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Promoting Polecat Perkins

W. C. Tuttle

Set in a Western ranching world, this story follows Henry Clay Peck and his companions as they deal with Chuck Warner, a habitual drinker whose drunkenness leads him into trouble and tall tales. Chuck appears with a stranger he calls Brady, a supposed detective from Chicago, and the group struggles to make sense of their condition and Chuck’s schemes. Later, Chuck returns sober with an idea he presents as a way to rise above ordinary cowboy life and make use of opportunity.

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Groping

Helen R. Hull

This short story follows Cynthia Bates, a shy teenage girl in a dormitory room with Mary, whose lively confidence and talk of being engaged draw Cynthia out of her reticence. During the night, Mary kisses Cynthia and explains love as something she must discover for herself, leaving Cynthia startled, stirred, and uncertain. The next morning Cynthia tries to set the experience aside, but it continues to shape her thoughts as she returns to ordinary campus life.

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The fire

Helen R. Hull

This short story follows Cynthia Bates, a teenage girl caught between her parents’ rules and her wish to visit Miss Egert, the woman who has been giving her painting lessons. After slipping away from her father’s office, she goes to Miss Egert’s house at night, where the woman is preparing a bonfire and welcomes her in. The opening centers on Cynthia’s nervous determination, her family’s disapproval, and her attachment to the studio and her sketches.

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The drums roll

Ernest Haycox

During the American Revolution, a regiment in Washington’s army is ordered to strike tents as confusion spreads through camp. Around the fire, soldiers grumble about missing baggage, bitter weather, and the exhausting marches around Brandywine and Philadelphia, while Tod Barkeloo complains about the campaign’s setbacks. The arrival of Ira Parcel, a partly mysterious new man with a leg injury and an uncertain military story, draws Barkeloo’s suspicion as he presses for an explanation of the army’s movements.

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The proof

W. C. Tuttle

On Christmas Eve in a snowy Northwest cattle town, Wanderin’ Jones sits in a saloon and learns of a brewing quarrel between two cowboy brothers over the same girl. The story follows him as he goes to the girl’s home, where music, a family gathering, and the arrival of Archie Bell draw out his buried feelings from years of wandering. When Archie reaches the porch, Wanderin’ intervenes and is invited inside by the young woman.

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Abused Russia

Charles Christian Young

Charles Christian Young’s account records travels through European and Asiatic Russia beginning in 1907 and later trips into St. Petersburg, West Turkestan, Bokhara, and the northern border of Afghanistan. It is framed by acknowledgments to Russian and American officials who helped secure introductions, permits, and access, and it gathers material from earlier articles on Russian life, politics, and perceptions of America. The book also reflects the author’s conversations with Russian acquaintances about American race relations, mob violence, and ideas of civilization.

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The double-crossing of Dobie

W. C. Tuttle

Dobie Dalton writes to Hank about his uneasy life in a frontier town near Mesquite City, where he is married to Emmeline and tied by marriage to the hard-edged Uncle Gabe Galesburg. After Gabe buys the Manzanita stage line and makes Dobie his manager, Dobie complains that he is treated like a mere driver and clashes with his partner while worrying about stage holdups and business control. The story also introduces Devil Creek Davis, a taciturn acquaintance whom Dobie later deputizes to take a stage to Manzanita.

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Alley ways

Helen R. Hull

A short story about Cynthia Bates, a young sales clerk, and Queenie, a girl troubled by an attachment to a married man. As they walk from the store toward Queenie’s home, Cynthia tries to help her resist the relationship and imagines she can guide her toward a better future. The story also shows Cynthia’s own pride in her work and the contrast between her ambitions and Queenie’s uncertain prospects.

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Tar

Sherwood Anderson

Sherwood Anderson’s Tar is a memoir-like account of his attempt to write about his own childhood while questioning the truthfulness of self-narration. He reflects on growing up in a Midwestern American town, on family members who might object to being portrayed, and on how imagination reshapes ordinary childhood incidents into stories.

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Discovery

Helen R. Hull

This story follows Cynthia Bates during a springtime walk and conversation with Richard, a man who has been keeping her company through the season. Their talk turns to marriage, freedom, and the difference between Richard’s life and Cynthia’s more guarded one, while his touch and easy confidence unsettle her. The walk is shadowed by his announcement that he must leave soon, forcing Cynthia to confront what his presence has come to mean to her.

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Miss Mole

E. H. Young

Set in England, this domestic novel follows Miss Hannah Mole, a middle-aged woman who works as a companion and other household help without a home of her own. It presents her among employers in Radstowe, including Mrs. Widdows and Mrs. Gibson, as she reflects on the tensions, deceptions, and small freedoms of her daily life while moving through the streets of the town.

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The meddler

W. C. Tuttle

In Pineville on a quiet Sunday morning, Sheriff Pat Lynch and deputy Oscar Johnson deal with the aftermath of a wrecked buggy after a rough night out. While examining the damage behind the Stormy River Saloon, they notice a man lying by a corral and discover that Buck Dennig has been killed. The story begins as the two men shift from a private mishap to a sudden death in town.

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The fusing

Helen R. Hull

Cynthia Bates, a young woman at a university summer setting, moves between tennis, her work, and an increasingly charged connection with Mr. Preston, a gray-haired man who seems to expect more from her than she intends to give. Around her, conversations with Mona turn to marriage, desire, and the different futures available to women, while Cynthia insists she wants to stay and work. The story follows her growing uncertainty as she weighs the man, her ambitions, and the social pressure to choose.

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Separation

Helen R. Hull

Cynthia, a teenage girl, chafes against her mother’s rules as she tries to visit Mrs. Moore, a newcomer in town whom her mother distrusts. On the way, she slips away into the woods, where she is absorbed by spring growth and finds wild flowers, especially a hepatica she carefully digs up. The journey to Mrs. Moore’s house becomes for Cynthia a private struggle between childhood restraint and a new sense of self.

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The corporal's story

Ernest Haycox

Set along the Mexican border during the period after Pancho Villa’s raid on Columbus, the story follows a U.S. Army regiment posted near Tia Juana on routine patrol duty. The narrator, an experienced corporal, watches younger soldiers turn the assignment into a romance, especially Dale Hawkins, who becomes captivated by a local shopgirl. The corporal’s own attention shifts when he meets the woman and tries to judge what kind of person she is.

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