SHORT STORIES OF THE SHORT STORIES OF THE NEW AMERICA NEW AMERICA INTERPRETING THE AMERICA OF THIS AGE TO HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS SELECTED AND EDITED BY MARY A. LASELLE MARY A. LASELLE OF THE NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS, HIGH SCHOOLS NEW YORK HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY 1919 Copyright, 1919 Copyright BY HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY PREFACE