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PLOTTO

A New Method of Plot Suggestion for Writers of Creative Fiction

By William Wallace Cook
Copyright 1928
All rights reserved including that of
translation into the foreign languages,
including the Scandinavian.

The Soul, with its human faculties which put it in immediate touch with the Universe, is a Divine Instrument, an Aeolian Harp which is not played upon by the Winds of Chance but by all the Winds of Destiny that blow from the four quarters of Human Nature; and this Music of the Soul is a Divine Harmony which the Creative Imagination, alone of the human faculties, interprets in Creative Art. To this high interpretation, through fictional narrative,

Plotto is dedicated.

INTRODUCTION

THE PLOTTO METHOD. Plotto achieves creative art in fiction by a new Method of plot suggestion. Suggestion is based on Themes (or Masterplots) and Conflicts.

THEME. Every story has a Theme, or an underlying proposition that indicates its type. The Theme may be clear-cut and distinct, or shadowy and vague; it is always in evidence, and differentiates one type of story from all the other types. Around each Theme any number of distinctly different stories may be written.

A story may be constructed with, or without, a certain Theme in mind. Rarely perhaps does a writer begin a story with a set Theme in front of him. He may develop his plot from a situation, or Conflict; nevertheless, as the plot develops the Theme develops with it. The writer will feel the Theme and, consciously or unconsciously, combine his Conflicts to a certain pattern. This pattern, plain in the finished work, will conform to a Theme. When a story is built around a Theme, the Theme becomes a Masterplot.

The Plotto Method enables the Plottoist to begin his story with a Masterplot and marshal his situations or Conflicts in conformity to it; or, it enables him to begin with a situation or Conflict and consciously to watch the particular Theme as the plot unfolds.

MASTERPLOTS WITH INTERCHANGEABLE CLAUSES. Each Plotto Masterplot classifies in general terms and in a single terse sentence a certain type of story. Each Masterplot consists of three Clauses: An initial Clause defining the protagonist in general terms, a middle Clause initiating and carrying on the action, and a final Clause carrying on and terminating the action. Suggestions for exemplifying the action with concrete situations are offered by the Conflicts.

THE CONFLICTS. Desire, in some one of its many forms, is responsible for the awakening of Purpose. Something from without, impinging upon something within, excites a feeling or an emotion, and the soul flows into Purpose, and Purpose into action. Then, somewhere on the path of rising action. Purpose encounters Obstacle. At this point, and at this point only, do we establish what writers of creative fiction call a situation. Purpose alone never made a situation; Obstacle alone never made one; but strike the flint of Obstacle with the steel of Purpose and sparks of situation begin to fly.

Plotto, as a Method of plot suggestion for writers of creative fiction, is founded upon this law: Purpose, expressed or implied, opposing Obstacle, expressed or implied, yields Conflict.

PURPOSES AND OBSTACLES, How many Purposes are there in the world? Not many, although their variations are infinite. Perhaps, in the last analysis one General Purpose would comprehend all the Purposes: TO ACHIEVE HAPPINESS. That is the end and aim of life on this planet. But happiness has a different meaning for most of us. There is the happiness of love and courtship, of married life, of achieving wealth or power by all the many methods, good or evil, that may be contrived by the thinking mind. Religion may be the road to happiness for some, and revenge the road to a doubtful happiness for others. The virtues or the faults of a human soul set the pattern of Purpose for that soul.

Plotto concerns itself with but one General Purpose in its application to three general goals of endeavor:

1. To Achieve Happiness in Love and Courtship.
2. To Achieve Happiness in Married Life.
3. To Achieve Happiness (Success) in Enterprise.

Yet, while this one General Purpose runs through all the Conflicts, a host of subordinate Purposes will appear in them, opposed by an infinite number of Obstacles.

There is one Supreme Purpose in every life: TO LIVE; and there is one Supreme Obstacle each life encounters: DEATH. Complicating the scheme and giving zest to the plot of life are innumerable subordinate Purposes and Obstacles, dealing with all the enterprises of which life is capable.

Overshadowed by the Supreme Purpose of LIFE, and the Supreme Obstacle of DEATH, we wage our mimic wars of conquest and gain; but, at any minute, the Supreme Purpose may fail, and Death come striding into our finite calculations and calling a truce. There is also a Paramount Purpose in all the lesser activities of our existence, opposed by a Paramount Obstacle; and they marshal their secondary Purposes and Obstacles to keep us “on our toes” and fighting valiantly for all we have, or hope to have. Blessed be Purpose! And thrice-blessed be Obstacle!

The Conflicts in Plotto are brief statements of Purpose in active opposition with Obstacle—situations which are to be combined with other situations. For instance: “A, in love with B, is not favored by F-B, father of B.” Here is the implied Purpose, “To Achieve Happiness in Love,” meeting an Obstacle bluntly expressed.

Purpose and Obstacle give concrete exemplification of the Theme in every form of fictional narrative, whether short story, novelette, or novel.

THE SHORT STORY. Purpose and Obstacle at grips in one dramatic situation will define the short story, since it is calculated to leave a single dominant impression upon the reader’s mind. Ordinarily, this form of narrative fiction will be woven about a plot of the simplest construction. There will be the main situation as suggested by a chosen Conflict, the Conflict leading up to it and the Conflict carrying on and terminating the action. These three Conflicts may be reduced to two, if the main Conflict should in itself possess the qualities of a terminal Conflict. Conflicts too long, or too involved, for short story purposes will usually be found to be broken Conflicts. When such a Conflict is selected for the main situation, it is possible to use only that part of it which contains the most dramatic appeal.

THE NOVELETTE. This form of narrative fiction may be considered as a long short story, or as a short novel. If the former, the Conflict suggesting the situation will be elaborated with dramatic material concerned with the Purpose and Obstacle. If, on the other hand, the novelette partakes of the character of a short novel, the Paramount Purpose and Obstacle will involve subordinate Purposes and Obstacles all cumulative in power and bearing upon the story’s climax or crisis. Here, as everywhere, the imagination must exercise constructive judgment.

THE NOVEL. The full-fledged novel may be considered as consisting of several short stories all leading up to, and intimately bound up with, the Paramount Purpose and Obstacle that give the complete story its unity. Construction here plays its most discriminating role, for the subordinate situations must grow toward a single, decisive crisis. The effect must be cumulative. If the main Conflict shall involve the crisis—and it should—all the subordinate situations dealing with the Theme will be so selected as to grow naturally in dramatic strength toward the climax. Here no rules of construction will take the place of taste and discrimination. The constructive imagination, properly exercised, will deal capably with the situations, and the creative imagination will work a miracle of dramaturgic power.

ORIGINALITY. The Conflicts all come from the vast storehouse of Human Nature. They are there, millions upon millions of them, waiting for the imagination to select them and group them in an original combination. For there is “nothing new under the sun.” Originality in creative work comes from our own individual use of the tools so bountifully provided by the Divine Creator. All that is possible to a mortal craftsman is the combining of old material into something new and different.

