... A SHORT STORY. A certain king sent to another king, saying, “ Send me & blue pig with a black tail, or else—' The other replied: [ huve not got one, and if I had— On this weighty cause they went to war., After they had exhnusted their armies and resources ...

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... OUR SHORT STORY, CARRINGTON'S CONFESSION. By PAuL CRESWICK. t room was lighted only by fitful fire ‘;;Ir:.. In the four oon:nzd wero wai'm shadows, lifting slightly ever again as the fire mfl%m One might know then that another was present, a quiet, silent ...

... OUR SHORT STORY. JHE DARK CLOUD OF PERIL. THE STORY OF AN OPAL. Except for the reason that she feared him withe out exactly knowing why—this fellow country uan of hers, with his dark eyes of the South s vehement gestures. and his ardent exclamationsshe ...

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... Short story competition Lincolnshire Library service has launched a county wide short story competition. The theme is Travel on Land, Water, Air, Through Time and Space and Mind, and is linked to the Lincolnshire Literature Festival which takes place ...

... OUR SHORT STORY ““Menelik the Second, Victorius Lion of the tribe of Judah, King of the Kings of Ethiopia, Lieutenant of God,” and a good deal more, who is reported seriously ill again, has been described by those who know his Majesty as a curious mixture ...

... OUR SHORT STORY. BY THE LIGHT OF THE WRECKWOOD FIRE. | Jobn Osborn was standing at the window | dthaHl!htrPflotOlu?NotMthen was anything to be seen outside on this ‘m”i afternoon, am’lwirling clouds of snow-flakes. Every object—the docks with Great Grimsby ...

... OUR SHORT STORY. THROWN TOGETHER. There was a little paragraph in “T Ways of the World” to the effect that ) Elihu Q. Wagg had taken Somerton Hall | the hunting season. It appeared 1o be & m ‘trite, commonpiace statement, and 4 several people smiled when ...

... A SHORT STORY Mary Grey was a collier’s daughter from Wigan. = She was not a elever girl at all, but she was a beautiful singer and was always in the concerts. One day the singing master at the singing class asked her if she could take a part in the play ...