THE WALKING DOLL; OR, THE ASTERS AND DISASTERS OF SOCIETY.
ByR. H. NEWELL,
AUTHOR OF "THE ORPHEUS C. KERR PAPERS," "AVERY GLIBUN," "THE CLOVEN FOOT," "VERSATILITIES." ETC.
NEW YORK:
FRANCIS B. FELT & COMPANY,
91 MERCER STREET.
1872.Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by FRANCIS B. FELT & COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. EDWARD. O. JENKINS, PRINTER AND STEREOTYPER, NO. 20 N. WILLIAM STREET, N. Y.
PREFACE.
The "Great American Novel" has been long expected by the Critics, who
- "——in their foolishness,
- Passion and mulishness,"
Well—here it is!
O. C. K.
CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER I. All about a Watch-you-may-call-it. 9
- CHAPTER II. The Watch a Duplex Lever. 20
- CHAPTER III. A Glimpse of the Skeleton. 28
- CHAPTER IV. The Mystery of the Walking Doll. 34
- CHAPTER V. Come Wheel, Come "Whoa." 40
- CHAPTER VI. Rung and Rank. 50
- CHAPTER VII. The new Firm of Dapple & Co. 61
- CHAPTER VIII. Dollie's Confession. 68
- CHAPTER IX. The Circumambient Heir. 74
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- CHAPTER X. Stepmother, Sire, and Son. 82
- CHAPTER XI. Tedium Lardnerous. 90
- CHAPTER XII. The Chivalry of Physic. 100
- CHAPTER XIII. An Appeal unto Cæsar. 107
- CHAPTER XIV. In Two Rooms. 114
- CHAPTER XV. Great Demoralization of Jack Aster, Drayman. 123
- CHAPTER XVI. Sweetheart and Cousin. 134
- CHAPTER XVII. The Story of the Walking Doll. 140
- CHAPTER XVIII. A Convert from Rascality. 146
- CHAPTER XIX. One of the Three Comes in. 156
- CHAPTER XX. Mrs. Dedley can not Forget. 165
- CHAPTER XXI. Aster-risks on Ice. 172
- CHAPTER XXII. The Owner of the Watch. 186
- CHAPTER XXIII. Mother and Son. 194
- CHAPTER XXIV. Mr. Stalker is finally Dismissed. 202
- CHAPTER XXV. A few Canary seeds of Comfort. 210
- CHAPTER XXVI. A Man and Men. 217
- CHAPTER XXVII. Another of the Three Comes in. 232
- CHAPTER XXVIII. The Stepmother-Tongue. 240
- CHAPTER XXIX. Toyman and Drayman. 249
- CHAPTER XXX. In a Box at the Opera. 256
- CHAPTER XXXI. Mrs. Dedley asks for Instructions. 267
- CHAPTER XXXII. Sacrifice of the Walking Doll. 273
- CHAPTER XXXIII. Doctor Canary's Dream. 281
- CHAPTER XXXIV. Mad at Last. 285
- CHAPTER XXXV. The Stepbrothers. 288
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- CHAPTER XXXVI. "Good-bye, Gen'ral." 296
- CHAPTER XXXVII. Returned to his Relatives. 302
- CHAPTER XXXVIII. The Curse of the Walking Doll. 309
- CHAPTER XXXIX. News in Lardner Place. 321
- CHAPTER XL. Danforth. 327
- CHAPTER XLI. The Half-brothers. 338
- CHAPTER XLII. The Last of the Three Comes in. 345
- CHAPTER XLIII. Don't you see how it was? 355
- CHAPTER XLIV. Love pays for all. 374
- CHAPTER XLV. And down comes the Curtain. 385