E-text prepared by the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.fadedpage.com) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 31471h.htm or 31471-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/31471/pg31471-images.html) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/31471/31471-h.zip) THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR by ELIZABETH JORDAN Author of "The Wings of Youth," "May Iverson--Her Book," "Lovers' Knots," etc. Illustrated by Paul Meylan [Illustration: "Well, Princess," he said at last, still trying to speak lightly] [Illustration] New York The Century Co. 1919 Copyright, 1919, by The Century Co. Copyright, 1919, by Today's Housewife Published, October, 1919 TO MRS. HENRY FERRE CUTLER WITH HAPPY MEMORIES OF FLORENCE CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I BARBARA'S WEDDING 3 II RODNEY LOSES A BATTLE 26 III LAURIE MEETS MISS MAYO 47 IV A PAIR OF GRAY EYES 66 V MR. HERBERT RANSOME SHAW 90 VI LAURIE SOLVES A PROBLEM 99 VII GRIGGS GETS AN ORDER 112 VIII SAMUEL PLAYS A NEW GAME 124 IX AN INVITATION 138 X THE LAIR OF SHAW 151 XI A BIT OF BRIGHT RIBBON 162 XII DORIS TAKES A JOURNEY 180 XIII THE HOUSE IN THE CEDARS 196 XIV LAURIE CHECKS A REVELATION 216 XV MR. SHAW DECIDES TO TALK 240 XVI BURKE MAKES A PROMISE 258 XVII LAURIE MAKES A CONFESSION 270 XVIII A LITTLE LOOK FORWARD 285 XIX "WHAT ABOUT LAURIE?" 296 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS "Well, Princess," he said at last, still trying to speak lightly _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "You see, what we were going to do isn't done much nowadays" 64 "There is someone outside that door!" she whispered 116 "What you been doin' to yerself?" he gasped 264 THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR CHAPTER I BARBARA'S WEDDING