The elements of the short story.--Roger Malvin's burial. My kinsman, Major Molineux. The minister's black veil. The artist of the beautiful. By N. Hawthorne.--Four meetings. The real thing. The middle years. The tree of knowledge. By H. James.--The kiss. Gusev. The chorus girl. Gooseberries. By A. Chekhov.--The open boat. The bride comes to Yellow Sky. The blue hotel. An episode of war. By S. Crane.--An encounter. Eveline. Counterparts. Grace. By J. Joyce.--The egg. I'm a fool. The man who became a woman. Death in the woods. By S. Anderson.