MAMMON AND CO. BY E. F. BENSON. * * * * * Mammon and Co. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. This latest novel by a popular author deals with personages living in the same society that was characterized by "Dodo" and "The Rubicon." Mr. Benson is thoroughly acquainted with the society in which he places the scenes of his novels of London life. In "Mammon and Co." the good genius of the tale is an American girl. The book will be found to be one of exceeding interest throughout. Dodo. _A Detail of the Day._ 12mo. Paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1.00. "'Dodo' is a delightfully witty sketch of the 'smart' people of society.... The writer is a true artist."--_London Spectator._ The Rubicon. 12mo. Paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1.00. "The anticipations which must have been formed by all readers of 'Dodo' will in no wise be disappointed by 'The Rubicon.' The new work is well written, stimulating, unconventional, and, in a word, characteristic. Intellectual force is never absent, and the keen observation and knowledge of character, of which there is abundant evidence, are aided by real literary power."--_Birmingham Post._ * * * * * D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK. MAMMON AND CO. By E. F. BENSON Author of DODO, THE RUBICON [Illustration] NEW YORK D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 1899 COPYRIGHT, 1899, BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY. CONTENTS _BOOK I_ CHAPTER PAGE I.--THE CITY DINNER 1 II.--SUNDAY MORNING 17 III.--AFTER THE GEE-GEE PARTY 34 IV.--KIT'S LITTLE PLAN 48 V.--TOBY 63 VI.--TOBY'S PARTNER 75 VII.--THE SOLITARY FINANCIER 92 VIII.--THE SIMPLY NOBODY 102 IX.--THE PLOT MISCARRIES 116 X.--MRS. MURCHISON'S DIPLOMACY 128 XI.--MR. ALINGTON OPENS CHECK 140 XII.--THE COTTAGE BY THE SEA 159 XIII.--TOBY TO THE RESCUE 174 XIV.--THE CHAIRMAN AND THE DIRECTOR 192 XV.--THE WEEK BY THE SEA 206 _BOOK II_