--- title: "Shorty McCabe on the Job by Sewell Ford — Classic Ebook | Publica Now" description: "Read a free sample of Shorty McCabe on the Job by Sewell Ford at Publica Now — a public-domain classic ebook, readable online." canonical: "https://publica.now/creators/vito/works/shorty-mccabe-on-the-job" --- Literary # Shorty McCabe on the Job by Sewell Ford [ V Vito ](https://publica.now/creators/vito) Follow $1.99 [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fshorty-mccabe-on-the-job) Secure payment on Stripe. publica.now never sees your card. Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![Shorty McCabe on the Job](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnmjx5t3z3pnqsx2avvj2qw/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20261015%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261015T164721Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=78f3a14f74c156b5b8a22e1796a6b71232422d9e03af905f458512c582127047) ## About this work Shorty McCabe on the Job by Sewell Ford — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the publica.now Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "It might give us some clew," says I, "as to what him and your paw had a run-in about." SHORTY McCABE ON THE JOB BY SEWELL FORD AUTHOR OF SHORTY McCABE, SIDE-STEPPING WITH SHORTY, ETC. ILLUSTRATED BY F. VAUX WILSON NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS Copyright, 1913, 1914, 1915, by SEWELL FORD Copyright, 1915, by EDWARD J. CLODE All rights reserved CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. Wishing a New One on Shorty 1 II. A Few Squirms By Bayard 18 III. Peeking in on Pedders 32 IV. Two Singles to Goober 49 V. The Case of a Female Party 65 VI. How Millie Shook the Jinx 81 VII. Reverse English on Sonny Boy 100 VIII. Gumming Gopher to the Map 115 IX. What Lindy Had Up Her Sleeve 131 X. A Case of Nobody Home 150 XI. Under the Wire with Edwin 165 XII. A Fifty-Fifty Split with Hunk 182 XIII. A Follow Through By Eggy 198 XIV. Catching Up with Gerald 217 XV. Shorty Hears From Pemaquid 233 XVI. Scratch One on Bulgaroo 251 XVII. Bayard Ducks His Past 267 XVIII. Trailing Dudley Through a Trance 285 XIX. A Little While with Alvin 304 ILLUSTRATIONS "It might give us some clew," says I, "as to what him and your paw had a run-in about."Frontispiece FACING PAGE "I wouldn't have anything happen to you for the world," says I.6 "Now see hea-uh, Mistuh Vonstable," says he, "I wouldn't go for to do anything like that."62 "Say, I'm a bear for Paris."94 "Now, friends!" he calls, "everybody in on the chorus."127 "What's the idea," says Mabel, "wishin' this Rube stuff on us?"158 He sidles up to the desk and proceeds to make some throaty noises.198 Blamed if Dudley… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fshorty-mccabe-on-the-job) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. [Sign in to leave a review](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Fshorty-mccabe-on-the-job) No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. You might also like ## More like this [View all →](/marketplace?content_type=literary) [ ![Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnqpzpvfk19xneveqmkzw0y/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20261015%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261015T164722Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=71669c3dce027a4ca6103bca9bea6f39f87f30b08baed07dbdfdfc31e9174a2f) Literary ### Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe Vito $1.99 16 ](/creators/vito/works/odd-numbers-being-further-chronicles-of-shorty-mccabe) [ ![Wilt Thou Torchy](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnht81xm0e1z62vyfe10zxc/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20261015%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261015T164722Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=9dc4240b8840725d8c26d86baa780a8bc01c97887bcaf190af468b789ecff3b6) Literary ### Wilt Thou Torchy Vito $1.99 14 ](/creators/vito/works/wilt-thou-torchy) [ ![Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnkvwtqp4zdaftpfwtgbj8j/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20261015%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261015T164722Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=d5d5ca1f097a56134e0ce7ca7ad4a55af610ee92b45f5572e5c683f0a254f76f) Literary ### Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle Vito $1.99 7 ](/creators/vito/works/horses-nine-stories-of-harness-and-saddle) [ ![Torchy and Vee](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnmadbdcxwtx59srn2mbkm2/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20261015%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261015T164722Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=8d26425cfe62aaa8d65ef46008835384d396b7b3508df36a3b809b3090ce2fe3) Literary ### Torchy and Vee Vito $1.99 10 ](/creators/vito/works/torchy-and-vee) [ ![Torchy As A Pa](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnmaqcrvp5ztrwfe4b33zyw/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20261015%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261015T164722Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=45bf607a6818a2ac53b35bbeb3921ba1ba84eea72696aa55ff64346ad491e58b) Literary ### Torchy As A Pa Vito $1.99 9 ](/creators/vito/works/torchy-as-a-pa) $1.99 [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fshorty-mccabe-on-the-job)