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- Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking
- Short story about a "professional tramp" in New Orleans.
- Georgia's Ruling
- Short story about the General Land Office in Austin, Texas. Story was published while O. Henry was in prison in Columbus, Ohio.
- Money Maze
- A short story set in Central America. This story is said to have served as the literary foundation of "Cabbages and Kings."
- A Blackjack Bargainer
- Short story about a family feud.
- Rouge et Noire
- A short story about the banana trade in Central America based on O. Henry's experiences in Honduras in the late 1890s. This is perhaps the first instance of O. Henry's use of the term "banana republic."
- Bulger's Friend
- Short story about an old man who joins the Salvation Army.
- The Flag Paramount
- A short story set in Central America and based on O. Henry's experiences in Honduras in the late 1890s.
- The Lotos and the Bottle
- Short story about a consul for the United States.
- The Passing of Black Eagle
- A short story set in Texas.
- The Marionettes
- Short story about a doctor who leads a double-life as a burglar.
- His Courier
- A short story about a boy tasked with delivering a message.
- Madame Bo-Peep, of the Ranches
- Short story set in Texas.
- An Afternoon Miracle
- Short story set along the Texas/Mexico border.
- The Struggle of the Outliers
- A short story about two men fighting over the same woman.
- The Cactus
- Short story about a young bachelor.
- The Renaissance at Charleroi
- Short story about a clerk in New Orleans.
- Round the Circle
- Short story set in Texas.
- Hearts and Hands
- Short story about a marshal and a prisoner.
- A Ghost of Chance
- Short story about a ghost.
- The Roads of Destiny
- A short story about a traveling poet.
- Hygeia at the Solito
- Short story set in San Antonio, Texas.
- The Phonograph and the Graft
- Story in which two grifters decide to introduce the phonograph to South America.
- One Dollar's Worth
- Short story about a counterfeiting case.
- A Retrieved Reform
- A short story about Jimmy Valentine, a young safe-cracker.
- The Guardian of the Scutcheon
- Short story about a bank porter.
- The Marquis and Miss Sally
- Short story set in Texas.
- October and June
- A short story about the age difference between a captain and the woman he is courting.
- The Atavism of John Tom Little Bear
- Short story about the character Jeff Peters.
- A Call Loan
- Short story set in Texas.
- The Fourth in Salvador
- Short story about a man celebrating July Fourth in South America.
- Jimmy Hayes and Muriel
- Short story about a company of Texas Rangers.
- Remorse
- A three-stanza poem by O. Henry and published under the pen name S. H. Peters.
- The Whirligig of Life
- Short story about a couple's divorce and remarriage.
- Tobin's Palm
- Short story about a boy who gets his palm read.
- The Lonesome Road
- A short story set in Texas.
- At Arms with Morpheus
- A short story about two young medical students.
- The Lotus and the Cockleburrs
- Short story set in the Spanish Main.
- The Princess and the Puma
- Short story set on a ranch in Texas.
- The Pimienta Pancakes
- A cow camp cook tells a story about a pancake recipe.
- The Sphinx Apple
- Short story about a group of travelers stopped for the night.
- The Hypothesis of Failure
- A short story set in a lawyer's office.
- The Enchanted Kiss
- Short story set in San Antonio
- Holding up a Train
- 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."
- The Door of Unrest
- Short story about a newspaper editor.
- The Emancipation of Billy
- Short story set in the southern United States.
- A Dinner at _____
- Short story set in New York.
- The Missing Chord: a Tale of Texas
- Short story set on a sheep ranch in Texas.
- A Tempered Wind
- Short story about a grafter named Buckingham Skinner.
- Two Renegades
- A man recounts a story from his visit to Panama.
- Hearts and Crosses
- Short story set in Texas.