Best of O. Henry

includes index and biblioraphy

A Harlem Tragedy ........7 The Rubber plant`s Story .........14 The princess and the puma ........19 The Emancipation of Billy ................26 In mexxotint ...........39 Man About Town .........42 Witches Loaves.....48 The dissipated Years ......53 After Twenty years ....60 The Marquis and Miss sally .....64 One thousand Dollars ............76 The furnished Room ......83 A lickpenny lover ....91 The lost blend ...98 While the Auto Waits ...104 How willies saved Father ...110 The Harbinger .....114 The pint flask ......120 The shocks of Doom ...125 A strange case ..132 Tommy`s Burglar....137 Barber Shop Adventure ........143 The Coming - out of Maggie .......151 A ghost of a Chance .........159 Dinner for Two .........168 The purple Dress .........175 At Arms with Morpheus ..181 Psyche and the Pskyscraper ..........186 The Count and the Wedding guest ....194 Springtime a la Carte ............202 The brief debut of Tildy .....209