Front matter
Reading edition
By MARY ROBERTS RINEHART
THE OUT TRAIL
THE BREAKING POINT
A POOR WISE MAN
DANGEROUS DAYS
THE AMAZING INTERLUDE
“K”
BAB: A SUB-DEB
TISH
MORE TISH
SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION
AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES
LOVE STORIES
KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS
TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE
“ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”
ETC., ETC.
New York: GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
TEMPERAMENTAL
PEOPLE
BY
MARY ROBERTS RINEHART
NEW YORK
GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
Copyright, 1924,
By George H. Doran Company
Copyright, 1914, by The Metropolitan Magazine Company
TEMPERAMENTAL PEOPLE
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PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CONTENTS
IPAGE
HER MAJESTY, The Queen9
II
THE ALTAR ON THE HILL: The Secretary60
III
CYNARA: The Sculptor103
IV
THE GREAT SUCCESS: The Singer123
V
THE SECRET HOUSE: The Wife154
VI
A MIDSUMMER KNIGHT’S DREAM: The Cowboy182
VII
LILY: The Philanderer231
VIII
“ÇA NE FAIT RIEN”: The Dough Boy262