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From the Housetops By: George Barr McCutcheon (1866-1928) |
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BY
GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON Author of "Ghaustark," "The Hollow of Her Hand,"
"The Prince of Graustark," etc. With Illustrations by
F. GRAHAM COOTES
Copyright, 1916
By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, INC.
All rights reserved
Made in U.S.A.
[Illustration: "Stop!" he cried eagerly. "Would you give up
everything everything, mind you, if I were to ask you to do so?"]
Contents
======== CHAPTER I 1
CHAPTER II 9
CHAPTER III 16
CHAPTER IV 27
CHAPTER V 39
CHAPTER VI 57
CHAPTER VII 76
CHAPTER VIII 90
CHAPTER IX 101
CHAPTER X 120
CHAPTER XI 137
CHAPTER XII 155
CHAPTER XIII 169
CHAPTER XIV 185
CHAPTER XV 197
CHAPTER XVI 213
CHAPTER XVII 230
CHAPTER XVIII 247
CHAPTER XIX 260
CHAPTER XX 273
CHAPTER XXI 292
CHAPTER XXII 310
CHAPTER XXIII 329
CHAPTER XXIV 345
CHAPTER XXV 359
CHAPTER XXVI 376
CHAPTER XXVII 391
CHAPTER XXVIII 405
CHAPTER XXIX 421
CHAPTER XXX 431
FROM THE HOUSETOPS
CHAPTER I
Mr. Templeton Thorpe was soon to be married for the second time. Back in
1860 he married a girl of twenty two, and now in the year 1912 he was
taking unto himself another girl of twenty two. In the interim he had
achieved a grandson whose years were twenty nine. In his seventy seventh
year he was worth a great many millions of dollars, and for that and no
other reason perhaps, one of the newspapers, in commenting on the
approaching nuptials, declared that nobody could now deny that he was a
philanthropist. "I daresay you are right, Mrs. Tresslyn," said old Templeton Thorpe's
grandson, bitterly. "He hasn't many more years to live." The woman in the chair started, her eyes narrowing. The flush deepened in
her cheeks. It had been faint before and steady, but now it was ominous. "I fear you are again putting words into my mouth," she said coldly. "Have
I made any such statement?" "I did not say that you had, Mrs. Tresslyn," said the young man. "I merely
observed that you were right. It isn't necessary to put the perfectly
obvious into words. He is a very old man, so you are right in believing
that he hasn't many years left to live. Nearly four times the age of
Anne, that's how old he is, and time flies very swiftly for him." "I must again remind you that you are in danger of becoming offensive,
Braden. Be good enough to remember that this interview is not of my
choosing. I consented to receive you in " "You knew it was inevitable this interview, as you call it. You knew I
would come here to denounce this damnable transaction. I have nothing to
apologise for, Mrs. Tresslyn. This is not the time for apologies. You may
order me to leave your house, but I don't believe you will find any
satisfaction in doing so. You would still know that I have a right to
protest against this unspeakable marriage, even though it should mean
nothing more to me than the desire to protect a senile old man against
the " "Your grandfather is the last man in the world to be described as senile,"
she broke in, with a thin smile... Continue reading book >>
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