Transcriber's Note: Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation in the original document have been preserved. On page 169, "household gods" should possibly be "household goods". On page 320, "spice of her mind" should possibly be "piece of her mind". A PLUCKY GIRL A PLUCKY GIRL BY MRS. L. T. MEADE AUTHOR OF "CECELIA'S AWAKENING," "PEGGY FROM KERRY," "FOR DEAR DAD," "A WILD IRISH GIRL," "A GIRL OF HIGH ADVENTURE," "THE CHESTERTON GIRL GRADUATES," ETC., ETC. BY MRS. L. T. MEADE AUTHOR OF "CECELIA'S AWAKENING," "PEGGY FROM KERRY," "FOR DEAR DAD," "A WILD IRISH GIRL," "A GIRL OF HIGH ADVENTURE," "THE CHESTERTON GIRL GRADUATES," ETC., ETC. NEW YORK HURST & COMPANY PUBLISHERS HURST & COMPANY Copyright, 1900, by George W. Jacobs & Co. Contents vii vii CHAP PAGE viii A PLUCKY GIRL