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The Battle of Life
A fierce battle was fought upon a long summer day when the waving grass was green. Nature soon recovered Her serenity and smiled upon the guilty battle - ground. Doctor Jeddler was a great...
Innocence
The finest work of man is not poetry, nor painted pictures, nor music, nor castles, nor statues, be they carved never so well, nor rowing, nor sailing galleys, but children. Children are the flower...
My Buried Treasure
This is a true story of a search for buried treasure. The captain suspiciously accepted a cigar and offered to pay for the search and to write the story with his name left out. The train came to a...
Full Report of the First Meeting of the Mudfog Association
A boy fell through the window of a pastrycook's shop in the High Street about half an hour ago. Professors Snore, Doze, and Wheezy will NOT repair to the Pig and Tinder-box, and Mr. Slug and Mr....
At the Sign of the Cat and Racket
Half-way down the Rue Saint-Denis, a venerable structure was crowned by a triangular roof, and a painting represented a cat playing rackets. The young man had his peculiarities, including white...
The Thorn in the Flesh
Bachmann sat on a bench in the shade that smelled sickly with blossom and watched as the sergeant took command and the little company moved forward. Bachmann mounted the small, quick-hurrying tram...
The Glugs of Gosh - Ogs
The enchanting poem about the Glugs who live in Gosh, a land of adventures and magic.
American Sister
Kung fu dubbee and would-be actress, Ally gets one last chance.
Fund Day
A cautionary tale for anyone considering involvement in high finance.
The Aluminum Dagger
A most dreadful thing has happened - a horrible murder has been committed. Mr. Marchmont certified that the man was dead, and Thorndyke produced a small folding camera, a telescopic tripod, a...
Afterward
Mary Boyne and her husband, requiring a country home in England after a business windfall, acquire a reputedly haunted house.
A Question of Latitude
Everett was a healthy, clean-minded enthusiast who soon discovered that passengers not in the service of that king held aloof from the Belgians. Dr. Stewart rode his bicycle into a native village,...