CONTENTS I. THE WORLD AND THE DOOR II. THE THEORY AND THE HOUND III. THE HYPOTHESES OF FAILURE IV. CALLOWAY'S CODE V. A MATTER OF MEAN ELEVATION VI. "GIRL" VII. SOCIOLOGY IN SERGE AND STRAW VIII. THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF IX. THE MARRY MONTH OF MAY X. A TECHNICAL ERROR XI. SUITE HOMES AND THEIR ROMANCE XII. THE WHIRLIGIG OF LIFE XIII. A SACRIFICE HIT XIV. THE ROADS WE TAKE XV. A BLACKJACK BARGAINER XVI. THE SONG AND THE SERGEANT XVII. ONE DOLLAR'S WORTH XVIII. A NEWSPAPER STORY XIX. TOMMY'S BURGLAR XX. A CHAPARRAL CHRISTMAS GIFT XXI. A LITTLE LOCAL COLOUR XXII. GEORGIA'S RULING XXIII. BLIND MAN'S HOLIDAY XXIV. MADAME BO-PEEP, OF THE RANCHES ROADS OF DESTINY By O. Henry CONTENTS I. Roads of Destiny II. The Guardian of the Accolade III. The Discounters of Money IV. The Enchanted Profile V. "Next to Reading Matter" VI. Art and the Bronco VII. Phœbe VIII. A Double-dyed Deceiver IX. The Passing of Black Eagle X. A Retrieved Reformation XI. Cherchez la Femme XII. Friends in San Rosario XIII. The Fourth in Salvador XIV. The Emancipation of Billy XV. The Enchanted Kiss XVI. A Departmental Case XVII. The Renaissance at Charleroi XVIII. On Behalf of the Management XIX. Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking XX. The Halberdier of the Little Rheinschloss XXI. Two Renegades XXII. The Lonesome Road HEART OF THE WEST by O. Henry CONTENTS I. Hearts and Crosses II. The Ransom of Mack III. Telemachus, Friend IV. The Handbook of Hymen V. The Pimienta Pancakes VI. Seats of the Haughty VII. Hygeia at the Solito VIII. An Afternoon Miracle IX. The Higher Abdication X. Cupid a la Carte XI. The Caballero's Way XII. The Sphinx Apple XIII. The Missing Chord XIV. A Call Loan XV. The Princess and the Puma XVI. The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnson XVII. Christmas by Injunction XVIII. A Chaparral Prince XIX. The Reformation of Calliope HEART OF THE WEST By O. Henry CONTENTS I. Hearts and Crosses II. The Ransom of Mack III. Telemachus, Friend IV. The Handbook of Hymen V. The Pimienta Pancakes VI. Seats of the Haughty VII. Hygeia at the Solito VIII. An Afternoon Miracle IX. The Higher Abdication X. Cupid à la Carte XI. The Caballero's Way XII. The Sphinx Apple XIII. The Missing Chord XIV. A Call Loan XV. The Princess and the Puma XVI. The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnson XVII. Christmas by Injunction XVIII. A Chaparral Prince XIX. The Reformation of Calliope THE GENTLE GRAFTER By O. Henry CONTENTS The Octopus Marooned Jeff Peters as a Personal Magnet Modern Rural Sports The Chair of Philanthromathematics The Hand That Riles the World The Exact Science of Matrimony A Midsummer Masquerade Shearing the Wolf Innocents of Broadway Conscience in Art The Man Higher Up A Tempered Wind Hostages to Momus The Ethics of Pig STRICTLY BUSINESS More Stories of the Four Million By O. Henry