Chapter I: Front Matter

CUPID OF CAMPION

CUPID
OF CAMPION

BY
FRANCIS J. FINN, S.J.

_Author of “Tom Playfair,” “Percy Wynn,” “Harry Dee,”_
_“Claude Lightfoot,” etc._

NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO
BENZIGER BROTHERS
PUBLISHERS OF BENZIGER’S MAGAZINE

COPYRIGHT 1916 BY BENZIGER BROTHERS

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I
In which Clarence Esmond places himself in the hands of the
Bright-eyed Goddess of Adventure, and entrusted by that Deity to
the care of a Butcher’s Boy 9

CHAPTER II
In which the Steamer St. Paul and a tramp lend their aid to
the Bright-eyed Goddess 18

CHAPTER III
In which Clarence and his companion, the Butcher’s Boy,
discourse, according to their respective lights, on poetry and
other subjects, ending with a swim that was never taken and the
singing of Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay for the last time 28

CHAPTER IV
In which Clarence Esmond, alone and deserted, tries to pray;
and his parents defer their trip to the Coast 45

CHAPTER V
In which Ben, the gypsy, associates himself with the
Bright-eyed Goddess in carrying out her will upon Master Clarence
Esmond, and that young gentleman finds himself a captive 58

CHAPTER VI
In which Clarence meets Dora, learns much of his gypsy
companion, fights Ezra, and is sung to slumber 69

CHAPTER VII
In which the strange tale of Dora, another victim of the
Bright-eyed Goddess, is told to Clarence 89

CHAPTER VIII
In which Clarence enters upon his career as a gypsy, and
makes himself a disciple of Dora 100

CHAPTER IX
In which Clarence gets some further knowledge of a shrine,
which has much to do with the most important events of this
veracious narrative, and pays back the gypsy, Pete, with compound
interest 106

CHAPTER X
In which Clarence engages in a swimming race, and to the
consternation of Dora disappears in the waters of the Mississippi 118

CHAPTER XI
In which John Rieler, of Campion College, greatly daring,
goes swimming alone, finds a companion, and acts in such a manner
as to bring to Campion College the strangest, oddest boy visitor
that ever entered its portals 126

CHAPTER XII
In which Clarence relieves the reader of all possible doubts
concerning his ability as a trencherman, and the Reverend Rector
of Campion reads disastrous news 135

CHAPTER XIII
In which Clarence as the guest of Campion College makes an
ineffectual effort to bow out the Bright-eyed Goddess of
Adventure 141

CHAPTER XIV
In which Clarence tells his story and gets the Reverend
Rector to take a hand against the Bright-eyed Goddess 147

CHAPTER XV
In which Clarence begins to admire Campion College, and
becomes the room-mate of a very remarkable young man, as the
sequel will clearly show 164

CHAPTER XVI
In which the Bright-eyed Goddess comes to bat again, and
promises to win the game 170

CHAPTER XVII
In which one surprise follows so closely upon the heels of
another that Masters Esmond and Rieler lose power of speech and
Will Benton strikes a blow which will live forever in the
traditions of Campion College 182

CHAPTER XVIII
In which there are a joyful return, a sad duty and a picnic,
ending with a reunion of loved ones 195

CHAPTER XIX
In which John Rieler fails to finish his great speech, and
Clarence is seriously frightened 207

CHAPTER XX
In which there is another joyful reunion, and Clarence
presents an important letter to the Rector of Campion College 215

CHAPTER XXI
In which everybody is happy, Will Benton is jocose, and
justifies the title of this Romance of the Upper Mississippi 228

CUPID OF CAMPION