THE DARK HOURS

BOOKS BY DON MARQUIS

CRUISE OF THE Jasper B.

DANNY'S OWN STORY

DREAMS AND DUST

HERMIONE AND HER LITTLE GROUP OF SERIOUS THINKERS

POEMS AND PORTRAITS

PREFACES (Decorations by Tony Sarg)

SONNETS TO A Red-Haired Lady and FAMOUS LOVE AFFAIRS

THE DARK HOURS

THE OLD SOAK and Hail and Farewell
THE OLD SOAK'S HISTORY OF THE WORLD
THE REVOLT OF THE OYSTER
CARTER, AND OTHER PEOPLE

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DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY

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THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N. Y.

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DEDICATED

TO THE MEMORY OF

MY LATE WIFE

REINA MELCHER MARQUIS