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The Proem By The Carpenter
I. “FOX-IN-THE-MORNING” II. THE LOTUS AND THE BOTTLE III. SMITH IV. CAUGHT V. CUPID’S EXILE NUMBER TWO VI. THE PHONOGRAPH AND THE GRAFT VII…
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They will tell you in Anchuria, that President Miraflores, of that
volatile republic, died by his own hand in the coast town of Coralio; that he had reached thus far in flight from the inconveniences of an…
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“Fox-In-The-Morning”
Coralio reclined, in the mid-day heat, like some vacuous beauty lounging in a guarded harem. The town lay at the sea’s edge on a strip of a…
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The Lotus And The Bottle
Willard Geddie, consul for the United States in Coralio, was working leisurely on his yearly report. Goodwin, who had strolled in as he did…
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Smith
Goodwin and the ardent patriot, Zavalla, took all the precautions that their foresight could contrive to prevent the escape of President Mi…
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Caught
The plans for the detention of the flying President Miraflores and his companion at the coast line seemed hardly likely to fail. Dr. Zavall…
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Cupid’s Exile Number Two
The United States of America, after looking over its stock of consular timber, selected Mr. John De Graffenreid Atwood, of Dalesburg, Alaba…
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The Phonograph And The Graft
“What was this graft?” asked Johnny, with the impatience of the great public to whom tales are told. “’Tis contrary to art and philosophy t…
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Money Maze
The new administration of Anchuria entered upon its duties and privileges with enthusiasm. Its first act was to send an agent to Coralio wi…
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The Admiral
Spilled milk draws few tears from an Anchurian administration. Many are its lacteal sources; and the clocks’ hands point forever to milking…
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The Flag Paramount
At the head of the insurgent party appeared that Hector and learned Theban of the southern republics, Don Sabas Placido. A traveller, a sol…
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The Shamrock And The Palm - (1)
One night when there was no breeze, and Coralio seemed closer than ever to the gratings of Avernus, five men were grouped about the door of…
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The Shamrock And The Palm - (2)
“‘’Tis not my way,’ says I, ‘to make threats against any man, but there’s an account to be settled between the railroad man and James O’Dow…
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The Remnants Of The Code
Breakfast in Coralio was at eleven. Therefore the people did not go to market early. The little wooden market-house stood on a patch of sho…
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Shoes
John De Graffenreid Atwood ate of the lotus, root, stem, and flower. The tropics gobbled him up. He plunged enthusiastically into his work,…
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Ships
Within a week a suitable building had been secured in the Calle Grande, and Mr. Hemstetter’s stock of shoes arranged upon their shelves. Th…
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Masters Of Arts - (1)
A two-inch stub of a blue pencil was the wand with which Keogh performed the preliminary acts of his magic. So, with this he covered paper…
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Masters Of Arts - (2)
Little beads of moisture crept out all over Billy Keogh’s brow. The stub of his blue pencil had not figured out a contingency like this. Th…
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Dicky
There is little consecutiveness along the Spanish Main. Things happen there intermittently. Even Time seems to hang his scythe daily on the…
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Rouge Et Noir
It has been indicated that disaffection followed the elevation of Losada to the presidency. This feeling continued to grow. Throughout the…
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Two Recalls
There remains three duties to be performed before the curtain falls upon the patched comedy. Two have been promised: the third is no less o…
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The Vitagraphoscope
Vaudeville is intrinsically episodic and discontinuous. Its audiences do not demand dénouements. Sufficient unto each “turn” is the evil th…