The Recovery
She was a woman of thirty-five, possessing something of youthfulness. It was not the bloom, the softness, nor delicacy of coloring which had once been…
Arts
Howling Daughter
She was best known for her holler….. “Hiioowweeewhooo,” she’d yell, and whenever people heard that sound, they shook their heads with wonder at the thought…
The Night Came Slowly
I am losing my interest in human beings; in the significance of their lives and their actions. Someone has said it is better to study…
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…
The Tower Of London, England
The Tower of London, officially Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London is a 900-year-old castle and fortress in central London…
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…
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