CONTENTS CHAPTER

I INTRODUCES MY HERO

II INTRODUCES MY HEROINE

III THE ADVENTURE BEGINS

IV A FAMILY REUNION

V THE PLOT THICKENS

VI THE MAN ON THE BOX

VII A POLICE AFFAIR

VIII ANOTHER SALAD IDEA

IX THE HEROINE HIRES A GROOM

X PIRATE

XI THE FIRST RIDE

XII A TICKLISH BUSINESS

XIII A RUNAWAY

XIV AN ORDEAL OR TWO

XV RETROSPECTIVE

XVI THE PREVIOUS AFFAIR

XVII DINNER IS SERVED

XVIII CAUGHT!

XIX "OH, MISTER BUTLER!"

XX THE EPISODE OF THE STOVE-PIPE

XXI THE ROSE

XXII THE DRAMA UNROLLS

XXIII SOMETHING ABOUT HEROES

XXIV A FINE LOVER

XXV A FINE HEROINE, TOO

XXVI THE CASTLE OF ROMANCE

Title: The Man on the Box

Author: Harold MacGrath

Language: English

Produced by Duncan Harold, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

[Illustration: Henry E. Dixey in "The Man on the Box."]

THE MAN ON THE BOX

by

HAROLD MACGRATH

Author of The Grey Cloak, The Puppet Crown

Illustrated by scenes from Walter N. Lawrence's beautiful production of the play as seen for 123 nights at the Madison Square Theatre, New York

To Miss Louise Everts