O. Henry's short, simple stories are noted for their careful plotting, ironic coincidences, and surprise endings. Contents: Hearts and Crosses, The Ransom of Mack, Telemachus, Friend; The Handbook of Hymen, The Pimienta Pancakes, Seats of the Haughty, Hygeia at the Solito, An Afternoon Miracle, The Higher Abdication, Cupid a la Carte, The Caballero's Way, The Sphinx Apple, The Missing Chord, A Call Loan, The Princess and the Puma, The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnson, Christmas by Injunction, A Chaparral Prince, The Reformation of Calliope.