Transcriber's note: Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. MAVIS OF GREEN HILL BY FAITH BALDWIN (Mrs. Hugh Hamlin Cuthrell) Mrs. Hugh Hamlin Cuthrell BOSTON SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY PUBLISHERS SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY Copyright, 1921, By SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY (INCORPORATED) By To JEAN WICK In Gratitude and Affection MAVIS OF GREEN HILL 1 1 CHAPTER I Green Hill, June Green Hill A new doctor has arrived in Green Hill! Sarah told me so this morning when she brought in my breakfast. She set the tray down with an agitated thump, and after her strong arms had raised me a little higher among the pillows, she stepped back, folded her hands beneath her apron, and fixed me with a portentous eye. "Now do try and relish your breakfast, Miss Mavis," she coaxed, "there's a good girl!"