Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net DOROTHY'S TOUR BY EVELYN RAYMOND NEW YORK HURST & CO., INC. PUBLISHERS THE DOROTHY BOOKS By EVELYN RAYMOND These stories of an American girl by an American author have made "Dorothy" a household synonym for all that is fascinating. Truth and realism are stamped on every page. The interest never flags, and is ofttimes intense. No more happy choice can be made for gift books, so sure are they to win approval and please not only the young in years, but also "grown-ups" who are young in heart and spirit. Dorothy Dorothy at Skyrie Dorothy's Schooling Dorothy's Travels Dorothy's House Party Dorothy in California Dorothy on a Ranch Dorothy's House Boat Dorothy at Oak Knowe Dorothy's Triumph Dorothy's Tour _Illustrated, 12mo, Cloth Price per Volume, 50 Cents_ COPYRIGHT, 1912, BY THE PLATT & PECK CO. CONTENTS CHAPTER. PAGE. I. AT BELLEVIEU 9 II. ALFARETTA'S LETTER 18 III. THE PREPARATIONS 28 IV. IN NEW YORK 40 V. THE CARNEGIE CONCERT 52 VI. THE OPERA 65 VII. AN EPISODE 82 VIII. "AMERICA" 95 IX. A DREAD CALL IN THE NIGHT 106 X. THE LOCKET 118 XI. THE TOUR BEGINS 129 XII. IN WASHINGTON 150 XIII. SIGHT-SEEING 166 XIV. HIGH HONOR 187 XV. MT. VERNON 203 XVI. THE LAKE CITY 214 XVII. THE ACCIDENT 230 XVIII. CONCLUSION 245 DOROTHY'S TOUR CHAPTER I. AT BELLEVIEU. "Dorothy!" called Jim as he quickly searched the garden at Bellevieu for her. "Yes," answered Dorothy, "I am here sitting under the big oak tree." "I have something for you," cried Jim. "Guess what?" "Guess what?" echoed Dorothy. "Well it might be--Oh! there are so many, many things it could be." "Here, take it. Its only a letter from New York, and never mind what might be in it, read it--" said Jim, who was altogether too practical and never cared to imagine or suppose anything. All he wanted was real facts and true and useful facts at that, which is not a bad trait in a youth's character.