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Short Stories [v2 #1, #3, August 1890] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 124pp, smaller than standard) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Mr. Heaphey’s Ghost · Anon. (by Thomas Heaphy) · ss All the Year Round 1861, as “A Wonderful Ghost Story” 14 · Queer New Yorkers · Anon. · vi New-York Tribune 15 · Mis’ Alcina King’s Parlor · Edith Sessions Tupper · ss Chicago Inter-Ocean 22 · A Dublin Hamlet · Rudyard Kipling · vi (r) 23 · Incarnate: A Dream Duel · Franklyn W. Lee · ss (r); from St. Paul Eye. 26 · A Successful Man’s Diary · Anon. · ss Macmillan’s Magazine 38 · The Mystic Letter · Anna Bonus Kingsford · vi (r); from Dreams and Dream Stories. 39 · A Hunt for a Man Eater · Anon. · ss The Glasgow Herald 45 · The Wooing of Renee · Catulle Mendes; translated by Alice Ballard-Macdonald · ss 49 · My Favorite Murder · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner Sep 16 1888 57 · A Song: Love’s Dying Dream · Anon. · vi (r); from La Lanterne. 59 · Questioning an Eye-Witness · Camille Lemonnier; translated by A. C. Townsend · ss; translated from the French (Gil Blas). 64 · Damp Temptation · Armando Palacio Valdés; translated by Dole · ex (r); from The Marquis Penalta. 65 · From Octogenarian to Baby · Jose Antor; translated, uncredited · ss (r) 75 · Illustrated Grief · Dorothy Lundt · vi (r); from Boston Commonwealth. 76 · Madam Moulton’s Story · Adeline A. Knight · ss The Springfield Republican 85 · Love Beyond the Pale · Rudyard Kipling · ss Plain Tales from the Hills, Thacker, Spink & Co 1888, as “Beyond the Pale” 90 · An Enthusiast · Anon. · vi Le Petit Journal 91 · The Dosing of a Demon · Anon. · ss London Truth 95 · Mickey Finn’s “Darby” [Mickey Finn] · Ernest Jarrold · ss The Sun 99 · A Fair Moon Maiden · Anon. · vi The Athenaeum 100 · For Loisy an’ the Boy · Margaret Collier Graham · ss The Argonaut 109 · The Cruise of the Starlight · Anon. · ss New York Sunday Sun 116 · Dog and Baby · Anon. · vi (r); from Brooklyn Citizen. 117 · Kislov: The Vampire · Anon. · ss (r); from “Parisian Police Records: Gaulois”.

Short Stories [v2 #2, #4, September 1890] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 126pp, smaller than standard) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 127 · A Double Retribution · Ada Inchbold · ss The Argonaut; translated from the German. 136 · Uncle Reuben’s Lost Love · Anon. · ss The Hartford Courant 139 · An International Mystery · Robert F. Walsh · ss (r); from Enfield Chronicle. 151 · Warned in a Dream · Edith Sessions Tupper · vi 152 · My Friend Choupilly’s Nose · Jean Richepin; translated by A. C. Townsend · ss Gil Blas 157 · An Event in Boundless Space · Garrett P. Serviss · ss New York Sunday Sun 166 · “Skipped De Town” · Ernest Jarrold · vi 167 · The Lady’s Iron Bracelets · Frank Barrett · ss London Truth 174 · Held in Reserve · W. C. Morrow · vi 175 · Vallett’s Mysterious Model · Paolo Martine; translated by Rye Johnson · ss (r); from Pittsburgh Bulletin. 180 · In the Beginning · Gertrude Franklin Atherton · vi 181 · Mehitabel: A New-Englander · Anon. · ss New-York Tribune 187 · Turgenieffs · Turgenieff; translated by A. Shaller · vi 188 · Great Krishna Mulvaney · Rudyard Kipling · nv Macmillan’s Magazine 211 · Her First Theatre · Anon. · vi Louisville Courier-Journal 212 · Buried Alive in the Ocean · F. B. D. · ss (r); from Alta Californian. 216 · The Ambassador’s Diamonds · Anon. · vi (r); from “Parisian Police Records: Le Voleur”. 218 · Rube’s Obituary · Anon. · vi Detroit Free Press 219 · A Camp Fire Fish Story · Frank Wilkeson · ss The New York Times Sep 30 1888 222 · A Fair Columbus · James B. Townsend · ss (r); from The Journalist. 228 · The Thunder-Storm · Ananias II · vi The Evening Sun 229 · “Two Bellies”: The Indian · Ned D. · ss Atlanta Constitution 235 · The End of the World · Frank P. Stockbridge · ss The Washington Post 238 · Discouraged · Anon. · vi The Arkansaw Traveler 239 · No. 15,000 Guerrero Street · Alice Ballard-Macdonald · ss (r); from Portland Oregonian.

