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Title: Stories That End Well
An Adventure in Altruria----Through the Terrors of the Law----The Real Thing----The Old Partisan----Max--Or His Picture----The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle----The Spellbinder----The Object of the Federation----The Little Lonely Girl----The Hero of Company G----A Miracle Play

Author: Octave Thanet

Release Date: August 25, 2010 [eBook #33499]

Language: English

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STORIES THAT END WELL

by

OCTAVE THANET

Author of "The Man of the Hour," "The Lion's Share," "By Inheritance,"
Etc.

New York
Grosset & Dunlap
Publishers

Copyright 1911
The Bobbs-Merrill Company

CONTENTS

I AN ADVENTURE IN ALTRURIA

II THROUGH THE TERRORS OF THE LAW

III THE REAL THING

IV THE OLD PARTISAN

V MAX--OR HIS PICTURE

VI THE STOUT MISS HOPKINS' BICYCLE

VII THE SPELLBINDER

VIII THE OBJECT OF THE FEDERATION

IX THE LITTLE LONELY GIRL

X THE HERO OF COMPANY G

XI A MIRACLE PLAY

The stories in this book were originally printed in _Harper's Magazine_,
_Harper's Bazaar_, _The Century Magazine_, _McClure's Magazine_,
_Scribner's Magazine_ and _The Woman's Home Companion_, and to these
periodicals acknowledgements are due for their courtesy in giving
permission for republication.

STORIES THAT END WELL

AN ADVENTURE IN ALTRURIA

The story came to me through my friend, Mrs. Katherine Biff. Mrs. Biff
is a widow. Her profession--I will not slight her beautiful art by a
lesser word--is that of cook. She cooks for my cousin, Elinor, and it
was during one of Elinor's absences in Europe that Mrs. Biff had her
experience in Altruria, as the supply for Miss Mercedes Van Arden. It
was highly interesting, I think.

She gave me the episode herself; because, in the first place, I am
Elinor's own cousin (lik