Preface
Of the stories in this volume many have already appeared in the columns of [various periodicals], while several now appear in print for the first time.
H. L.
Sydney, June 9th, 1900.
CONTENTS
Preface
OVER THE SLIPRAILS
The Shanty-Keeper’s Wife
A Gentleman Sharper and Steelman Sharper
An Incident at Stiffner’s
The Hero of Redclay
The Darling River
A Case for the Oracle
A Daughter of Maoriland
New Year’s Night
Black Joe
They Wait on the Wharf in Black
Seeing the Last of You
Two Boys at Grinder Brothers’
The Selector’s Daughter
Mitchell on the “Sex” and Other “Problems”
The Master’s Mistake
The Story of the Oracle
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