Various.....................................................................................................................................................1A FOREWORDTO EVERYBODY.......................................................................................................8BEST SHORT STORIES.....................................................................................................................................9THE POINT OFHONOR........................................................................................................................9ALWAYS GETTHE FACTS.................................................................................................................9CAN THIS BETRUE?............................................................................................................................9NEW SERVANT−GIRL STORY.........................................................................................................10HE WAS BROAD MINDED................................................................................................................10MISSED HIS CHANCE........................................................................................................................10GREAT RELIEF IN HEAVEN.............................................................................................................11UNCHANGEABLE...............................................................................................................................12HE KNEW THELAW..........................................................................................................................12A SERMON ONTHE WAR BYPARSON BROWN..........................................................................12"OVER HERE"......................................................................................................................................13LIFE'S ETERNAL QUERY..................................................................................................................14HIGH FINANCE...................................................................................................................................14MATRIMONIAL PROFUNDITY........................................................................................................14THE NEW REGIME.............................................................................................................................15WHERE IGNORANCE IS BLISS;.......................................................................................................15WHEN THE "S" FELL OUT................................................................................................................16FULL PARTICULARS FREE..............................................................................................................16THEY WERE SO GLAD TO SEE HIM...............................................................................................16HAD TO BE SETTLED........................................................................................................................17STILL UNBEATEN..............................................................................................................................17ACCOUNTINGFOR IT........................................................................................................................18HIS LACK.............................................................................................................................................18A REVISED CLASSIC.........................................................................................................................18SCOTCH THRILLS..............................................................................................................................19HIS APPLICATION..............................................................................................................................19A CLINCHER........................................................................................................................................19SMARTY...............................................................................................................................................19THE ECLIPSETO ORDER..................................................................................................................20A CONNOISSEUR................................................................................................................................20NOURISHMENT..................................................................................................................................20HAD HAD TREATMENT....................................................................................................................21HOW HE GOTTHEM..........................................................................................................................21CAESAR VISITS CICERO...................................................................................................................21WHY BE POLITE ANYWAY?............................................................................................................22THE ARRIVALOF WILHELM...........................................................................................................22IMMORTAL!........................................................................................................................................23ORIENTAL POLITENESS...................................................................................................................23ALAS! TOO LATE!..............................................................................................................................23WHO COULDTELL?...........................................................................................................................24HE COULDN'THAVE MISSED IT.....................................................................................................24GUILTY.................................................................................................................................................24ENVY....................................................................................................................................................25A GENTLE DISSOLUTION.................................................................................................................25
A FUTILE EXPERIMENT....................................................................................................................25THEY MEANTTO BE PAID...............................................................................................................25A POSER...............................................................................................................................................26NO DANGER........................................................................................................................................27MIGHT DRAWBUSINESS.................................................................................................................27SAFE......................................................................................................................................................27COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY..........................................................................................................28MANNA................................................................................................................................................29SHE KNEW HIM..................................................................................................................................29A GET−RICH−QUICK SCHEME........................................................................................................29A FLATTERING EXPLANATION......................................................................................................30DIDN'T SUIT HIM................................................................................................................................30ON HER NERVES................................................................................................................................30CASH.....................................................................................................................................................30TOO MUCH..........................................................................................................................................31MISTAKEN IDENTITY?.....................................................................................................................31THIS HAPPENED IN CHICAGO........................................................................................................31HAD HEARD HIM BEFORE...............................................................................................................32HER DOMESTIC INSTINCTS.............................................................................................................32LAST RESORT.....................................................................................................................................32LOOKED THAT WAY.........................................................................................................................33COMRADES.........................................................................................................................................33COMPARISON.....................................................................................................................................33"NEXT!"................................................................................................................................................34MR. SUNSHINE AND MR. GLOOM..................................................................................................35HER OWN.............................................................................................................................................36MARK TWAINON MILLIONAIRES.................................................................................................36A MOVING TALE................................................................................................................................37HISTORICAL........................................................................................................................................38MEMORIES..........................................................................................................................................38ECCLESIASTICAL DUES ENFORCED.............................................................................................38STILL COMPANIONABLE.................................................................................................................39AN EASY ADJUSTMENT...................................................................................................................39APPRAISED..........................................................................................................................................39AN EASY MATTER.............................................................................................................................40JEEMS HENRYWAS CONJURED.....................................................................................................40KEEPING IT INTHE FAMILY...........................................................................................................41NOT SO DIFFICULT............................................................................................................................41DESERVED THE LEGACY.................................................................................................................41IMPROVEMENT..................................................................................................................................42WHY SHOULDHE KNOW?...............................................................................................................42ONE ON HIM........................................................................................................................................43REVEALED..........................................................................................................................................43DIAGNOSINGHIMSELF....................................................................................................................44IN OUR MELTING POT......................................................................................................................44GIVE HIM TIME..................................................................................................................................44A BAY STATE SOLOMON.................................................................................................................45