Category: Short Stories
CHAP. PAGE I THE SPARE BED 3 II UNAVOIDABLY POSTPONED 13 III THE NORTH VERANDAH 41 IV IMITATION PEARLS 52 V THE HELPER 78 VI THE FATAL PARAGRAPH 90 VII THE SHIP’S CAT 110 VIII HELEN, OR SEMIRAMIS? 124 IX THE RED BUNGALOW 139 X THE SCARECROW 157 XI THE OLD TOWN HOUSE 178 XII TH...
CHAP. PAGE I THE SPARE BED 3 II UNAVOIDABLY POSTPONED 13 III THE NORTH VERANDAH 41 IV IMITATION PEARLS 52 V THE HELPER 78 VI THE FATAL PARAGRAPH 90 VII THE SHIP’S CAT 110 VIII H...
2. Part 2“Yes,” she answered, “and some of them pretty. The two with the scarlet tam-o’-shanters are the Miss Todds, heiresses from Woorolango. And the one in the white yachting cap is s...
3. Part 3“It is a little late,” she said, glancing at a clock, “but I could not have slept to-night if I had not come to see you. I want to ask you something important about--Rata.”
4. Part 4“Do you know, I saw such a forbidding looking nigger staring in through the breakfast-room window?” said Lucy. “I’ve never noticed him as one of the servants or hands, and he lo...
5. Part 5At an early hour the stewardess brought her a stiff whisky and soda, afterwards, she smoked cigarettes, breakfasted on grilled duck and porter, and then made a leisurely and ela...
6. Part 6After all, it was Mrs. Hooper who chaperoned me to the dance (much against the grain), and good-natured Colonel Hooper who introduced me to partners. I spent a delightful evenin...
7. Part 7The artists continued to prosper; their tide of success flowed steadily--fortune increased with fame. Miniatures by J. Hay were much sought for; Josephine had more orders than s...
8. Part 8It had been a trying winter. Mrs. Pyzer, who had long been feeble, had now what is called “broken up.” The backgammon board and the big knitting-pins were put away in a cupboard...
9. Part 9“Such an idea, Jack!” she exclaimed. “The three years are horrible to contemplate, but imagine father thinking of anything so romantic! Lately he has been devouring old tales ab...
10. Part 10In short, his work was absolutely at a standstill. Summer was coming, but “The Life of Semiramis,” and her reign of forty-two years, was not advancing to any appreciable degree....
11. Part 11“The station could not be so detestable, and no one could quarrel with _you_, you dear old thing,” and as she stooped down and patted my cheek, I realised that she was fully res...
12. Part 12He stretched himself stiffly in her arms, and, pointing with a trembling finger to a certain spot, gasped, “Oh, Mummy! look, look, _look_!” and with the last word, which was a s...
13. Part 13Lovett senior had jumped to his feet, and was now pacing the room, whilst Lovett junior, lolling in a long chair, with a cigarette between his fingers, related his experience wi...
14. Part 14“He will pay me back. I saw it in his face. Within four weeks I’ll have no home, for where am I to get five hundred pounds?” and she cast her eyes round the room, which was not...
15. Part 15Presently Leonard Harling turned away from the window, picked up a paper and sat down. His wife watched him surreptitiously; he was reading the advertisements--anything to pass...
16. Part 16“And,” he added in a loud, hoarse voice, “I believe--I’ve done for her! I--I hit her a terrible blow! Fanny! Fanny!” he shouted, and he raced up the stairs, followed by all the...
17. Part 17“I wonder how you guessed? Yes, we live within a quarter of a mile. I’ve known the bog since I was a baby--but I dare not venture to steer you about in the dark.”
18. Part 18Helena had been an attentive listener to this conversation and her heart was melted with pity. She was keenly sensitive to the sorrows of dumb animals, and the lame horse, his l...