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Copyright, 1925
by
G. P. Putnam’s Sons

Made in the United States of America

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To
GRANDMA
AND
GRANDPA BUB [[v]]

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A SOLEMN FOREWORD

Mr. George Putnam has asked me to write a solemn foreword to David’s book. An ideal foreword cannot be too brief, should never be in the nature of an apology or a panegyric,—and in fact any direct reference to the subject of the volume in which it is printed is in the nature of redundancy. Its only use, as far as I can see, is a chance to exploit some idea of the foreword’s author which he can find no opportunity to print elsewhere.