CONTENTS
[Fine Feathers]
[Friends in Need]
[Good Intentions]
[Fairy Gold]
[Watch-Dogs]
[The Bequest]
[The Guardian Angel]
[Dual Control]
[Skilled Assistance]
[For Better or Worse]
[The Old Man of The Sea]
["Manners Makyth Man"]
ILLUSTRATIONS
FROM DRAWINGS BY WILL OWEN
["Can I 'ave it took off while I eat my bloater, mother?"]
["Been paddlin'?” he inquired]
["Cheer up,” said Mr George Brown]
[Mr Gibbs, with his back against the post, fought for nearly half an hour]
["Where is he?” she gasped]
["Gone!” exclaimed both gentlemen “Where?"]
["Why was wimmen made? Wot good are they?"]
["As far as I'm concerned he can take this lady to a music-'all every night"]
[Mr Chase, with his friend in his powerful grasp, was doing his best]
["What on earth's the matter?” she inquired]
["As I was a-saying, kindness to animals is all very well"]
["The quietest man o' the whole lot was Bob Pretty"]
["Some of 'em went and told Mr Bunnett some more things about Bob next day"]
["Bob Pretty lifted 'is foot and caught Joseph one behind"]
["Me?” said the other, with a gasp “Me?"]
["Evening, Bob,” he said, in stricken accents]
["Just what I told her,” said Mr Digson “What'll please you will be sure...]
["She'll be riding in her carriage and pair in six months"]
["The lodger was standing at the foot o' bed, going through 'is pockets"]
[“'We thought you might want it, Sam,' ses Peter"]
[A very faint squeeze in return decided him]
[He felt the large and clumsy hand of Mr Butler take him by the collar]
["I tell you, I am as innercent as a new-born babe"]
["And next moment I went over back'ards in twelve foot of water"]
[His friend complied]
["You tell 'er that there's two gentlemen here what have brought her news"]
["Don't you know me, Mary?"]
["If I take you back again,” repeated his wife, “are you going to behave?"]
["What I want you to do,” said Mr George Wright, “is to be an uncle to me"]
["It'll do to go on with,” he said]
["'Ow much did you say you'd got in the bank?"]
["'Gal overboard!' I ses, shouting"]
["Arter trying his 'ardest, he could only rock me a bit"]