50

VIII. ~My Secretary~ 56

IX. ~The Truth About Home Rails~ 62

LIFE'S LITTLE TRAGEDIES

X. ~A Crown of Sorrows~ 71

XI. ~The Lucky Month~ 76

XII. ~The Rescue~ 83

XIII. ~The Portuguese Cigar~ 90

XIV. ~A Cold World~ 96

XV. ~A Breath of Life~ 103

XVI. ~The Doctor~ 113

XVII. ~The Financier~ 120

XVIII. ~The Things That Matter~ 126

THREE STORIES

XIX. ~The Making of a Christmas Story~ 135

XX. ~A Matter-of-Fact Fairy Tale~ 151

XXI. ~The Seaside Novelette~ 166

OUT-OF-DOORS

XXII. ~The First of Spring~ 181

XXIII. ~The Coming of the Crocus~ 188

XXIV. ~The Landscape Gardener~ 195

XXV. ~Pat-Ball~ 202

XXVI. ~Ten and Eight~ 208

XXVII. ~An Inland Voyage~ 214

XXVIII. ~One of Our Sufferers~ 221

XXIX. ~Chum~ 228

XXX. ~"Under Entirely New Management"~ 234

XXXI. ~A Farewell Tour~ 241

INDOORS

XXXII. ~Physical Culture~ 251

XXXIII. ~An Insurance Act~ 258

XXXIV. ~Getting the Needle~ 264

XXXV. ~Dressing Up~ 270

XXXVI. ~The Complete Kitchen~ 276

XXXVII. ~An Informal Evening~ 283

XXXVIII. ~A Billiard Lesson~ 290

XXXIX. ~Bachelor Relics~ 297

LITTLE PLAYS FOR AMATEURS

XL. ~"Fair Mistress Dorothy"~ 305

XLI. ~"A Slight Misunderstanding"~ 312

XLII. ~"Miss Prendergast"~ 319

XLIII. ~"At Dead of Night"~