Short Stories [v3 #1, #5, October 1890] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 122pp, smaller than standard) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · A Suggested Crime · Leroux; translated by E. C. Waggener · ss (r); from The Mercury. 8 · The Coombiambia · Alfred Balch · vi; given as “The Coombiambia Song” in the Table of Contents. 9 · A Kentucky “Warning” · M. Quad · ss Detroit Free Press 13 · Alone with the Pharaoh · Frances Albert Doughty · ss The Boston Transcript; given as “Alone with Pharaoh” in the Table of Contents. 22 · A Voyage Round My Pockets · Lemoine; translated, uncredited · ss London Budget 25 · The Life of “Little Jenny” · Anon. · ss The Chicago Tribune 28 · The Lying Epitaphs · Guy de Maupassant; translated by Alice Ballard-Macdonald · vi (r); translated from the French (La Main Gauche). 29 · The Sioux Maiden’s White Mare · Frank Wilkeson · ss (r); from Northwest Sketches. 37 · Old Meek Avenged · Opie P. Read · ss The Arkansaw Traveler 41 · John Huxford’s Hiatus · A. Conan Doyle · nv The Cornhill Magazine Jun 1888, uncredited 60 · A Phantom Engineer · Anon. · vi (r); from Philadelphia Item. 61 · A Mild-Mannered Oriental · Anon. · ss (r); from St. James Gazette. 66 · The Two Doves · Turgenieff; translated, uncredited · vi The Speaker 67 · A Curious Story of the Sea · Anon. · vi New York Mercury 69 · The Gift of Corn · Anon. · vi (r); from St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 70 · Fiddling Dan’s Conversion · Madge Morris · ss The Golden Era 83 · Compromised · Anon. · vi (r); from Toronto Empire. 84 · Old Mark Haverly · Sam Davis · ss (r); from Collected Sketches. 89 · A Wedding-Trip · The Ananias Club · vi Indianapolis News 90 · Major Cross’ Pretty Wife · Anon. · ss London World 98 · The Earth · Theodore de Banville · vi (r); from Pastels in Prose. 99 · Needed Watchin’ and Herdin’ · Dan Quin · ss Kansas City, MO, Star 102 · A Nymph of Fire (“A Legend of Armenia”) · Marion M. Miller · ss 107 · The Worm Turned · Anon. · vi New York Sunday Sun; given as “How the Worm Turned” in the Table of Contents. 108 · Let Loose: A Ghost Story · Anon. (by Mary Cholmondeley) · ss Temple Bar

Short Stories [v3 #2, #6, November 1890] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 124pp, smaller than standard) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 123 · A Seychelles Cocoa-Nut · Alfred Muteau; translated by Alice Ballard-Macdonald · ss (r); translated from the French (Nouvelle Revue). 133 · The Catnip Garden · Eugene Field · ss (r); from Pittsburgh Bulletin. 139 · The Story of Ring Joe · Will N. Harben · ss The Independent 149 · A Forest Cathedral · Anna Bonus Kingsford · vi (r); from Dreams and Dream Stories. 150 · The Man Who Saw Nothing · J. M. Barrie · ss The Speaker 155 · The Grave-Digger’s Daughter · Sacher Masoch; translated by E. C. Waggener · ss The Argonaut 161 · His Revenge · Anon. · vi The Chicago Tribune 162 · A More Than Royal Exile · Lemoine; translated by A. C. Townsend · ss 170 · The Magnetism of Death · Anon. · vi Detroit Free Press; from War Sketches. 171 · The Fairies of the Plains · James H. Connelly · ss (r); from Demorest’s Magazine. 