title: Gullible's Travels: Around the World in Fifty Years PART TWO (Volume 2)
author:  Mr. David J. Petry 
description: David J. Petry is obsessed with making the most of his time here on Earth.  Hes written thirty books, written and recorded more than one hundred songs, plays over a dozen instruments, is a pilot, public speaker, teacher and entertainer! David has three children and has been married to his lovely wife, Diane, for twenty-five years.      Davids writings are inspired by his experiences in life of traveling to all 50 states, more than 50 countries, and snorkeling at over 100 scenic sites throughout the world. He has a passion for living life to the fullest. After spending over thirty years as a research development mechanic, he changed careers and now spends his days helping at a retirement center working with the elderly. When asked how this is working out he replies, Im the happiest Ive ever been in my life and having Rock Star Status at a retirement home is better than no rock status at all.  Life is too short to sit around and be miserable. David J. Petry
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  # The Real Dope
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Ring Lardner
  
  
  This page copyright © 2003 Munsey's.
  
  
  http://www.munseys.com
  
  CHAPTER I. AND MANY A STORMY WIND SHALL BLOW
  
  
  CHAPTER II. PRIVATE VALENTINE
  
  
  CHAPTER III. STRAGETY AND TRAGEDY
  
  
  CHAPTER IV. DECORATED
  
  
  CHAPTER V. SAMMY BOY
  
  
  CHAPTER VI. SIMPLE SIMON
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
      
  
  Eric Eldred, William Flis and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
  
  
  
  
  
  [Illustration: Well, Al, just as this was coming off her old man
  
  
  come at me]
  
  
  
  
  
  THE REAL DOPE,
  
  
  By
  
  
  RING W. LARDNER
  
  
  AUTHOR OF
  
  
  GULLIBLE'S TRAVELS, MY FOUR WEEKS IN FRANCE,
  
  
  TREAT 'EM ROUGH, ETC.
  
  
  ILLUSTRATED BY
  
  
  MAY WILSON PRESTON
  
  
  AND
  
  
  M. L. BLUMENTHAL
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### CHAPTER I. AND MANY A STORMY WIND
  
  
  SHALL BLOW
  
  
  
  
  
    
  _On the Ship Board, Jan. 15._
  
  
    
  FRIEND AL: Well Al I suppose it is kind of foolish to be writeing
  
  
  you a letter now when they won't be no chance to mail it till we get
  
  
  across the old pond but still and all a man 