John Henry Smith

John Henry Smith

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Title: John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life
Author: Frederick Upham Adams
Release Date: March 3, 2005 [EBook #15247]
Language: English
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[Illustration: "... and I got it"]
John Henry Smith
A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life
By
FREDERICK UPHAM ADAMS Author of "John Burt" and "The Kidnapped Millionaires"
Illustrated for Mr. Smith by A.B. FROST
[Illustration]
NEW YORK Doubleday, Page & Company 1905
Copyright, 1905, by Doubleday, Page & Company Published June, 1905
_All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages, including the Scandinavian._
DEDICATED TO MY DAUGHTER Olive Marie Adams

TO THE READER
John Henry Smith has requested me to revise and edit his diary, and, to use his own expression, "See if I can make some kind of a book from it." It was his idea that I should eliminate certain marked passages, and disguise others, so as to conceal the identity of the originals. Since Mr. Smith is abroad I can do as I please. Aside from renaming his characters, I have left them exactly as he has drawn them. This may lead him to do his own editing in the future.
I have also taken the liberty of reproducing some of the sketches made by Mr. Smith. In addition to literary, artistic, and athletic gifts Mr. Smith has had the rare good fortune to--but I must not anticipate his story.
THE EDITOR
Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.

CONTENTS
ENTRY NO. PAGE
I. Miss Harding is Coming 3
II. Mainly about Smith 21
III. Mr. Harding Wins a Bet 29
IV. Bishop's Hired Man 44
V. The Eagle's Nest 54
VI. I Play with Miss Harding 65
VII. Two Boys from Buckfield 77
VIII. Downfall of Mr. Harding 91
IX. Mr. Smith Gets Busy 102
X. The Two Gladiators 115
XI. The Barn Dance 136
XII. The St. Andrews Swing 154
XIII. Our New Professional 176
XIV. Myself and I 188
XV. The Auto and the Bull 199
XVI. Miss Harding Owns Up 219
XVII. The Passing of Percy 235
XVIII. Mr. Harding's Struggle 253
XIX. The Tornado 258
XX. Fat Ewes and Sharp Knives 281
XXI. I am Entirely Satisfied 300
XXII. I am Utterly Miserable 303
XXIII. A Few Closing Confessions 317

THE CHARACTERS
JOHN HENRY SMITH, who tells the story. Heir of his father, lives in Woodvale club house, devoted to golf, becomes interested in Wall Street, and falls in love with Grace Harding
GRACE HARDING, only daughter of Robert L. Harding, visitor in Woodvale
ROBERT L. HARDING, millionaire railway magnate, who first despises golf and then becomes infatuated with it
MRS. HARDING, the matter-of-fact wife of the above
JIM BISHOP, farmer near Woodvale, who knew Harding when the two were boys in Buckfield, Maine
WILLIAM WALLACE, Bishop's hired man, later golf professional in Woodvale, and later something else
OLIVE LAWRENCE, pupil to William Wallace
PERCY LAHUME, in love with Miss Lawrence
JAMES CARTER, wealthy member of Woodvale, who knows how to keep a secret
MISS DANGERFIELD, who makes a collection of golf balls
MISS ROSS, who is very pretty
MR. and MRS. CHILVERS, and MR. and MRS. MARSHALL, estimable young people, who enter into this narrative
BOYD, LAWSON, DUFF, BELL, MONAHAN, ETC., members in good standing in the Woodvale Golf and Country Club

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
"... and I got it" Frontispiece "How do I look?" Title Page PAGE.
"... and threw it in the pond" 9
"Fore there! hay there!!" 15
"It makes an ideal hazard" 25
"... but there was blood in his eye" 37
"Fore" 49
"There is no law to compel a man to play golf" 57
"We rested on top of the hill" 73
"Did it hit you?" 87
"... and missed the ball by three inches" 95
"It is not necessary to caution me" 105
The dream 113
"At the gate waiting for us" 121
"We're not fighting, my dear!" 131
"It must be tough to have to wear skirts all the time" 135
"What do you think of me?" 137
"Jack ... never stopped a second" 145
"Mr. Harding ... executed a clog dance" 153
"We ran the auto into the sheep pasture" 159
"I have never seen a more perfect shot" 163
"It struck on the rear edge of the green" 181
"LaHume ... stalking toward the club house" 185
"Miss Harding ... smiled and looked innocent as could be" 193
"It was not much of a drive" 207
"Run! Run, boys!" 211
"Then I struck the bull" 213
Diagram, "The auto and the bull" 218
"What are you looking for?" 221
"Had ignited the matches" 225
"He was tall, angular, and whiskered" 237
"LaHume was shot back several yards" 245
"Grasping her by the arm I dragged her" 267
"She left for the South" 282
"Business is business" 291
"Ten up and eight to play" 297
"She rose to her feet" 307
"I cannot turn back if I