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Betsy Held the Skipper by His Coat-tails.
Frontispiece (Page 113)
TUCK-ME-IN TALES
(Trademark Registered)
THE TALE OF
BETSY
BUTTERFLY
BY
ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY
NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS
Made in the United States of America
Copyright, 1918, by GROSSET & DUNLAP
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. Beauty and the Blossoms 1
II. Johnnie Green's Net 6
III. A Mishap 11
IV. Busybodies 17
V. No Joker 22
VI. Mrs. Ladybug's Advice 27
VII. Butterfly Bill 32
VIII. Do You Like Butter? 37
IX. Unexpected News 42
X. The Night Watch 47
XI. A Sly One 52
XII. A Terrible Blunder 57
XIII. The Friendly Stranger 63
XIV. A Deep Plot 68
XV. Joseph Bumble's Complaint 73
XVI. Nothing but a Fraud 78
XVII. Dusty's Difficulty 83
XVIII. Solomon Owl's Idea 88
XIX. A Bit of Luck 93
XX. Something Seems Wrong 98
XXI. A Strange Change 103
XXII. The Skipper 110