Originality is the ideal of the Plotto Method; and it is realized by disregarding the references prefixed and affixed to the Conflicts and (or) interpreting the Specific as well as the General, Conflicts in terms of the Plottoist’s own experience. Nothing in the Specific Conflicts will be used literally, but the concrete exemplification in such Conflicts will serve as a suggestion, lending wings to the creative imagination for its own high flight.

For orginal combinations of Conflicts the Classification by Symbols will be found a treasure-trove of suggestions. If the main Conflict selected is built around A, or B, alone, the A or B group should be scanned; if around A and B alone, the A and B group will yield suggestions, or the A or B group may be found to serve; or, if several characters are involved in the main Conflict, reference may be had to that particular group of symbols. If a certain group of symbols proves too limited, drop one of the lesser character symbols and consult the group represented by those remaining. This course may be followed, in the search for original combinations, until only the protagonist remains in the situation. Somewhere along the line of search the imagination is certain to find exactly what it is looking for.

CONFLICT GROUPS AND SUB-GROUPS. The Conflicts in Plotto are classified in three main groups:

1. Conflicts in Love and Courtship.
2. Conflicts in Married Life.
3. Conflicts in Enterprise.

The Conflicts in Love and Courtship are re-grouped as follows:

Conflicts in Love’s Beginnings.
Conflicts in Love’s Misadventures.
Conflicts of the Marriage Proposal.
Conflicts in Love’s Rejection.
Conflicts of Marriage.

All the sub-groups are classified, for convenience of reference, under the middle. or “B,” Clauses of the Masterplots; and these form the only subdivisions of the main group, “Married Life.” Conflicts of the third group, “Enterprise,” fall into the following general classifications:

Conflicts in Misfortune.
Conflicts in Mistaken Judgment.
Conflicts in Helpfulness.
Conflicts in Deliverance.
Conflicts in Idealism.
Conflicts in Obligation.
Conflicts in Necessity.
Conflicts in Chance.
Conflicts in Personal Limitations.
Conflicts in Simulation.
Conflicts in Craftiness.
Conflicts in Transgression.
Conflicts in Revenge.
Conflicts in Mystery.
Conflicts in Revelation.

Inasmuch as dramatic situations are a product of the emotions, and the emotions, by reason of their complexity, have defied a hard and fast classification, it follows naturally that the Conflicts themselves will defy a rigid classification. The groupings noted above are more or less arbitrary, yet they will be bound to serve. Some Conflicts in Misfortune might easily fall into the sub-groups, Mistaken Judgment, Simulation, etc., and Conflicts in other sub-groups might logically be re-classified. Nevertheless, the classification in each case will exemplify in the Conflict the particular sub-group in which it has been placed.

MECHANICAL STRUCTURE. There is, of course, a mechanical structure underlying every properly constructed story. There are some very intelligent people who believe in the “divine afflatus” as something apart from hard, consistent, carefully calculated effort. Overlooking the old adage that “Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains,” these wise ones will have their back-handed slap at anything mechanical in its application to Art.

It remains, however, that a good story must have a carefully developed plot for its framework; and the plot in itself, is purely mechanical. It is the logical devising of means to an end, a motivating of all the parts into a harmonious whole. A plot may be simple, or it may be complex, but an interesting story without some sort of plot is inconceivable. This machinery must not creak or complain as the story advances. A discriminating imagination must oil it so well with logic and plausibility that the god in the machine shall not be ruffled by the turning wheels. Plausibility is attained when fine discrimination, true judgment and a facility with words so cover the necessary mechanism that it does not intrude at any point upon the completed work. And therein lies the art of the story teller. Plotto, at least, holds this to be true; and, as a corollary of the position thus taken, exalts the imagination as the greatest force in the world.

IMAGINATION. If a story is a skeleton structure of plot, overlaid with a felicity of thought and phrase that may be called the flesh, then the pulsing heart of the creation, the one factor that gives it life and beauty, is the imagination. But this imagination must be rightly controlled.

The demands of fictional narrative would seem to predicate an imagination of three types: Mediocre, Constructive and Creative. A mind positively brilliant in its mastery of scientific research, or of the pursuit of trade, might be hopeless in meeting the demands of fictional narrative. Nevertheless, Plotto believes sincerely that a desire to write successful fiction is predicated upon the ability to write successful fiction; and that, given the technical requirements of experience and a fair education, not often will the mediocre imagination be found hopeless. Intensive training should develop constructive power; and it is but a step, in the interpretation of suggestion, from the constructive to the creative. Originality is the soul of creative art, and originality is nothing more than the interpretation of suggestion in terms of individual experience.

Each life is the sum of many experiences, and character indicates the reaction of those experiences upon the soul. In other words, life is a combination of situations, or Conflicts, with a spiritual signification drawn from the Conflicts themselves. So a story plot, which holds the mirror up to life, is a combination of Conflicts, selected to the pattern of a single Theme, or Masterplot. Life, with its multitude of experiences, is general; the imagination, dealing with a cross-section of life, makes the story plot particular. And imagination does this through the interpretation of suggestion.

SUGGESTION. The ideal of the Plotto Method, as stated elsewhere, is the interpretation of Conflict suggestions in terms of individual experience. Some of the Conflicts are General. Thus, Conflict No. 31 reads: “B, rescued from an accident by A, whom she does not know, falls in love with him.” The nature of the accident, and the character of B and of A, are circumstances left to the constructive imagination. In dealing with these circumstances, references to other Conflicts, prefixed and affixed to this general suggestion, will offer further suggestions for inventing the circumstances.

Many of the Conflicts are Specific. Thus, to quote Conflict No. 647: “B, a respectable working girl seeking employment, follows the advice of a supposed friend. A-5, and finds herself in an immoral dance hall where she is compelled to dance with patrons and serve drinks.” References to other Conflicts will suggest the cause of B’s necessity for seeking employment, and other references will suggest a finale for B’s unhappy plight. The constructive imagination might use Conflict No. 647 literally, but Plotto would not approve of such literal use. The ideal method is for the imagination to use the dance hall merely as a suggestion for something equally pertinent to the situation; in other words, use the concrete example in interpreting an equivalent for this specific suggestion as to B’s misfortune. Herein lies the opportunity for originality, and the way to creative work.

DEVELOPING THE PLOT FROM A MASTERPLOT. For purposes of illustration, we will select a Masterplot from the Masterplot Chart and build up a short story plot in tabloid form.

A 11 A Person Swayed by Pretense,
B 11 (49) Assuming a fictitious character when embarking upon a certain enterprise,
C 2 Emerges happily from a serious entanglement.

The B Clause “originates and carries on the action.” Prefixed to this B Clause in parentheses is the number, (49). On the back of the Masterplot Chart, we find that No. (49) refers us to a sub-group of Conflicts beginning with Conflict No. 1173, this particular B Clause serving as a title for the sub-group:

1173
2b, c, d, e, g, h 1187 ; 2f
A, a pretender, encounters B, who is also a pretender * A and B are pretenders, yet neither knows the other is not what he or she seems to be **
773 ; 772 ch A to B & A-4 to A 806 ch B-4 to B 1462

The reference numbers prefixed to this Conflict offer lead-up suggestions. Numbers 1187 and 2f form a complementary suggestion, or a combination of two Conflicts appropriate to the main situation.

