PEGGY RAYMOND'S WAY _Or_ BLOSSOM TIME AT FRIENDLY TERRACE _The Friendly Terrace Series_ BY HARRIET LUMMIS SMITH [Illustration] _The Girls of Friendly Terrace_ $1.65 _Peggy Raymond's Vacation_ 1.65 _Peggy Raymond's School Days_ 1.65 _The Friendly Terrace Quartette_ 1.65 _Peggy Raymond's Way_ 1.75 [Illustration] THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. [Illustration: PEGGY RAYMOND] _The Friendly Terrace Series_ PEGGY RAYMOND'S WAY Or, Blossom Time at Friendly Terrace BY HARRIET LUMMIS SMITH Author of "The Girls of Friendly Terrace," "Peggy Raymond's Vacation," "Peggy Raymond's School Days," "The Friendly Terrace Quartette," etc. ILLUSTRATED BY FRANK T. MERRILL [Illustration] BOSTON [Illustration] THE PAGE COMPANY [Illustration] MDCCCCXXII _Copyright, 1922_, BY THE PAGE COMPANY _All rights reserved_ Made in U. S. A. First Impression, August, 1922 PRINTED BY C. H. SIMONDS COMPANY BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I WHAT'S IN A NAME? 1 II A TELEPHONE PARTY 22 III A TRIUMPH OF ART 39 IV AN AFTERNOON CALL 59 V THE RUMMAGE SALE 69 VI PRISCILLA HAS A SECRET 85 VII THE FRIENDLY TERRACE ORPHANAGE 98 VIII THE LONGEST WEEK ON RECORD 113 IX THE MOST WONDERFUL THING IN THE WORLD 129 X MISTRESS AND MAID 143 XI QUITE INFORMAL 156 XII GOOD-BY 169 XIII PEGGY GIVES A DINNER PARTY 186 XIV AT THE FOOT-BALL GAME 201 XV THE CURE 215 XVI DELIVERANCE 230 XVII PEGGY COMES TO A DECISION 241 XVIII A PARTIAL ECLIPSE 252 XIX THE END OF SCHOOL LIFE 268 XX A SURPRISE 284 XXI A MISSING BRIDE 296 XXII A JULY WEDDING 313 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE PEGGY RAYMOND _Frontispiece_ "'COME RIGHT IN,' SAID AMY WITH A MISLEADING AIR OF CORDIALITY" 9 "'A HUNDRED DOLLARS AIN'T ANY TOO MUCH TO PAY FOR HAVING YOUR LIFE SAVED'" 127 "SHE RAISED HER EYES AND MET HIS" 184 "PEGGY LOOKED AT HIM WITHOUT REPLYING" 247 Peggy Raymond's Way CHAPTER I WHAT'S IN A NAME?