Books by

RUPERT HUGHES

HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK

BY

RUPERT HUGHES

HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS

NEW YORK AND LONDON

to Frederick Atherton Duneka as an i-o-u of heartfelt esteem

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

DON'T YOU CARE!

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VII

VIII

IX

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XI

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XIII

XIV

POP

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II

III

IV

BABY TALK

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IV

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VI

THE MOUTH OF THE GIFT HORSE

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MARK A. SHELBY JOHN R. SHELBY LUKE B. SHELBY

SHELBY PARADISE POWDER COMPANY

SPRINGFIELD, MASS., U. S. A.

Makes Washday Welcome. Sidestep Substitutes.

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III

IV

THE OLD FOLKS AT HOME

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IV

AND THIS IS MARRIAGE

THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN

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THE HAPPIEST MAN IN IOWAY

PRAYERS

I.   A MAN'S VOICE

II.   A WOMAN'S VOICE

III.   A MAN'S VOICE

IV.   A WOMAN'S VOICE

V.   A CHILD'S VOICE

VI.   AN OLD WOMAN'S VOICE

VII.   AN OLD WOMAN'S VOICE

VIII.   A MAN'S VOICE

PAIN

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III

THE BEAUTY AND THE FOOL

THE GHOSTLY COUNSELORS

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DAUGHTERS OF SHILOH

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VII

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"A" AS IN "FATHER"

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THE END

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