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Ford Sewell. Wilt Thou Torchy
Wilt Thou Torchy
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"But the impudence of you, to do it right here!" she goes on. "No one but you, Torchy, would have thought of that." … … Frontispiece
WILT THOU TORCHY
CHAPTER I
ON THE WAY WITH CECIL
CHAPTER II
TOWING CECIL TO A SMEAR
CHAPTER III
TORCHY HANDS OUT A SPILL
[Illustration: "I don't think I ever saw Auntie come so near beamin' before. She seems right at home, fieldin' that line of chat. And Vee, too, is more or less under the spell."]
CHAPTER IV
HOW HAM PASSED THE BUCK
CHAPTER V
WITH ELMER LEFT IN
[Illustration: For a second it looked like Gladys was goin' to freeze with horror; but she just gives Valentina the once-over and indulges in a panicky little giggle.]
CHAPTER VI
A BALANCE FOR THE BOSS
CHAPTER VII
TORCHY FOLLOWS A HUNCH
CHAPTER VIII
BREAKING ODD WITH MYRA
CHAPTER IX
REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT
CHAPTER X
WHEN AUNTIE CRASHES IN
CHAPTER XI
A JOLT FROM OLD HICKORY
CHAPTER XII
TORCHY HITS THE HIGH SEAS
CHAPTER XIII
WHEN THE NAVY HORNED IN
CHAPTER XIV
AUNTIE TAKES A NIGHT OFF
CHAPTER XV
PASSING THE JOKE BUCK
CHAPTER XVI
TORCHY TAKES A RUNNING JUMP
CHAPTER XVII
A LITTLE SPEED ON THE HOME STRETCH
[Illustration: "Then she grips me around the neck, and snuggles her head down on my necktie—say, then I knew."]
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Sewell Ford
Published by Good Press, 2019
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"Huh!" says I. "Army officer? I had him listed as a rail-bird from the Horse Show."
"He presents credentials signed by General Kitchener," says Old Hickory. "He's looking up munition contracts. Not the financial end. Nor is he an artillery expert. Just exactly what he is here for I've failed to discover, and I am too busy to bother with him."
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