CONTENTS

PrefacePAGE
Likewise a Declaration of Principles[vii]
CHAPTER
IFate in a Bathtub[1]
IIBirth of an Idea[7]
IIIMacnooder Opens Vistas[10]
IVLoneliness of Great Men[16]
VThe Golden Shower[21]
VIMethods of a Financier[26]
VIITragedy[37]
VIIIWhen Friends Prove False[40]
IXSnorky as a Lady-Killer[51]
XLove Lightly Considered[59]
XIThe Demon of Jealousy[62]
XIIAll's Well That Ends Well[70]
XIIIA Woman of the World[74]
XIVThe Plot Against the Mosquito[83]
XVThe Tennessee Shad Suspects[94]
XVIExperiments in Fragrance[99]
XVIISoap and Sentiment[110]
XVIIILove Comes Like the Measles[118]
XIXThe Urchin Begins to Bloom[127]
XXThe Heart of a Brunette[135]
XXIWorldly Wisdom of Skippy Bedelle[145]
XXIIGirls as an Epidemic[151]
XXIIIThe Blonde of the Species[160]
XXIVResult of a Brother's Advice[169]
XXVAntics of a Talking Machine[175]
XXVIContaining Some High Melodrama[183]
XXVIIHickey in a Deadly Rôle[194]
XXVIIISitting It Out[200]
XXIXDead Game Sports[206]
XXXExperiments in a Dress Suit[214]
XXXIShirt Studs as Cupid's Messenger[222]
XXXIILiving up to an Angel[230]
XXXIIISudden Interest in the Bible[242]
XXXIVThe Way of the Transgressor[248]
XXXVThe Scalp Hunter[257]
XXXVISplashing With Your Toes[275]
XXXVIISkippy Retires With His Scalp[279]
XXXVIIIThe Philosophical Attitude[289]
XXXIXLove Plus Hippo[305]
XLReality Minus Hippo[312]

ILLUSTRATIONS

They walked in silence, oppressed by the greatness of their grief[Frontispiece]
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Instantly the air was filled with flying sponges[4]
"Good gracious!" cried Miss Dabtree with an impetuous lunge towards the point of attack[78]
"Really, Jack, I'm beginning to suspect you're an old hand."[140]
He balanced carefully, stretched out one arm to encircle an imaginary waist[172]
The partner of his arms, escaping, rolled over towards Tootsie[182]

SKIPPY BEDELLE