Knox College, 84;
joins brother at University of Missouri, 85;
severs connection with the University, 85;
indication of literary genius, 86-90;
life in St. Louis, 91-98;
fascination for the stage, 95-97;
inherits $8,000, makes a tour of Europe, and squanders his
patrimony, 98-100;
returns to St. Louis, 100;
descriptions of his trip, 101, 102;
affection for the fair sex, 103-106;
courtship and marriage, 105-109;
honeymoon, 109, 110;
investment of $20,000 on experience, 111;
goes to work as reporter on St. Louis Evening Journal, 112;
description of early married life in St. Louis, 112, 113, 121;
love of fun, 113-117, 118;
members of household, 113;
fondness for singing, 114;
his children, 114, 121, 122, 191; ii., 255-258, 261, 278, 279;
city editor of St. Joseph Gazette, i., 114;
returns to St. Louis and continues writing for the Evening Journal,
115, 116;
lack of business ability, 116;
attack by the Spectator, 117-119;
reply to the same, 120;
becomes managing editor of Kansas City Times, 122, 136;
his home relations, 122-125;
method of reporting, 126, 127;
whimsical verses and fancies, 128-131;
misreports and plays practical jokes on Carl Schurz, 131-133;
character of his early journalistic work, 133-135;
revels in Kansas City, 130-138;
writes "The Little Peach," 139;
Greek translation and English equivalent of same, 140-142;
moves to Denver and becomes managing editor of The Denver Tribune,
143-145;
writes "Odds and Ends," 145-151;
his "Tribune Primer," 146-152;
his views on journalism, 149, 150;
creates the "Bugaboo," 151-153;
his friendship for Madame Modjeska, 154;
writes "The Wanderer," 154, 155;
credits "The Wanderer" to Madame Modjeska, 154-157;
anecdotes of his life in Denver, 158-182;
description of his office, 158, 159;
his acquaintance with "Bill" Nye, 159-161;
his inability to keep money, 162;
the Wickersham episode, 163-171;
impersonates Oscar Wilde, 171-172;
his dramatic qualifications and acquaintances, 173;
his relations and correspondence with Miss Kate Field, 174, 175;
his disposition, 175, 176;
plays pranks on Wolfe Londoner, 176-180;
gives a single-handed entertainment at Manitou, 181, 182;
his hatred of hypocrisy, 182; ii., 314;
failure of health, i., 183-185;
accepts position on the Chicago Morning News and leaves Denver,
183-189;
ambition to achieve lit