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A Dramatic Point by Robert Barr
In the bad days of Balmeceda, when Chili was rent in twain, and its capital was practically a besieged city,…
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A Dynamite Explosion by Robert Barr
Dupre sat at one of the round tables in the Cafe Vernon, with a glass of absinthe before him, which…
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A Ladies Man by Robert Barr
“Jest w’en we guess we’ve covered the trailSo’s no one can’t foller, w’y then we failW’en we feel safe hid.…
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A Modern Samson by Robert Barr
A little more and Jean Rasteaux would have been a giant. Brittany men are small as a rule, but Jean…
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An Alpine Divorce by Robert Barr
In some natures there are no half-tones; nothing but raw primary colours. John Bodman was a man who was always…
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“And the Rigour of the Game” by Robert Barr
Old Mr. Saunders went home with bowed head and angry brow. He had not known that Dick was in the…
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An Electrical Slip by Robert Barr
Public opinion had been triumphantly vindicated. The insanity plea had broken down, and Albert Prior was sentenced to be hanged…
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An International Row by Robert Barr
“A simple childThat lightly draws its breath,And feels its life in every limb,What should it know of—-” kicking up a…
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An Invitation by Robert Barr
The proud and warlike Archbishop Baldwin of Treves was well mounted, and, although the road by the margin of the…
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A Society for the Reformation of Poker Players by Robert Barr
“O Unseen Hand that ever makes and deals us,And plays our game!That now obscures and then to light reveals us,Serves…
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