The Gentle Grafter

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O Henry. The Gentle Grafter

THE OCTOPUS MAROONED

JEFF PETERS AS A PERSONAL MAGNET

MODERN RURAL SPORTS

THE CHAIR OF PHILANTHROMATHEMATICS

THE HAND THAT RILES THE WORLD

THE EXACT SCIENCE OF MATRIMONY

A MIDSUMMER MASQUERADE

SHEARING THE WOLF

INNOCENTS OF BROADWAY

CONSCIENCE IN ART

THE MAN HIGHER UP

A TEMPERED WIND

HOSTAGES TO MOMUS

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THE ETHICS OF PIG

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Jeff Peters has been engaged in as many schemes for making money as there are recipes for cooking rice in Charleston, S.C.

Best of all I like to hear him tell of his earlier days when he sold liniments and cough cures on street corners, living hand to mouth, heart to heart with the people, throwing heads or tails with fortune for his last coin.

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"'Scientific demonstrations,' says I. 'The triumph of mind over sarsaparilla. The belief that there is no pain and sickness except what is produced when we ain't feeling well. Declare yourself in arrears. Demonstrate.'

"'What is this paraphernalia you speak of, Doc?' says the Mayor. 'You ain't a Socialist, are you?'

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