CHAPTER XXI. HAPPINESS

ROAST BEEF, MEDIUM THE BUSINESS ADVENTURES OF EMMA McCHESNEY

By Edna Ferber

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

ILLUSTRATIONS (not available in this edition)

I. — ROAST BEEF, MEDIUM

II. — REPRESENTING T. A. BUCK

III. — CHICKENS

IV. — HIS MOTHER'S SON

V. — PINK TIGHTS AND GINGHAMS

VI. — SIMPLY SKIRTS

VII. — UNDERNEATH THE HIGH-CUT VEST

VIII. — CATCHING UP WITH CHRISTMAS

IX. — KNEE-DEEP IN KNICKERS

X. — IN THE ABSENCE OF THE AGENT

CHEERFUL, BY REQUEST By Edna Ferber 1918

CONTENTS

I. CHEERFUL—BY REQUEST

II. THE GAY OLD DOG

III. THE TOUGH GUY

IV. THE ELDEST

V. THAT'S MARRIAGE

VI. THE WOMAN WHO TRIED TO BE GOOD

VII. THE GIRL WHO WENT RIGHT

VIII. THE HOOKER-UP-THE-BACK

IX. THE GUIDING MISS GOWD

X. SOPHY-AS-SHE-MIGHT-HAVE-BEEN

XI. THE THREE OF THEM

XII. SHORE LEAVE

PERSONALITY PLUS Some Experiences Of Emma Mcchesney And Her Son, Jock

By Edna Ferber

CONTENTS

I. MAKING GOOD WITH MOTHER

II. PERSONALITY PLUS

III. DICTATED BUT NOT READ

IV. THE MAN WITHIN HIM

V. THE SELF-STARTER

ILLUSTRATIONS

"'What is this anyway? A George Cohan comedy?'" Frontispiece

"'You're a jealous blond,' he laughed"

"He was the concentrated essence of do-it-now"

"'Hi! Hold that pose!' called Von Herman"

"With a jolt Jock realized she had forgotten all about him"

"'Well, raw-thah!" he drawled"

"... became in some miraculous way a little boy again"

"Jock McChesney began to carry a yellow walking stick down to work"

"'Good Lord, Mother! Of course you don't mean it, but—'"

"'Greetings!'"

"She laid one hand very lightly on his arm and looked up into the sullen, angry young face"

"He made straight for the main desk with its battalion of clerks"

"'Let's not waste any time,' he said"

"He found his mother on the floor ... surrounded by piles of pajamas, socks, shirts and collars"

"'Well, you said you wanted somebody to worry about, didn't you?'"

HALF PORTIONS By Edna Ferber

CONTENTS THE MATERNAL FEMININE APRIL 25TH, AS USUAL OLD LADY MANDLE YOU'VE GOT TO BE SELFISH LONG DISTANCE UN MORSO DOO PANG ONE HUNDRED PER CENT FARMER IN THE DELL THE DANCING GIRLS

GIGOLO By Edna Ferber

CONTENTS Old Man Minick

Gigolo Not a Day Over Twenty-One

Home Girl

Ain't Nature Wonderful!

The Sudden Sixties

If I Should Ever Travel!