E-text prepared by Dave Morgan, Anne Storer, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 22124-h.htm or 22124-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/2/1/2/22124/22124-h/22124-h.htm) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/2/1/2/22124/22124-h.zip) THE GOLDEN SHOEMAKER: or, "Cobbler" Horn. by J.W. KEYWORTH, Author of "_Mother Freeman_," "_The Churchwarden's Daughter_," _&c._, _&c._ [Illustration: "'Come here, missy!'"--_Page 38._] London: J. Williams Butcher, 2 & 3, Ludgate Circus Buildings, Farringdon Street, E.C. Contents. Chapter Page I. BEREAVED! 1 II. AUNT JEMIMA 8 III. HOW MISS JEMIMA MANAGED HER BROTHER'S HOUSE 13 IV. "ME LUN AWAY" 19 V. "THE LITTLE TWIN BRETHREN" 22 VI. THE FATHER'S QUEST 25 VII. WHAT HAD BECOME OF THE CHILD? 36 VIII. THE SHOEMAKER BECOMES "GOLDEN" 41 IX. A STRANGE CLIENT FOR MESSRS. TONGS AND BALL 47 X. MISS JEMIMA IS VERY MUCH ASTONISHED 52 XI. "COBBLER" HORN ANSWERS HIS LETTERS, AND RECEIVES THE CONGRATULATIONS OF HIS FRIENDS 58 XII. "COBBLER" HORN PAYS A VISIT TO HIS LANDLORD 65 XIII. FREE COBBLERY 72 XIV. "THE GOLDEN SHOEMAKER" WAITS UPON HIS MINISTER 76 XV. "COBBLER" HORN ENGAGES A SECRETARY 85 XVI. THE ATTACK ON THE CORRESPONDENCE 91 XVII. A PARTING GIFT FOR "THE LITTLE TWIN BRETHREN" 98 XVIII. THE NEW HOUSE 105 XIX. A TALK WITH THE MINISTER ABOUT MONEY 110 XX. "COBBLER" HORN'S VILLAGE 116 XXI. IN NEED OF REPAIRS 123 XXII. "THE GOLDEN SHOEMAKER" INSTRUCTS HIS LAWYERS 129 XXIII. MEMORIES 138 XXIV. ON THE OCEAN 149 XXV. COUSIN JACK 163 XXVI. HOME AGAIN 176 XXVII. COMING INTO COLLISION WITH THE PROPRIETIES 184 XXVIII. BOUNDER GIVES WARNING 193 XXIX. VAGUE SURMISINGS 201 XXX. A NOVEL DIFFICULTY FOR A MAN OF WEALTH 207 XXXI. "COBBLER" HORN'S CRITICS 217 XXXII. "IN LABOURS MORE ABUNDANT" 232 XXXIII. TOMMY DUDGEON ON THE WATCH 239