This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ...to it, Scabby was more haired up than usual. And besides being pretty rough in his talk, he swore he would n't pay the chauffeur a cent; and the chauffeur got ugly, and said he 'd report the case to Dr. Davenport, --said he guessed young kids at St. Timothy's were n't supposed to be chasing round the country ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ...to it, Scabby was more haired up than usual. And besides being pretty rough in his talk, he swore he would n't pay the chauffeur a cent; and the chauffeur got ugly, and said he 'd report the case to Dr. Davenport, --said he guessed young kids at St. Timothy's were n't supposed to be chasing round the country in automobiles, anyway. So then we all got sort of nervous; and finally we succeeded in calming Scabby down, and then the chauffeur, after we 'd paid him a good deal more than he had any right to ask. And then we started to walk home. Did you notice any of us at lunch?" "Not especially. Why?" "Oh, just that we did n't eat any lunch. We were all saving up for this wonderful spread of Scabby's. And so that made us all especially sore. Jing, but I 'm hungry!" Louis fished out from under his bed a box of crackers. "You are certainly a life-saver. Well, we had n't walked far before we all got to brooding on our disappointment, and nobody said anything; and so I got to brooding more and more about the mean way I 'd acted with you. And I felt pretty sure you 'd come in near the top; and all of a sudden I made up my mind I wanted to be there to see you. So I just said, 'I 'm going to see the finish of the hare and hounds, ' and started to run. The others just kept on walking, and I guess they have n't got in yet." "I can tell you I 'm mighty glad you were there at the finish," said Louis. "It made just the difference, I guess, between my winning and losing." "0 shucks!" said Morrill. "Maybe it's just as well the machine broke down," Louis observed. "If it hadn't, and you 'd gone on to Marbledale, you might have been caught, and then most likely you 'd all have been...
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Small 8vo. Tan cloth with black lettering and black, green and ivory pictorial and decorative stamping. 273pp. Tissue-guarded frontispiece, 7 called-for full-page plates. Very good. Mild edgewear, with spine faintly rubbed. Tight, nice first edition of the third title in the "St. Timothy's" series begun in 1904 and continuing through at least 1930. Pier (1874-1966) served on the editorial staff of "Youth's Companion, " where many of his stories were first published before appearing in hardbound form.
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Good. Book in good condition for its age. Some wear to the cover. Binding in good shape. Pages clean. International shipping frequently requires additional postage.