O'Brien, Frederick. Born in Baltimore. Educated in a Jesuit school. Shipped before the mast at the age of 18. Tramped over Brazil as a day laborer, and through the West Indies. Returned to America and read law in his father's office. Wandered without money over Europe, and was a sandwichman in London. On the staff of the Paris Herald for a few months. Travelled over the western states as a hobo, was a bartender in a Mississippi levee camp, acted as a general with Coxey's Army, became a crime reporter for the Marion Star, owned by Senator Harding, Sub-editor of the Columbus Dispatch, Labor Editor of the N. Y. Journal, an investigator of crime in the Chicago slums, a freelance in San Francisco, and editor of the Honolulu Advertiser. Lived with the natives in Hawaii, published a newspaper in Manila, spent eight years as Far Eastern correspondent of the N. Y. Herald, went through the Russo-Japanese War, returned to Europe as a correspondent, spent some years on a fruit ranch in California, engaged in politics, owned two newspapers, and finally lived as a beachcomber in Tahiti, the Society Islands, the Paumoto Islands and Marquesan Islands. During 1920 he was in New York and wrote "White Shadows in the South Seas." He has now returned to Asia, leaving another book, "Drifting Among South Sea Isles," which is to be published immediately.
*Jade Bracelet of Ah Queen.
"O'Grady, R." is a pen name of a lady who lives in Des Moines, Ia. She is a graduate of the State University of Iowa, and is now engaged in newspaper work.
Brothers.
O'Hagan, Anne. Born in Washington, D. C. Graduate of Boston University. Since engaged on newspaper and magazine work. First story published about 1898. Chief interests: Suffrage and housekeeping. Married in March, 1908, to Francis A. Shinn. Lives in New York City.
Return.
(45) O'Higgins, Harvey J. (for biography, see 1917).
Story of Big Dan Reilly.
*Story of Mrs. Murchison.
Strange Case of Warden Jupp.
(5) Oppenheim, James (for biography, see 1918).
*Rending.
Osbourne, Lloyd. Born in San Francisco, April 7, 1868. Stepson of Robert Louis Stevenson. Educated at University of Edinburgh. Married 1896. Has been U. S. A. Vice-Consul-General at Samoa. Author: "The Wrong Box" (with R. L. Stevenson), 1889; "The Wrecker" (with R. L. Stevenson), 1892; "The Ebb Tide" (with R. L. Stevenson), 1894; "The Queen vs. Billy," 1900; "Love, the Fiddler," 1905; "The Motor-maniacs," 1905; "Wild Justice," 1906; "Three Speeds Forward," 1906; "Baby Bullet," 1906; "The Tin Diskers," 1906; "Schmidt," 1907; "The Adventurer," 1907; "Infatuation," 1909; "A Person of Some Importance," 1911; and other novels and short stories. Has written and produced several plays. Lives in New York City.
East is East.
(345) O'Sullivan, Vincent (for biography, see 1917).
*Dance-Hall at Unigenitus.
(123) Post, Melville Davisson. Born in Harrison County, W. Va., Apr. 19, 1871. Graduate of West Virginia University in arts and law, 1892. Married 1903. Admitted to the Bar in 1892. Member of the Board of Regents, State Normal School. Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Commission for West Virginia, 1898. Member of the Advisory Committee of the N. E. L. on question of efficiency in administration of justice, 1914-15. Author: "The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason," 1896; "The Man of Last Resort," 1897; "Dwellers in the Hills," 1901; "The Corrector of Destinies," 1909; "The Gilded Chair," 1910; "The Nameless Thing," 1912; "Uncle Abner: Master of Mysteries," 1918; "The Mystery at the Blue Villa," 1919; "The Sleuth of St. James's Square," 1920. Lives at Lost Creek, West Virginia.
Yellow Flower.
Reindel, Margaret H. Born in Cleveland, O., Dec. 2, 1896. Graduated from Western Reserve University, 1919, and spent a year at Columbia University. Now working in a New York department store. First story published: "Fear," The Touchstone. Lives in New York City.
