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The Ambitious Guest

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

One September night a family had gathered round their hearth, and  piled it high with the driftwood of mountain streams, the dry cones of  the pine, and the splintered ruins of great trees that had come crashing  down the precipice. Up the chimney roared the fire, and brightened  the room with its broad [...]

The Romance of a Busy Broker

by Henry O

Pitcher, confidential clerk in the office of Harvey Maxwell, broker, allowed a look of mild interest and surprise to visit his usually expressionless countenance when his employer briskly entered at half past nine in company with his young lady stenographer. With a snappy “Good-morning, Pitcher,” Maxwell dashed at his desk as though he [...]

The Lottery

by Shirley Jackson
The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green. The people of the village began to gather in the square, between the post office and the bank, around ten o’clock; in some towns there [...]

Hearts and Hands

by Henry O
At Denver there was an influx of passengers into the coaches on the eastbound B. & M. express. In one coach there sat a very pretty young woman dressed in elegant taste and surrounded by all the luxurious comforts of an experienced traveler. Among the newcomers were two young men, one of handsome [...]