Produced by Bruce Albrecht, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: Patty] When Patty Went to College By Jean Webster With Illustrations by C. D. Williams [Illustration] New York The Century Co. 1903 Copyright, 1903, by THE CENTURY CO. Copyright, 1901, 1902, by TRUTH CO. * * * * * _Published March, 1903_ * * * * * THE DEVINNE PRESS TO 234 MAIN AND THE GOOD TIMES WE HAVE HAD THERE Contents PAGE I PETERS THE SUSCEPTIBLE 1 II AN EARLY FRIGHT 21 III THE IMPRESSIONABLE MR. TODHUNTER 39 IV A QUESTION OF ETHICS 57 V THE ELUSIVE KATE FERRIS 73 VI A STORY WITH FOUR SEQUELS 89 VII IN PURSUIT OF OLD ENGLISH 103 VIII THE DECEASED ROBERT 121 IX PATTY THE COMFORTER 133 X "PER L'ITALIA" 147 XI "LOCAL COLOR" 177 XII THE EXIGENCIES OF ETIQUETTE 203 XIII A CRASH WITHOUT 215 XIV THE MYSTERY OF THE SHADOWED SOPHOMORE 237 XV PATTY AND THE BISHOP 257 List of Illustrations FACING PAGE Patty _Frontispiece_ Men know such a lot about such things! 18 Mr. Algernon Vivian Todhunter, gingerly sitting on the edge of a chair 54 What's the matter, Patty? 110 Olivia Copeland 172 I have just run away from you, Bishop Copeley 266 I Peters the Susceptible "Paper-weights," observed Patty, sucking an injured thumb, "were evidently not made for driving in tacks. I wish I had a hammer." This remark called forth no response, and Patty peered down from the top of the step-ladder at her room-mate, who was sitting on the floor dragging sofa-pillows and curtains from a dry-goods box. "Priscilla," she begged, "you aren't doing anything useful. Go down and ask Peters for a hammer." Priscilla rose reluctantly. "I dare say fifty girls have already been after a hammer."