Copyright, 1903,
By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.
Set up, electrotyped, and published September, 1903.
Norwood Press
J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co.
Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.


TO
DOROTHEA DEAKIN
WITH
THE AUTHOR'S LOVE


CONTENTS

PAGE
The Unfaithful Lover[1]
Rounding off a Scene[13]
The Obvious[29]
The Lie Absolute[49]
The Girl with the Guitar [65]
The Man with the Boots[79]
The Second Best[91]
The Holiday[105]
The Force of Habit[123]
The Brute[147]
Dick, Tom, and Harry[165]
Miss Eden's Baby[187]
The Lover, the Girl, and the Onlooker[209]
The Duel[229]
Cinderella[253]
With an E[275]
Under the New Moon[299]
The Love of Romance[309]