The Admirable Tinker

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The Admirable Tinker by Edgar Jepson.

Contents

• THE ADMIRABLE TINKER6
• CHILD OF THE WORLD7
• Illustrated by Margaret Eckerson8
• NEW YORK McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO. MCMIV8
• LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS10
• THE ADMIRABLE TINKER12
• CHAPTER ONE SIR TANCRED'S QUEST12
• CHAPTER TWO THE FINDING OF TINKER19
• CHAPTER THREE TINKER ACCEPTS HIS NAME27
• [Illustration: He surveyed himself with an excited curiosity.]31
• CHAPTER FOUR THE TRAINING OF TINKER34
• CHAPTER FIVE TINKER'S BIRTHDAY BLOODHOUND38
• [Illustration: "I can't hold him!"]45
• CHAPTER SIX THE RESCUE OF ELIZABETH KERNABY47
• [Illustration: He poured comforting assurances of safety into her ears.]56
• CHAPTER SEVEN THE STOLEN FLYING-MACHINE60
• [Illustration: "She was quite out of control for a good five minutes!"]69
• CHAPTER EIGHT THE BARON AND THE MONEY-LENDER74
• [Illustration: "To-night reflect on your misdeeds. To-morrow we will treat of your ransom."]80
• CHAPTER NINE TINKER INTERVENES88
• [Illustration: The pursuit was lively, but short.]95
• CHAPTER TEN TINKER'S FOUNDLING103
• [Illustration: It was his first essay as coiffeur.]114
• CHAPTER ELEVEN TINKER FROM THE MACHINE118
• [Illustration: As a battering ram upon the first and second buttons of his waistcoat.]128
• CHAPTER TWELVE TINKER BORROWS A MOTOR-CAR133
• [Illustration: "Hold it back!" screamed Tinker.]143
• CHAPTER THIRTEEN TINKER MEETS HIS OLD NURSE143
• CHAPTER FOURTEEN TINKER TAKES SEPTIMUS RAINER IN HAND152
• [Illustration: Over these agreeable occupations they talked.]160
• CHAPTER FIFTEEN TINKER ASSERTS THE RIGHTS OF THE EMPLOYER162
• CHAPTER SIXTEEN TINKER DISOWNS HIS GRANDMOTHER168
• [Illustration: And she paused to let the splendour of the gift sink in.]173
• CHAPTER SEVENTEEN TINKER AND THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE176
• [Illustration: It's time these lubbers walked the plank.]184
• THE END190
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE192

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