185 · A Swift Steer · Beem of the Ananias Club · vi Indianapolis News 186 · An India Love-Making · Rudyard Kipling · ss Plain Tales from the Hills, Thacker, Spink & Co 1888, as “False Dawn” 194 · A Real Bugaboo · E. M. L. · vi Pall Mall Budget 195 · The Meditating Mandarin · Tsen; translated, uncredited · ss (r); from Le Voleur Illustre. 198 · A Sierra Storm · Joaquin Miller · ex (r); from My Own Story. 199 · A Modern Petruchio · F. A. Mitchell · ss (r); from Belford’s Magazine. 209 · The Lost Albatross · Anon. · ss New York Sunday Sun 216 · A Texas Ranch Store · Lee C. Harby · vi 217 · Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense · Geraldine Bonner · ss (r); from Wit and Wisdom. 224 · True Friendship · Jerome Becker; translated, uncredited · ex (r); translated from the French (La Vie en Afrique). 225 · Gil Garay: Monkey and Angel · Dr. J. W. Palmer · ss (r); from Et Cetera. 236 · The Constellation · Anon. · vi (r); from Omaha Republican. 237 · Saved by a Bell Button · Anon. · vi (r); from St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 239 · A Tennessee Wedding · Opie Read · vi The Arkansaw Traveler 240 · My Fellow-Traveler · Anon. · ss (r); from English Tales of the Weird and Wild.

Short Stories [v4 #1, #7, December 1890] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 134pp, smaller than standard) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · The Horseman in the Sky · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner Apr 14 1889 9 · Out of the Foam · M. Quad · vi New York Sunday Sun 10 · The Mystery of Joe Morgan · Walter Besant · ss The Case of Mr. Lucraft and Other Stories, Sampson Low 1876 22 · A Connemara Funeral · Ernest Jarrold · ss 25 · Masks and Faces · Jules Introville · vi Le Petit Journal 26 · Uncle Fedia, the Peddler · Anon. (by Eugene Melchior de Vogue); translated by Isabel Smithson · ss 33 · Kahele, the Chameleon · Charles Warren Stoddard · ss (r); from Collected Sketches. 41 · True Love’s Awakening · Rene Maizeroy; translated by Alice Ballard-Macdonald · ss 46 · A Wanderer’s Return · Anon. · vi (r); from Old Colony Gazette. 47 · The Burglar’s Blunder · Anon. · ss Gentleman’s Magazine 64 · The Children’s Friend · James H. Connelly · vi 65 · Miss Kitty Clover · James R. Gilmore · ss New York Sunday Sun 75 · Who Wrote Finis? · Isabel A. Mallon · vi 76 · Colonel Bob Jarvis · Margaret Collier Graham · ss The Argonaut 82 · A Life-Study · Edward Marshall · vi 83 · A Transferred Identity · Anon. · ss Belgravia 89 · The Execution · Anna Bonus Kingsford · vi (r); from Dreams and Dream-Stories. 90 · Love’s Youngest Dream · Walter L. Sawyer · ss (r); from Boston Times. 93 · The Alibi · Anon. · vi (r); from Revue Anecdotique. 94 · Spoon-River Dan · I. E. Scammon · ss The Current 106 · A Lock of His Hair · Riviere; translated by E. C. Waggener · ss 110 · The Crisis · Acton Davies · vi The Evening Sun 111 · The Pontiffs of Necromancy · Edmund Spencer · ss (r); from Journal Medico-Psychologique. 123 · The Stub-Tailed Cow · Anon. · vi New-York Tribune 124 · The Mad Cabman · Anon. (by Walter Thornbury) · ss London Budget; from “Queer Stories: London Budget”.

