Item - Too Clever by Half

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(source: NIU Libraries)

Online Full Text:	Northern Illinois University
Series:	Good News v. 10 no. 252 (page 4029)
Item:	Too Clever by Half
Author:	Clarke, Henry
Date:	March 2, 1895
First Sentence:	When I was in Europe last summer, I met one fine evening in London one of my friends who had made his own way up in the world, and who, in his upward progress, had encountered so many different kinds of men that he had learned to take everything quietly, but who had retained for the enjoyment of his friends all his original freshness and goodness of heart.
Last Sentence:	"Well, I have not yet made up my mind whether he was nor a swindler after all."

(source: NIU Libraries)

Online Full Text:	Northern Illinois University
Series:	Nick Carter Weekly no. 617 (page 29)
Item:	Too Clever by Half
Author:	Clarke, Henry
Date:	October 24, 1908
First Sentence:	When I was in Europe last summer I met, one fine evening in London, one of my friends who had made his own way in the world, and who, in his upward progress, had encountered so many different kinds of men that he had learned to take everything quietly, but who had retained for the enjoyment of his friends all his original freshness and goodness of heart.