TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:
Obvious printer and typographical errors have been corrected without comment. In addition to obvious errors, the following changes have been made:
Page 218: "t'was" was changed to "'twas" in the phrase, "... t'was to find out dat."
Page 251: "need less" was changed to "needless" in the phrase, "... scuffin' 'em out, needless."
Page 297: "the" was added to the phrase, "Glancing out of the window...."
With the exception of the above corrections, the author's original spelling, punctuation, use of grammar, etc., is retained as it appears in the original publication.