Front matter
Reading edition
SHE SHOOK A WIRE CAGE ENERGETICALLY OVER THE COALS

Those Dale Girls
BY
Frances Weston Carruth
In the world’s broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife! —Longfellow.
Chicago
A. C. McClurg & Co.
1899
Copyright
By A. C. McCLURG & CO.
A. D. 1899
TO EDITH,
MY SISTER AND COMRADE, THE BRAVEST
OF SOLDIER GIRLS
ILLUSTRATIONS
She Shook a Wire Cage Energetically over the CoalsFrontispiece
The Girl Sat Down on the Arm of His Chair48
“May I Have a Guess, Miss Dale?”114
There Were the Girls in Their Cotton Gowns188
Julie Was in Bed When Hester Came In That Night232
The Wedding Breakfast304