1187. A is a poor clerk who, with a limited capital, dons a dress suit and takes a “fling” in high society.
2f *-**. B, poor and humble but pretending to be wealthy and aristocratic, meets rich and influential A, and they fall in love.

Thus we have our two pretenders, neither knowing that the other is not what he or she seems to be. No. 2f has a carry-on suggestion:

1461a. B fights a hard battle with her conscience; she finds it a losing battle and makes an important revelation in order that she may achieve peace of mind.

A and not B is the protagonist of 1461a, but we manipulate the Conflict by changing A to B. This Conflict has a reference, No. 358 **-***:

358 **-***. A, in order to win B, is compelled to confess his true rank and station.

We can now eliminate our main suggestion. Conflict 1173, so that our tabloid plot will read:

2f *-**. B, poor and humble but pretending to be wealthy and aristocratic, meets rich and influential A, and they fall in love.
1187. A is a poor clerk who, with a limited capital, dons a dress suit and takes a “fling” in high society.
1461a. B fights a hard battle with her conscience; she finds it a losing battle, and makes an important revelation in order that she may achieve peace of mind.
358 **-***. A, in order to win B, is compelled to confess his true rank and station.

We have manipulated the combination Conflict by allowing 2f *-** to precede 1187; and if we keep the reader in ignorance of the fact that A and B are pretenders and allow the revelation to come at the end of the story, we shall achieve a double surprise and find ourselves with the plot of O. Henry’s story, “Transients in Arcadia.” Yet any number of stories, true to the Masterplot, may be built around these suggestions.

By changing the first two situations and selecting different Conflicts, the plot will develop along criminal lines:

2h. B, a criminal, assumes an alias and makes use of stolen funds in evading the law * B, a criminal in disguise, meets A, and they fall in love **
1c. A, a crook, pretends to be an honest man in order to forward his love affair with B.

Or, we could make our plot more dramatic by having the second situation read:

3a. A is a judge, and B is a fugitive from justice posing as a woman of wealth and fashion * A, a judge, falls in love with B, a criminal **

This might be followed with:

1292. B seeks happiness as a reformed transgressor * B, seeking happiness as a reformed transgressor, has her old transgression discovered **
727. A, a judge presiding at a murder trial, finds himself unexpectedly confronted with a circumstance that makes his work a torture to his soul.

These changes in the plot would make necessary a change in the C clause of the Masterplot:

C (1). Pays a grim penalty in an unfortunate undertaking.

CONFLICT MANIPULATIONS. Characters in the Plotto Conflicts are represented by symbols (see “The Plotto Character Symbols,” page 17). These symbols may be readily changed or transposed, as an aid in manipulating the Conflict suggestions. Thus, “261 ch A-3 to A,” indicates that A-3 in the Conflict is to be changed to A; and, “578b tr B & B-3,” indicates a transposition in which B-3 takes the place of B and B of B-3.

The character symbols are changed, or transposed, in the auxiliary Conflicts to agree with the character symbols of the Conflict whose ramifications are being studied.

In many instances the Conflicts are “broken”—that is, divided into two or more parts. The end of the first part is marked with a star (*), of the second part, with a double star (**), of the third part with a triple star (***), etc. Thus, “-*” indicates that the Conflict is to be used up to the first star; “*-**” indicates that the first part of the Conflict is not to be used, but only that part between the first star and the double star; “-**” indicates that all of the Conflict is to be used up to the double star, etc.

DEVELOPING THE PLOT FROM A SELECTED SITUATION. The most practical way to illustrate the Plotto Method of developing a plot from a single situation, or Conflict, will be to select a Conflict and follow the Method through, step by step. For this purpose, the first Conflict, 1a, may be used:

1
a112 117 148 656
A, poor, is in love with wealthy and aristocratic B * A, poor, in love with wealthy B, pretends to be a man of wealth **
209 187

The simplest combination will consist of three Conflicts—the Conflict selected as the working basis for the plot, the one Conflict leading up to it, and the third Conflict terminating the action, both auxiliary Conflicts taken from the references prefixed and affixed to the main, or basic, situation. For example, as a lead-up Conflict No. 112 may be used, followed by 1a, and this in turn followed by No. 209.

It develops, however, that the second part of the broken Conflict, 1a, may be eliminated; and that, with this elimination, 1a -* may logically precede Conflict 112, giving the three-Conflict plot as follows:

1a -*. A, POOR, IS IN LOVE WITH WEALTHY AND ARISTOCRATIC B.
112. A loves B; and B’s father, F-B, promises him B’s hand in marriage if he will successfully carry out an enterprise of great difficulty and danger.
209. A carries out successfully a very difficult enterprise when promised the hand of B in marriage by F-B, father of B * A, discovering secretly that B loves a rival, A-3, refuses to hold B to a promise of marriage made by her father, F-B **

Nobility of character on the part of A is suggested by this heroic renunciation. The character of B, of F-B and of A-3, as well as the “enterprise of great difficulty and danger,” may be left to the creative imagination.

Again using Conflict 1a for our main suggestion, we might begin with Conflict 656 for a lead-up:

656
751 961 1000 1079
A’s ancestral acres have been heavily mortgaged and he is about to lose the property * A, by hook or crook, seeks to save his mortgaged paternal acres from foreclosure **
500 860 874 1029

Reaching backward into the causes of A’s unfortunate condition, we will select lead-up suggestion No. 1079. Many other Conflicts in Personal Limitations, Misfortune, or, some of the other groups would serve us equally well, or better; but we will content ourselves with

1079
127a 656
A’s character weakness is betting; and he seems unable to conquer the failing although he invariably suffers loss
367a 524a 902

Here we have a suggestion as to the character weakness which caused A to squander his fortune and mortgage his ancestral estates. We shall assume now that none of the references prefixed or affixed to 1079 appeals to our imagination, so we shall proceed on our own initiative—a course which Plotto earnestly recommends to the Plottoist in the working out of every plot. A further study of Personal Limitations suggests

1075
a850b 902
A, struggling hopelessly against a character weakness, forms a platonic friendship for B
838 ch A to B & A-2 to A 850a, b 364d 1075b

Thus we have A, struggling hopelessly against a character weakness that has wrecked him financially, forming a platonic friendship for B. If we consider it expedient to bring about a dramatic first meeting of A with B, the Conflicts are brimming with such suggestions. But we will not go into that in this skeleton plot, our object being to simplify the references as much as possible. Conflict 1075b, a reference appended to 1075a, offers this suggestion as to B’s influence over A: “A’s admiration for his friend B, and his desire to please her, inspires him to bring out the best in his nature.” Also appended to 1075a is a reference to Conflict 364d, which seems quite apropos at this point:

364
d850a, b 1075a, b
A, with the help of B, overcomes an ignoble weakness * A’s gratitude to B blossoms into love; and, when A is sure he has rehabilitated his character, he proposes marriage to B and is accepted **
826 828

This Conflict may be called a terminal Conflict, in the sense that it brings our love story plot to marriage, the finale of most such plots. But we are not ready, as yet, to close the action, inasmuch as we are merely leading up to the main situation, 1a; so we shall use only the first part of this broken Conflict: “A, with the help of B, overcomes an ignoble weakness.”

