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  KITTY CARTER

  Canteen Girl

  _Story by_ RUBY LORRAINE RADFORD

  _Illustrated by_ HENRY E. VALLELY

  FIGHTERS FOR FREEDOM _Series_]

  WHITMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY RACINE, WISCONSIN

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  _Copyright, 1944, by_ WHITMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY

  PRINTED IN U. S. A.

  All names, characters, and events in this story are entirely fictitious

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  TABLE OF CONTENTS

  CHAPTER PAGE

  I. They Also Serve 11 II. A Strange Meeting 21 III. The USO Party 34 IV. Emergency Feeding 45 V. The Snack Bar 58 VI. A Revelation 72 VII. The Tangled Web 83 VIII. What’s in a Title? 96 IX. Into the Marshes 108 X. The Beach Party 119 XI. Terrapin Island 130 XII. The Lookout 144 XIII. A Dream Comes True 152 XIV. More Worries 166 XV. A Confession 178 XVI. Further Revelations 189 XVII. A Narrow Escape 203 XVIII. A Caller in the Dark 213 XIX. Trapped 226 XX. Rewards 238

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  ILLUSTRATIONS

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  Billy and Kitty Waved to the Tall Man 10 “Then You Are Miss Dawson,” Kitty Said 25 “We’ll Be Glad to Have You,” Mrs. Evans Said 37 A Spurt of Flame Ran Across the Boy’s Shoe 51 “What’s So Interesting There?” Brad Asked 65 “How About Asking Hazel Over Tonight?” 77 “You’re Not Silly at All,” Kitty Told Him 89 “What Do You Want Here?” Punaro Asked Them 105 Kitty Caught the Surprise on Her Father’s Face 113 “The Coast Guard Saw It All,” Ned Told Them 125 “I Sho’ Gits Lonesome,” the Old Negro Said 141 Kitty Glanced at the Hard-Featured Man 157 Billy Moaned and Tossed Restlessly 169 “You May Have Picked up a Missing Link!” 183 Brad Suddenly Turned to Kitty 195 “Brad, Are You Hurt?” Kitty Wailed 209 She Helped Him Across the Dock 217 “Don’t Move or I’ll Shoot!” 225 “Oh, Hazel,” Kitty Said, “I’m Delighted!” 241

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  _Billy and Kitty Waved to the Tall Man_]

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