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Fred Thorpe. Ahead of the Show; Or, The Adventures of Al Allston, Advance Agent
Ahead of the Show; Or, The Adventures of Al Allston, Advance Agent
Table of Contents
AHEAD OF THE SHOW
CHAPTER I. AL MAKES APPLICATION
CHAPTER II. AL TALKS BUSINESS
CHAPTER III. AL'S SCHEME
CHAPTER IV. AL TO THE RESCUE
CHAPTER V. AL CLAIMS HIS REWARD
CHAPTER VI. ANOTHER ROCK AHEAD
CHAPTER VII. THE DEBUT
CHAPTER VIII. A STARTLING SITUATION
CHAPTER IX. A CLOSE CALL
CHAPTER X. AN INTERVIEW WITH THE MAYOR
CHAPTER XI. IN PERIL
CHAPTER XII. INTERVIEWED
CHAPTER XIII. A STROKE OF LUCK
CHAPTER XIV. AL'S AD
CHAPTER XV. SAVED BY A SHADOW
CHAPTER XVI. A LESSON IN JOURNALISM
CHAPTER XVII "I WANT YOU."
CHAPTER XVIII. MR. MARMADUKE MERRY
CHAPTER XIX. A STARTLING ACKNOWLEDGMENT
CHAPTER XX. THE LOCKET
CHAPTER XXI. BROTHER AND SISTER
CHAPTER XXII. AN AWFUL CATASTROPHE
CHAPTER XXIII. AN EVENTFUL NIGHT
CHAPTER XXIV. A CLEW
CHAPTER XXV. ON THE TRACK
CHAPTER XXVI "DR. FERGUSON."
CHAPTER XXVII. AN UNLUCKY ERROR
CHAPTER XXVIII. AN EXCITING INTERVIEW
CHAPTER XXIX. A DANGEROUS JOB AHEAD
CHAPTER XXX. HARD LUCK
CHAPTER XXXI. A WOMAN'S VENGEANCE
CHAPTER XXXII. AND LAST
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Fred Thorpe
Published by Good Press, 2019
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Besides, the offer of a plated spoon as a souvenir was almost irresistible; people who had more solid silver spoons than they had any use for fell over each other in their frantic haste to secure seats for the evening's performance and make sure of the coveted spoon.
"We haven't had an advance sale like this since the house was built," said the local manager to Mr. Wattles, a short time before the doors were opened. "Why, there isn't a seat left in the house except in the gallery, and they will be all filled as soon as the doors are thrown open. And I understand that there is no sale at all at the other house. I don't believe there'll be a baker's dozen there. It was a great idea of yours to get Mrs. Anderson to appear."
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