Etext scanned by Aaron Cannon of Paradise, California THE LOG OF THE “JOLLY POLLY” Temptation came to me when I was in the worst possible position to resist it. It is a way temptation has. Whenever I swear off drinking invariably I am invited to an ushers’ dinner. Whenever I am rich, only the highbrow
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Scanned by Charles Keller with OmniPage Professional OCR software donated by Caere Corporation. THE LION AND THE UNICORN by RICHARD HARDING DAVIS IN MEMORY OF MANY HOT DAYS AND SOME HOT CORNERS THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO LT.-COL. ARTHUR H. LEE, R.A. British Military Attache with the United States Army Contents THE LION AND THE
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This etext was prepared with the use of Calera WordScan Plus 2.0 THE KING’S JACKAL BY RICHARD HARDING DAVIS The King’s Jackal I The private terrace of the Hotel Grand Bretagne, at Tangier, was shaded by a great awning of red and green and yellow, and strewn with colored mats, and plants in pots, and
The Amateur by Richard Harding Davis
Prepared by Don Lainson THE AMATEUR I It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh. Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his
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Produced by Steven desJardins and Distributed Proofreaders SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE By RICHARD HARDING DAVIS 1915 TO HOPE DAVIS CONTENTS “SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE” PLAYING DEAD THE CARD-SHARP BILLY AND THE BIG STICK THE BOY SCOUT THE FRAME-UP “SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE” Marie Gessler, known as Marie Chaumontel, Jeanne d’Avrechy, the Countess d’Aurillac, was German. Her father, who
Soldiers of Fortune by Richard Harding Davis
TO IRENE AND DANA GIBSON SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE I “It is so good of you to come early,” said Mrs. Porter, as Alice Langham entered the drawing-room. “I want to ask a favor of you. I’m sure you won’t mind. I would ask one of the debutantes, except that they’re always so cross if one
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davidr@inconnect.com Real Soldiers of Fortune by Richard Harding Davis MAJOR-GENERAL HENRY RONALD DOUGLAS MACIVER ANY sunny afternoon, on Fifth Avenue, or at night in the _table d’hote_ restaurants of University Place, you may meet the soldier of fortune who of all his brothers in arms now living is the most remarkable. You may have noticed
Princess Aline, by Richard Harding Davis
This etext was prepared with the use of Calera WordScan Plus 2.0 The original book seems to have been very difficult to scan. The raw OCR output had: lots of e –> c errors some missing open quotes ” too. (some may have been missed during proofing) I also noted some quoted paragraphs unseparated from
Notes of a War Correspondent by Richard Harding Davis
NOTES OF A WAR CORRESPONDENT Contents: The Cuban-Spanish War The Death of Rodriguez The Greek-Turkish War The Battle of Velestinos The Spanish-American War I. The Rough Riders at Guasimas II. The Battle of San Juan Hill III. The Taking of Coamo IV. The Passing of San Juan Hill The South African War I. With Buller’s
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Etext scanned by Aaron Cannon of Paradise, California MY BURIED TREASURE by Richard Harding Davis This is a true story of a search for buried treasure. The only part that is not true is the name of the man with whom I searched for the treasure. Unless I keep his name out of it he
Miss Civilization by Richard Harding Davis
This etext was prepared by Theresa Aramao of Syracuse, NY. MISS CIVILIZATION A COMEDY IN ONE ACT “Miss Civilization” is founded on a story by the late James Harvey Smith. All professional rights in this play belong to Richard Harding Davis. Amateurs who desire to produce “Miss Civilization” may do so, providing they apply for
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