At last we have the female protagonist, B, firmly fixed in the plot, and we need not go back further into the lead-ups.

1079. A’s character weakness is betting, and he seems unable to conquer the failing although he invariably suffers loss.
656. A’s ancestral estates have been heavily mortgaged and he is about to lose the property * A, by hook or crook, seeks to save his paternal acres from foreclosure **
1075a. A, struggling hopelessly against a character weakness, forms a platonic friendship for B.
1075b. A’s admiration for his friend B, and his desire to please her, inspires him to bring out the best in his nature.
364d -*. A, with the help of B, overcomes an ignoble weakness.
1a. A, POOR, IS IN LOVE WITH WEALTHY AND ARISTOCRATIC B * A, POOR, IN LOVE WITH WEALTHY B, PRETENDS TO BE A MAN OF WEALTH **

From this, it is manifest that A’s platonic association with B has gone the way of most platonic associations (see Conflicts 9a, b, c). and his gratitude has blossomed into love. A, by inference, is so deeply in love with B that the best in his nature is, for the time, eclipsed by his desire to win B. He resorts to simulation in forwarding his suit—thinking less of saving his ancestral acres by a wealthy marriage than he is of his own future happiness. Conflict 1a has a reference to Conflict 187 for carrying on the action:

187
145 956 -* 1105 1119
A, in love with B and wishing to propose marriage, finds it impossible because B is so busy he can never find her alone. He seeks to make an opportunity by stratagem.
163 ; 91 352a

We will discard this suggestion, for the reason that it will plunge A deeper into the questionable methods into which his ardor has already lured him. He is pretending to be a man of wealth when he is almost a bankrupt; but he has overcome his passion for gambling, thanks to B’s influence, and he is ready to husband his remaining resources and save what he can from the wreck of his material fortunes. A carry-on suggestion appended to Conflict 187 is a two-Conflict combination, 163 ; 91:

163. B learns that her lover, A, has fallen into desperate misfortunes.
91. B, in love with A. seeks to save A from disaster.

We are now approaching the climax of the action. A’s pretensions to wealth, B secretly discovers, are a hollow mockery. She learns that he is faced with disaster; and the Conflicts, if desired, will offer suggestions as to just how she discovers this secret. B is in love with A and ready to overlook his shortcomings, so she hastens to his rescue. We will depart, at this point, from the references and show B, on her own part, indulging in a bit of simulation. Turning to the sub-group. Simulation, we select Conflict,

1155
B, the friend of A, learns that A is desperately involved in debt * B, unknown to A. settles with A’s creditors and frees him from debt **

This happy turn of affairs, naturally, cannot long remain unknown to A. If he has pride, let him pocket it; or let his pride be humbled by B’s proof of her great love for him. If this course cannot be made to serve, the Conflicts will offer many suggestions for estrangement and reconciliation; but, in our plot, we will not have A a cad. Of the thousands of changes possible in such a series of actions as we are studying, we could eliminate the Conflicts from 163, inclusive, onward and place A in a better light by using this suggestion from Revelation:

1451a. A fights a hard battle with his conscience; he finds it a losing battle, and makes an important revelation in order that he may achieve peace of mind.

But we will not make the change. We will proceed to close the action with Conflict 364d *-**: “A’s gratitude to B blossoms into love; and when A is sure he has rehabilitated his character, he proposes to B and is accepted.”

The nature of the Conflicts, and their pliability, often calls for useless repetition. The statement in 364d that “A’s gratitude to B has blossomed into love,” is redundant. That fact has been known for some time, and has formed the basis for much of the action; and we simply ignore it here.

The latter part of this love story plot would stand as follows:

1a. A, POOR, IN LOVE WITH WEALTHY AND ARISTOCRATIC B, PRETENDS TO BE A MAN OF WEALTH.
163. B learns that her lover, A, has fallen into desperate misfortunes.
91. B, in love with A, seeks to save A from disaster.
1155. B, in love with A, learns that A is desperately involved in debt * B unknown to A, settles with A’s creditors and frees him from debt **
364d *-**. A’s gratitude to B blossoms into love; and when A is sure he has rehabilitated his character, he proposes to B and is accepted.

In the Classification by Character Symbols, all terminal Conflicts are marked by the parentheses number of the C Clauses. For instance, 364d exemplifies C Clause (9), “Achieves success and happiness in a hard undertaking.” This Conflict, 364d, will be found, marked “9”, under the A and B symbols of Conflicts in Marriage in the Classification by Symbols. An elusive terminal situation may be run down by consulting this Classification.

INDIVIDUALIZING PLOTTO. It is possible for the Plottoist to individualize his Plotto by adding material of his own. Every writer has newspaper clippings or other memoranda filed away for possible use. Let all this be catalogued in a loose-leaf book under the Conflict numbers to which each bit of material applies, and a notation to that effect penciled opposite the Conflicts thus amplified. This will broaden the usefulness of Plotto, often with concrete exemplifications of the Conflicts from real life.

Plotto Chart

Masterplots with Interchangeable Clauses

NOTE

A Plotto Masterplot consists of three clauses: An “A” Clause, a “B” Clause and a “C” Clause.

The A Clause is the Protagonist Clause.
The B Clause originates and carries on the action.
The C Clause carries on and terminates the action.

Any A Clause may be used in conjunction with any B Clause and with any C Clause. For the purpose of bringing all the B Clauses in juxtaposition with all the A and C Clauses, it is merely necessary to turn the narrow page.

Suggestions for evolving a plot to the pattern of the Masterplot selected will be found in the Plotto Conflicts. The Conflicts are listed in sub-groups; and each sub-group is listed under the full text of the B Clause which the sub-group exemplifies.

On the page immediately following the Masterplot pages will be found an index of the respective Conflict sub-groups under the parentheses number of the B Clause.

The C, or Terminal, Clauses are also numbered in parentheses; and Conflicts suggesting these terminations will be found opposite the C Clause numbers in the Classification by Symbols.

