THE PRODIGAL VILLAGE
THE
PRODIGAL VILLAGE
A Christmas Tale
By
IRVING BACHELLER
Author of
THE LIGHT IN THE CLEARING
A MAN FOR THE AGES, Etc.
INDIANAPOLIS
THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
Copyright 1920
American National Red Cross
Copyright 1920
Irving Bacheller
Printed in the United States of America
PRESS OF
BRAUNWORTH & CO.
BOOK MANUFACTURERS
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I | Which Introduces the Shepherd of the Birds | 1 |
| II | The Founding of the Phyllistines | 18 |
| III | Which Tells of the Complaining Coin and the Man Who Lost His Self | 68 |
| IV | In Which Mr. Israel Sneed and OtherWorking Men Receive a Lesson in True Democracy | 91 |
| V | In Which J. Patterson Bing Buys a Necklace of Pearls | 103 |
| VI | In Which Hiram Blenkinsop Has a Number of Adventures | 117 |
| VII | In Which High Voltage Develops in the Conversation | 137 |
| VIII | In Which Judge Crooker Delivers a Few Opinions | 146 |
| IX | Which Tells of a Merry Christmas Dayin the Little Cottage of the Widow Moran | 163 |
THE PRODIGAL VILLAGE
THE PRODIGAL VILLAGE
CHAPTER ONE
Which Introduces the Shepherd of the Birds
The day that Henry Smix met and embraced Gasoline Power and went up MainStreet hand in hand with it is not yet forgotten. It was a hastymarriage, so to speak, and the results of it were truly deplorable.Their little journey produced an effect on the nerves and