Whirligigs

by O. Henry

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WHIRLIGIGS

 

O. Henry in Asheville. A hitherto unpublished snapshot

WHIRLIGIGS

BY

O. HENRY

Author of “The Four Million,” “The Voice of the City,” “The Trimmed Lamp,” “Strictly Business,” “Sixes and Sevens,” Etc.

 

 

PUBLISHED BY
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
FOR
REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO.

 

COPYRIGHT, 1910, BY
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, INCLUDING THAT OF
TRANSLATION INTO FOREIGN LANGUAGES,
INCLUDING THE SCANDINAVIAN

 

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I.	The World and the Door	3
II.	The Theory and the Hound	22
III.	The Hypotheses of Failure	37
IV.	Calloway’s Code	55
V.	A Matter of Mean Elevation	66
VI.	“Girl”	81
VII.	Sociology in Serge and Straw	89
VIII.	The Ransom of Red Chief	100
IX.	The Marry Month of May	116
X.	A Technical Error	125
XI.	Suite Homes and Their Romance	135
XII.	The Whirligig of Life	143
XIII.	A Sacrifice Hit	152
XIV.	The Roads We Take	159
XV.	A Blackjack Bargainer	166
XVI.	The Song and the Sergeant	188
XVII.	One Dollar’s Worth	198
XVIII.	A Newspaper Story	209
XIX.	Tommy's Burglar	215
XX.	A Chaparral Christmas Gift	223
XXI.	A Little Local Colour	231
XXII.	Georgia's Ruling	240
XXIII.	Blind Man's Holiday	259
XXIV.	Madame Bo-Peep, of the Ranches	288

 

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