GRAY YOUTH OLIVER ONIONS NOVELS BY OLIVER ONIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVIDENCE THE DEBIT ACCOUNT THE STORY OF LOUIE GRAY YOUTH GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY NEW YORK GRAY YOUTH THE STORY OF A VERY MODERN COURTSHIP AND A VERY MODERN MARRIAGE BY OLIVER ONIONS Author of "In Accordance with the Evidence," "The Debit Account." GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY NEW YORK _Publishers in America for Hodder & Stoughton_ Copyright, 1913, BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY Copyright, 1914, BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY TO MARY STEWART PUBLISHER'S NOTE Gray Youth is published in England in two volumes under the titles: The Two Kisses and A Crooked Mile. CONTENTS BOOK ONE: A VERY MODERN COURTSHIP--THE TWO KISSES PART I CHAPTER PAGE ARGUMENT 11 I CHEYNE WALK 18 II THE SURPRISE PARTY 33 III THE FASHION STUDIO 52 IV THE MCGRATH 67 V POUNDS AND SHILLINGS 83 VI WOMAN'S WHOLE EXISTENCE 99 VII THE VOICE THAT BREATHED O'ER EDEN 120 PART II I PENCE 142 II A DAMSEL ERRANT 160 III "BUSINESS AS USUAL" 176 IV "IL FAUT QU' UNE PORTE--" 191 V BOND AND FREE 215 PART III I THE LEAGUE 243 II "BARRAGE" 263 III EPITHALAMIUM 287 ENTR' ACTE 314 BOOK TWO: A VERY MODERN MARRIAGE--A CROOKED MILE PART I CHAPTER PAGE I THE WITAN 321 II THE POND-ROOM 337 III THE "NOVUM" 352 IV THE STONE WALL 369 V THREE SHIPS 393 VI POLICY 414 PART II I THE PIGEON PAIR 435 II THE 'VERT 447 III THE IMPERIALISTS 463 IV THE OUTSIDERS 485 V "HOUSE FULL" 503 VI THE SOUL STORM 524 PART III I LITMUS 553 II BY THE WAY 568 III DE TROP 588 IV GRAY YOUTH 598 V TAILPIECE 620 BOOK ONE A VERY MODERN COURTSHIP PART I ARGUMENT