WHIRLIGIGS
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O. Henry in Asheville. A hitherto unpublished snapshot
WHIRLIGIGS
BY
Author of “The Four Million,” “The Voice of the City,” “The Trimmed Lamp,” “Strictly Business,” “Sixes and Sevens,” Etc.
PUBLISHED BY
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
FOR
REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO.
COPYRIGHT, 1910, BY
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, INCLUDING THAT OF
TRANSLATION INTO FOREIGN LANGUAGES,
INCLUDING THE SCANDINAVIAN
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | The World and the Door | 3 |
| II. | The Theory and the Hound | 22 |
| III. | The Hypotheses of Failure | 37 |
| IV. | Calloway’s Code | 55 |
| V. | A Matter of Mean Elevation | 66 |
| VI. | “Girl” | 81 |
| VII. | Sociology in Serge and Straw | 89 |
| VIII. | The Ransom of Red Chief | 100 |
| IX. | The Marry Month of May | 116 |
| X. | A Technical Error | 125 |
| XI. | Suite Homes and Their Romance | 135 |
| XII. | The Whirligig of Life | 143 |
| XIII. | A Sacrifice Hit | 152 |
| XIV. | The Roads We Take | 159 |
| XV. | A Blackjack Bargainer | 166 |
| XVI. | The Song and the Sergeant | 188 |
| XVII. | One Dollar’s Worth | 198 |
| XVIII. | A Newspaper Story | 209 |
| XIX. | Tommy's Burglar | 215 |
| XX. | A Chaparral Christmas Gift | 223 |
| XXI. | A Little Local Colour | 231 |
| XXII. | Georgia's Ruling | 240 |
| XXIII. | Blind Man's Holiday | 259 |
| XXIV. | Madame Bo-Peep, of the Ranches | 288 |
WHIRLIGIGS
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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