Carmella Commands
Carmella
Commands
Carmella
Carmella
Commands
by
Walter S. Ball
with illustrations by
Frederic Dorr Steele
Harper & Brothers Publishers
New York and London
1929
Carmella Commands
Copyright, 1929, by Harper & Brothers
Printed in the U.S.A.
First Edition
H-D
Contents
I. Carmella Takes Her Time 1 II. In Answer to a Question 15 III. A Badge Is Official 29 IV. In Terms of Dollars 40 V. A Social Invitation 50 VI. A Luncheon Costume 63 VII. “Something!” 76 VIII. Real Estate Values 86 IX. A Certified Check 98 X. “Yes!” Said Carmella 111 XI. An Invitation Declined 121 XII. Carmella Deals in Futures 132 XIII. An Invitation Sought 139 XIV. Official and Formal 152 XV. La Piccola Padrona 164 XVI. Discipline Modified 173 XVII. Diplomats Carry Through 183 XVIII. Language Means Something 196 XIX. Two Uses for a Telephone 203 XX. Wickedness Revealed 212 XXI. Guilty, with Reasons 220 XXII. Lessons for a Lady 234 XXIII. American Methods 246
XXIV. Social Readjustments 257 XXV. Promises Are Promises 261 XXVI. Carmella Looks Ahead 268
Illustrations
Carmella Frontispiece Page “She Wouldn’t Run, Like You Said” 9 Carmella Calmly Arrived 13 “Mrs. Barrington, Please Call Me Kate” 19 “I Shall Wear My School Dress. It Is More Proper—in America” 69 In the Cream-and-gold Room They Faced Each Other 91 He Handed Carmella a Ten-dollar Bill, Without Saying Why 109 To the Vast Delight of Her Younger Sisters, Carmella Toiled at the Breakfast Dishes 123 The Girl Thought Furiously 149 “And Listen, caro padre, I Am Your Interpreter. Is it Not So?” 155 La piccola padrona 169 The Boy Came Gruffly and Sullenly, Looking Down 223 Carmella Watched His Face Intently 239
Carmella
Commands
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