Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 50371-h.htm or 50371-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/50371/50371-h/50371-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/50371/50371-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See https://archive.org/details/whengretelwasfif00byni WHEN GRETEL WAS FIFTEEN * * * * * * BOOKS BY NINA RHOADES MARION’S VACATION. Illustrated. Cloth. $1.75 DOROTHY BROWN. Illustrated. Cloth. $1.75 VICTORINE’S BOOK. Illustrated. Cloth. $1.75 THE GIRL FROM ARIZONA. Illustrated. $1.75 THE INDEPENDENCE OF NAN. Illustrated. $1.75 FOR YOUNGER READERS “THE BRICK HOUSE BOOKS” The sight of the brick house on the cover makes girl readers happy at once.--_Indianapolis News._ Illustrated. Large 12mo. Cloth. $1.50 each. ONLY DOLLIE THE LITTLE GIRL NEXT DOOR WINIFRED’S NEIGHBORS THE CHILDREN ON THE TOP FLOOR HOW BARBARA KEPT HER PROMISE LITTLE MISS ROSAMOND PRISCILLA OF THE DOLL SHOP BRAVE LITTLE PEGGY THE OTHER SYLVIA MAISIE’S MERRY CHRISTMAS LITTLE QUEEN ESTHER MAKING MARY LIZZIE HAPPY A REAL CINDERELLA NORA’S TWIN SISTER FOUR GIRLS OF FORTY YEARS AGO LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO. BOSTON * * * * * * [Illustration: MORE THAN ONE PAIR OF EYES LOOKED AFTER HER CURIOUSLY.--_Page 20._] WHEN GRETEL WAS FIFTEEN by NINA RHOADES Illustrated by Elizabeth Withington [Illustration] Boston Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. Published, August, 1921 Copyright, 1921, By Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. All rights reserved When Gretel Was Fifteen Norwood Press Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass. U. S. A. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. THE GIRLS AT MISS MINTON’S 9 II. EASTER IN WAR TIME 32 III. BREAKING-UP DAY 49 IV. FRÄULEIN SIELING MAKES A CALL 68 V. OFF FOR NEW LONDON 92 VI. AT THE CHESTERS’ 111 VII. GRETEL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND 133 VIII. ADA EXPRESSES AN OPINION 154 IX. THE DANCE ON THE FOURTH 177 X. THE SUMMONS 197 XI. GRETEL PROVES HER LOYALTY 214 XII. LOST 234 XIII. SUSPENSE 260 XIV. FOUND 286 XV. SAFE AT HOME 309 ILLUSTRATIONS More than one pair of eyes looked after her curiously _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Gretel could not help noticing that the young man was regarding her in a rather peculiar manner 144 Gretel put out a detaining hand 168 If he recognized her, he made not the slightest sign 192