Preface

Of the stories in this volume many have already appeared
in the columns of [various periodicals], while several
now appear in print for the first time.

H. L.
Sydney, June 9th, 1900.


CONTENTS


[ Preface ]


[ OVER THE SLIPRAILS ]


[ The Shanty-Keeper's Wife ]

[ A Gentleman Sharper and Steelman Sharper ]

[ An Incident at Stiffner's ]

[ The Hero of Redclay ]

[ The Darling River ]

[ A Case for the Oracle ]

[ A Daughter of Maoriland ]

[ New Year's Night ]

[ Black Joe ]

[ They Wait on the Wharf in Black ]

[ Seeing the Last of You ]

[ Two Boys at Grinder Brothers' ]

[ The Selector's Daughter ]

[ Mitchell on the “Sex” and Other “Problems” ]

[ The Master's Mistake ]

[ The Story of the Oracle ]


[ About the author: ]


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