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Morrison Arthur. Green Ginger

Green Ginger

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I. — A SKINFUL OF TROUBLE

Illustrated by Lawson Wood. First published as "Filer the Faithless" in The Strand Magazine, Dec 1908

II. — THE ABSENT THREE

III. — THE STOLEN BLENKINSOP

Illustrated by Tom Browne, R.I. First published in The Strand Magazine, Aug 1908. I

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IV. — CAP'EN JOLLYFAX'S GUN

First published in The Metropolian Magazine, Feb 1907

V. — SNORKEY TIMMS, HIS MARKS

Illustrated by Tom Browne, R.I. First published in The Strand Magazine, Mar 1908

VI. — THE COPPER CHARM

Illustrated by Lawson Wood. First published in The Strand Magazine, Sep 1908

VII. — DOBBS'S PARROT

Illustrated by J. A. Shepherd. First published in The Strand Magazine, Jan 1907

VIII. — THE SELLER OF HATE

First published in The Graphic Illustrated, Feb 23, 1907s

IX. — THE RODD STREET REVOLUTION

Illustrated by Tom Browne, R.I. First published in The Strand Magazine, Jun 1908. I

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X. — THE CHAMBER OF LIGHT: A FANTASY

XI. — MR. BOSTOCK'S BACK-SLIDING

Illustrated by Tom Browne, R.I. First published in The Strand Magazine, Dec 1907

XII. — THE HOUSE OF HADDOCK

XIII. — A LUCIFO MATCH

Illustrated by Tom Browne, R.I. First published in The Strand Magazine, Jan 1909

XIV. — ARTS AND CRAFTS

XV. — WICKS'S WATERLOO

XVI. — THE DRINKWATER ROMANCE

Published under syndication, e.g., in The Omaru Mail, New Zealand, Mar 9, 1907. I

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THE END

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Arthur Morrison

Published by Good Press, 2022

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The constable, with rising wrath, surveyed the crowd that now filled the street, and turned once more to Mr. Dowdall. "That tiger's your property," he said, "and if you don't take it indoors it'll be my dooty to summons you." And with that he produced a notebook and wrote laboriously.

And now as he wrote, a sergeant arrived, who positively ordered Mr. Dowdall to take his tiger indoors instantly. Mr. Dowdall desperately contemplated the prospect of standing a siege of public, police, and tiger combined; when there arrived on the heels of the others an inspector, a far better diplomatist than either of his inferior officers. He first carefully examined the case and its inscriptions, and then politely inquired if Mr. Dowdall were in any way connected with Filer's Circus. Mr. Dowdall was cornered. To deny Filer's Circus to a responsible police-officer meant to renounce the hope of redress from Filer. Mr. Dowdall first hesitated and then admitted his partnership; and straightway was deprived of all defence.

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