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The Luck of the Irish

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The Luck of the Irish (1917)
by Harold MacGrath
[Frontispiece by W. H. D. Koerner. Adapted into a silent film in 1920]

For three years now these little feet had twinkled past the basement window. The odd part of this singular one-sided romance, William was never tempted to run up to see what the young woman looked like. … Let it be as it was, her world outside there in the sunshine and his in this smelly cellar. But, nevertheless, he often wished he knew a girl such as he imagined this one to be. One thing was certain: anywhere in the world, in any kind of leather, he would recognize those feet. And thereby hangs this tale.

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THE LUCK OF THE IRISH

"WHEN I GET 'EM OUTSIDE, BE READY TO SHOVE THE BED AGAINST THE DOOR. IF I FALL, SHOOT TO KILL!"

THE
LUCK OF THE IRISH

A ROMANCE


BY
HAROLD MacGRATH


HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON

The Luck of the Irish


Copyright. 1917, by Harper & Brothers
Printed in the United States of America
Published September, 1917

THE LUCK OF THE IRISH


CONTENTS (not listed in original)

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