
Betty Wales has just finished her senior year at Harding College and is back home, surrounded by the familiar chatter of her family and the lingering affection of the “Merry Hearts” she left behind. The narrative captures her lively spirit as she navigates the comfort of family routines while still yearning for the camaraderie of her college friends, each with their own quirks and memorable moments.
Soon after settling in, Betty begins receiving a flurry of letters—congratulatory notes, puzzling missives from a friend sailing overseas, and the occasional cryptic update that sparks her curiosity. These correspondence snippets hint at new horizons and hint at the adventures that await her beyond the familiar walls of home, setting the stage for a story that blends youthful optimism, gentle humor, and the promise of discoveries just beyond the next doorstep.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (337K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: The Penn Publishing Company, 1908.
Credits
D A Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by University of California libraries)
Release date
2022-06-05
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1875–1944
Best known for the warmly written Betty Wales books, this early 20th-century novelist created college stories that helped make campus life feel vivid and inviting for young readers. She also wrote under the pen name Margaret Warde.
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