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CONTENTS

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THE MISSIONARY SHERIFF[1]
THE CABINET ORGAN[51]
HIS DUTY[97]
THE HYPNOTIST[131]
THE NEXT ROOM[167]
THE DEFEAT OF AMOS WICKLIFF[217]

ILLUSTRATIONS

“PICKED UP SOME OF THE SHREDS”[Frontispiece]
“TORE THE LETTER INTO PIECES”Facing p.[20]
THE THANKSGIVING BOX[30]
“SHE PAUSED BEFORE MRS. SMITH’S SECTION”[46]
“SHE LEANED HER SHABBY ELBOWS ON THE GATE”[56]
“‘SOMEBODY THREW THESE THINGS AT OUR WINDOW’”[70]
“‘NOW, BOYS, LET’S COME AND PLAY ON THE ORGAN’”[74]
“‘THEY HAVE ENGAGED ME’”[94]
“HARNED HID HIS FACE”[116]
“‘IT WON’T BE SUCH A BIG ONE IF THE DOOR HOLDS’”[126]
“‘SHE MUST LOOK AT IT’”[146]
“‘HE’S SCARED NOW, THE COWARD’”[158]
“‘I’LL ACT AS HIS VALET’”[162]
“‘I’LL GIVE THE KITTY SOMETHING TO EAT’”[180]
THE FAREWELL[232]

THE MISSIONARY SHERIFF

THE MISSIONARY SHERIFF