By BONI & LIVERIGHT, Inc.

Printed in the U.S.A.

TO

MY SON

AND HIS GODFATHER

HENRY AINLEY

CONTENTS

PART I
A FEW ELEMENTS
CHAPTERPAGE
I.The Big Chance[1]
II.Pistols for Two[20]
III.A Cure that Worked Wonders[40]
IV.The Eliphalet Touch[64]
V.Getting the Best[96]
VI.Quicksands of Tradition[113]
VII.Gas Works[135]
PART II
AND A ROUGH COMPOUND
VIII.Mornice June[155]
IX.A Reversible Favour[178]
X.The Dear Departed[198]
XI.Clouds[227]
XII.The Last Curtain[253]