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From One Third Off, by Irvin S. Cobb, Illustrated by Tony Sarg; New York: George H. Doran Company, 1921; pp. 1-14.


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Black and white drawing,by Tony Sarg, of a man in nine stages of his life from childhood to him as a fat man, then as a slimmer man by the end.




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Black and white drawing,by Tony Sarg, of a fat man, with a back pack behinding, reading his weight on a weighing machine with mouth agape.  A man reading the paper is behind him, looking over his shoulder at his situation.




I WEIGHED MYSELF AND IN THE BOX SCORE CREDITED MYSELF WITH A
PROFOUND SHOCK.

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One Third Off

By

Irvin S. Cobb

Author of
“Old Judge Priest,” “Speaking
of Operations —” Etc.



Illustrated by Tony Sarg









New York
George H. Doran Company





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Copyright, 1921,
By George H. Doran Company









Copyright, 1921,
By The Curtis Publishing Company

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Printed in the United States of America



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TO

HARRY M. STEVENS, ESQUIRE

WHO IN TIMES GONE BY HELPED ME
PUT THAT ONE THIRD ON




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CONTENTS
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CHAPTER ONE :
         Extra! Extra! All About the Great
             Reduction!
    15

CHAPTER TWO :
         Those Romping Elfin Twenties
    25

CHAPTER THREE :
         Regarding Liver-Eating Watkins and Others
    31

CHAPTER FOUR :
         I Become the Panting Champion
    41

CHAPTER FIVE :
         On Acquiring Some Snappy Pores
    55

CHAPTER SIX :
         More Anon
    65

CHAPTER SEVEN :
         Office Visits,  $ 10
    75

CHAPTER EIGHT :
         The Friendly Sons of the Boiled
             Spinach
    95

CHAPTER NINE :
         The Fallen Egg
    111

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CHAPTER TEN :
         Wherein Our Hero Falters
    121

CHAPTER ELEVEN :
         Three Cheers for Lithesome Grace
             Regained!
    145


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ILLUSTRATIONS
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I weighed myself and in the box score
         credited myself with a profound shock

Frontispiece

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“64 Broad” 19

To observe Mr. Bryan breakfasting is a
         sight worth seeing
80

“You are now registering the preliminary
         warnings ———”
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CHAPTER ONE
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Extra! Extra! All About the Great Reduction!

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