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Mary Louise Adopts a Soldier

L. Frank Baum

The story revolves around Mary Louise, a spirited young girl, and her grandfather, Colonel Hathaway, as they navigate life after the Great War and welcome returning soldiers to their small town of Dorfield.

"Mary Louise Adopts a Soldier" by Edith Van Dyne is a fictional novel. The story revolves around Mary Louise, a spirited young girl, and her grandfather, Colonel Hathaway, as they navigate life after the Great War and welcome returning soldiers to their small town of Dorfield.

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“Grandpa Jim,” said Mary Louise one May morning as they sat together at the breakfast table, “I see the Dorfield Regiment is due to arrive home to-day or to-morrow.”

“So I see,” replied the old Colonel, “if we may rightly call it the ‘Dorfield’ Regiment. The newspapers don’t mention the fact, but it takes in the whole surrounding country, because there were not enough Dorfield boys to fill the ranks completely and so we took all who applied. I’m afraid you’ll find many unfamiliar faces among the ranks.”

“Still,” said the girl, “there will be some friends anyhow, and the very fact that this is the Dorfield Regiment should arouse our loyal enthusiasm. Why, I’ve followed them all through the war, and somehow this practice has almost8 made it seem that the whole Dorfield Regiment is a sort of personal possession.”

“I feel much the same way,” said Colonel Hathaway, composedly turning over the Dorfield Gazette. “This is not a delightful country to demobilize in—if we should judge by the Civil War, in which I was somewhat more interested. The regiment may not be free to disorganize for a week, or a month, according to the whim of the War Department.”

Contents

  1. 01Chapter I Mary Louise Considers the Situation
  2. 02Chapter II Back Home
  3. 03Chapter III Danny Dexter
  4. 04Chapter IV Danny Changes His Uniform
  5. 05Chapter V Dorfield Girls
  6. 06Chapter VI a Mysterious Disappearance
  7. 07Chapter VII a Telegram
  8. 08Chapter VIII the Arrival of Josie O’gorman
  9. 09Chapter IX the Man from Boston
  10. 10Chapter X Mary Louise Makes a Discovery
  11. 11Chapter XI the Empty Room
  12. 12Chapter XII Danny Disappears
  13. 13Chapter XIII Face to Face
  14. 14Chapter XIV the Search
  15. 15Chapter XV a Journey Begun
  16. 16Chapter XVI Aunt Sally Entertains
  17. 17Chapter XVII the Birthday Breakfast
  18. 18Chapter XVIII the Motor Trip
  19. 19Chapter XIX the Escape
  20. 20Chapter XX the Desert Bungalow
  21. 21Chapter XXI a Nest of Conspirators
  22. 22Chapter XXII the Cave
  23. 23Chapter XXIII the Ride at Night
  24. 24Chapter XXIV Mary Louise Loses Her Slipper
  25. 25Chapter XXV a Successful Ruse
  26. 26Chapter XXVI a Good Night’s Work
  27. 27Chapter XXVII on the Balcony

About this edition

Author
L. Frank Baum
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Intermediate: some philosophy helps
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
154 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers