INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG

WORKS OF

O.   HENRY

(William Sydney Porter)

Compiled by David Widger

HENRY

CONTENTS

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##  THE FOUR MILLION

##  THE VOICE OF THE CITY

##  THE TRIMMED LAMP

##  OPTIONS

##  WHIRLIGIGS

##  ROADS OF DESTINY

##  HEART OF THE WEST

##  THE HEART OF THE WEST (Anotated)

##  THE GENTLE GRAFTER

##  STRICTLY BUSINESS

##  WAIFS AND STRAYS

##  CABBAGES AND KINGS

##  SIXES AND SEVENS

##  ROLLING STONES

TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES

THE FOUR MILLION

By O. Henry

CONTENTS

TOBIN'S PALM

THE GIFT OF THE MAGI

A COSMOPOLITE IN A CAFÉ

BETWEEN ROUNDS

THE SKYLIGHT ROOM

A SERVICE OF LOVE

THE COMING-OUT OF MAGGIE

MAN ABOUT TOWN

THE COP AND THE ANTHEM

AN ADJUSTMENT OF NATURE

MEMOIRS OF A YELLOW DOG

THE LOVE-PHILTRE OF IKEY SCHOENSTEIN

MAMMON AND THE ARCHER

SPRINGTIME À LA CARTE

THE GREEN DOOR

FROM THE CABBY'S SEAT

AN UNFINISHED STORY

THE CALIPH, CUPID AND THE CLOCK

SISTERS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE

THE ROMANCE OF A BUSY BROKER

AFTER TWENTY YEARS

LOST ON DRESS PARADE

BY COURIER

THE FURNISHED ROOM

THE BRIEF DÉBUT OF TILDY

THE VOICE OF THE CITY

Further Stories of the Four Million

By O. Henry

CONTENTS

I.   | The Voice of the City
II.   | The Complete Life of John Hopkins
III.   | A Lickpenny Lover
IV.   | Dougherty's Eye-Opener
V.   | "Little Speck in Garnered Fruit"
VI.   | The Harbinger
VII.   | While the Auto Waits
VIII.   | A Comedy in Rubber
IX.   | One Thousand Dollars
X.   | The Defeat of the City
XI.   | The Shocks of Doom
XII.   | The Plutonian Fire
XIII.   | Nemesis and the Candy Man
XIV.   | Squaring the Circle
XV.   | Roses, Ruses and Romance
XVI.   | The City of Dreadful Night
XVII.   | The Easter of the Soul
XVIII.   | The Fool-Killer
XIX.   | Transients in Arcadia
XX.   | The Rathskeller and the Rose
XXI.   | The Clarion Call
XXII.   | Extradited from Bohemia
XXIII.   | A Philistine in Bohemia
XXIV.   | From Each According to His Ability
XXV.   | The Memento

THE TRIMMED LAMP

And Other Stories Of The Four Million

By O. Henry

CONTENTS

THE TRIMMED LAMP

A MADISON SQUARE ARABIAN NIGHT

THE RUBAIYAT OF A SCOTCH HIGHBALL

THE PENDULUM

TWO THANKSGIVING DAY GENTLEMEN

THE ASSESSOR OF SUCCESS

THE BUYER FROM CACTUS CITY

THE BADGE OF POLICEMAN O'ROON

BRICKDUST ROW

THE MAKING OF A NEW YORKER

VANITY AND SOME SABLES

THE SOCIAL TRIANGLE

THE PURPLE DRESS

THE FOREIGN POLICY OF COMPANY 99

THE LOST BLEND

A HARLEM TRAGEDY

"THE GUILTY PARTY"—AN EAST SIDE TRAGEDY

ACCORDING TO THEIR LIGHTS

A MIDSUMMER KNIGHT'S DREAM

THE LAST LEAF

THE COUNT AND THE WEDDING GUEST

THE COUNTRY OF ELUSION

THE FERRY OF UNFULFILMENT

THE TALE OF A TAINTED TENNER

ELSIE IN NEW YORK

OPTIONS

By O. Henry

CONTENTS

"The Rose of Dixie"

The Third Ingredient

The Hiding of Black Bill

Schools and Schools

Thimble, Thimble

Supply and Demand

Buried Treasure

To Him Who Waits

He Also Serves

The Moment of Victory

The Head-Hunter

No Story

The Higher Pragmatism

Best-Seller

Rus in Urbe

A Poor Rule

WHIRLIGIGS

By O. Henry

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

CONTENTS

I.   | STRICTLY BUSINESS
II.   | THE GOLD THAT GLITTERED
III.   | BABES IN THE JUNGLE
IV.   | THE DAY RESURGENT
V.   | THE FIFTH WHEEL
VI.   | THE POET AND THE PEASANT
VII.   | THE ROBE OF PEACE
VIII.   | THE GIRL AND THE GRAFT
IX.   | THE CALL OF THE TAME
X.   | THE UNKNOWN QUANTITY
XI.   | THE THING'S THE PLAY
XII.   | A RAMBLE IN APHASIA
XIII.   | A MUNICIPAL REPORT
XIV.   | PSYCHE AND THE PSKYSCRAPER
XV.   | A BIRD OF BAGDAD
XVI.   | COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON
XVII.   | A NIGHT IN NEW ARABIA
XVIII.   | THE GIRL AND THE HABIT
XIX.   | PROOF OF THE PUDDING
XX.   | PAST ONE AT ROONEY'S
XXI.   | THE VENTURERS
XXII.   | THE DUEL
XXIII.   | "WHAT YOU WANT"

