# Silent Sam and Other Stories of Our Day

A collection of human-interest short stories; many having first appeared in leading magazines of the day such as Colliers, McClure's and The American Magazine.
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SILENT SAM
AND OTHER STORIES OF
OUR DAY
By
HARVEY J. O'HIGGINS
Author of "The Smoke Eaters," "Don-a-Dreams," Etc.
NEW YORK
THE CENTURY CO.
1914
Copyright, 1914, by
The Century Co.
Copyright, 1909, by the Phillips
Publishing Co.
Copyright, 1904, 1905, 1906,
1908 by the S. S. McClure Co.
Copyright, 1905, by the Ridg-
way-Thayer Company.
Copyright, 1906, 1908, 1912, by
The Ridgway Company.
Copyright, 1907, 1908, 1909, by
P. F. Collier & Son.
Copyright, 1907, by The Frank
A. Munsey Company.
Published February 1914
TO
JOHN O'HARA COSGRAVE WITH THE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF GRATITUDE
CONTENTS
* PAGE
* ISILENT SAM ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
* IIHIS MOTHER ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29
* IIIIN THE MATTER OF ART ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................59
* IVTAMMANY'S TITHES ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................79
* VTHE CLOWNS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................97
* VITHE DEVIL'S DOINGS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................129
* VIITHE HIRED MAN ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................149
* VIIITHE HONEYMOON FLAT ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................167
* IXTHE OLD WOMAN'S STORY ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................191
* XTHE HOT-AIR HARPS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................209
* XITHE REPORTER ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................237
* XIITHE MOTHER-IN-LAW ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................257
* XIIIIN THE MUSEE ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................279
* XIVTHE EXILES ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................301
* XVDURING THE WAR ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................319
* XVIIN LOVERS' MEETING ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................341
* XVIITHE TWO MICKEYS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................357
* XVIIILARKIN ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................375
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