The Small Taxes of Friendship in Daily Life
A nostalgic essay compares personal taxes to the tax on friendship. Father rues taxes on mortgages and goods, while the daughter pays taxes on friendship through behavior, trust, and tolerance. Paying these little taxes with cheer fosters enduring friendship and self growth.
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The Master Mind at The Harris Theater
In New York Mr Wainwright and Dr Forbes visit Walter Blount at his hotel after a shooting incident. Blount, a Wyoming native, recounts his escape and growing aversion to notoriety as conversations reveal motives, alarm, and budding political tension in a drama of revenge and intrigue.
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Mr. Blount
O. Henry
Alfred Henry Lewis
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Diamond Willie Evades Pinkertons With Odd Family Scheme
Walter Blount alias Diamond Willie is snatched from lawmen by his elusive contact Mr. Andrew and placed in a Riverside Drive apartment. A pair posing as his parents arrive, pressuring him to act as directed while Andrew observes. Wainwright, former district attorney, explains white cards from a mysterious admirer who once influenced a capital case. The scene closes with Blounts meeting Mr. Wainwright and a bluff dinner, promising continuation tomorrow.
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The Manicure Lady and the Family Poem Debate
A comic salon scene unfolds as Wilfred, a young poet, is teased by his family about a lyric for a comic opera. The Manicure Lady and the Head Barber trade jibes about Wilfred’s oversized head and lack of publication, while a rough mock lyric is recited and deemed unworthy by the family.
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George
Hubbard
Wifred
Milton
Dante
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