TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE NIGHT EXPRESS The Story of a Bank Robbery By FRED M. WHITE
OVER THE GARDEN WALL The Story of a Vacation By LOUISE HAMILTON MABIE
RURAL INSURANCE The Story of a Wayside Halt By CLOTILDE GRAVES
HIS HONOR, THE DISTRICT JUDGE A Tale of India By JOHN LE BRETON
A FOG-HORN CONCLUSION The Story of a Gramophone By FOX RUSSELL
MARY JANE'S DIVERSION A Western Tale By CHARLES ALDEN SELTZER
BETWEEN FRIENDS A Story of the Italian Quarter By ADRIANA SPADONI
THE HAMMERPOND BURGLARY The Story of an Artist By H.G. WELLS
A FO'C'S'LE TRAGEDY An Ancient Mariner's Yarn By PERCY LONGHURST
THE ADOPTED SON A Tale of Peasant Life From the French of GUY de MAUPASSANT
PROVIDENCE AND MRS. URMY The Story of an International Marriage By ARMIGER BARCLAY and OLIVER SANDYS
THE MILLION DOLLAR FREIGHT TRAIN The Story of a Young Engineer By FRANK H. SPEARMAN
THE BULLDOG BREED A Story of the Russo-Japanese War By AMBROSE PRATT
ICE IN JUNE A Playwright's Story By FRED M. WHITE
THE DITTY-BOX A Pawnbroker's Story By OWEN OLIVER
THE YELLOW CAT An Idyll of the Summer By ANNIE E.P. SEARING
A COCK AND POLICEMAN A Tale of Rural England By RALPH KAYE ASSHETON
PRISONERS IN THE TOWER An Episode of Travel By LUCY COPINGER
SANKEY'S DOUBLE-HEADER A Winter's Tale By FRANK H. SPEARMAN
AUNT MARY TELEGRAPHS A Comedy of Everyday Life By LLOYD E. LONERGAN
THE VENGEANCE OF THE WOLF A Drama in Wales By J. AQUILA KEMPSTER
THE WOOING OF BETTINA A Story of Finance By W.Y. SHEPPARD
THE JAM GOD A Tale of Nigeria By H.M. EGBERT
WHEN FATHER WORKED A Suburban Story By CHARLTON LAWRENCE EDHOLM
NEW YORK
THE SHORT STORIES COMPANY
1909
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, INCLUDING THAT OF TRANSLATION
INTO FOREIGN LANGUAGES, INCLUDING THE SCANDINAVIAN
COPYRIGHT, 1908-1909, BY THE SHORT STORIES COMPANY
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES:
Following each author's name was a notice: "All rights reserved." This book is currently in the public domain, and the notices have been removed, but are mentioned here in the interest of completeness.
Many inconsistencies in spelling, punctuation, and hyphenation have been normalized. Others remain as in the original. Any deviation from the author's intent is solely the responsibility of the transcriber.
This book seems to have been bound in two sections, each with stories numbered I-XII.
Though there was no Table of Contents in the original, one has been included for ease of navigation.
