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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