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David Graham Phillips. The Plum Tree
The Plum Tree
Table of Contents
THE PLUM TREE
I
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
II
AT THE COURT OF A SOVEREIGN
III
SAYLER "DRAWS THE LINE"
IV
THE SCHOOL OF LIFE-AS-IT-IS
V
A GOOD MAN AND HIS WOES
VI
MISS RAMSAY REVOLTS
VII
BYGONES
VIII
A CALL FROM "THE PARTY"
IX
TO THE SEATS OF THE MIGHTY
X
THE FACE IN THE CROWD
XI
BURBANK
XII
BURBANK FIRES THE POPULAR HEART
XIII
ROEBUCK & CO. PASS UNDER THE YOKE
XIV
A "BOOM-FACTORY"
XV
MUTINY
XVI
A VICTORY FOR THE PEOPLE
XVII
SCARBOROUGH
XVIII
A DANGEROUS PAUSE
XIX
DAVID SENT OUT AGAINST GOLIATH
XX
PILGRIMS AND PATRIOTS
XXI
AN INTERLUDE
XXII
MOSTLY ABOUT MONEY
XXIII
IN WHICH A MOUSE HELPS A LION
XXIV
GRANBY INTRUDES AGAIN
XXV
AN HOUR OF EMOTION
XXVI
"ONLY AN OLD JOKE"
XXVII
A DOMESTIC DISCORD
XXVIII
UNDER A CRAYON PORTRAIT
XXIX
A LETTER FROM THE DEAD
XXX
A PHILOSOPHER RUDELY INTERRUPTED
XXXI
HARVEY SAYLER, SWINEHERD
XXXII
A GLANCE BEHIND THE MASK OF GRANDEUR
XXXIII
A "SPASM OF VIRTUE"
XXXIV
"LET US HELP EACH OTHER"
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David Graham Phillips
Published by Good Press, 2019
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"He's a strong man, isn't he?" said I; "a born leader."
"Middle-weight champion in his day," replied Fessenden. "He can still knock out anybody in the organization in one round."
