THE COUNCILORS RETURN TO THE PALACE WITH THEIR REPORTS. (SEE PAGE 148.)
IMAGINOTIONS
TRUTHLESS TALES
BY
TUDOR JENKS
NEW YORK
THE CENTURY CO.
1894
Copyright, 1883, 1886, 1888, 1889, 1890,
1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, by THE CENTURY Co.
THE DEVINNE PRESS
CONTENTS
chap. page I. Prehistoric Photography 1 II. The Tongaloo Tournament 14 III. The Dragon's Story 28 IV. A Duel in a Desert 37 V. The Sequel 52 VI. A Lost Opportunity 65 VII. The Astrologer's Niece 84 VIII. The Astrologer's Niece Marries 95 IX. The Winning of Vanella 111 X. The Professor and the Patagonian Giant 125 XI. The Prince's Councilors 134 XII. Teddy and the Wolf 149 XIII. Little Plunkett's Cousin 156 XIV. Professor Chipmunk's Surprising Adventure 169 XV. The Satchel 176 XVI. Good Neighbors 189 XVII. Anthony and the Ancients 204 XVIII. A Yarn of Sailor Ben's 215 XIX. The Statue 228
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
page The Councilors return to the Palace with their Reports Frontispiece "The Wizard said: 'I caught you well. I think it will come out good.'" 7 Under the Red Light 8 "'Do I look like that?' cried he to the Wizard" 12 "Taking the skate very gingerly in his left hand, he spun the little wheels with his right" 19 "A fish out of water was nothing to the antics of that unfortunate Savage" 23 "I do not think the Chief was ever more amused in his life than when he saw Rattle-box on the rollers" 24 "As soon as the crowd had gained a good lead on us we cut off our skates and struck out for the beach" 27 "There was no doubt of the result" 35 The Indolent Wizard on the magic camel meets the Lazy Magician in the desert 38 The Wizard raises Ahab 43 "Both did their best to get inside" 49 The Magician and the Wizard go home 50 "Enter a small Boy in white linen" 54 The Shaving of Mudjaboy 55 "'What does the Celestial Orb require?' said the Grand Vizir" 59
"'And where are my adherents?' I shouted. 'Here!' said Doreina'" 63 "After an examination, he declared it was neither Animal, Vegetable, nor Mineral" 67 "'Keep off! Do you mean to eat me?'" 69 "I lowered him gently to the floor" 75 "'I admire the bindings,' said the little fellow, as he paced to and fro along the shelf" 76 "He was caught beneath the cover of the book" 78 "He pretended to yawn" 81 "'You can go back where you came from!'" 82 My Niece's Experiment in Magic 86 Arrival of the commercial Magician 88 The Magician began a powerful invocation 90 The Sluggard, considering 91 "We came to a gate guarded by two Ethiopians in fancy dress" 98 "'Does anybody know anything about anything in particular?' asked the King" 100 The Royal Guards surround the Astrologer's Niece 105 "'This is preposterous!' said the Duck, in a rage" 107 "'Fare thee well, gentle dame,' I replied" 115 "He called me to him, and presented me to the Princess" 117 "Taking the goblet from the sideboard, he handed it to me" 121 "I saw the need of taking immediate steps to save my specimens" 126 "'Aha, you 're there, are you?'" 129 The Giant and the Professor settle it amicably 131 "His Majesty courageously jumped overboard and waded ashore" 137
Some of the Councilors 138 The Page and the Maid of Honor keep a Candy-store 147 The Tug of War 165 Prof. Chipmunk relating his Adventure 171 The Professor on his Travels in the "Trap" 175 "The little Man held his lantern near my face and said: 'I think I must have made a mistake'" 181 "'Perhaps,' said the little Man, 'having lived forty centuries, I may be old enough to advise a young man of twenty-three'" 183 "Before I could interfere they were fighting for their lives" 186 "'That must be the footprint of Mr. Megalopod,' said the Agent" 190 "I pulled his shoe-string, to attract bis attention" 196 We call upon the Megalopods 198 The Bull charged on the Baby 200 Good-by to the Megalopods 203 "I turned, and saw a gigantic elk coming toward me" 206 Anthony makes the candle 211 "'She's the model image of the Speedy Susan,' said Sailor Ben" 216 "'They surrounded us, and we hauled down our flags without firin' a gun—which we had n't any'" 219 "'It's a go!' I says, takin' him up right off" 222 "Round and round, round and round" 224 "'Adoo, chief!' I sings out" 226
IMAGINOTIONS
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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