Heart of the West

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Title: Heart of the West Author: O. Henry Release Date: April 1999 [eBook #1725] [Most recently updated August 9, 2004] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HEART OF THE WEST*** Etext prepared by John Bickers, jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz and Dagny, dagnyj@hotmail.com See also eBook #13094
HEART OF THE WEST
by O. Henry CONTENTS
I. Hearts and Crosses II. The Ransom of Mack III. Telemachus, Friend IV. The Handbook of Hymen V. The Pimienta Pancakes VI. Seats of the Haughty VII. Hygeia at the Solito VIII. An Afternoon Miracle IX. The Higher Abdication X. Cupid a la Carte XI. The Caballero's Way XII. The Sphinx Apple XIII. The Missing Chord XIV. A Call Loan XV. The Princess and the Puma XVI. The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnson XVII. Christmas by Injunction XVIII. A Chaparral Prince XIX. The Reformation of Calliope
HEART OF THE WEST
I HEARTS AND CROSSES
Baldy Woods reached for the bottle, and got it. Whenever Baldy went for anything he usually--but this is not Baldy's story. He poured out a third drink that was larger by a finger than the first and second. Baldy was in consultation; and the consultee is worthy of his hire. "I'd be king if I was you," said ...