CHAPTER XXVIII.

A Tale Apart 326

SOME PERSONS UNKNOWN By E. W. Hornung CONTENTS PAGE Kenyon's Innings 1 A Literary Coincidence 40 "Author! Author!" 71 The Widow of Piper's Point 87 After the Fact 104 The Voice of Gunbar 151 The Magic Cigar 168 The Governess at Greenbush 186 A Farewell Performance 234 A Spin of the Coin 244 The Star of the Grasmere 256

FATHERS OF MEN

CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. Behind the Scenes 1 II. Change and Chance 11 III. Very Raw Material 21 IV. Settling In 33 V. Nicknames 43 VI. Boy to Boy 53 VII. Reassurance 62 VIII. Likes and Dislikes 75 IX. Coram Populo 90 X. Elegiacs 105 XI. A Merry Christmas 123 XII. The New Year 133 XIII. The Haunted House 146 XIV. Summer-Term " 163 XV. Sprawson's Masterpiece 174 XVI. Similia Similibus 186 XVII. The Fun of the Fair 196 XVIII. Dark Horses 212 XIX. Fame and Fortune 225 XX. The Eve of Office 240 XXI. Out of Form 250 XXII. The Old Boys' Match 259 XXIII. Interlude in a Study 266 XXIV. The Second Morning's Play 277 XXV. Interlude in the Wood 290 XXVI. Close of Play 304 XXVII. The Extreme Penalty 317 XXVIII. Like Lucifer " 328 XXIX. Chips and Jan 336 XXX. His Last Fling 349 XXXI. Vale 360

THE YOUNG GUARD By E. W. Hornung CONTENTS CONSECRATION LORD'S LEAVE LAST POST THE OLD BOYS RUDDDY YOUNG GINGER THE BALLAD OF ENSIGN JOY BOND AND FREE SHELL-SHOCK IN ARRAS THE BIG THING FORERUNNERS * UPPINGHAM SONG WOODEN CROSSES

THE UNBIDDEN GUEST By Ernest William Hornung

CONTENTS THE UNBIDDEN GUEST.