“A” Clauses

  • 1. A Person in Love,
  • 2. A Married Person,
  • 3. A Lawless Person,
  • 4. An Erring Person,
  • 5. A Benevolent Person,
  • 6. A Protecting Person,
  • 7. A Person of Ideals,
  • 8. A Person Influenced by an Obligation,
  • 9. A Person Subjected to Adverse Conditions,
  • 10. A Resentful Person,
  • 11. A Person Swayed by Pretense,
  • 12. A Subtle Person,
  • 13. A Person Influenced by the Occult and the Mysterious,
  • 14. A Normal Person,
  • 15. Any Person,

“B” Clauses

  • (1) Engaging in a difficult enterprise when promised a reward for high achievement,
  • (2) Falling in love at a time when certain obligations forbid love,
  • (3) Seeking to demonstrate the power of love by a test of courage.
  • (4) Being impelled by inordinate fancy to exercise mistaken judgment in a love affair
  • (5) Becoming involved in a hopeless love affair, and seeking to make the best of a disheartening situation,
  • (6) Challenging, in a quest of love, the relentless truth that “East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,”
  • (7) Becoming involved in a love affair that encounters unforeseen obstacles,
  • (8) Confronting a situation in which wealth is made conditional upon a certain course of action in a love affair,
  • (9) Being put to a test in which love will be lost if more material fortunes are advanced,
  • (10) Suffering an estrangement due to mistaken judgment,
  • (11) Confronting a situation in which courage and devotion alone can save the fortunes of one beloved,
  • (12) Falling into misfortune through disloyalty in love,
  • (13) Seeking by craftiness to escape misfortune,
  • (14) Falling into misfortune through the wiles of a crafty schemer,
  • (15) Finding a sustaining power in misfortune,
  • (16) Being delivered from misfortune by one who, in confidence, confesses a secret of transgression,
  • (17) Bearing patiently with misfortunes and seeking to attain cherished aims honorably,
  • (18) Rebelling against a power that controls personal abilities and holds them in subjection.
  • (19) Meeting with misfortune and being cast away in a primitive, isolated and savage environment,
  • (20) Becoming involved with conditions in which misfortune is indicated,
  • (21) Falling into misfortune through mistaken judgment,
  • (22) Following a wrong course through mistaken judgment,
  • (23) Becoming involved in a complication that has to do with mistaken judgment and suspicion,
  • (24) Becoming the victim of mistaken judgment in carrying out an enterprise,
  • (25) Seeking to save a person who is accused of transgression,
  • (26) Seeking secretly to preserve another from danger,
  • (27) Refusing to betray another’s secret and calmly facing persecution because of the refusal,
  • (28) Facing a situation in which the misfortunes of one greatly esteemed call for courage and sagacious enterprise,
  • (29) Aiding another to hide from the world a fateful secret,
  • (30) Enlisting whole-heartedly in the service of a needy unfortunate and conferring aid of the utmost value,
  • (31) Living a lonely, cheerless life and seeking companionship
  • (32) Seeking to conceal identity because of a lofty idealism,
  • (33) Resisting secretly and from an honorable motive a mandate considered discreditable,
  • (34) Embarking upon an enterprise of insurrection in the hope of ameliorating certain evil conditions,
  • (35) Becoming involved in a complication that challenges the value of cherished ideals,
  • (36) Undergoing an experience that results in a remarkable character change,
  • (37) Seeking against difficulties to realize a cherished ideal.
  • (38) Committing a grievous mistake and seeking in secret to live down its evil results,
  • (39) Forsaking cherished ambitions to carry out an obligation,
  • (40) Embarking upon an enterprise in which one obligation is opposed by another obligation.
  • (41) Finding an obligation at variance with ambition, inclination or necessity,
  • (42) Falling into misfortune while seeking honorably to discharge an obligation,
  • (43) Seeking to overcome personal limitations in carrying out an enterprise,
  • (44) Seeking by unusual methods to conquer personal limitations.
  • (45) Seeking to forward an enterprise and encountering family sentiment as an obstacle.
  • (46) Seeking retaliation for a grievous wrong that is either real or fancied,
  • (47) Finding (apparently) an object greatly coveted, and obtaining (apparently) the object,
  • (48) Assuming the character of a criminal in a perfectly honest enterprise.
  • (49) Assuming a fictitious character when embarking upon a certain enterprise,
  • (50) Being impelled by an unusual motive to engage in crafty enterprise,
  • (51) Devising a clever and plausible delusion in order to forward certain ambitious plans,
  • (52) Encountering a would-be transgressor and seeking to prevent a transgression,
  • (53) Opposing the plans of a crafty schemer,
  • (54) Becoming involved in a puzzling complication that has to do with an object possessing mysterious powers,
  • (55) Becoming involved in a mysterious complication and seeking to make the utmost of a bizarre experience,
  • (56) Seeking to test the value of a mysterious communication and becoming involved in weird complexities,
  • (57) Seeking to unravel a puzzling complication,
  • (58) Engaging in an enterprise and then mysteriously disappearing,
  • (59) Engaging in an mysterious enterprise and becoming involved with the occult and the fantastic.
  • (60) Becoming involved, through curiosity aroused by mystery, in a strange enterprise.
  • (61) Becoming aware of an important secret that calls for decisive action,
  • (62) Becoming involved in any sort of complication,

“C” Clauses

  • (1) Pays a grim penalty in an unfortunate undertaking,
  • (2) Emerges happily from a serious entanglement.
  • (3) Foils a guilty plotter and defeats a subtle plot.
  • (4) Undertakes a role that leads straight to catastrophe.
  • (5) Emerges from a trying ordeal with sorely garnered wisdom.
  • (6) Makes the supreme sacrifice in carrying out an undertaking.
  • (7) Reverses certain opinions when their fallacy is revealed.
  • (8) Achieves a spiritual victory
  • (9) Achieves success and happiness in a hard undertaking.
  • (10) Meets with an experience whereby an error is corrected
  • (11) Discovers the folly of trying to appear otherwise than as one is in reality.
  • (12) Rescues integrity from a serious entanglement.
  • (13) Comes finally to the blank wall of enigma.
  • (14) Achieves a complete and permanent character transformation
  • (15) Meets any fate, good or evil.