Fear.
Rice, Louise.
*Lubbeny Kiss.
Roche, Arthur Somers. Born in Somerville, Mass., Apr. 27, 1883. Son of James Jeffrey Roche. Educated at Holy Cross College and Boston University Law School. Married. Practised law for two years. Engaged in journalism since 1906. Author: "Loot," 1916; "Plunder," 1917; "The Sport of Kings," 1917. Lives at Castine, Me.
*Dummy-Chucker.
(3) Roche, Mazo De La.
Explorers of the Dawn.
(234) Rosenblatt, Benjamin (for biography, see 1917).
*Stepping Westward.
Rumsey, Frances. Born in New York City in 1886. Educated in France. Has lived chiefly in England and France, and now passes her time between Normandy, London, and New York. Married. First short story: "Cash," Century Magazine, August, 1920. Author: "Mr. Gushing and Mademoiselle du Chastel," 1917. Translator: "Japanese Impressions," by Couchoud,
1920.
*Cash.
(5) Russell, John (for biography, see 1918).
Wreck on Deliverance.
"Rutledge, Maryse." Born in New York City, Nov. 24, 1884. Educated in private schools, New York and Paris. Chief interests: painting, tenting, canoeing, and hunting in Maine. Married to Gardner Hale, the mural fresco painter. First story published in the Smart Set about 1903. Author: "Anne of Tréboul," 1904; "The Blind Who See"; "Wild Grapes," 1912; "Children of Fate," 1917. Divides her time between Paris and New York City.
House of Fuller.
Ryan, Kathryn White. Born in Albany, N. Y. Convent school education. Married. Lived in Denver until 1919. First story published: "The Orchids," Munsey's Magazine, May, 1919. Lives in New York City.
Man of Cone.
Saphier, William. Born in northern Rumania in 1883. Comes of a long line of butchers. Primary school education in Rumania. Student at the Art Institute of Chicago for a short time. Painter and machinist. Editor of "Others," 1917. Illustrator: "The Book of Jeremiah," 1920; "Pins for Wings," by Witter Bynner, 1920. First published story: "Kites," The Little Review. Lives in New York City.
Kites.
(356) Sedgwick, Anne Douglas (for biography, see 1918).
*Christmas Roses.
(6) Sidney, Rose. Born in Toledo, O., 1888. Educated in private schools and at Columbia University. "My profession consists largely in trying to make odd holes and corners of the earth into temporary homes for my army officer husband." First published story: "Grapes of the San Jacinto," The Pictorial Review, Sept., 1919. Now living in California.
*Butterflies.
(123456) Singmaster, Elsie (for biography, see 1917).
Miss Vilda.
Salvadora.
(345) Springer, Fleta Campbell (for biography, see 1917).
*Civilization.
*Rotter.
(23456) Steele, Wilbur Daniel (for biography, see 1917).
*Both Judge and Jury.
*God's Mercy.
*Out of Exile.
"Storm, Ethel." Born at Winnebago City, Minnesota. Lived in New York City since early childhood. Privately educated. Chief interests: decorative art, gardening, people. First published story: "Burned Hands," Harper's Bazar, Nov., 1918. Lives in New York City.
*Three Telegrams.
(5) Street, Julian (for biography, see 1918).
Hands.
(3456) Vorse, Mary Heaton (for biography, see 1917).
*Fraycar's Fist.
*Hopper.
Pink Fence.
Ward, Herbert Dickinson. Born at Waltham, Mass., June 30, 1861. Graduate of Amherst College, 1884. Married Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, 1888; and Edna J. Jeffress, 1916. Author of numerous books for boys and girls. Lives in Newton, Mass.
Master Note.
Welles, Harriet Ogden Deen. Born in New York City. Educated in private schools. Studied art. Wife of Rear Admiral Roger Welles, U. S. Navy. Author of "Anchors Aweigh," 1919. Lives in San Diego, Cal.
According to Ruskin.
