Tomaso's Fortune, and Other Stories
TOMASO'S FORTUNE
AND OTHER STORIES
AUTHOR OF
"THE SOWERS," "THE ISLE OF UNREST," "THE VELVET GLOVE,"
"THE VULTURES," " BARLRASCH OF THE GUARD,' ETC., ETC.
"The common problem, yours, mine, every one's,
Is—not to fancy what were fair in life
Provided it could be,—but, finding first
What may be, then find how to make it fair...."
LONDON
SMITH, ELDER & CO., 15, WATERLOO PLACE
1904
(All rights reserved)
PRINTED BY
WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED,
LONDON AND BECCLES.
NOTE
The stories in this volume are reprinted by
permission of the proprietors of "Black and
White," "Blackwood's Magazine" "Cornhill
Magazine" "Graphic" "Illustrated London
News" "National Observer" and "The Queen."
CONTENTS
page I. Sister 1 II. A Small World 16 III. In a Crooked Way 51 IV. The Tale of a Scorpion 65 V. On the Rocks 77 VI. "Golossa-a-l" 98 VII. The Mule 107 VIII. In Love and War 130 IX. Tomaso's Fortune 142 X. Stranded 164 XI. Putting Things Right 190 XII. For Juanita's Sake 196 XIII. At the Front 204 XIV. The End of the "Mooroo" 213 XV. In a Caravan 222 XVI. In the Track of the Wandering Jew 233 XVII. Through the Gate of Tears 266 XVIII. A Pariah 277 XIX. The Prodigal's Return 285
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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