Index of Conflicts Grouped Under the “B” Clauses

(1) Love and Courtship 110
(2) Love and Courtship 16, 119, 271
(3) Love and Courtship 175
(4) Love and Courtship 148
(5) Love and Courtship 168, 313
(6) Love and Courtship 331
(7) Love and Courtship 333
(8) Love and Courtship 117
(9) Love and Courtship 116
(10) Love and Courtship 105; Married Life 369, 386, 391, 399, 418
(11) Love and Courtship 179; Married Life 545; Revelation 1462
(12) Love and Courtship 337; Married Life 547
(13) Love and Courtship 96, 244; Married Life 457; Misfortune 650; Craftiness 1247; Mystery 1373
(14) Married Life 471; Craftiness 1260; Misfortune 660
(15) Love and Courtship 12, 106, 265, 360; Married Life 496; Helpfulness 815; Deliverance 874; Chance 1051
(16) Helpfulness 831
(17) Idealism 934
(18) Misfortune 674
(19) Misfortune 685
(20) Love and Courtship 24, 153, 196, 280, 365; Married Life 571; Idealism 956; Necessity 1026; Chance 1036; Personal Limitations 1122; Transgression 1295; Misfortune 695; Mistaken Judgment 793; Deliverance 887; Obligation 997; Craftiness 1285; Mystery 1438; Revelation 1460
(21) Love and Courtship 40, 182, 205, 342; Married Life 369; Misfortune 595; Mistaken Judgment 747; Helpfulness 804; Deliverance 851; Idealism 897; Obligation 979; Necessity 1023; Chance 1034; Personal Limitations 1057; Transgression 1290; Revenge 1310; Mystery 1330
(22) Love and Courtship 255; Married Life 484; Mistaken Judgment 768
(23) Love and Courtship 21, 177, 328, 365; Married Life 538; Mistaken Judgment 786
(24) Mistaken Judgment 794
(25) Love and Courtship 122; Helpfulness 820; Deliverance 894
(26) Married Life 558; Helpfulness 825; Misfortune 671
(27) Helpfulness 824
(28) Love and Courtship 125; Helpfulness 836
(29) Love and Courtship 147; Married Life 537; Misfortune 667; Personal Limitations 1070; Simulation 1160
(30) Helpfulness 845
(31) Idealism 910
(32) Idealism 917
(33) Idealism 958
(34) Idealism 949
(35) Love and Courtship 292; Idealism 922
(36) Love and Courtship 152; Misfortune 680; Idealism 963
(37) Married Life 563; Idealism 965; Personal Limitations 1107
(38) Obligation 987
(39) Love and Courtship 123, 282; Married Life 508; Obligation 989
(40) Love and Courtship 287; Married Life 517; Obligation 1011
(41) Love and Courtship 19, 127, 294; Married Life 521; Obligation 1000
(42) Obligation 1018
(43) Helpfulness 835; Personal Limitations 1071
(44) Love and Courtship 191; Personal Limitations 1101
(45) Personal Limitations 1138
(46) Married Life 567; Revenge 1312
(47) Simulation 1165
(48) Simulation 1167
(49) Simulation 1173
(50) Love and Courtship 1, 66, 185, 230, 347; Married Life 419; Helpfulness 813; Deliverance 863; Idealism 932: Simulation 1141; Craftiness 1209; Mystery 1365
(51) Craftiness 1277
(52) Craftiness 1275
(53) Helpfulness 834; Craftiness 1280
(54) Mystery 1379
(55) Mystery 1385
(56) Mystery 1394
(57) Love and Courtship 174; Married Life 560; Helpfulness 833; Mystery 1399; Revelation 1460
(58) Mystery 1414
(59) Mystery 1418
(60) Mystery 1429
(61) Mistaken Judgment 802; Revelation 1447
(62) All Conflicts

THE PLOTTO CHARACTER SYMBOLS

Characters in the Plotto Conflicts are represented by symbols. These symbols indicate the relationship of the auxiliary characters to the protagonist. This relationship is invariably explained in the text of the Conflicts, with the exception of the symbols A and B—these being the symbols of the male, and the female, protagonists. These symbols give a certain uniformity to the characters and facilitate character changes or transpositions. Protagonist A, or B, might be a criminal, an officer of the law, an employer, etc., but the numeral is never used in connection with the protagonist symbol—the explanation is given in the text.

{A}, male protagonist
A-2, male friend of A
A-3, male rival or enemy of A
A-4, male stranger
A-5, male criminal
A-6, male officer of the law
A-7, male inferior, employee
A-8, male utility symbol
A-9, male superior, employer, one in authority
 
B, female protagonist
B-2, female friend of B
B-3, female rival or enemy of B
B-4, female stranger
B-5, female criminal
B-6, female officer of the law
B-7, female inferior, employee
B-8, female utility symbol
B-9, female superior, employer. one in authority
 
F-A, father of A
M-A, mother of A
BR-A, brother of A
SR-A, sister of A
SN-A, son of A
D-A, daughter of A
U-A, uncle of A
AU-A, aunt of A
CN-A, male cousin of A
NW-A, nephew of A
NC-A, niece of A
GF-A, grandfather of A
GM-A, grandmother of A
SF-A, stepfather of A
SM-A, stepmother of A
GCH-A, grandchild of A
 
F-B, father of B
M-B, mother of B
BR-B, brother of B
SR-B, sister of B
SN-B, son of B
D-B, daughter of B
U-B, uncle of B
AU-B, aunt of B
CN-B, female cousin of B
NW-B, nephew of B
NC-B, niece of B
GF-B, grandfather of B
GM-B, grandmother of B
SF-B, stepfather of B
SM-B, stepmother of B
GCH-B, grandchild of B
 
CH, a child
AX, a mysterious male person, or one of unusual character
BX, a mysterious female person, or one of unusual character
X, an inanimate object, an object of mystery, an uncertain quantity

Note: BR-A, BR-B, SR-A, SR-B, SN-A, SN-B, D-A, D-B, CN-A and CN-B may on occasion be merely BR, SR, SN, D, and CN.

Where necessary to indicate a male friend of B, or a female friend of A, the symbols aB-2, bA-2 may be used. Likewise, bCN-A, female cousin of A; aCN-B, male cousin of B, bGCH-A, female grandchild of A, aCH. male child, etc.

X added to any character gives to the character a suggestion of mystery.

CONFLICT SITUATIONS
Love and Courtship
Love’s Beginning
(50) Being Impelled by an Unusual Motive to Engage in Crafty Enterprise
1

a 112 117 148 656

A, poor, is in love with wealthy and aristocratic B * A, poor, in love with wealthy B, pretends to be a man of wealth **

187 228 233 347a -*

b 171 734 1106 -* ch B to A 1146

A, of humble birth, falls in love with aristocratic B * A, of humble birth, in love with aristocratic B, pretends to be a man of high social standing **

139 153 209 1200

c 918a 926 928a

A, in love with B, finds that B considers him too perfect for married happiness * B considers her lover, A, too perfect for married happiness; so A simulates a “hardboiled” character in order to prove that he is not so perfect as he seems **

1167 1170 1216 1227a, b, c

d 148 149 160

A, elderly, is in love with youthful B * A, elderly, in love with youthful B, seeks to forward his love affair by simulating youth **

40a, b 75b 78 97 156 330a

e 59 1146 1175a

A, a crook, outlaw, gambler, pretends to be an honest man in order to forward his love affair with B

280a, b tr A & A-3 318 ; 236 ; 267 252a

f 230 1060 1101

A is in love with B, who is devoted to scientific pursuits * A, who knows nothing of the sciences, pretends to be engaged in scientific research **

179a, b, c 181a, b, c

g 234a -* 1061 1150

A falls in love with romantic B * A, in love with romantic B, pretends to be a hero **

234a *-** 1150 ; 851 ; 885a 1227b, c

h 43 -* 101b 898 -*

A quarrels with his sweetheart, B, and fears he is losing her love * A, fearing he is losing the love of B, pretends to take poison with suicidal intent **

249 262a, b, c 1461b

2

a 949a 954 968

A, a poor clerk, finances a “fling” in high society * A, a poor clerk financing a “fling” in high society, meets wealthy and aristocratic B 1146 ch A to B 1187 ch A to B, and they fall in love **

1461a ch A to B 146a, c

b 1146 1175a 1197

A, a fugitive from the law and using a fictitious name, falls in love with B * A, craftily engaged in a secret enterprise, falls in love with B 1146 ch A to B 1169 ch A to B who has also embarked upon a crafty enterprise **

