The House of Torchy Part 1

The House of Torchy Part 1

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t.i.tle: The House of Torchy


Author: Sewell Ford


Ill.u.s.trator: Arthur William Brown


Release Date: June 21, 2007 [EBook #21882]


Language: English


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THE HOUSE OF TORCHY


BY SEWELL FORD


AUTHOR OF TORCHY, TRYING OUT TORCHY, SHORTY MCCABE, Etc.


ILl.u.s.tRATIONS BY ARTHUR WILLIAM BROWN


GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS--NEW YORK


Copyright, 1917, 1918, by SEWELL FORD


Copyright 1918, by EDWARD J. CLODE


PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


CONTENTS


CHAPTER PAGE


I Torchy and Vee on the Way 1


II Vee with Variations 12


III A Qualifying Turn for Torchy 25


IV Switching Arts on Leon 44


V A Recruit for the Eight-three 60


VI Torchy in the Gazinkus Cla.s.s 79


VII Back with Clara Belle 96


VIII When Torchy got the Call 114


IX A Carry-on for Clara 134


X All the Way with Anna 152


XI At the Turn with Wilfred 172


XII Vee Goes Over the Top 193


XIII Late Returns on Rupert 214


XIV Forsythe at the Finish 232


XV The House of Torchy 250


XVI Torchy gets the Thumb Grip 272


XVII A Low Tackle by Torchy 288


XVIII Tag Day at Torchys 307


THE HOUSE OF TORCHY


CHAPTER I