THE JANITOR’S BOY AND OTHER POEMS [Illustration: Marceau _Nathalia Clara Ruth Crane_] THE JANITOR’S BOY AND OTHER POEMS By NATHALIA CRANE [Illustration] NEW YORK THOMAS SELTZER 1924 Copyright, 1924, by THOMAS SELTZER, INC. _All Rights Reserved_ First Printing, May, 1924 Second Printing, May, 1924 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA _Foreword, by_ WILLIAM ROSE BENET _Nathalia at Ten, by_ NUNNALLY JOHNSON _Afterword, by_ EDMUND LEAMY TO MY MOTHER CONTENTS PAGE FOREWORD, _by William Rose Benét_ XIII NATHALIA AT TEN, _by Nunnally Johnson_ XVII THE JANITOR’S BOY 23 OH, ROGER JONES 24 THE FLATHOUSE ROOF 25 JOHN PAUL JONES 26 THE ROVERS 27 THE VACANT LOT 29 THE SWINGING STAIR 31 THE VESTAL 32 THE BLIND GIRL 33 PRESCIENCE 34 LOVE 35 WHAT EVERY GIRL KNOWS 36 JEALOUSY 37 MOTHER’S BONNET 38 THE RAG BAG 39 THE FIRST SNOW STORM 40 SUFFERING 41 THE MAP MAKERS 42 DIANA 43 THE READING BOY 44 THE BATTLE ON THE FLOOR 45 MID-DAY AT TRINITY 47 CASTLE “BILL” 48 CASTLE WILLIAM 49 THE ROLL OF THE ROSES 50 THE GOSSIPS 51 TO-MORROW 52 THE ROSE OF REST 53 THE SYMBOLS 54 THE SALAMANDER ISLES 55 THE CHESS GAME 56 THE DINOSAURS’ EGGS 58 THE FIRST STORY 59 THE THREE-CORNERED LOT 60 THE HISTORY OF HONEY 61 THE HISTORY OF PAINTING 63 THE ROAD TO ROSLYN 65 THE ARMY LAUNDRESS 67 REGINA MENDOSENA 68 THE GIRL FROM SOAPSUDS ROW 69 EVA 72 OLD MAID’S REVERIE 73 THE COMMONPLACE 74 BERKLEY COMMON 75