Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the lovely original illustrations. See 48537-h.htm or 48537-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/48537/48537-h/48537-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/48537/48537-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See https://archive.org/details/billybounce00dens [Illustration: _"Why it_ is, _a large fried egg," said Billy, excitedly_.--Page 47. Frontispiece.] BILLY BOUNCE by W. W. DENSLOW and DUDLEY A. BRAGDON Pictures by Denslow G. W. Dillingham Co. Publishers New York Copyright 1906 by W. W. Denslow All rights reserved. Issued September, 1906. To "Pete" and "Ponsie" List of Chapters. CHAPTER PAGE I. DARK PLOT OF NICKEL PLATE, THE POLISHED VILLAIN 9 II. A JUMP TO SHAMVILLE 22 III. BILLY IS CAPTURED BY TOMATO 34 IV. ADVENTURES IN EGGS-AGGERATION 47 V. PEASE PORRIDGE HOT 63 VI. BLIND MAN'S BUFF 77 VII. THE WISHING BOTTLE 88 VIII. GAMMON AND SPINACH 97 IX. IN SILLY LAND 110 X. SEA URCHIN AND NE'ER DO EEL 124 XI. IN DERBY TOWN 138 XII. O'FUDGE 152 XIII. BILLY PLAYS A TRICK ON BOREA 167 XIV. KING CALCIUM AND STERRY OPTICAN 181 XV. BILLY MEETS GLUCOSE 195 XVI. IN SPOOKVILLE 210 XVII. IN THE VOLCANO OF VOCIFEROUS 221 XVIII. THE ELUSIVE BRIDGE 236 XIX. IN THE DARK, NEVER WAS 247 XX. THE WINDOW OF FEAR 257 XXI. IN THE QUEEN BEE PALACE 267 Full Page Illustrations