Front matter

Transcriber's note: Unusual and inconsistent spelling is as printed.

Whirled his fingers over the keys in a fashion that almost took Christie's breath away. Christie's Christmas] [Frontispiece

CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS

BY

PANSY [Isabella Alden]

Author of "Four Girls at Chautauqua," "The Chautauqua Girls at Home," "An Endless Chain," "A New Graft on the Family Tree," etc.

WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED

LONDON AND MELBOURNE

Printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner Ltd., Frome and London

CONTENTS

CHAP.

I THE FIRST JOURNEY

II IN THE CARS

III PILING UP STORIES

IV A BABY LEFT IN THE TRAIN

V WHERE IS BABY'S MOTHER?

VI THE UGLY-LOOKING HOUSE

VII THE HELPER STILL

VIII A COLLATION SERVED

IX A NICE TALK

X HOW IT ENDED

XI CHRISTIE AS HOUSEKEEPER

XII THE SURPRISE

XIII WHAT THE LETTER SAID

XIV IN ORDER AT LAST

XV THE GIFT ACKNOWLEDGED

XVI UNEXPECTED COMPANY

XVII THE MINISTER AND THE BOYS

XVIII ANOTHER LETTER

XIX ANOTHER SURPRISE

XX ENTERTAINING COMPANY

XXI AN EXCITING TIME

XXII LAST OF ALL

CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS