CONTENTS

[THE BOOMING OF ACRE HILL]

[THE STRANGE MISADVENTURES OF AN ORGAN]

[THE PLOT THAT FAILED]

[THE BASE INGRATITUDE OF BARKIS, M.D.]

[THE UTILITARIAN MR. CARRAWAY]

[THE BOOK SALES OF MR. PETERS]

[THE VALOR OF BRINLEY]

[WILKINS]

[THE MAYOR'S LAMPS]

[THE BALANCE OF POWER]

[JARLEY'S EXPERIMENT]

[JARLEY'S THANKSGIVING]

[HARRY AND MAUDE AND I—ALSO JAMES]

[AN AFFINITIVE ROMANCE]

I. MR. AUGUSTUS RICHARDS'S IDEAL
II. MISS HENDERSON'S STANDARD
III. A GLANCE AT MISS FLORA HENDERSON HERSELF
IV. A BRIEF GLIMPSE OF MR. AUGUSTUS RICHARDS
V. CONCLUSION

[MRS. UPTON'S DEVICE]

I. THE RESOLVE
II. A SUCCESSFUL CASE
III. A SET-BACK
IV. THE DEVICE