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Title: The sociable ghost

Being the adventures of a reporter who was invited by the sociable ghost to a grand banquet, ball, and convention under the ground of old Trinity churchyard. A true tale of the things he saw and did not see while he was not there.

Author: Olive Harper

Illustrator: Thomas McIlvaine

A. W. Schwartz

Release date: August 26, 2025 [eBook #76737]

Language: English

Original publication: New York: J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1903

Credits: William McGovern

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North porch of Trinity Church, and the first meeting of
the sociable ghost and the newspaper man.

The Sociable Ghost.

Being the adventures of a reporter who was invited
by the sociable ghost to a grand banquet, ball,
and convention under the ground of old
trinity churchyard. A true tale of
the things he saw and did not
see while he was not
there.

Written down by
Olive Harper
and another.

Illustrated by
Thomas McIlvaine and A. W. Schwartz.

“ The breezy call of incense breathing morn,
The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed:
The cock's shrill clarion or the echoing horn
No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed.”

New York:
J. S. Ogilvie Publishing Company,
57 Rose Street.

Table of Contents.

Chapter I. THE BEGINNING OF THE ACQUAINTANCE	9
Chapter II. THE REPORTER MEETS THE LEADER OF THE FOUR HUNDRED	46
Chapter III. THE GAMBLER'S PENANCE	59
Chapter IV. THE MENDED GHOST	78
Chapter V. THE PRINCESS FROM EGYPT	91
Chapter VI. THE GHOSTS TELL STORIES, AND COMPARE NOTES	141
Chapter VIII. THE GRAND BALL, CONVENTION AND END OF IT ALL	203

List of Illustrations.

North porch of Trinity Church, and the first meeting of the sociable ghost and the newspaper man	Frontispiece
“ Drat that toe! I'm sure I broke it off ”	33
“I flatter myself that the decorations are fine”	54
“Did you say that to me?”	62
“I won't play if such favoritism is shown”	76
The mended ghost	79
“But you must join us”	87
“Forget it, forget it!”	95
The Princess Shep	109
With a smile of ineffable sweetness she vanished	120
“Don't rouse the sleeping lion”	122
“I found her sitting at the piano”	154
They had evidently found the buffet	166
The dance and cake walk	178

N.B.—While other books have pictures “taken from life,” it should be noticed that those In this book are taken from death.

Dedication.

To all who are able to read between the lines,
and understand
the real purpose and meaning of this book,
it is dedicated with
the sincere friendship of the authors.