When Egypt Went Broke

The Project Gutenberg EBook of When Egypt Went Broke, by Holman Day This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: When Egypt Went Broke Author: Holman Day Release Date: April 13, 2006 [EBook #4733] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WHEN EGYPT WENT BROKE *** Produced by Dagny; John Bickers; David Widger WHEN EGYPT WENT BROKE A NOVEL By Holman Day Contents WHEN EGYPT WENT BROKE CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTERI IX XVII XXV CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTERII X XVIII XXVI CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTERIII XI XIX XXVII CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTERIV XII XX XXVIII CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTERV XIII XXI XXIX CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTERVI XIV XXII XXX CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTERVII XV XXIII XXXI CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER VIII XVI XXIV WHEN EGYPT WENT BROKE CHAPTER I T. BRITT STARTS TO COLLECT Tasper Britt arose in the gray dawn, as usual. Some fishermen, seeking bait, stay up late and "jack" angleworms with a bull's-eye light. The big worms are abroad on the soil under cover of the darkness. Other fishermen get up early and dig while the dew is holding the smaller worms near the surface of the ground; in going after worms the shrewd operator makes the job easy for himself.