THE PRETENDER
In deference to the opinion of the publishers theAuthor has consented to certain alterations beingmade in his work.
THE PRETENDER
A Story of the Latin Quarter
BY
ROBERT W. SERVICE
Author of “Songs of a Sourdough,” “Trail
of ’98,” etc.
NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD & COMPANY
1914
Copyright, Canada, 1914
By ROBERT W. SERVICE
VAIL-BALLOU COMPANY
BINGHAMTON AND NEW YORK
THE PRETENDER
“Of Books and Scribes there are no end:
This Plague—and who can doubt it?
Dismays me so, I’ve sadly penned
Another book about it.”
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| BOOK I—THE CHALLENGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| I | The Happiest Young Man in Manhattan | 1 |
| II | The Sheep and the Goats | 10 |
| III | Grilled Kidney and Bacon | 20 |
| IV | An Unintentional Philanderer | 28 |
| V | A Seasick Sentimentalist | 40 |
| VI | An Involuntary Fiancé | 48 |
| VII | A Battle of Ink | 61 |
| VIII | The Girl Who Looked Interesting | 69 |
| IX | The Chewing Gum of Destiny | 78 |
| X | The Young Man Who Makes Good | 89 |
| BOOK II—THE STRUGGLE | ||
| I | The Newly-weds | 101 |
| II | That Muddle-Headed Santa Cl ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! | |