ILLUSTRATIONS[STEPHEN CRANE]Frontispiece Facing p.["THE QUEEN HERSELF TOOK THE CHAIR"]10["'LOOK,' SHE DECLAIMED"]12["AROUND THE CORNER OF THE HOUSE CAME THE TWINS"]14[AT THE RAILWAY STATION]16["'MA—NOW—CAN I BORROW PA'S GUN?'"]18[THE DALZEL BOY TAKING THE PART OF A BANDIT CHIEF]22["THERE WAS A FRIGHTFUL ROAR"]24["'I THOUGHT SHE WAS A LYNX'"]26["THEY GALLOPED ABOUT HIM SHRILLY CHANTING INSULTS"]36["'I—' HE BEGAN. THEN HE VANISHED FROM THE EDGE OF THE WALK"]50["AND THEN HE SUDDENLY SAID, 'HALF A LEG—']60["'JIMMIE TRESCOTT'S GOT HIS PICNIC IN A PAIL!'"]70["'YOU JIM! QUIT! QUIT, I TELL YER!'"]84["HE TURNED TO SAY: 'KEEP UP A STOUT HEART'"]92["THE BOY TURNED AGAIN TO HIS FRIEND"]94["THEY WHIRLED AND SCAMPERED AWAY LIKE DEER"]96["HE HEAVED ONE OF HIS EIGHT-OUNCE ROCKS"]102["MOLLIE LURKED IN A CORNER AND GIGGLED"]104["THE NEXT MOMENT HE WAS LOOKING INTO THE AMAZED AND AGONIZED FACE OF OLD ALEK"]112["THE OLD MAN DREW HIMSELF TO A STATELY POSE"]118["THE LAMB-EYED FATHER PRECEDED THE ANGEL CHILD TO HER CHAMBER"]124["THE SOLEMN ODOR OF BURNING TURNIPS ROLLED IN LIKE A SEA-FOG"]136["'HERE'S ANOTHER BATCH OF LOVELY PUDDINGS'"]138["FROM THIS BOOT HE EMPTIED ABOUT A QUART OF SNOW"]146[THE EXECUTION]150[THE FUNERAL ORATION]154["STAMPING BRAVELY AND NOISILY ON THE PORCH"]158["'THE FIRST TIME I CATCH YOU I'LL LAM THE HEAD OFF'N YOU!'"]164["NO TIME FOR ACADEMICS—HE RAN"]174["'WHO HURT HIM?' HE SAID, FEROCIOUSLY"]184["'NIG-GER-R-R! NIG-GER-R-R!'"]186["ONE APPROACHING FROM BEHIND LAID HOLD OF HIS EAR"]188["THE PROFESSIONAL BRIGHT BOY OF THE CLASS SUDDENLY AWOKE"]196WHILOMVILLE STORIES[I]THE ANGEL CHILD