Short Stories to Read and Discuss
Part One
1. Lost in the Post. A. Philips 2. Success Story. J.G. Cozzens 3. Hunting for a Job. S.S. McClure 4. A Foul Play. R. Ruark 5. Jimmy Valentine's Reformation. O. Henry 6. Letter in the Mail. E. Caldwell 7. The Brumble Bush. Ch. Mergendahl 8. The Beard. G. Clark 9. Lautisse Paints Again. H.A. Smith 10. A Good Start 11. The Filipino and The Drunkard. W. Saroyan 12. The Dinner Party. N. Monsarrat 13. Fair of Face. C. Hare 14. Caged. L.E. Reeve 15. The TV Blackout. Art Buchwald 16. Then in Triumph. Frank L. Parke 17. The Verger. W.S. Maugham 18. A Lion's Skin. W.S. Maugham 19. Footprints in the Jungle. W.S. Maugham 20. The Ant and the Grasshopper. W.S. Maugham 21. The Happy Man. W.S. Maugham 22. The Escape. W.S. Maugham 23. Mr. Know-All. W.S. Maugham 24. Art for Heart's Sake. R. Goldberg 25. Wager with Destiny. E.Z. Gatti
Lost in the Post
A. Philips
Ainsley, a post-office sorter, turned the envelope over and over in his hands. The letter was addressed to his vrife and had an Australian stamp.
Ainsley knew that the sender was Dicky Soames, his wife's cousin. It was the second letter Ainsley received after Dicky's departure. The first letter had come six months before, he did not read it and threw it into the fire. No man ever had less reason for jealousy than Ainsley. His wife was frank as the day, a splendid housekeeper, a very good mother to their two children. He knew that Dicky Soames had been fond of Adela and the fact that Dicky Soames had years back gone away to join his and Adela's uncle made no difference to him. He was afraid that some day Dicky would return and take Adela from him.
Ainsley did not take the letter when he was at work as his fellow-workers could see him do it. So when the working hours were over he went out of the post-office together with his fellow workers, then he returned to take the letter addressed to his wife. As the door of the
1. Lost in the Post. A. Philips 2. Success Story. J.G. Cozzens 3. Hunting for a Job. S.S. McClure 4. A Foul Play. R. Ruark 5. Jimmy Valentine's Reformation. O. Henry 6. Letter in the Mail. E. Caldwell 7. The Brumble Bush. Ch. Mergendahl 8. The Beard. G. Clark 9. Lautisse Paints Again. H.A. Smith 10. A Good Start 11. The Filipino and The Drunkard. W. Saroyan 12. The Dinner Party. N. Monsarrat 13. Fair of Face. C. Hare 14. Caged. L.E. Reeve 15. The TV Blackout. Art Buchwald 16. Then in Triumph. Frank L. Parke 17. The Verger. W.S. Maugham 18. A Lion's Skin. W.S. Maugham 19. Footprints in the Jungle. W.S. Maugham 20. The Ant and the Grasshopper. W.S. Maugham 21. The Happy Man. W.S. Maugham 22. The Escape. W.S. Maugham 23. Mr. Know-All. W.S. Maugham 24. Art for Heart's Sake. R. Goldberg 25. Wager with Destiny. E.Z. Gatti
Lost in the Post
A. Philips
Ainsley, a post-office sorter, turned the envelope over and over in his hands. The letter was addressed to his vrife and had an Australian stamp.
Ainsley knew that the sender was Dicky Soames, his wife's cousin. It was the second letter Ainsley received after Dicky's departure. The first letter had come six months before, he did not read it and threw it into the fire. No man ever had less reason for jealousy than Ainsley. His wife was frank as the day, a splendid housekeeper, a very good mother to their two children. He knew that Dicky Soames had been fond of Adela and the fact that Dicky Soames had years back gone away to join his and Adela's uncle made no difference to him. He was afraid that some day Dicky would return and take Adela from him.
Ainsley did not take the letter when he was at work as his fellow-workers could see him do it. So when the working hours were over he went out of the post-office together with his fellow workers, then he returned to take the letter addressed to his wife. As the door of the