Short Stories [v4 #2, #8, January 1891] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 142pp, smaller than standard) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 135 · The Adventure of Tse-i-la · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by A. C. Townsend · ss (r); from The Epoch. 142 · Jim Knew · W. N. Harben · vi 143 · The Sentence of Life · Anon.; translated by Fanny Steinitz · ss The Argonaut 153 · The Snow Storm · Joaquin Miller · vi (r); from My Own Story. 154 · Little Tot’s Message · Anton Davies · ss The Evening Sun 160 · Crushing “The Original” Heart · Countess Lara · ss The World 167 · Not Quite Yet · Warren Ratcliffe McVeigh · vi 168 · The Sabots of the Little Jesus · Francois Coppee; translated by Alice Ballard-Macdonald · ss 174 · My Dear Old Friend · Anon. · ss (r); from The St. James Gazette. 178 · On the Brink · Francis M. Livingston · vi 179 · The Rescue of the Plum Duff · Capt. Roland F. Coffin · ss (r); from Collected Sketches. 183 · The Story of Pierre Aubert · Charles Deslys; translated by Isabel Smithson · ss 192 · Sarann, the Equestrian · Wilton Burton · ss (r); from Birmingham (Alabama) Age-Herald. 195 · The End of the Earth Spirit · Nikolai Gogol; translated by Edward S. Carter · ss (r); translation from Progress. 208 · Beluguette and Belugon · Paul Arène; translated by A. C. T. · ss 212 · After the Hanging · W. C. Morrow · ss (r); from Collected Sketches. 218 · Reading Indiana Character · M. Quad · vi New York Sunday Sun 219 · The Little White Feather · Anon. · ss (r); from The London Hawk. 225 · The Pope’s Mule · Alphonse Daudet · ss Cosmopolitan Sep 1886; translated from the French (“La Mule de Pape”, 1869). 234 · McGonigle and the Angels · Ed. Mott · ss (r); from Collected Sketches. 241 · Anne Bede’s Debt · Kalman Mikszath; translated by E. C. Waggener · ss 245 · Misery and Poverty: A Legend · Charles Narrey; translated by Francis S. Saltus · ss 252 · Her Revenge · Paul Gerristy; translated by E. M. B. · vi 253 · Changing Chucker’s Pantaloons · Anon. · ss London Truth 258 · La Mariposa Bianca · Jose Selgas; translated by Mary Springer · ss

Short Stories [v5 #1, #9, February 1891] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 128pp, smaller than standard) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 1 · The House of the Seven Heads · A. Schade Van Westrum; translated by Alice Ballard-Macdonald · ss 14 · The Orderly · Anon.; translated by E. C. W. · vi 15 · An Old Lady’s Love Story · Anon. · ss Gentleman’s Magazine 22 · Paseshcheye · Ivan Turgenev; translated by Nathan Haskell Dole · vi The Arena, as “A Visitation” 23 · The Pharisee of Pigeon Creek · John McGovern · ss (r); from Collected Sketches. 33 · Locating the Traitor · A. MacDougal · ss Pall Mall Budget 37 · Somebody’s Morning Glory · Marie More Marsh · ss The Chicago Tribune 41 · A Face in the Crowd · Florence Clark · vi 42 · The Mysterious City · Frederick Boyle · ss Blackwood’s Magazine 52 · The New Wife · Laura A. Brown · vi Boston Courier 53 · The Two Householders [Gabriel Foot, Highwayman] · “Q” · ss The Day Feb 5 1891 64 · The History of a Hustler · Anon.; translated by Mrs. E. C. Waggener · vi 66 · Diplomacy · Edith Sessions Tupper · vi 67 · Through Oculated Proof · Mark L. Griswold · ss (r); from Pittsburg Dispatch. 