ODDS AND ENDS

: : : By B. M. Croker : : :
Author of “Her Own People,” “In Old Madras,”
“The Company’s Servant,” “Given in Marriage,”
“Bridget,” “Blue China,” etc.

LONDON: HUTCHINSON & CO.
: : PATERNOSTER ROW : :

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAP.PAGE
I THE SPARE BED[3]
II UNAVOIDABLY POSTPONED[ 13]
III THE NORTH VERANDAH[ 41]
IV IMITATION PEARLS[ 52]
V THE HELPER [ 78]
VI THE FATAL PARAGRAPH[ 90]
VII THE SHIP’S CAT[ 110]
VIII HELEN, OR SEMIRAMIS?[ 124]
IX THE RED BUNGALOW[ 139]
X THE SCARECROW[ 157]
XI THE OLD TOWN HOUSE[ 178]
XII THE FIND[ 192]
XIII THE CREAKING BOARD[ 203]
XIV THE SWORD OF LANBRYDE[ 213]
XV THE KING’S SHILLING[ 218]
XVI A DARK HORSE[ 236]

ODDS AND ENDS

I
THE SPARE BED