THE WISHING CARPET RUTH COMFORT MITCHELL _By RUTH COMFORT MITCHELL_ THE WISHING CARPET PLAY THE GAME JANE JOURNEYS ON NARRATIVES IN VERSE CORDUROY A WHITE STONE _The_ WISHING CARPET BY RUTH COMFORT MITCHELL AUTHOR OF “A WHITE STONE,” “CORDUROY,” ETC. [Illustration] D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1926 :: LONDON [Illustration] COPYRIGHT--1926--BY D. APPLETON & COMPANY PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO MY SISTERS BARBARA AND JANE CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. _Glenwood Darrow, looking only at the eyes, overlooks the chin, and a rarely beautiful Persian rug is overshadowed by golden oak_ 1 II. _Mrs. Darrow seeks further for gentility, and her daughter has her hair pulled and doesn’t mind it_ 16 III. _Miss Ada Tenafee is faithful to ancestor worship, while the Darrows weave a golden legend about a golden lad_ 27 IV. _Granny Mander’s curse is potent: the hawk comes down to feed in the barnyard_ 37 V. _Dr. Darrow damns the first families with his last breath, and little Miss Nancy Carey meets the young mountaineer_ 47 VI. _Mr. ’Gene Carey finds a right-hand man for the Altonia, and Glen joins the noble army of labor_ 60 VII. _Luke Manders agrees with her entirely, and Southern Europe contributes some of its culls to the mill, notably one Black Orlo, whose vitriolic utterances the doctor’s daughter finds nourishing_ 72 VIII. _Miss Ada Tenafee rejoices to have her young protégée receive two callers in one afternoon, and Miss Nancy sees Luke Manders again_ 87 IX. _Glen Darrow dines for the first time in her life, and tells her hostesses her opinion of Peter Parker of Pasadena; later confides to her sleepless pillow that she doesn’t like being touched_ 101 X. _Glen trusts to time to correct her peculiarities, and occupies herself with transforming her house to harmonize with her Wishing Carpet_ 110 XI. _Glen sets the day for her twentieth birthday, and grieves because her suitor is too busy to help her better conditions, while Mr. ’Gene Carey is crushed by the perfidy of Old Ben_ 125