Galusha the Magnificent

By: Crosby Lincoln, Joseph

Book Excerpt: ...ny about the cuffs. The derby hat--and in October, in Wellmouth, derby hats are seldom worn--the derby hat was new and of a peculiar shade of brown; it was a little too small for its wearer's head and, even as Raish looked, a gust of wind lifted it and would have sent it whirling from the car had not Mr. Bangs saved it by a sudden grab. Raish chuckled."Come pretty nigh losin' somethin' overboard that time, didn't you?" he observed.Mr. Bangs pulled the brown derby as far down upon his head as it would go."I--I'm afraid I made a mistake in buying this hat," he confided. "I told the man I didn't think it fitted me as it should, but he said that was because I wasn't used to it. I doubt if I ever become used to it. And it really doesn't fit any better to-day than it did yesterday.""New one, ain't it?" inquired Raish."Yes, quite new. My other blew out of the car window. I bought this one at a small shop near the station in Boston. I'm afraid it wasn't a very good shop, but I was in a grea...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08JB7M9HS
• ISBN13: 9798681780939
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"