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[Frontispiece: "I Ain't Never Seen Nothin'," He Stated Patiently. "I Ain't Never Seen More'n Three Houses in a Clearin' Before. I Ain't Never Been Outen the Timber—Till To-Day. But I Aim to See More Now—Before I Get Done."]
THEN I'LL COME BACK TO YOU
BY
LARRY EVANS
AUTHOR OF ONCE TO EVERY MAN
ILLUSTRATED BY WILL STEVENS
NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS
To the Memory of My Mother
CONTENTS.
ILLUSTRATIONS
"I Ain't Never Seen Nothin'," He Stated Patiently. "I Ain't Never Seen More'n Three Houses in a Clearin' Before. I Ain't Never Been Outen the Timber—Till To-Day. But I Aim to See More Now—Before I Get Done." . . . . . . Frontispiece
"I've Always Had to Wait a Long Time for Everything I've Wanted," the Boy Answered, "But I Always Get It, Just the Same, if I Only Want it Hard Enough."
"Blessings, My Children," He Called to the Two in the Shadow. "My Felicitations! and E'en though I know Not Your Identity, Still I May Sense Your Fond Confusion."
"Oh, I Can't Tell You How Glad I Am to See You So—So Well!"
THEN I'LL COME BACK TO YOU
CHAPTER I
I DON'T MIND IF I DO!
CHAPTER II
THE LOGICAL CUSTODIAN
CHAPTER III
THREE QUARTERS AND SIX EIGHTHS
CHAPTER IV
I'LL TELL HER YOU'RE A BAPTIST
[Illustration: "I've always hed to wait a long time for everything I've wanted," the boy answered, "but I always get it, just the same, if I only want it hard enough."]
CHAPTER V
THEN I'LL COME BACK TO YOU
CHAPTER VI
MY MAN O'MARA
CHAPTER VII
HARRIGAN, THAT'S ME!
CHAPTER VIII
GREETINGS, SIR GALLAHAD!
[Illustration: "Blessings, my children!" he called to the two in the shadow. "My felicitations! And e'en though I know not your identity, still I may sense your fond confusion."]
CHAPTER IX
A MATTER OF ORNITHOLOGY
CHAPTER X
NOT A CHANCE IN THE WORLD
CHAPTER XI
I NEVER DID LIKE TO BE BEATEN
CHAPTER XII
THAT WOODS-RAT
CHAPTER XIII
THIS LITERARY THING
CHAPTER XIV
A GIRL LIKE HER
CHAPTER XV
LAW AND LUMBER
CHAPTER XVI
ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN
CHAPTER XVII
HONEY!
[Illustration: "Oh, I can't tell you how glad I am to see you—so well."]
CHAPTER XVIII
I'M TELLING YOU GOOD-BYE
CHAPTER XIX
SOME LETTERS AND A REPLY
CHAPTER XX
BLUE FLANNEL AND CORDUROY
CHAPTER XXI
SETTING THE STAGE
CHAPTER XXII
IT HAPPENS IN BOOKS
CHAPTER XXIII
TO-MORROW&mdash
CHAPTER XXIV
—AND TO-MORROW, AND TO-MORROW
CHAPTER XXV
IN REAL LIFE TOO
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