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Title: Homeburg Memories

Author: George Helgesen Fitch

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HOMEBURG MEMORIES

[Illustration: Finally the bass catches up with the cornets.

FRONTISPIECE. _See Page 176_]

Homeburg Memories

BY

GEORGE FITCH
AUTHOR OF "AT GOOD OLD SIWASH,"
"SIZING UP UNCLE SAM," ETC.

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
IRMA DEREMEAUX

[Illustration: Publisher's logo]

BOSTON
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
1915

_Copyright, 1915_,
BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.

_All rights reserved_

Published, February, 1915

THE COLONIAL PRESS
C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.

TO

_MY FATHER_

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. THE 4:11 TRAIN 1

II. THE FRIENDLY FIRE-FIEND 26

III. HOMEBURG'S TWO FOUR-HUNDREDTHS 47

IV. THE SERVANT QUESTION IN HOMEBURG 71

V. HOMEBURG'S LEISURE CLASS 91

VI. HOMEBURG'S WORST ENEMY 116

VII. THE HOMEBURG WEEKLY DEMOCRAT 142

VIII. THE HOMEBURG MARINE BAND 171

IX. THE AUTO GAME IN HOMEBURG 200

X. THE HOMEBURG TELEPHONE EXCHANGE 230

XI. A HOMEBURG SCHOOL ELECTION 254

XII. CHRISTMAS AT HOMEBURG 278

ILLUSTRATIONS

FINALLY THE BASS CATCHES UP WITH THE
CORNETS _Frontispiece_

IT SEEMED TO ME THEN AS IF SHE MUST
HAVE COME FROM HEAVEN BY AIR-LINE PAGE 18

"SHE'S OUT, BOYS," HE SAYS " 148

IN HOMEBURG YOU COME HOME TO THE
WHOLE TOWN " 284

Homeburg Memories

I

THE 4:11 TRAIN

_In Which the World Comes Once a Day to Visit Homeburg_

Hel-lo, Jim! Darn your case-hardened old hide, but I'm glad to see you!
Wait till I unclamp my fingers from this suit case handle and I'll shake
ha