[ XXV AMONG THE PICTURES ]

[ XXVI THE PROBATIONARY GHOST ]

[ XXVII JINNET’S CHRISTMAS SHOPPING ]

[ XXVIII A BET ON BURNS ]

[ XXIX THE PRODIGAL’S RETURN ]


PREFACE.

The majority of the following chapters are selections from “Erchie” articles contributed to the pages of the ‘Glasgow Evening News’ during the past three years. A number of the sketches are now published for the first time.