[Illustration: Well, Al, just as this was coming off her old man come at
me]


THE REAL DOPE,

By

RING W. LARDNER

AUTHOR OF

GULLIBLE'S TRAVELS, MY FOUR WEEKS IN FRANCE,
TREAT 'EM ROUGH, ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY

MAY WILSON PRESTON

AND

M. L. BLUMENTHAL






CHAPTER I