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The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol By: William John Locke (1863-1930) |
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BY THE SAME AUTHOR
IDOLS
SEPTIMUS
DERELICTS
THE USURPER
WHERE LOVE IS
THE WHITE DOVE
SIMON THE JESTER
A STUDY IN SHADOWS
A CHRISTMAS MYSTERY
THE BELOVÈD VAGABOND
AT THE GATE OF SAMARIA
THE MORALS OF MARCUS ORDEYNE
THE DEMAGOGUE AND LADY PHAYRE
THE GLORY OF CLEMENTINA
[Illustration: AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FOURTH KISS OUT CAME HER FATHER
See page 34 ]
THE
JOYOUS ADVENTURES
OF ARISTIDE PUJOL BY
WILLIAM J. LOCKE
ILLUSTRATIONS BY
ALEC BALL
NEW YORK
JOHN LANE COMPANY
MCMXII
CONTENTS
I THE ADVENTURE OF THE FAIR PATRONNE
II THE ADVENTURE OF THE ARLÉSIENNE
III THE ADVENTURE OF THE KIND MR. SMITH
IV THE ADVENTURE OF THE FOUNDLING
V THE ADVENTURE OF THE PIG'S HEAD
VI THE ADVENTURE OF FLEURETTE
VII THE ADVENTURE OF THE MIRACLE
VIII THE ADVENTURE OF THE FICKLE GODDESS
IX THE ADVENTURE OF A SAINT MARTIN'S SUMMER
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
FACING
PAGE At the Beginning of the Fourth Kiss Out Came Her
Father Frontispiece I Had Knocked Him Down on Purpose. He Was
Crippled for Life 14 Anything Less Congruous as the Bride Elect of the
Debonair Aristide Pujol it Was Impossible to
Imagine 22 Had Straightway Poured His Grievances into a
Feminine Ear 32 I Found Both Tyres Had Been Punctured in a Hundred
Places 40 "Madame," said Aristide, "You Are Adorable, and
I Love You to Distraction" 50 "The Villain Was a Traveller in Buttons Buttons!" 60 He Burst into Shrieks of Laughter 64 "And You!" shouted Bocardon, Falling on Aristide;
"I Must Embrace You Also" 68 Standing on the Arrival Platform of Euston Station 78 "Ah! the Pictures," cried Aristide, with a Wide
Sweep of His Arms 88 "I'll Take Five Hundred Pounds," said He, "to
Stay in" 96 Between the Folds of a Blanket Peeped the Face of
a Sleeping Child 110 He Demonstrated the Proper Application of the Cure 120 It is a Fearsome Thing for a Man to be Left Alone in
the Dead of Night with a Young Baby 124 One of the Little Girls in Pigtails Was Holding
Him, While Miss Anne Administered the Feeding Bottle 134 He Must Have Dealt Out Paralyzing Information 180 Fleurette Danced with Aristide, as Light as an
Autumn Leaf Tossed by the Wind 188 Aristide Practised His Many Queer Accomplishments 200 He Read It, and Blinked in Amazement 208 He Might as Well Have Pointed Out the Marvels
of Kubla Khan's Pleasure Dome to a Couple of
Guinea Pigs 216 "I've Caught You! At Last, After Twenty Years,
I've Caught You" 234 There He Saw a Sight Which for a Moment Paralyzed Him 238 Mr. Ducksmith Seized Him by the Lapels of His Coat 242
THE
JOYOUS ADVENTURES
OF
ARISTIDE PUJOL
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol I THE ADVENTURE OF THE FAIR PATRONNE
In narrating these few episodes in the undulatory, not to say
switchback, career of my friend Aristide Pujol, I can pretend to no
chronological sequence. Some occurred before he (almost literally)
crossed my path for the first time, some afterwards... Continue reading book >>
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