THE TESTING OF JANICE DAY BOOKS BY HELEN BEECHER LONG JANICE DAY THE TESTING OF JANICE DAY _12mo. Cloth. Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.25 net_ SULLY AND KLEINTEICH NEW YORK [Illustration: “DID YOU COME TO LOOK FOR ME, TOO?” (_see page 293_)] THE SECOND “_DO SOMETHING_” BOOK The Testing of Janice Day BY HELEN BEECHER LONG AUTHOR OF “JANICE DAY” Illustrated by CORINNE TURNER [Illustration] NEW YORK SULLY AND KLEINTEICH COPYRIGHT, 1915, BY SULLY AND KLEINTEICH All rights reserved CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. WHAT DADDY HAD WRITTEN 1 II. A VISTA OF NEW POSSIBILITIES 10 III. SOMETHING NEW 20 IV. A VERY CIVIL ENGINEER 29 V. “THE WORLD’S RUN MAD” 38 VI. A RIFT IN HER HAPPINESS 48 VII. THE DESIRE OF AUNT MIRA’S HEART 58 VIII. THE CITY GIRL 67 IX. ANNETTE BOWMAN 79 X. POLKTOWN’S NEW AWAKENING 88 XI. THE BREACH WIDENS 97 XII. “THEM TRIMMINSES” 106 XIII. THE LAWN PARTY 117 XIV. ONE SATURDAY AFTERNOON 126 XV. A GRIST OF SMALL HAPPENINGS 136 XVI. LITTLE LOTTIE’S HOME-COMING 148 XVII. AN ERRAND OF MERCY 158 XVIII. THE ELDER’S INDIGNATION 166 XIX. THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON 178 XX. THE BARN DANCE 191 XXI. AFTER THE DANCE 201 XXII. DARK DAYS 207 XXIII. A QUICK CONVALESCENCE 221 XXIV. FINANCIAL TROUBLES 226 XXV. THE ELDER’S AWAKENING 233 XXVI. “A RUN FOR HIS MONEY” 240 XXVII. THE ECHO AGAIN 250 XXVIII. WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN KNOWN BEFORE 271 XXIX. LOOKING FOR JANICE 283 XXX. “JINGLE BELLS!” 294 ILLUSTRATIONS “Did you come to look for me, too?” (See page 293.) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse. (See page 79.) 80 The old Elder, towering like a figure of wrath, scowled at Janice 172 “Go on! Go on!” the Elder was yelling. (See page 243.) 244 THE TESTING OF JANICE DAY CHAPTER I WHAT DADDY HAD WRITTEN Bang! bang! bang! Three loud thumps sounded on the door of Janice Day’s bedchamber and were quickly followed by an eager rattling of the doorknob.