_By Joseph C. Lincoln_ A humorous and human story of a little girl who mothers her two Cape-Cod guardians, a bachelor and a widower, in spite of all their attempts to bring her up. =_These Are Appleton Books_= * * * * * Transcriber's Notes: Obvious punctuation errors repaired. Page 2, "themelves" changed to "themselves" (reared themselves on) Page 9, "theadbare" changed to "threadbare" (heap of threadbare) Page 92, "repentent" changed to "repentant" (suddenly repentant) Page 94, "fasciniating" changed to "fascinating" (this fascinating crew) Page 103, "embarrasing" changed to "embarassing" (followed was embarassing) Page 108, "forsaw" changed to "foresaw" (He foresaw it all) Page 118, "recollectioin" changed to "recollection" (mere recollection of) Page 140, "t'send" changed to "t' send" (t' send him) Page 170, "sticken" changed to "stricken" (get panic-stricken) Page 174, "onnly" changed to "only" (only once a) Page 184, conscientously" changed to "conscientiously" (conscientiously counting the) Page 224, "inqured" changed to "inquired" (mean?" he inquired) Page 327, "Guinivere" changed to "Guinevere" (approaching with Guinevere) Page 361, text is missing and part was presumed. The original text read: "But--but--!" whispered Johnnie. What he was Johnnie? _I'm_ going with him! I'm to be Mrs. Perkins! And--I'll be right here when Algy comes in." "But--but--!" whispered Johnnie. What he was thinking made allowance for no such charming event as End of Project Gutenberg's The Rich Little Poor Boy, by Eleanor Gates