Wheelwright, John T. Born at Roxbury, Mass., Feb. 26, 1856. Educated at Roxbury Latin School and Harvard University. Profession: Lawyer. Has been interested in public affairs, and has held appointive offices under the State of Massachusetts and the City of Boston. Was one of the founders of the Harvard Lampoon. On editorial staff of Boston Advertiser, 1882-3. Author: "Rollo's Journey to Cambridge" (with F. J. Stimson), 1880; "The King's Men" (with John Boyle O'Reilly, F. J. Stimson, and Robert Grant), 1884; "A Child of the Century," 1886; "A Bad Penny," 1896; "War Children," 1907. Lives in Boston, Mass.
*Roman Bath.
Whitman, Stephen French.
*Amazement.
*Lost Waltz.
*To a Venetian Tune.
(56) Williams, Ben Ames (for biography, see 1918).
*Sheener.
Wilson, John Fleming. Born at Erie, Pa., Feb. 22, 1877. Educated at Parsons College and Princeton University. Teacher, 1900-2; journalist, 1902-5; editor San Francisco Argonaut, 1906. Married, 1906. Author: "The Land Claimers," 1910; "Across the Latitudes," 1911; "The Man Who Came Back," 1912; "The Princess of Sorry Valley," 1913; "Tad Sheldon and His Boy Scouts," 1913; "The Master Key," 1915.
Uncharted Reefs.
(6) Wilson, Margaret Adelaide. Educated at Portland Academy, Portland, Oregon, and at an eastern college. Since then she has lived chiefly on her father's ranch in the San Jacinto Valley, California. First published story: "Towata and His Brother Wind," The Bellman, about 1907. Lives at Hemet, Cal.
Drums.
(5) Wood, Frances Gilchrist (for biography, see 1918).
*Spoiling of Pharaoh.
*Turkey Red.
(6) Yezierska, Anzia (for biography, see 1919).
*Hunger.
THE ROLL OF HONOR OF FOREIGN SHORT STORIES IN AMERICAN MAGAZINES
OCTOBER, 1919, TO SEPTEMBER, 1920
Note. Stories of special excellence are indicated by an asterisk. The index figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 prefixed to the name of the author indicate that his work has been included in the Rolls of Honor for 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, and 1919 respectively. The list excludes reprints.
I. English and Irish Authors
(123456) Aumonier, Stacy.
*Good Action.
*Golden Windmill.
*Great Unimpressionable.
*Just the Same.
*Landlord of "The-Love-a-Duck."
Barker, Granville.
Bigamist.
Beck, L. Adams.
Fire of Beauty.
Incomparable Lady.
(12356) Blackwood, Algernon.
*First Hate.
*Running Wolf.
Buchan, John.
Fullcircle.
(6) Burke, Thomas.
*Scarlet Shoes.
Dobrée, Bonamy.
Surfeit.
(456) Dudeney, Mrs. Henry E.
Wild Raspberries.
(46) Dunsany, Lord.
*Cheng Hi and the Window Framer.
*East and West.
*How the Lost Causes Were Removed from Valhalla.
*Pretty Quarrel.
Ervine, St. John G.
Dramatist and the Leading Lady.
(2) Gibbon, Perceval.
*Connoisseur.
Knave of Diamonds.
Lieutenant.
Holding, Elizabeth Sanxay.
Problem that Perplexed Nicholson.
(4) Lawrence, D. H.
*Adolf.
MacManus, L.
Baptism.
Merrick, Leonard.
To Daphne De Vere.
Monro, Harold.
*Parcel of Love.
(456) Mordaunt, Elinor.
*Adventures in the Night.
*Ginger Jar.
Nevinson, Henry W.
*In Diocletian's Day.
Owen, H. Collinson.
Temptation of Antoine.
Richardson, Dorothy M.
*Sunday.
Sinclair, May.
*Fame.
(5) Stephens, James.
*Boss.
*Desire.
*Thieves.
(2) Walpole, Hugh.
*Case of Miss Morganhurst.
*Fanny's Job.
*Honourable Clive Torby.
*No Place for Absalom.
*Stealthy Visitor.
*Third Sex.