91 224 233 876a

c 232 420 818b

A, one of the “idle rich,” gratifies his love of adventure by frequenting the slums in the character of a city “tough” * A, disguised as a city “tough,” meets B, and they fall in love **

114 220 358

d 818a 1197 1198

A is mistaken by B for A-8. B has corresponded with A-8 but has never seen him * A, falling in love with B, pretends that he is A-8 **

82a 97 822

e 1170 1329

B, wealthy, devotes much time to settlement work; and, in carrying out her philanthropic enterprises, she pretends to be a shop girl * B, while posing as a shop girl, meets A, and they fall in love **

115 336b 1461a ch A to B ; 358 **-***

f 916 974

B, poor and humble but romantic, acquires unexpectedly a small sum of money; thus financed, she pretends for a time to be wealthy and aristocratic * B, poor and humble but pretending to be wealthy and aristocratic, meets rich and influential A 1163c and they fall in love **

117 152a

g 850a 1159 ch A-4 to A

B, a maid, uses the wardrobe of her wealthy mistress and pretends to be a distinguished personage * B, poor but pretending to be wealthy and aristocratic, meets rich and influential A 1148a and they fall in love **

885a 1060

h 876a 1244a

B, a criminal, assumes an alias and makes use of stolen funds in evading the law * B, a criminal in disguise, meets A 1169 1175a 1181 and they fall in love **

97 1208

3

a 2h 926 949b

A is a judge, and B is a fugitive from justice posing as a woman of wealth and fashion * A, a judge, falls in love with B, a criminal **

359 727

b 106 -* 925 -*

A, a detective, falls in love with B, the criminal he has arrested and is returning to the scene of her crime for trial and punishment

106 *-** 53 359 986

4

a 298a ch BX to B ; 58a ch AX to A ; 1184 1172

A, seeking to uncover duplicity by crafty enterprise, encounters the unexpected * A, seeking to uncover duplicity, falls in love with B, supposed to be guilty of the duplicity **

62 64 1167 ; 826

b 739 ; 1401 1170

A recovers property belonging to an unknown woman, B * A, in a spirit of altruism, restores property to an unknown woman, B—and falls in love with her **

21 792a

5

168 603b, c, d

A, carrying the news of the death of his friend, A-2, to B, the girl to whom A-2 was betrothed, 70 ch A to A-2, is mistaken by B and her parents for A-2. B and her parents have never seen A-2 or A 26a, b * A, posing as his dead friend, A-2, falls in love with B, and withholds the news of A-2’s death **

1385 1461a ; 73

6

a 14b -* 101b

A, traveling the highroad, drops a purse of money unnoticed * B, who has long desired to know A, picks up a purse he has dropped and restores it. A and B fall in love **

54a, b 1357

b 2h 3a -*

A, a judge, loses his brief case * B finds a lost brief case belonging to A, a judge, and restores it to him; and the acquaintance, thus begun, ripens into love **

801 822

7

a 898 1073

A is crude, unhandsome and repellant to the ladies, although he desires to be a gallant * A receives from A-7 a small object of mystery, X, which A-7 declares will make him redoubtable in love. A takes X and fares forth to try it **

8a 1330 1347

b 1403 1418a

A is in love with B and fears his affair is hopeless * A, in order to prosper his love affair with B, secures a love philtre from the Seventh Son of a Seventh Son—a philtre that is guaranteed to bring him the love of B **

249 1433b ; 1363

8

a 7a, b 1061

A has a repellant personality and, knowing it, he is timid in love * A is timid in love but, armed with a love charm, X, he becomes bold, and wins success **

161 378 454

b 7a, b 1330

A’s love affair with B is not prospering. A secures a love philtre and mixes it secretly in a cup of tea; but B’s maiden aunt, AU-B, drinks the tea

1332 1334a 1375

9

a 13a 36

A and B, both single, craftily covenant and agree to ban love in their associations * A and B, engaging in an enterprise, mutually covenant and agree to ban love; but love enters into their little scheme in spite of their platonic notions **

207 260a, b

b 244 ch B to B-3 325

A and B, young and single, enter into a business co-partnership * A and B, entering into a business co-partnership, ban love with every legal device—but in vain **

178 212a 213

c 83 84a

B’s cattle ranch was left to her by her father; and every man B hires as foreman makes love to her sooner or later, and is discharged * B hires A as foreman on her ranch, and he promises to keep his place and not make love to her; but B falls in love with him, and is presently glad to learn that A’s sole purpose in taking the job of foreman was to win her love **

181a 828

10

a 665 1309a ch A to A-8 ; 1309b

B is a criminal, and A is the detective who has arrested her * B, a criminal arrested by A, a detective, brings her charms to bear upon A in the hope of effecting her escape **

3b 230 tr A & B

b 873 876a

B, poor and in great misfortune, is befriended by wealthy A * B, poor, seeks to win the love of wealthy A **

186 230 431

c 239 745

B makes love to A in an attempt to escape misfortune

182a 406

11

a 1279a ch B to M-B ; 57 ch B to M-B 124 -* ch B to M-B

B’s mother, M-B, a middle-aged widow, introduces A, her youthful lover, to B * B’s mother, M-B, plans that her youthful lover, A, shall transfer his affections to B. M-B’s plans are successful **

83 ch B to M-B 324 ch B to M-B & B-3 to B

b 124 -* 168 -*

B, middle-aged, and A, a youth, are in love with each other * B, elderly, in love with youthful A, seeks to have A transfer his affections to B-3, who is nearer his own age **

11a ch B to B-3 and “daughter” to “friend” 93a

c 3a, b 4a

B, who is unworthy, finds that she has won the love of worthy A * B, unworthy, seeks to have her lover, A, transfer his affections to B-3, who is worthy **

263 324

(15) Finding a Sustaining Power in Misfortune
12

a 2b 1173 750 ; 784 -*

A and B, each secretly, suppose themselves transgressors of the law * A and B,. supposing themselves fugitives from the law, meet in a foreign country and fall in love **

11c 624 784 *-** 1050

b 688 918a 921 750 ; 784 -*

A, unmarried, and B, married, are shipwrecked and cast away on a desert island * A, unmarried, and B, married, fall in love when B supposes A to be her ideal. And then B makes a discovery **

307 1461c

13

a 32 340

B is discouraged regarding her romantic affairs * B, discouraged regarding her love affairs, meets with a “sign” which prophesies her marriage within a year **

56 1342a ch A to B

b 15a, b 34 229

B, as the world would have it, is an “inferior” person * B, an “inferior” person, falls in love with a “superior” person, A; and A’s apparent love for her gives her the power to bear patiently the misfortunes of her humble estate **

53 270

14

a 641 645 818a 873

B, almost overwhelmed by misfortune, meets A, and they fall in love * B, winning the love of A, finds the courage to bear patiently with her hardships **

827 850a 892 ch B-3 to A

b 60 ch A to A-3 647

B finds herself in a great city, penniless and the victim of evil intrigue * B, helpless and in misfortune, meets a stranger, A, and they fall in love **

