Produced by La Monte H.P. Yarroll, Meredith Bach, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Paul and the Printing Press Sara Ware Bassett Little, Brown and Company [Illustration: Paul gazed up at the presses that towered high above his head. FRONTISPIECE. _See Page 179._] The Invention Series PAUL AND THE PRINTING PRESS BY SARA WARE BASSETT WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY A. O. SCOTT BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1920 Copyright, 1920, BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. All rights reserved Published April, 1920 Norwood Press Set up and electrotyped by J. S. Cushing Co., Norwood, Mass., U.S.A. "... Beneath the rule of men entirely great The pen is mightier than the sword. Behold The arch-enchanter's wand!--Itself a nothing-- But taking sorcery from the master-hand To paralyze the Caesars--and to strike The loud earth breathless!--Take away the sword-- States can be saved without it!" --BULWER-LYTTON, _Richelieu_ It gives me pleasure to acknowledge the kindness of Mr. Edwin A. Grozier, the Editor and Publisher of _The Boston Post_, and the courtesy of his employees who have offered me every assistance in the preparation of this manuscript. S. W. B. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I PAUL CAMERON HAS AN INSPIRATION 1 II THE CLASS MEETING AND WHAT FOLLOWED IT 13 III MR. CAMERON TAKES A HAND IN THE GAME 27 IV ANOTHER ALLY 41 V PAUL GIVES THANKS FOR HIS BLESSINGS 50 VI A GAME OF CARDS 61 VII A MAD TEA PARTY 74 VIII THE ROMANCE OF BOOKMAKING 86 IX PAUL EMBARKS ON ANOTHER VENTURE 101 X A DISASTER 111 XI TEMPTATION ASSAILS PAUL 125 XII TEMPORIZING 138 XIII THE CAMERONS HAVE A VISITOR 149 XIV PAUL MAKES A PILGRIMAGE TO THE CITY 162 XV THE DECISION 184 XVI AN AMAZING MIRACLE 195 XVII THE CLOUDS CLEAR 203 XVIII GRADUATION 212 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Paul gazed up at the presses that towered high above his head _Frontispiece_ "_The March Hare_!" he repeated with enthusiasm. "You've hit it, Cart!" PAGE 10