Transcriber’s Note:The cover image has been created by the transcriber and placed in the public domain.Punctuation has been standardised. Spelling and hyphenation have been retained as they appear in the original publication except as follows:Page iiiBen Makes His Debutchanged toBen Makes HisDébutPage ivUnwelcome Homechanged toUnwelcomeNewsPage 21he counted “Ninty-six, ninety-sevenchanged tohe counted “Ninety-six, ninety-sevenPage 23with the energy of depairchanged towith the energy ofdespairPage 24the preseace of the boyschanged tothepresenceof the boysPage 64folks will be suprised whenchanged tofolks will besu’prisedwhenPage 118wouldn’t be suprised if you knewchanged towouldn’t besu’prisedif you knewPage 123pass over the spondulickschanged toPassover the spondulicksPage 127Ain’t you workin nowchanged toAin’t youworkin’nowPage 136‘conquering a peace,’” he he reflectedchanged to‘conquering a peace,’”hereflectedPage 145“You don’t say!” ejeculated Tomchanged to“You don’t say!”ejaculatedTomPage 170she is an honest Sweedish girlchanged toshe is an honestSwedishgirlPage 172came up and said hurridlychanged tocame up and saidhurriedlyPage 178and handed him his paperchanged toand handed him hispapersPage 178disposing of a least a partchanged todisposing ofatleast a partPage 183turned into East Fifty-Seventh Streetchanged toturned into EastFifty-seventhStreetPage 191Here is a ten-doldar billchanged toHere is aten-dollarbillPage 193Syvanus turned, and at the sightchanged toSylvanusturned, and at the sightPage 204Give me you address, Frankchanged toGive meyouraddress, FrankPage 213Don t forgot, Frank, that I am a poor boychanged toDon’tforget, Frank, that I am a poor boyPage 228much suprised when I tellchanged tomuchsu’prisedwhen I tellPage 279I I shall be glad tochanged toIshall be glad toPage 281That paper says immenselychanged toThat paperpaysimmenselyPage 288There is no doubt about it, Benchanged toThere is no doubt about it,FrankPage 300considerable longer time without seeingchanged toconsiderablylonger time without seeingPage 301passenger with a famiiar facechanged topassenger with afamiliarfacePage 313Ben went went to Englandchanged toBenwentto England
Transcriber’s Note:
The cover image has been created by the transcriber and placed in the public domain.
Punctuation has been standardised. Spelling and hyphenation have been retained as they appear in the original publication except as follows: