This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIII THE TRAMP OF THE YOUNG MEN MR. CURRAN was in his office working on a rush job for the Gem Restaurant whose illumination across the Square, "Home Cooking--Chicago Style," was in his eyes as he kicked the old press treadle, when Harlan came in. Harlan had not intended to see Wiley again, so ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIII THE TRAMP OF THE YOUNG MEN MR. CURRAN was in his office working on a rush job for the Gem Restaurant whose illumination across the Square, "Home Cooking--Chicago Style," was in his eyes as he kicked the old press treadle, when Harlan came in. Harlan had not intended to see Wiley again, so deep was his hurt and humiliation, but when he crossed the Square and heard the clanketyclank of the News job department, he could not resist old faiths and ardors. Wiley, too, would be hurt if Harlan departed without a word. So it seemed the most natural thing to lounge in, sink down in the editor's chair, while the editor held up his inky hands a minute to wave them cheerily. And always it was something like this: "Hello, Harlan!" "Hello, Wiley!" "Were you down at the Junction for the seven-ten this evening?" "Yes." "Who came in?" "Old Lady Hicks and that Sheasby girl--from Ottumwa, Billy said." "Hash 'em up for the local. Give Old Lady Hicks a real snifter--her subscription is about out and I want a renewal." So Harlan reached for some copy paper and scrawled the items, and looked over the stuff on the local hook. "'News Notes' will be rotten this week. The brakeman on Ten said his wife had a baby." "Shove it in." "I don't know his name." "Shove it in anyhow. Splash it on thick--jolly him about the cigars and Number Ten, and let folks guess who it is." So Harlan scrawled on while the editor rehearsed all the news he could think of. "Tear up some editorial dope--local option. Saloon must be kept from our midst.... Home and Fireside.... Remember Our Boys.... Outlaw the Unholy Traffic.... "murmured Wiley above the clankety-clank. Now, Mr. Curran had no boys, and the unholy traffic had piled beer bottles so high behind the News fence that...
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Arthur William Brown. Very Good. No DJ. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Edition not stated. No indication of later printings, c 1912. Green cloth with gilt titles. Boards clean and bright with minor shelf wear, tips slightly rubbed. Spine ends bumped, gently rubbed; gilt lettering clean and bright. Binding firm. Text block lightly toned. Gift inscription penciled on front end paper, else unmarked and clean.
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Very Good. First edition. Blind embossed dark green cloth, gilt-stamped. Ex-library bookplates on front endpapers, gutter cracked, extremities modestly worn, else very good, lacking the scarce dustwrapper.
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Good in Fair jacket. Book 386 pages, frontis/tissue guard, 4 sepia plates by Arthur William Brown; 12mo, olive green ribbed cloth, blind stamped butterfly, border font cover. Inner hinges broken, dark shadowed areas 4 leaves, fore edge light spotting, spine ends bumped, good+; dust jacket fair, ragged with pieces missing.
