THE JOYOUS
TROUBLE
MAKER
JACKSON GREGORY
THE JOYOUS TROUBLE MAKER
Down by the ford she came upon Steele himself, his eyes brightening as they filled to the fresh beauty of her.
THE JOYOUS
TROUBLE MAKER
AUTHOR OF
THE SHORT CUT, WOLF BREED Etc.
WITH FRONTISPIECE BY
FRANK TENNEY JOHNSON
NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1918,
By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE I The Last of the House of Corliss 1 II Bill Steele and the Young Queen 14 III Concerning Hell's Goblet and Two Promises 24 IV Into the Wilderness 39 V Orders to Move On 54 VI Steele's Cache 64 VII Beatrice Rises Early 74 VIII The Queen Declares War 87 IX A Toad in the Flower Garden 104 X Three Men Call from the Little Giant 114 XI A New Kind of Pole Team 128 XII A Summons from King Bill of Hell's Goblet 135 XIII "Eating Bread and Honey ..." 143 XIV Beatrice Makes Biscuits 156 XV The Power of the Corliss Millions 162 XVI A Belated Discovery 170 XVII The Madness of Bill Steele 176 XVIII When Two Men Hate 188 XIX Beatrice Decides She Will Never Marry 196 XX The Goblet Surrenders Its Secret 202 XXI The Fight 213 XXII Joe Embry's Hand 230 XXIII An Option on Summit City 240 XXIV A Matter of Luck 252 XXV The Judgment of the Ivory Ball 264 XXVI Two Men and a Girl 281 XXVII Masks 291 XXVIII "Where Is Beatrice?" 305 XXIX The Young Queen Sees the Truth 315 XXX "Out Into the Forests ... All by Ourselves" 325
THE JOYOUS TROUBLE MAKER
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