XXV DANNY AGIN ON LOVE 194 XXVI ELLEN 204 XXVII ROSIE URGES COMMON SENSE 213 XXVIII JANET USES STRONG LANGUAGE 224 XXIX THE CASE OF DAVE MCFADDEN 234 XXX JANET TO HER OWN FATHER 242 XXXI DANNY'S SUGGESTION 254 XXXII THE SUBSTITUTE LADY 264 XXXIII ELLEN'S CAREER 273 XXXIV THE KIND-HEARTED GENTLEMAN 285 XXXV ELLEN MAKES AN ANNOUNCEMENT 292 XXXVI THE HAPPY LOVER 298 XXXVII THE SISTERS 304 XXXVIII ELLEN HAS HER FLING 308 XXXIX THE WATCH-DOG 317 XL MR. HARRY LONG EXPLAINS 322 XLI THE GREATEST TEACHER IN THE WORLD 335 XLII THE ROSIE MORROW 349 ILLUSTRATIONS "I don't want to fight! I'm glad it's not ladylike to fight, it scares me so!" _Frontispiece_ PAGE "Here, baby darlint, go to sister Rosie" 48 Rosie gently lifted off his nightshirt and held the candle close 60 "Because you kiss Janet McFadden, you needn't think you can kiss any girl" 106 Rosie stared at him out of eyes that were very sad and very serious 148 She read it again by the light of the candle 290 To be the confidant of Mrs. O'Brien in this particular disappointment was embarrassing, to say the least 298 They all looked at Rosie, who sat, oblivious of them, staring off into nothing 332 THE ROSIE WORLD CHAPTER I THE CHIN-CHOPPER Mrs. O'Brien raised helpless distracted hands. "Off wid yez to school!" she shouted. "All of yez! Make room for George!" What Mrs. O'Brien really called her boarder is best represented by spelling his name Jarge. "Maybe I didn't have a dandy fight on my last trip down," George announced as he took off his coat and began washing his hands at the sink. The young O'Briens clustered about him eagerly. "Did you lick him, Jarge?" Terry asked. "Tell us about it!" Rosie begged. "Will yez be off to school!" Mrs. O'Brien again shouted.