES A DISCOVERY 101 XIV. TAVIA IS DETERMINED 109 XV. THE SLIDE ON SNAKE HILL 116 XVI. THE FLY IN THE AMBER 127 XVII. “DO YOU UNDERSTAND TAVIA?” 135 XVIII. CROSS PURPOSES 141 XIX. WEDDING BELLS IN PROSPECT 147 XX. A GIRL OF TO-DAY 154