IX. IN WHICH HE SUFFERS A DEFEAT

X. IN WHICH HE PROVES HIMSELF A HOST

XI. IN WHICH HE GETS EVEN WITH HIMSELF

XII. IN WHICH HE HAS HIS OWN WAY

XIII. IN WHICH HE MAKES NO EVENING CALL

XIV. IN WHICH HE DEFIES SUPERSTITION




CHAPTER I

IN WHICH HE VOWS A VOW


"There comes the Green Imp "

"How can you tell?"

"Don't you hear? Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he
can get out of 'em. Anybody else would stop and fix up. He's
in too much of a hurry - as usual."

The Green Imp tore past the porch where Burns's neighbours
waved arms of greeting which he failed to see, for he did not