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O. HenryA young Texas Ranger arrives with an unusual pet, but his comrades still need to learn how he will face danger.
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O. HenryAn accident brings an unfamiliar immigrant into the orbit of a proud fire company with strong opinions about the war abroad.
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O. HenryA sheriff finds two friendly Americans who fit the same fugitive's description, and neither offers to clear up his problem.
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O. HenryA former ranchman, reduced to walking his wife’s hostile lapdog, meets an old friend who remembers his life in the West.
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SakiA timid bachelor leaves a church bazaar with a fox terrier and discovers which of them is really the master.
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SakiA fox hunt goes astray when two riders acquire an unexpected companion whose friendliness conceals a savage appetite.
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SakiA young Russian’s mysterious game bag hangs over tea while a fox-hunting major waits below for better news.
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SakiA family finally sells its dangerous horse, then discovers the buyer is about to marry one of their daughters.
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SakiTo remove a romantic rival, Clovis convinces a protective hostess that her prized buzzards are in danger.
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SakiA mouse inside a fastidious traveler’s clothes forces an impossible choice in a railway compartment shared with a sleeping woman.
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SakiAfter killing a beloved cat, an amiable neighbor discovers that three silent children have designed a penance of their own.
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SakiA caricature makes a quiet bachelor fear he has grown like his parrot—just as a very different pet enters his home.
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SakiA house party celebrates a cat taught to speak, until Tobermory repeats what he has heard from windows and under chairs.
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