MOST of the tales in this little book have been printed before. “A
Mountain Woman” appeared in Harper's Weekly, as did “The Three Johns”
and “A Resuscitation.” “Jim Lancy's Waterloo” was printed in the
Cosmopolitan, “A Michigan Man” in Lippincott's, and “Up the Gulch” in
Two Tales. The courtesy of these periodicals in permitting the stories
to be republished is cordially acknowledged.