The Boy Grew Older

BY HEYWOOD BROUN
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York & London The Knickerbocker Press 1923
Copyright, 1922, by Heywood Broun
Made in the United States of America
First Printing, October 1922 Second Printing, October 1922 Third Printing, November 1922 Fourth Printing, December 1922 Fifth Printing, February 1923 Sixth Printing, March 1923
Made in the United States of America
DEDICATED TO HERBERT BAYARD SWOPE



Your son was born ten minutes ago, said the voice at the other end of the wire.
I'll be up, replied Peter Neale, right away.