This rich anthology contains 4 tales set in an exotic banana republic and 21 tales set in New York City at the dawn of the twentieth century, including stories of the idle rich, the hardworking middle class, and the hopeless poor. Readers will enjoy rubbing shoulders with outlaws and commiserating with thwarted lovers--all the while looking forward to the author's trademark surprise endings. 1.Tobin's Palm 2, The Gift of the Magi 3, A Cosmopolite in a Cafe 4, Between Rounds 5.The Skylight Room 6.A Service of Love 7.The Coming-Out of Maggie 8.Man About Town 9.The Cop and the Anthem 10.An Adjustment of Nature 11.Memoirs of a Yellow Dog 12.The Love-Philtre of Ikey Schoenstein 13.Mammon and the Archer 14.Springtime a la Carte 15.The Green Door 16.From the Cabby's Seat 17.An Unfinished Story 18.The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock 19.Sisters of the Golden Circle 20.The Romance of a Busy Broker 21.After Twenty Years 22.Lost on Dress Parade 23.By Courier 24.The Furnished Room 25.The Brief Debut of Tildy""