He Comes Up Smiling

CHAPTER
I The Beauty Contest
II A Close Shave
III Enter Mr. Batchelor
IV And When I Dine
V A Plan and a Telegram
VI What Is Heaven Like
VII Watermelon Yields
VIII Gratitude Is a Flower
IX On the Road
X The Deserted House
XI A Night's Lodging
XII The Key to the Situation
XIII Only to be Lost
XIV Billy, Billy Everywhere
XV Love in Idleness
XVI A Thief in the Night
XVII Alphonse Rides Away
XVIII Oh, For a Horse
XIX A Broker Prince
XX The Seven O'Clock Express
XXI Rich and Poor Alike
XXII The Truth At Last
XXIII Back to the Road
XXIV The Poet or the Poodle
XXV As He Said He Would

CHAPTER I
THE BEAUTY CONTEST
"You have a phiz on yer," said the Watermelon with rare candor, "that would make a mangy pup unhappy."
"I suppose you think yer Venus," sneered James, a remark that he flattered himself was rather "classy."
The Watermelon sighed as one would over the ignorance of a child. "No," said he, "hardly."