| CHAPTER | PAGE | Introduction | v | I. | Silverhorns | Henry van Dyke 1 | II. | Wild Horse Hunter | Zane Grey 21 | III. | Hydrophobic Skunk | Irvin S. Cobb 90 | IV. | The Ole Virginia | Stewart Edward White 100 | V. | The Weight of Obligation | Rex Beach 108 | VI. | That Spot | Jack London 140 | VII. | When Lincoln Licked a Bully | Irving Bacheller 155 | VIII. | The End of the Trail | Clarence E. Mulford 180 | IX. | Dey Ain't No Ghosts | Ellis Parker Butler 201 | X. | The Night Operator | Frank L. Packard 218 | XI. | Christmas Eve in a Lumber Camp | Ralph Connor 258 | XII. | The Story That the Keg Told Me | Adirondack (W. H. H.) Murray 275 | |