ARAMINTA
AND THE AUTOMOBILE
BY
CHARLES BATTELL
LOOMIS
With Illustrations by
OTTO LANG
New York
Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
Publishers
Copyright, 1903,
By Henry Holt & Co.
Copyright, 1907,
By Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
The stories in this volume were copyrighted separately, as follows:
“Araminta and the Automobile,”
Copyright, 1903,
By The Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia
“The Deception of Martha Tucker,”
Copyright, 1901,
By The Century Co.
“While the Automobile Ran Down,”
Copyright, 1900,
By The Century Co.
THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
Mr. Reviewer and My Dear Readers,
I have been asked to say a few words to you before you get busy with my little book that is filled with “Cheerful Americans” going out for automobile rides.