The Gay Cockade is a collection of short stories by Temple Bailey, first published in 1921. The title story introduces Jimmie Harding, a young man whose vitality brings color to a weary government office, and the other tales offer gentle, human portraits of love, hope, and everyday life. Worth listening for its warm, uplifting tone and sympathetic characters.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
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Frontispiece, showing a man sat at a desk smoking a pipe. AND HERE, DAY AFTER DAY, HE SAT ALONE THE GAY COCKADE BY TEMPLE BAILEY AUTHOR OF THE TRUMPETER SWAN, THE TIN SOLDIER, Etc. FRONTISPIECE BY C. E. CHAMBERS Black-and-white decorative mark showing a flower. GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS NEW YORK Made in the United States of America COPYRIGHT 1921 BY THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY Publisher logo showing a crest. Manufacturing Plant Camden, N. J. Made in U.S.A.
The Gay Cockade For permission to reprint some of the stories in this volume, the author is indebted to the courtesy of the editors of Harper's Magazine, Scribner's Magazine, Collier's Magazine, Ladies' Home Journal, Saturday Evening Post, Good Housekeeping, and Harper's Bazar. Contents The Gay Cockade 7 The Hidden Land 33 White Birches 84 The Emperor's Ghost 118 The Red Candle 132 Returned Goods 149 Burned Toast 165 Petronella 187 The Canopy Bed 205 Sandwich Jane 223 Lady Crusoe 272 A Rebellious Grandmother 310 Wait—for Prince Charming 327 Beggars on Horseback 351 THE GAY COCKADE
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