CHAPTER I

THE MAGICAL CHANCE

THE

MAGICAL CHANCE

BY

DALLAS LORE SHARP

AUTHOR OF “THE LAY OF THE LAND,” “THE HILLS OF

HINGHAM,” “EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRACY,” ETC.

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BOSTON AND NEW YORK

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY

The Riverside Press Cambridge

1923

COPYRIGHT, 1923, BY DALLAS LORE SHARP

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

The Riverside Press

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS

PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.

CONTENTS

I. THE MAGICAL CHANCE 1

II. THE RADIUM OF ROMANCE 39

III. THE HUNT FOR “COPY” 69

IV. THE DUTY TO DIG 103

V. THE MAN AND THE BOOK 131

VI. A JANUARY SUMMER 153

VII. AFTER THE LOGGERS 173

VIII. WOODCHUCK LODGE AND LITERATURE 203

THE MAGICAL CHANCE

CHAPTER I

THE MAGICAL CHANCE

THE MAGICAL CHANCE