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TISH PLAYS THE GAME
TISH PLAYS THE GAME
by
Mary Roberts Rinehart
PUBLISHED IN NEW YORK
By P. F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY
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Copyright, 1926
By Mary Roberts Rinehart
All Rights Reserved
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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CONTENTS
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| I | Tish Plays the Game | 9 |
| II | The Baby Blimp | 55 |
| III | Hijack and the Game | 101 |
| IV | The Treasure Hunt | 163 |
| V | The Gray Goose | 228 |
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TISH PLAYS THE GAME
We met Nettie Lynn on the street theother day, and she cut us all dead. Consideringthe sacrifices we had all made for her,especially our dear Tish, who cut a hole in herbest rug on her account, this ungrateful conductforces me to an explanation of certain eventswhich have caused most unfair criticism. Whateverthe results, it is never possible to impugnthe motives behind Tish’s actions.
As for the janitor of Tish’s apartment housemaintaining that the fruit jar buried in the floorwas a portion of a still for manufacturing spirituousliquors, and making the statement that Tish’sfamous blackberry cordial for medicinal use wasfifty per cent alcohol—I consider this beneathcomment. The recipe from which this cordialis made was originated by Tish’s GreatauntPriscilla, a painting of whom hangs, or ratherdid hang, over the mantel in Tish’s living room.
The first notice Aggie and I received that[Pg 10]Tish was embarked on one of her kindly crusadesagain was during a call from Charlie Sands.We had closed our cottage at Lake Penzance andAggie was spending the winter with me. Shehad originally planned to go to Tish, but at thelast moment Tish had changed her mind.
“You’d better go with Lizzie, Aggie