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Transcriber's note:
In addition to the title story ("The Best Man") the original
book contained three other stories by the same author, and
they are included in this e-book. They are
"Two Candidates," first published in the _Everybody's
Magazine_, May, 1905.
"The Advent of Mr. 'Shifty' Sullivan," first published in
the _Ainslee Magazine_, November, 1903.
"The Girl and the Poet," first published in the _Ladies
Home Journal_, December, 1905.
Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
Small capitals were replaced with ALL CAPITALS.
THE BEST MAN
[Illustration]