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the revolving drums

The Story of
Leather

BY

SARA WARE BASSETT

Author of
“The Story of Lumber”
“The Story of Wool”
“The Story of Glass”
“The Story of Sugar”
“The Story of Silk”
“The Story of Porcelain”

ILLUSTRATED BY
C. P. GRAY

THE PENN PUBLISHING
COMPANY PHILADELPHIA
1927

COPYRIGHT
1915 BY
THE PENN
PUBLISHING
COMPANY

The Story of Leather

To

Mr. A. C. Lawrence

whose friendship has followed me all my life and but for whose kindly aid this book could never have been written.

S. W. B.

Contents

I.[The Thunderbolt]9
II.[Peter Wins Another Name]28
III.[A New Friend]51
IV.[Peter’s Maiden Speech]70
V.[A Catastrophe]97
VI.[Two Peters and Which Won]112
VII.[The Climb Up the Ladder]133
VIII.[A Narrow Escape and Its Consequences]151
IX.[Peter Aids in a Surprise and Receives One]172
X.[The Climb Becomes Difficult]186
XI.[Tolman Experiences a Shock]209
XII.[Mr. Coddington Tells a Story]225

Illustrations

page
[The Revolving Drums]Frontispiece
[A Match was Under Way]47
[“May I Speak, Sir?”]90
[In the Finishing Department]137
[The Three Men Stepped Forward]164
[He Sent the Man Spinning Into the Crowd]219