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  2. Complete Short Story.

    Soapy Cropper. He loved diamonds. His love of flashing gems was only equalled by the love of baubles borne by the pink-cheeked Henry VIII. ...

    Article : 2,110 words
  3. THE TWO ROSES

    Alec sang under his breath as he busily sorted bulbs in his little work room that connected with his greenhouse. Outside, the season's wind ...

    Article : 765 words
  4. CHEERY V. DISMAL.

    "The man with the jaundiced eye" was the description given of someone the other day, and the speaker followed the phrase by the comment, "It ...

    Article : 548 words
  5. PEOPLE WHO MUST HAVE THINGS.

    Some people are like that—they suddenly decide they want a certain thing, and they never rest until they get it. Moreover, if you are that sort ...

    Article : 356 words
  6. WHY THE PLODDER SUCCEEDS.

    Every toiler on earth should feel himself or herself an important part of the world's machinery. Respect your toll and yourself. ...

    Article : 174 words
  7. THE CHIEF NECESSITY.

    The tramp knocked hopefully at the cottage door. "Please, mum," he said to the woman who answered his knock, "I'm a ...

    Article : 101 words
  8. AMUSING INCIDENTS.

    Coogee Chum: "What are the seven ages of woman?" Manly Mate: "Her real age and six guesses." ...

    Article : 971 words
  9. A TAKING LADY.

    I am sorry to say That our cook went to-day. Some things simply can't be allowed. I spoke pretty sharply, ...

    Article : 69 words
  10. TEA-DRINKING INSECTS.

    Among the most inveterate tea-drinkers are two tiny insects that live by tea-drinking. They are the plague and the pest of the tea plantations, ...

    Article : 128 words
  11. SIMPLE TRUTH.

    It had already struck the midnight hour when Brown heard a clattering noise outside his house. He investigated and found his neighbor moving. ...

    Article : 769 words
  12. PHILOSOPHY OF A WOMAN.

    Mrs. Fortesque says she's quite taken up with a Dalmatian. Disgusting, I calls it—'er a married woman carryin' on with a foreigner. ...

    Article : 116 words
  13. COOL.

    Adolphus walked into the ironmonger's shop. "I want a bucket," he said. "It must be a nice big one that will hold plenty ...

    Article : 77 words
  14. THE TOAST.

    An unpopular sportsman was enjoying his last shoot before the expiration of his tenancy. During the luncheon break he turned ...

    Article : 87 words
  15. NOT MEANT.

    In his native tongue no one could have been more graceful than the little Frenchman at the dinner-party. But when he essayed compliments ...

    Article : 607 words
  16. PARTED.

    The little man dashed along the platform as the train was moving out, and made for the last compartment, at the window of which a woman was ...

    Article : 98 words
  17. TRICKED!

    "Now, you fellows, help yourselves to the cigars!" cried Peters, with a genial smile, after dinner. "They are some my wife gave me for a birth. ...

    Article : 109 words
  18. GENTLEMEN PREFER

    Mrs. McHunt had been suspicious of her husband for some time. Finally she engaged a private detective to report his movements. ...

    Article : 80 words
  19. THE MISSING WORDS.

    "Now," said the teacher, "I want you to write an essay of about 500 words on any subject you like—your father's bicycle, or some everyday ...

    Article : 434 words
  20. TOIL.

    The man stood up at his great machine And grimy of face was he. To the casual passer he looked unclean, ...

    Article : 388 words
  21. ACCOMPLISHED.

    Education gives the modern girl a much broader vocabulary. Such as: "I'd simply love a cigarette—I'd simply love a cocktail—Thank you for the ...

    Article : 70 words
  22. THOSE CHANGING SERVANTS.

    A visitor to a lady's house was conducted by the mistress on a tour of inspection. In the kitchen the visitor ,noticed an old "Guardian" and ...

    Article : 291 words
  23. ALL WRONG.

    A man who had done magnificent service to his locality by philanthropic and other acts was famed for his Malapropisms. At length his services were ...

    Article : 226 words
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