DORIS FORCE AT LOCKED GATES _Or Saving a Mysterious Fortune_ _By_ Julia K. Duncan THE GOLDSMITH PUBLISHING CO. CHICAGO NEW YORK Copyright MCMXXXI H. A. Co. MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONTENTS Chapter Page I A Queer Invitation 5 II A Friendly Note 12 III A Prospective Visit 22 IV An Aviation Meet 28 V Kitty Arrives 35 VI Locked Gates 42 VII A Strange Reception 53 VIII A Visitor 59 IX A Conversation Overheard 66 X Memories 75 XI A Sorrowful Romance 82 XII An Interlude 91 XIII An Important Request 99 XIV A Valuable Find 108 XV Questionable Characters 118 XVI A Pleasant Adventure 125 XVII A Dog’s Discovery 135 XVIII The Floor Above 141 XIX Under the Window 149 XX A Picnic 154 XXI An Unusual Procedure 168 XXII A Narrow Escape 179 XXIII An Accusation 187 XXIV Face to Face 195 XXV Vindication 200 DORIS FORCE AT LOCKED GATES CHAPTER I A QUEER INVITATION “What are you waiting for, Doris? You’ve been hanging on that gatepost all afternoon.” “Marshmallow” Mallow, a chubby, pleasant-faced youth flung away the core of an apple and came slowly down the walk toward the girl he had just addressed.