The Cat Of Schilda
Long ago in Germany there lived a group of the wisest men in the world. Kings and princes called upon these men of Schilda to…
Literature
The Red Roses Of Tonia
A trestle burned down on the International Railroad. The south- bound from San Antonio was cut off for the next forty-eight hours. On that train…
The Loup-Garou
Long ago, in a tiny Quebec village, a miller lived alone on the banks of the river. He did not like to mix with others.…
The Count’s Apology
The fifteen nobles, who formed the Council of State for the Moselle Valley, stood in little groups in the Rittersaal of Winneburg’s Castle, situated on…
El Sombreron
Once upon a time in a Mayan village, twins were born to a hatmaker and his wife. The couple was overjoyed the day their sons…
The Rathskeller And The Rose
Miss Posie Carrington had earned her success. She began life handicapped by the family name of “Boggs,” in the small town known as Cranberry Corners.…
The Nanny Goat Of Chelm
One day the rabbi of Chelm fell terribly ill, and though he was the wisest man in the village, he could not cure himself. And…
The Bromley Gibberts Story
The room in which John Shorely edited the Weekly Sponge was not luxuriously furnished, but it was comfortable. A few pictures decorated the walls, mostly…
Grandfather Turtle And Toad
Long ago, in the beginning of time, the world looked very different from the world we now know. Instead of earth, ocean and air, the…
The Ransom Of Red Chief
It looked like a good thing: but wait till I tell you. We were down South, in Alabama Bill Driscoll and myself-when this kidnapping idea…
Tide Maker
Long, long ago, in a time people have forgotten, the tides did not rush in and out the way they do today. Instead, the ocean…
The Archbishop’s Gift
Arras, blacksmith and armourer, stood at the door of his hut in the valley of the Alf, a league or so from the Moselle, one…
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