SHE WAS PROMISED TO SLOW JIM TOOL
EVERY MAN
FOR
HIMSELF
BY
NORMAN DUNCAN
AUTHOR OF
“THE CRUISE OF THE SHINING LIGHT”
“DOCTOR LUKE OF THE LABRADOR”
ETC. ETC
NEW YORK AND LONDON
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
MCMVIII
Copyright, 1906,1907,1908, by Harper & Brothers.
Copyright, 1906, by Houghton, Mifflin, and Company.
Copyright, 1905, by The Outlook Company.
Copyright, 1907, by The Century Co.
All rights reserved
Published September, 1908.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | The Wayfarer | [1] |
| II. | A Matter of Expediency | [40] |
| III. | The Minstrel | [66] |
| IV. | The Squall | [98] |
| V. | The Fool of Skeleton Tickle | [132] |
| VI. | A Comedy of Candlestick Cove | [149] |
| VII. | “By-an’-by” Brown of Blunder Cove | [182] |
| VIII. | They Who Lose at Love | [208] |
| IX. | The Revolution at Satan’s Trap | [231] |
| X. | The Surplus | [273] |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| SHE WAS PROMISED TO SLOW JIM TOOL. | [Frontispiece] |
| “I SEED THE SHAPE OF A MAN LEAP FOR MY PLACE” | [62] |
| THE DARK, SMILING SALIM, WITH HIS MAGIC PACK, WAS WELCOME | [88] |
| “YOU KEEP YOUR TONGUE OFF POOR LIZABETH” | [112] |
| “YOU WAS FIXED ALL RIGHT?” PARSON JAUNT ASKED | [178] |
| “OL’ BILL HULK CRAWLIN’ DOWN THE HILL T’ MEETIN’” | [276] |