ROAST BEEF, MEDIUM
THE BUSINESS ADVENTURES OF EMMA McCHESNEY
By Edna Ferber
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
ILLUSTRATIONS (not available in this edition)
I. — ROAST BEEF, MEDIUM
II. — REPRESENTING T. A. BUCK
III. — CHICKENS
IV. — HIS MOTHER'S SON
V. — PINK TIGHTS AND GINGHAMS
VI. — SIMPLY SKIRTS
VII. — UNDERNEATH THE HIGH-CUT VEST
VIII. — CATCHING UP WITH CHRISTMAS
IX. — KNEE-DEEP IN KNICKERS
X. — IN THE ABSENCE OF THE AGENT
CHEERFUL, BY REQUEST
By Edna Ferber
1918
CONTENTS
I. CHEERFUL—BY REQUEST
II. THE GAY OLD DOG
III. THE TOUGH GUY
IV. THE ELDEST
V. THAT'S MARRIAGE
VI. THE WOMAN WHO TRIED TO BE GOOD
VII. THE GIRL WHO WENT RIGHT
VIII. THE HOOKER-UP-THE-BACK
IX. THE GUIDING MISS GOWD
X. SOPHY-AS-SHE-MIGHT-HAVE-BEEN
XI. THE THREE OF THEM
XII. SHORE LEAVE
PERSONALITY PLUS
Some Experiences Of Emma Mcchesney
And Her Son, Jock
By Edna Ferber
CONTENTS
I. MAKING GOOD WITH MOTHER
II. PERSONALITY PLUS
III. DICTATED BUT NOT READ
IV. THE MAN WITHIN HIM
V. THE SELF-STARTER
ILLUSTRATIONS
"'What is this anyway? A George Cohan comedy?'" Frontispiece
"'You're a jealous blond,' he laughed"
"He was the concentrated essence of do-it-now"
"'Hi! Hold that pose!' called Von Herman"
"With a jolt Jock realized she had forgotten all about him"
"'Well, raw-thah!" he drawled"
"... became in some miraculous way a little boy again"
"Jock McChesney began to carry a yellow walking stick down to work"
"'Good Lord, Mother! Of course you don't mean it, but—'"
"'Greetings!'"
"She laid one hand very lightly on his arm and looked up into the sullen, angry young face"
"He made straight for the main desk with its battalion of clerks"
"'Let's not waste any time,' he said"
"He found his mother on the floor ... surrounded by piles of pajamas, socks, shirts and collars"
"'Well, you said you wanted somebody to worry about, didn't you?'"
HALF PORTIONS
By Edna Ferber
CONTENTS
THE MATERNAL FEMININE
APRIL 25TH, AS USUAL
OLD LADY MANDLE
YOU'VE GOT TO BE SELFISH
LONG DISTANCE
UN MORSO DOO PANG
ONE HUNDRED PER CENT
FARMER IN THE DELL
THE DANCING GIRLS
GIGOLO
By Edna Ferber
CONTENTS
Old Man Minick
Gigolo Not a Day Over Twenty-One
Home Girl
Ain't Nature Wonderful!
The Sudden Sixties
If I Should Ever Travel!