YOUNG BLOOD By E. W. Hornung CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER I. The Old Home 1 CHAPTER II. The Breaking of the News 11 CHAPTER III. The Sin of the Father 20 CHAPTER IV. The New Home 32 CHAPTER V. A Wet Blanket 40 CHAPTER VI. The Game of Bluff 57 CHAPTER VII. On Richmond Hill 71 CHAPTER VIII. A Millionaire in the Making 85 CHAPTER IX. The City of London 95 CHAPTER X. A First Offence 111 CHAPTER XI. Beggar and Chooser 122 CHAPTER XII. The Champion of the Gods 135 CHAPTER XIII. The Day of Battle 150 CHAPTER XIV. A Change of Luck 165 CHAPTER XV. It Never Rains but it Pours 175 CHAPTER XVI. A Dame's School 183 CHAPTER XVII. At Fault 195 CHAPTER XVIII. Mr. Scrafton 203 CHAPTER XIX. Assault and Battery 214 CHAPTER XX. Biding his Time 226 CHAPTER XXI. Hand to Hand 234 CHAPTER XXII. Man to Man 247 CHAPTER XXIII. The End of the Beginning 259 CHAPTER XXIV. Young Ink 276 CHAPTER XXV. Scrafton's Story 287 CHAPTER XXVI. A Masterstroke 304 CHAPTER XXVII. Restitution 315 CHAPTER XXVIII. A Tale Apart 326 SOME PERSONS UNKNOWN By E. W. Hornung CONTENTS PAGE Kenyon's Innings 1 A Literary Coincidence 40 "Author! Author!" 71 The Widow of Piper's Point 87 After the Fact 104 The Voice of Gunbar 151 The Magic Cigar 168 The Governess at Greenbush 186 A Farewell Performance 234 A Spin of the Coin 244 The Star of the Grasmere 256 FATHERS OF MEN CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. Behind the Scenes 1 II. Change and Chance 11 III. Very Raw Material 21 IV. Settling In 33 V. Nicknames 43 VI. Boy to Boy 53 VII. Reassurance 62 VIII. Likes and Dislikes 75 IX. Coram Populo 90 X. Elegiacs 105 XI. A Merry Christmas 123 XII. The New Year 133 XIII. The Haunted House 146 XIV. Summer-Term</span>"</a></td><td class='c004'>163</td></tr> <tr><td class='c008'>XV.</td><td class='c009'><a href=">Sprawson's Masterpiece 174 XVI. Similia Similibus 186 XVII. The Fun of the Fair 196 XVIII. Dark Horses 212 XIX. Fame and Fortune 225 XX. The Eve of Office 240 XXI. Out of Form 250 XXII. The Old Boys' Match 259 XXIII. Interlude in a Study 266 XXIV. The Second Morning's Play 277 XXV. Interlude in the Wood 290 XXVI. Close of Play 304 XXVII. The Extreme Penalty 317 XXVIII. Like Lucifer</span>"</a></td><td class='c004'>328</td></tr> <tr><td class='c008'>XXIX.</td><td class='c009'><a href=">Chips and Jan 336 XXX. His Last Fling 349 XXXI. Vale 360 THE YOUNG GUARD By E. W. Hornung CONTENTS CONSECRATION LORD'S LEAVE LAST POST THE OLD BOYS RUDDDY YOUNG GINGER THE BALLAD OF ENSIGN JOY BOND AND FREE SHELL-SHOCK IN ARRAS THE BIG THING FORERUNNERS * UPPINGHAM SONG WOODEN CROSSES THE UNBIDDEN GUEST By Ernest William Hornung