Preface

THE BOSS OF LITTLE ARCADY

THE BOSS OF LITTLE ARCADY

BY

HARRY LEON WILSON

Illustrated by Rose Cecil O'Neill

SINGING BEDOUIN LOVE SONGS

Published, August, 1905

TO

MY MOTHER

READING THE ARGUS.

CONTENTS

THE BOOK OF COLONEL POTTS

CHAPTER

I. How the Boss won his Title

II. The Golden Day of Colonel Potts

III. The Perfect Lover

IV. Dreams and Wakings

V. A Mad Prank of the Gods

VI. A Matter of Personal Property

VII."A World of Fine Fabling"

VIII. Adventure of Billy Durgin, Sleuth

IX. How the Boss saved Himself

X. A Lady of Powers

XI. How Little Arcady was Uplifted

XII. Troubled Waters are Stilled

THE BOOK OF MISS CAROLINE

XIII. A Catastrophe in Furniture

XIV. The Coming of Miss Caroline

XV. Little Arcady views a Parade

XVI. The Spectre of Scandal is Raised

XVII. The Truth about Shakspere at Last

XVIII. In which the Game was Played

XIX. A Worthless Black Hound

XX. In which Something must be Done

XXI. Little Arcady is grievously Shaken

THE BOOK OF LITTLE MISS

XXII. The Time of Dreams

XXIII. The Strain of Peavey

XXIV. The Loyalty of Jim

XXV. The Case of Fatty Budlow

XXVI. A Little My stery is Solved

XXVII. How a Truce was Troublesome

XXVIII. The Abdication of the Boss

XXIX. In which All Rules are Broken

XXX. By Another Hand

LITTLE MISS AND JIM.

ILLUSTRATIONS

"A chestin'out his chest lahk a ole ma'ash frawg"

"And yet I have been pestered by cheap flings at my personal bearing"

"We might get him to make a barrel of it for the Sunday-school picnic"

"That will do,"I said severely."Remember there is a gentleman present"

THE BOOK OF COLONEL POTTS.

"THE BOOK OF COLONEL POTTS."