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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Wilt Thou Torchy, by Sewell Ford This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Wilt Thou Torchy Author: Sewell Ford Release Date: December 17, 2005 [EBook #17333] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WILT THOU TORCHY *** Produced by Al Haines [Frontispiece: "But the impudence of you, to do it right here!" she goes on. "No one but you, Torchy, would have thought of that."] WILT THOU TORCHY BY SEWELL FORD AUTHOR OF TORCHY, TORCHY, PRIVATE SEC, ETC. ILLUSTRATIONS BY FRANK SNAPP AND ARTHUR WILLIAM BROWN NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS COPYRIGHT, 1915, 1916, 1917, BY SEWELL FORD COPYRIGHT, 1917, BY EDWARD J. CLODE CONTENTS CHAPTER I. ON THE WAY WITH CYBIL II. TOWING CECIL TO A SMEAR III. TORCHY HANDS OUT A SPILL IV. HOW HAM PASSED THE BUCK V. WITH ELMER LEFT IN VI. A BALANCE FOR THE BOSS VII. TORCHY FOLLOWS A HUNCH VIII. BREAKING ODD WITH MYRA IX. REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT X. WHEN AUNTIE CRASHES IN XI. A JOLT FROM OLD HICKORY XII. TORCHY HITS THE HIGH SEAS XIII. WHEN THE NAVY HORNED IN XIV. AUNTIE TAKES A NIGHT OFF XV. PASSING THE JOKE BUCK XVI. TORCHY TAKES A RUNNING JUMP XVII. A LITTLE SPEED ON THE HOME STRETCH ILLUSTRATIONS "But the impudence of you, to do it right here!" she goes on. "No one but you, Torchy, would have thought of that." . . . . . . _Frontispiece_ "I don't think I ever saw Auntie come so near beamin' before. She seems right at home, fieldin' that line of chat. And Vee, too, is more or less under the spell. "For a second it looked like Gladys was goin' to freeze with horror; but she just gives Valentina the once-over and indulges in a panicky little giggle." "Then she grips me around the neck and snuggles her head down on my necktie--say, then I knew." WILT THOU TORCHY CHAPTER I ON THE WAY WITH CECIL It was a case of declarin' time out on the house. Uh-huh--a whole afternoon. What's the use bein' a private sec. in good standin' unless you can put one over on the t
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