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CUPID OF CAMPION
CUPID OF CAMPION
BY FRANCIS J. FINN, S.J.
_Author of “Tom Playfair,” “Percy Wynn,” “Harry Dee,”_ _“Claude Lightfoot,” etc._
NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO BENZIGER BROTHERS PUBLISHERS OF BENZIGER’S MAGAZINE
COPYRIGHT 1916 BY BENZIGER BROTHERS
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I In which Clarence Esmond places himself in the hands of the Bright-eyed Goddess of Adventure, and entrusted by that Deity to the care of a Butcher’s Boy 9
CHAPTER II In which the Steamer St. Paul and a tramp lend their aid to the Bright-eyed Goddess 18
CHAPTER III In which Clarence and his companion, the Butcher’s Boy, discourse, according to their respective lights, on poetry and other subjects, ending with a swim that was never taken and the singing of Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay for the last time 28
CHAPTER IV In which Clarence Esmond, alone and deserted, tries to pray; and his parents defer their trip to the Coast 45
CHAPTER V In which Ben, the gypsy, associates himself with the Bright-eyed Goddess in carrying out her will upon Master Clarence Esmond, and that young gentleman finds himself a captive 58
CHAPTER VI In which Clarence meets Dora, learns much of his gypsy companion, fights Ezra, and is sung to slumber 69
CHAPTER VII In which the strange tale of Dora, another victim of the Bright-eyed Goddess, is told to Clarence 89
CHAPTER VIII In which Clarence enters upon his career as a gypsy, and makes himself a disciple of Dora 100
CHAPTER IX In which Clarence gets some further knowledge of a shrine, which has much to do with the most important events of this veracious narrative, and pays back the gypsy, Pete, with compound interest 106
CHAPTER X In which Clarence engages in a swimming race, and to the consternation of Dora disappears in the waters of the Mississippi 118
CHAPTER XI In which John Rieler, of Campion College, greatly daring, goes swimming alone, finds a companion, and acts in such a manner as to bring to Campion College the strangest, oddest boy visitor that ever entered its portals 126
CHAPTER XII In which Clarence relieves the reader of all possible doubts concerning his ability as a trencherman, and the Reverend Rector of Campion reads disastrous news 135
CHAPTER XIII In which Clarence as the guest of Campion College makes an ineffectual effort to bow out the Bright-eyed Goddess of Adventure 141
CHAPTER XIV In which Clarence tells his story and gets the Reverend Rector to take a hand against the Bright-eyed Goddess 147
CHAPTER XV In which Clarence begins to admire Campion College, and becomes the room-mate of a very remarkable young man, as the sequel will clearly show 164
CHAPTER XVI In which the Bright-eyed Goddess comes to bat again, and promises to win the game 170
CHAPTER XVII In which one surprise follows so closely upon the heels of another that Masters Esmond and Rieler lose power of speech and Will Benton strikes a blow which will live forever in the traditions of Campion College 182
CHAPTER XVIII In which there are a joyful return, a sad duty and a picnic, ending with a reunion of loved ones 195
CHAPTER XIX In which John Rieler fails to finish his great speech, and Clarence is seriously frightened 207
CHAPTER XX In which there is another joyful reunion, and Clarence presents an important letter to the Rector of Campion College 215
CHAPTER XXI In which everybody is happy, Will Benton is jocose, and justifies the title of this Romance of the Upper Mississippi 228
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