WAIFS AND STRAYS

Part I—Twelve Stories

By O Henry

CONTENTS

The Red Roses of Tonia

Round The Circle

The Rubber Plant's Story

Out of Nazareth

Confessions of a Humorist

The Sparrows in Madison Square

Hearts and Hands

The Cactus

The Detective Detector

The Dog and the Playlet

A Little Talk About Mobs

The Snow Man

CABBAGES AND KINGS

By O. Henry

CONTENTS

| THE PROEM: BY THE CARPENTER
I.   | "FOX-IN-THE-MORNING"
II.   | THE LOTUS AND THE BOTTLE
III.   | SMITH
IV.   | CAUGHT
V.   | CUPID'S EXILE NUMBER TWO
VI.   | THE PHONOGRAPH AND THE GRAFT
VII.   | MONEY MAZE
VIII.   | THE ADMIRAL
IX.   | THE FLAG PARAMOUNT
X.   | THE SHAMROCK AND THE PALM
XI.   | THE REMNANTS OF THE CODE
XII.   | SHOES
XIII.   | SHIPS
XIV.   | MASTERS OF ARTS
XV.   | DICKY
XVI.   | ROUGE ET NOIR
XVII.   | TWO RECALLS
XVIII.   | THE VITAGRAPHOSCOPE

SIXES AND SEVENS

By O. Henry

CONTENTS

I.   | The Last of the Troubadours
II.   | The Sleuths
III.   | Witches' Loaves
IV.   | The Pride of the Cities
V.   | Holding Up a Train
VI.   | Ulysses and the Dogman
VII.   | The Champion of the Weather
VIII.   | Makes the Whole World Kin
IX.   | At Arms with Morpheus
X.   | A Ghost of a Chance
XI.   | Jimmy Hayes and Muriel
XII.   | The Door of Unrest
XIII.   | The Duplicity of Hargraves
XIV.   | Let Me Feel Your Pulse
XV.   | October and June
XVI.   | The Church with an Overshot-Wheel
XVII.   | New York by Camp Fire Light
XVIII.   | The Adventures of Shamrock Jolnes
XIX.   | The Lady Higher Up
XX.   | The Greater Coney
XXI.   | Law and Order
XXII.   | Transformation of Martin Burney
XXIII.   | The Caliph and the Cad
XXIV.   | The Diamond of Kali
XXV.   | The Day We Celebrate

ROLLING STONES

By O. Henry

CONTENTS

Introduction

The Dream

A Ruler of Men

The Atavism of John Tom Little Bear

Helping the Other Fellow

The Marionettes

The Marquis and Miss Sally

A Fog in Santone

The Friendly Call

A Dinner at ––––*

Sound and Fury

Tictocq

Tracked to Doom

A Snapshot at the President

An Unfinished Christmas Story

The Unprofitable Servant

Aristocracy Versus Hash

The Prisoner of Zembla

A Strange Story

Fickle Fortune, or How Gladys Hustled

An Apology

Lord Oakhurst's Curse

Bexar Scrip No. 2692

Queries and Answers

Poems

      The Pewee

      Nothing to Say

      The Murderer

      Some Postscripts

            Two Portraits

            A Contribution

            The Old Farm

            Vanity

            The Lullaby Boy

            Chanson de Bohême

            Hard to Forget

      Drop a Tear in This Slot

      Tamales

Letters

ILLUSTRATIONS

The last photograph of O. Henry (Frontispiece)

The editor's own statement of his aims (Advertisement for The Rolling Stone)

Record of births and deaths from the Porter Family Bible

O. Henry at the age of two

The "Hill City Quartet," to which O. Henry belonged as a young man in Austin

O. Henry in Austin, Texas, 1896

Emigrants' Camp (An early drawing by O. Henry)

"Can the horse run?" (cartoon from The Rolling Stone)

"Will you go in?" (cartoon from The Rolling Stone)

"Here we have Kate and John." (cartoon from The Rolling Stone)

"Did he go up?" (cartoon from The Rolling Stone)

"See Tom and the dog." (cartoon from The Rolling Stone)

"See him do it." (cartoon from The Rolling Stone)

Letters that the boy Will Porter brought along from North Carolina to Texas

Letter: "A young man of good moral character and an A No. 1 Druggist."

"The Plunkville Patriot," April 2, 1895

The Rolling Stone, January 26, 1895

A page from "The Plunkville Patriot"

A front page of The Rolling Stone

A page from "The Plunkville Patriot"

"Dear me, General, who is that dreadful man?" (cartoon)

"Well, I declare, those gentlemen must be brothers." (cartoon)

"Oh papa, what is that?" (cartoon from The Rolling Stone, April 27, 1895)

Cartoon by O. Henry

Cartoon by O. Henry

Can he make the jump? (cartoon from The Rolling Stone, October 13, 1894

Page from "The Plunkville Patriot"

A letter to his daughter Margaret.