COPYRIGHT 1910
The Bobbs-Merrill Company

PRESS OF
BRAUNWORTH & CO.
BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS
BROOKLYN, N. Y.



CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
IWix Begins to Think[1]
IIEasy Money[12]
IIIYoung Wix Takes a Hand[25]
IVThe Easiest Way[38]
VWix Disappears Forever[52]
VIA Sad Disappointment[61]
VIIA Green-Goods Playlet[72]
VIIIThe Double Cross[86]
IXSpoiling the Egyptians[101]
XEating Cake and Having It[111]
XIA Brief Character Bit[126]
XIIWallingford Is Frozen Out[144]
XIIIBeauty in the Spot-Light[158]
XIVAn Old Score Evened Up[172]
XVTaking His Money[183]
XVIEnjoying Themselves[201]
XVIIJ. Rufus Seeks Investment[219]
XVIIISpeculation in Real Estate[231]
XIXA Great Art Center[251]
XXEtruscan Black Mud[264]
XXIThe Great Vittoreo Matteo[279]
XXIIThe Surprise of His Life[288]
XXIIIIStill Another Surprise[298]
XXIVA Straight Business[306]
XXVThe Sciatacata Company[318]
XXVIA Delusion and a Snare[331]
XXVIILaugh at That Woozy Feeling[341]