The big town

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Preface
This book deals with the adventures of a man and his wife and his sister-in-law who move to New York from a small middle western city. Beca…
Chapter I — Quick Returns (1)
This is just a clipping from one of the New York papers; a little kidding piece that they had in about me two years ago. It says: Hoosier C…
Chapter I — Quick Returns (2)
“But we want to see New York first,” said Katie, “and we can do that better without no household cares.” “That’s the idear!” says Griffin.…
Chapter II — Ritchey (1)
Well, I was just getting used to the Baldwin and making a few friends round there when Ella suddenly happened to remember that it was Griff…
Chapter II — Ritchey (2)
So I asked him if he had all his household goods and garments named after some dame. “This bathrobe cost me an even two hundred,” he says.…
Chapter III — Lady Perkins (1)
Along the first week in May they was a couple hot days, and Katie can’t stand the heat. Or the cold, or the medium. Anyway, when it’s hot s…
Chapter III — Lady Perkins (2)
“They’s no mystery about it,” I said. “Lady Perkins was setting out on the porch this morning and you two was late getting down to breakfas…
Chapter IV — Only One (1)
About a week after this, the Mrs. made the remark that the Decker wasn’t big enough to hold both she and Perkins. “She treats us like garba…
Chapter IV — Only One (2)
So we decided to play fair and lay off the race entirely. On Watch come through and the gals felt pretty bad about it till we showed them t…
Chapter IV — Only One (3)
“Oh,” says Mercer, “so he’s been a good friend of yours, has he? All right, then. I’m going to tell you a secret. Do you remember the day I…
Chapter V — Katie Wins a Home (1)
Oh yes, we been back here quite a wile. And we’re liable to be here quite a wile. This town’s good enough for me and it suits the Mrs. too,…
Chapter V — Katie Wins a Home (2)
“They wasn’t getting by,” he says. “I’m the baby that put them on their feet. Take Hitchy. Hitchy come to me last spring and says, ‘Jim, I’…
Chapter V — Katie Wins a Home (3)
The Captain thinks it all over and decides it’s his move. He makes Bridget promise to never tell that she seen him and he says good-by to s…