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Title: The Carter Girls of Carter House
Date of first publication: 1924
Author: Emma Speed Sampson (1868-1947) writing as “Nell Speed”
Date first posted: May 21, 2013
Date last updated: May 21, 2013
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THE CARTER GIRLS
OF CARTER HOUSE

By NELL SPEED

Author of
“The Molly Brown Series,” “The Tucker Twins Series,” etc.

A. L. BURT COMPANY
Publishers New York
Printed in U. S. A.

THE
CARTER GIRL SERIES

A SERIES OF STORIES FOR GIRLS
By NELL SPEED

The Carter Girls
The Carter Girls’ Week End Camp
The Carter Girls’ Mysterious Neighbors
The Carter Girls of Carter House

THE CARTER GIRLS OF CARTER HOUSE

Made in “U. S. A.”

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. A Flyer in Antiques. 3
II. Home from the Wars. 14
III. Lucy Gets a Job; Mrs. Carter Goes Shopping. 24
IV. Nan Pays the Bill. 37
V. Arts and Crafts. 48
VI. Back to “Silk Stockings and French Chops”. 58
VII. On the Road. 66
VIII. Cousin Lizzie’s House. 82
IX. Lucy at Work. 92
X. Red Knee Caps. 104
XI. Letters. 115
XII. Bobby Answers the Telephone. 126
XIII. A Sleepless Night. 137
XIV. Nan’s Story. 147
XV. Married in Haste. 158
XVI. A Tucker Dinner. 169
XVII. Helen. 181
XVIII. A Church Wedding. 190
XIX. Ring Out the Old. 201