This is a collection of short stories and explores the complexities of human nature, from the joys and sorrows of life to the absurdities of society. The book contains some of the following: "Cash;" a Problem of Profit and Loss - Franz Müller's Wife - The Voice at Midnight - Six and Half-a-Dozen - The Story of David Morrison - Tom Duffan's Daughter - The Harvest of the Wind - The Seven Wise Men of Preston - Margaret Sinclair's Silent Money - Just What He Deserved - An Only Offer - Two Fair Deceivers - The Two Mr. Smiths - The Story of Mary Neil - The Heiress of Kurston Chace - Only This Once - Petralto's Love Story.