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Short story about holding up a train. A preface by O. Henry says "The man who told me these things was for several years an outlaw
in the Southwest...I give the story in almost exactly
his own words."
This work was first published in the Cosmopolitan magazine under the title "Adventures in neurasthenia." It was written by O. Henry when he was in residence in Asheville, North Carolina and addresses themes of alcoholism and the author's relationship with his father.