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Оглавление"Here's my father, or the police!" . . . . . . . Frontispiece
[Illustration: He surveyed himself with an excited curiosity.]
[Illustration: "I can't hold him!"]
THE RESCUE OF ELIZABETH KERNABY
[Illustration: He poured comforting assurances of safety into her ears.]
[Illustration: "She was quite out of control for a good five minutes!"]
THE BARON AND THE MONEY-LENDER
[Illustration: "To-night reflect on your misdeeds. To-morrow we will treat of your ransom."]
[Illustration: The pursuit was lively, but short.]
[Illustration: It was his first essay as coiffeur.]
[Illustration: As a battering ram upon the first and second buttons of his waistcoat.]
[Illustration: "Hold it back!" screamed Tinker.]
TINKER TAKES SEPTIMUS RAINER IN HAND
[Illustration: Over these agreeable occupations they talked.]
TINKER ASSERTS THE RIGHTS OF THE EMPLOYER
TINKER DISOWNS HIS GRANDMOTHER
[Illustration: And she paused to let the splendour of the gift sink in.]
TINKER AND THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE
