Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: Paul stood by her, looking down into her eyes, bending over her, smiling, pressing, confident, masterful. (Page 96)] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE SQUIRREL-CAGE By DOROTHY CANFIELD With Illustrations By JOHN ALONZO WILLIAMS New York HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY 1912 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Copyright, 1911, 1912, By THE RIDGWAY COMPANY Copyright, 1912, By HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY Published March, 1912 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS BOOK I THE FAIRY PRINCESS CHAPTER PAGE I An American Family 3 II American Beauties 12 III Picking up the Threads 22 IV The Dawn 32 V The Day Begins 42 VI Lydia's Godfather 55 VII Outside the Labyrinth 61 VIII The Shadow of the Coming Event 78 IX Father and Daughter 88 X Casus Belli 99 BOOK II IN THE LOCOMOTIVE CAB XI What is Best for Lydia 115 XII A Sop to the Wolves 122 XIII Lydia Decides in Perfect Freedom 131 XIV Mid-Season Nerves 139 XV A Half-Hour's Liberty 154 XVI Engaged to be Married 165 XVII Card-Dealing and Patent Candles 177 BOOK III A SUITABLE MARRIAGE