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This science-fiction short story is set in a far-future solar system where one woman remains in a world dominated by men and other intelligent beings. She is displayed as an anachronism in a great city once called New York, while men travel the planets and a historian explains how a scientific civilization arose from earlier efforts to control sex hormones and suppress emotion.
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Alice Meynell’s Childhood is a reflective essay on children’s perceptions, preferences, and fears. It considers the kinds of toys children actually cherish, criticizing grotesque or fragile playthings in favor of simple, lasting objects that can be loved and named. It also looks closely at the inner life of a little girl named Sylvia and at children’s interpretations of the behavior of other children across a street.
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This western story follows old stage driver Whiskers Graham on the Como to Fairplay run, where he is ordered to carry Superintendent Joe McGraw’s bearskin overcoat. Whiskers fears the coat is cursed because he associates it with two deaths, while his only passenger is Miss Rosie Roach, the schoolteacher. The ride also shows Whiskers’ reputation as an experienced, fast stage driver in the South Park district.
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Sheriff Joe Cook is furious to find his deputy, Shorty McKay, spending time with the beautiful Señorita Dorothe while claiming to study Spanish. The town of Monte Vista is still troubled by the robbery of a stage carrying money, mail, and passengers’ valuables, and Cook has been frustrated by an unsuccessful chase through the Smoky Creek badlands. When he orders Shorty to prepare supplies for another ride, his suspicion grows that the deputy’s interest in Dorothe is distracting him from the search.
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Set in Monte Vista on rodeo day, the story follows Sheriff Joe Cook as he must deal with a dangerous outlaw, Manuel Perida, who has robbed a drug store and shot two men. At the same time, his deputy Shorty McKay is more concerned with competing in the International Covered Wagon race, where he represents America. The race setup also includes Señor Julio Quijano, whose daughter Marie unexpectedly drives Mexico’s entry.
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Set in a cattle-ranching town, the story follows Ike after he writes and mails a violent challenge to Phil Hughes, whom he believes has been stealing calves. Soon after, Ike discovers that his revolver is not usable and must be sent away for repair, leaving him unarmed at the very moment he unexpectedly runs into Hughes in town. The arrival of the sheriff offers Ike a sudden opening as the standoff develops.
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In Monte Vista, Sheriff Joe Cook and deputy Shorty McKay receive a letter from private detectives who claim a fugitive is heading to town to recover buried treasure. Shorty connects the warning to Jefferies Brofman, a former mining company secretary who disappeared years earlier with company funds and whose old mansion on Gopher Hill is widely regarded as haunted. The sheriff consults old records and prepares to catch Brofman if he returns.
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In a barren canyon at dusk, a very young sheriff tracks a fugitive who has deliberately killed a Mexican and then uses rifle fire to pin him down. As night falls, the sheriff maneuvers through the rocks, waits with his rifle, and thinks of a letter from a girl while he prepares to stop the man’s escape. When the fugitive rides out in the dark, the sheriff shoots his horse, overpowers him, and discovers the captured man’s face in the light of a match.
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Deputy Sheriff Shorty McKay presses to take over a case after a sheriff’s office conference, using a book on detective disguises to argue that he is ready for the job. Sheriff Joe Cook lets him go on the train to Alamosa but worries when Shorty seems to miss it, until a disguised rancher at the platform turns out to be Shorty himself. On the trip and after arriving in Alamosa, his odd behavior draws attention from railroad men, a marshal, and two strangers who decide to watch him.
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In Monte Vista, Sheriff Joe Cook and Mayor Al Foster react to a telegram that seems to point to a dangerous wanted man staying at the Lone Spruce Hotel. As they puzzle over the signature and the sheriff’s fears, they decide to gather armed volunteers and plan a careful capture rather than a shootout. The crowd then moves into position around the hotel, with a roper, the sheriff, and the mayor each taking a role in the effort.
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On an excursion steamer on the Hudson, Eddie Collins stands apart from the dancing, laughing passengers, brooding over the social world around him. A lively young woman with a ukulele notices him and begins to draw him into conversation, while her quieter companion stays in the background. The opening presents a brief encounter marked by flirtation, resentment, and Eddie’s wary, hard-edged response to the crowd.
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Woodrow Wilson’s biography presents George Washington as a product of colonial Virginia and the social world that shaped him. It traces his birth in 1732, the character of the English colonies, and the distinctive habits of Virginia society, where plantation life, self-government, and a small center at Williamsburg defined public life. Washington emerges as a gentleman of honor whose military apprenticeship and political leadership were formed by these conditions.
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Set in Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, this story follows Senator Kennicott and Hobson as they argue over a political bill and its possible consequences for war while walking home from a banquet. They encounter a young, troubled soldier in faded khaki who seems overwhelmed by the dead around him and challenges their assumptions about sacrifice, war, and what the fallen died for.
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In Monte Vista, Sheriff Joe Cook is frustrated after a masked bandit robs the Second National Bank and escapes with cash, leaving only a few vague clues. Deputy Shorty McKay reports that he has been gathering information and trying to organize a public celebration for local hero Max Hill, including plans to honor other heroes in town. The sheriff rejects the idea for the moment and sends Shorty and himself out to search the valley and nearby roads for the robber.
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Sheriff Joe Cook of Monte Vista is vexed by unsigned warning letters about trouble in town and by a telephone caller who identifies himself as Mr. All Wet. While he tries to track slang and suspects a stranger staying at the Lone Spruce Hotel, Deputy Shorty McKay watches the man and begins piecing together the odd connection between the lightning talk and the warnings.
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