Young Wallingford
by George Randolph Chester
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About this eBook
- Author
- Chester, George Randolph, 1869-1924
- Credits
- E-text prepared by D Alexander and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries ( www.archive.org/details/americana)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
- Subject
- Swindlers and swindling -- Fiction
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 32897
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32897
- Release Date
- June 19, 2010
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.E-text prepared by D Alexander and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( http://www.pgdp.net ) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries ( http://www.archive.org/details/americana ) — YOUNG WALLINGFORD — By
- 2.GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER — WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY — F. R. GRUGER & HENRY RALEIGH — INDIANAPOLIS THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY PUBLISHERS
- 3.CONTENTS — YOUNG WALLINGFORD
- 4.CHAPTER I — WHEREIN JONATHAN REUBEN WIX BEGINS TO THINK
- 5.CHAPTER II — THE BLACK-EYED YOUNG MAN DISCOURSES OF EASY MONEY
- 6.CHAPTER III — YOUNG WIX TAKES A HAND IN THE BLACK-EYED ONE’S GAME
- 7.CHAPTER IV — WHICH SHOWS THE EASIEST WAY TO MAKE A BUCKET-SHOP PAY
- 8.CHAPTER V — JONATHAN REUBEN WIX CASTS ASIDE HIS ONLY HANDICAP AND DISAPPEARS FOR EVER
- 9.CHAPTER VI — J. RUFUS PROVES A SAD, SAD DISAPPOINTMENT TO SOME CLEVER PEOPLE
- 10.CHAPTER VII — WALLINGFORD HELPS IN A GREEN-GOODS PLAYLET PURELY FOR ACCOMMODATION
- 11.CHAPTER VIII — A THIRD ARM TO THE OLD-FASHIONED DOUBLE CROSS
- 12.CHAPTER IX — IN WHICH J. RUFUS HEARS OF SOME EGYPTIANS WORTH SPOILING
- 13.CHAPTER X — INTRODUCING A NOVEL MEANS OF EATING CAKE AND HAVING IT TOO
- 14.CHAPTER XI — WHEREIN BLACKIE DAW PLAYS A BRIEF CHARACTER BIT
- 15.CHAPTER XII — WALLINGFORD IS FROZEN OUT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF HIS OWN COMPANY
- 16.CHAPTER XIII — BEAUTY PHILLIPS STEPS INTO THE SPOT-LIGHT FOR HER GRAND SPECIALTY
- 17.CHAPTER XIV — WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE
- 18.CHAPTER XV — THE BROADWAY QUARTET CONTINUES TO TAKE WALLINGFORD’S MONEY
- 19.CHAPTER XVI — IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES
- 20.CHAPTER XVII — J. RUFUS SEEKS FOR PROFITABLE INVESTMENT IN THE COUNTRY
- 21.CHAPTER XVIII — WALLINGFORD SPECULATES IN THE CHEAPEST REAL ESTATE PROCURABLE
- 22.CHAPTER XIX — WHEREIN BLAKEVILLE HAS OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A GREAT ART CENTER
- 23.CHAPTER XX — WALLINGFORD BEGINS TO UTILIZE THE WONDERFUL ETRUSCAN BLACK MUD
- 24.CHAPTER XXI — THE GREAT VITTOREO MATTEO, MASTER OF BLACK MUD, ARRIVES! BRAVA! HE DEPARTS! BRAVA!
- 25.CHAPTER XXII — IN WHICH J. RUFUS GIVES HIMSELF THE SURPRISE OF HIS LIFE
- 26.CHAPTER XXIII — WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE
- 27.CHAPTER XXIV — CASTING ABOUT FOR A STRAIGHT BUSINESS, PATENT MEDICINE PROVIDES THE ANSWER
- 28.CHAPTER XXV — IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY
- 29.CHAPTER XXVI — DOCTOR QUAGG PROVES THAT STRAIGHT BUSINESS IS A DELUSION AND A SNARE
- 30.CHAPTER XXVII — IN WHICH YOU ARE TOLD HOW TO LAUGH AT THAT WOOZY FEELING — LAUGH AT THAT WOOZY FEELING — DRINK GINGEREE! — IT PUTS THE GINGER IN YOU TEN CENTS AT ALL SODA FOUNTAINS — Transcriber’s Note:
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