74 · The Floating Mill · Anon.; translated by E. B. S. · vi 75 · Plata Por Trigo · Anon. · ss (r); from St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 83 · The Tremolo Stop · Ernest Jarrold · ss (r); from Collected Sketches. 86 · The Flying Courier · Arthur Collins Maclay · vi (r); from Milo Vashiki: A Tale of Old Japan. 87 · Bettina’s Story · I. B. F. · ss New Orleans Picayune 90 · One More Absinthe · Francois Coppee · vi 91 · The Black Cat · Edgar Allan Poe · ss United States Saturday Post and Chronicle Aug 19 1843 100 · The Moonlight Tryst · Fulvia · vi; from the Italian. 103 · Two Nancy Lees · Anon. · ss (r); from “Reminiscences of an Old Mariner” in Hartford Courier. 109 · Alone on the Prairie · R. L. Ketchum · vi 110 · The Midnight Skater · Anon. · ss; from Wild and Weird: Tales of Imagination and Mystery..., originally in Russian.

Short Stories [v5 #2, #10, March 1891] (The Current Literature Publishing Co., 25¢, 128pp, smaller than standard) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 129 · Deceptions: a Matrimonial Study · Haydee; translated by E. Cavazza · ss (r); from the French. 137 · Frozen · E. Henderson · vi 138 · A Deputy Governor’s Wooing · André Theuriet; translated by Isabel Smithson · ss (r); from the French. 147 · The Sad Hour · H. A. Grace · vi 148 · Abrum, Ca’line, and Asphalt · W. N. Harben · ss (r); from The Round Table. 159 · Afterward · Annie Reeve Aldrich · vi 160 · The Man Who Never Was Found · Edmond Spencer · ss (r); from Parisian Police Archives / no indication if/of translator. 168 · The Old Violinist · Emma Churchman Hewitt · vi 169 · The Devils in Heaven · Rudolf Baumbach; translated by Albert Gleaves · ss (r); a legend of the Origin of the Daisy.; translated from the German. 172 · The Races on the Neva · Iola Dorian; translated by Nita Fitch · ss (r); from New York Saturday Review / from the French. 178 · The Ferryman · Opie Reed · vi (r); from The Kentucky Colonel. 179 · The Players at the Chess · Sebastian Evans · ss Longman’s Magazine 190 · Go Lead the Horse In · Anon.; translated by Elizabeth Cavazza · vi; translated from the Sicilian Folk Lore Dialect. 191 · Two Afternoons · Buckey O’Neill · ss San Francisco Chronicle 197 · Following the Sea · Ambrose Bierce · vi Cobwebs from an Empty Skull, George Routledge and Sons 1874, as by Dod Grile 200 · Jeanette · George Le Faure; translated by I. S. · vi; from the French. 201 · The House of Suddhoo · Rudyard Kipling · ss (r); from Collected Sketches. 208 · The Husking Bee · R. L. Ketchum · vi 209 · My Baboon Bedfellow · Anon. · ss Belgravia 215 · Professor Jovanny’s Funeral · Edward Iraneus Stephenson · ss (r); from The Manhattan. 227 · That Door · Lermina; translated by E. C. Waggener · vi; from the French. 228 · Among the Aoulad Nalel · Emile Masqueray; translated by Eleanor Moore Hiestand · ss; from Algerian Sketches, in Le Figaro. From the French. 236 · Comfort · Edward Marshall · vi 236 · Timmy Mulligan’s Rally · James E. Kinsella · ss Chicago News 240 · The Goblin Barber · Johann Musaus · ss (r); from the German.