24a, d 82a 144

c 564a ch A to A-8 577 ch B to B-8

B, an attractive young widow, meets A, an equally attractive young widower * B, a widow, and A, a widower, meet in a cemetery where each comes with flowers for her and his lost spouse—and they fall in love **

40a 67

15

a 23a 31

B, plain and humble working girl, falls in love with A

68 243

b 29 32

B, plain and humble “slavey,” secretly adores A * A does not dream that humble B is in love with him **

87 270

(2) Falling in Love at a Time When Certain Obligations Forbid Love
16

a 453 10a

A, a detective, has arrested B, a criminal, and is returning her to the scene of her crime for trial and punishment * A, a detective, falls in love with B, a criminal whom he has arrested **

49 986 126

b 250 1186

A has taken vows that proscribe the love of woman * A, although he has taken vows that proscribe the love of woman, nevertheless falls in love with B **

224 221a, b 248

17

a 690 688

A, unmarried, and B, married, thrown together in a solitary and lonely environment, fall in love

53 438 ch A to A-8

b 561 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A 503b ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A

A, unmarried, out of sympathy for B, who is unhappily married to brutal and tyrannical A-8, falls in love with B

568a ch A to A-8 568b ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A

18

462 ch B to B-3 3a 4a

A falls in love with B; but A already has a wife, B-3. whom he has never loved, a wife whom he considers it his duty to care for

417 557 ch B to B-3 368a tr B & B-3

(41) Finding an Obligation at Variance With Ambition, Inclination or Necessity
19

a 117 24a, b, c

A falls in love with B, and renounces wealth which he was to inherit by marrying BX

223 43

b 118 1041 ch A to GF-A

A, under threat of being disinherited, is ordered to commit an act that will prove a grievous injury to a near relative of B’s, the woman he loves, A refuses

130 313

20

a 1058 1138

A seeks to buy an object, X, from B, an object he greatly desires. B will not sell * A and B, while engaged in a commercial transaction, fall in love **

41a, b, c

b 1148a 1153

A meets B while engaged in an enterprise, of indirection, and clever B finds a flaw in his explanations; B, also, is entangled in a snare of indirection, and A’s suspicions are aroused * A and B are mutually involved in a snare of indirection; nevertheless, they are drawn to each other and fall in love **

163 50

c 125b 745

A is a young lawyer, retained by B to help her settle the involved estate of her deceased father, F-B * A and B, during their meetings as lawyer and client, fall in love **

107 69

(23) Becoming Involved in a Complication That Has to do With Mistaken Judgment and Suspicion
21

4a 1167 1168 1169 1170

A meets B and thinks she is a transgressor; and B, on her part, thinks A is a transgressor * A and B, each thinking the other is a transgressor, nevertheless fall in love **

69 97

22

a 850a, b 250 885a tr A & B

A is a woman-hater, but he is rendered, a service by B which causes him to revise his opinions of the opposite sex * A, a woman-hater, falls in love with B **

153 826

b 259-1 262a

A has an experience with B which causes him to become a woman-hater

22a 1002 ch B to B-3

23

a 3a 15a, b

B, an “inferior” person, falls in love with A, a “superior” person, and seeks to win him in marriage

212a 254

b 331 346 -*

B, of an inferior race, falls in love with A, of a superior race

229 226

c 255 282b

A, of an inferior race, falls in love with B, of a superior race

225 227

d 293 330a

A, wealthy and of high social position, falls in love with humble B

228 358

(20) Becoming Involved With Conditions in Which Misfortune is Indicated
24

a 806 ch B-4 to B 812a ch A-4 to A

A loses his heart to B, a woman he does not know, and wishes to marry her

1d, e 103

b 818b 788

A, attracted by the loveliness of B, loses his heart to her

71b 128

c 1364a *-** ch B to A 1410

A sees a photograph of B, a woman he does not know * A, studying a photograph of unknown B, falls in love with her **

27 31

d 22b ch B to B-3 ; 839 tr A & A-2 22b ch B to B-3 ; 1461b

A, hearing of the character and charms of B, a woman he has never met, falls in love with her and resolves to win her in marriage

29 54a, b

e 74a, b 924b

A, of an inordinately romantic temperament, sees the hand of B; and, because of the hand’s shapeliness and beauty, falls in love with the owner, B

27 2c

25

101b 24b

A, falling in love with B 32 38, whom he does not know, seeks an introduction

139 36

26

a 169 tr A & A-2 6a, b ch B to B-3

A and B have never seen each other; but, through their fathers, F-A and F-B, who are old friends, it is arranged that A and B shall meet and marry

117 ch BX to B 118

b 72 1183 ch SR to B

A and B have never seen each other; but they correspond, and through their correspondence become betrothed

1461c 31

27

946 1203 1208 1258 ch A-6 to A

B, unworthy, wins the love of worthy A, and tense complications result

11c 359

28

a 452 ch A to A-8 1248

B, very ill and under the doctor’s care, fancies herself in love with the doctor, A

162a 1462

b 688 148 tr A & B

B, suffering misfortune with A, fancies herself in love with him

307 147

29

38 916 925 -* 926

B knows nothing of A, having fallen in love with him at “first sight”

31 223 226

30

32 1185

B, a stenographer, is in love with A, junior partner of the firm employing her

274 754 213

31

2f, h 8a

B, rescued from an accident by A, whom she does net know, falls in love with him

45a, b 59 207 220 255 616 801

32

31 10a 641 765

B, desiring love, has never had a lover, and feels the misfortune keenly

185 195 850a, b

33

668 670

B, daughter of M-B, a widow, desperately opposes, and for very good reasons, M-B’s intention to marry again

59 ch B to M-B 65 ch B to M-B

34

327b 15a, b

B, humble and self-effacing, worships A, her love alone seeming a sufficient reward of happiness

87 91 186 270

35

32 10b *-**

B, a plain girl who has no lover, is persuaded by her friend, B-2, to accept an escort to a dance—A, a man she does not know

68 96 891 tr A & A-3

36

13a 32

B is attractive, but no man pays her any attention * B, attractive, and humiliated because of her lack of admirers, resorts to simulation to gain contentment **

83 58a, b

37

1279a 1d tr A & B

B, middle-aged, loves and is beloved by A, a youth

59 124

38

13a 35 36

B considers love and marriage the great adventure, and eagerly proceeds with them

64 88 143 146

39

38 15a, b

B, unmarried, cherishes motherhood as her ideal

68 90a ; 60 84

Love and Courtship
Love’s Misadventures
(21) Falling Into Misfortune Through Mistaken Judgment
40

a 41a, b 129

A presents his sweetheart, B, with a novel; and the story, unknown to A, contains a character described as an adventuress in terms that exactly fit B. Or, the novel which A, by mistake, wraps up and sends to B was a gift to A from a former sweetheart, her name and his on the fly leaf, and various love passages marked. Or, there is something left by chance between the pages of the book at which B takes offense. Or, some of the incidents of the story (which A has not read), approximate events in the affair of A and B with slighting references to B

80a 208 210

b 6a, b 1461d

A encounters disappointment in love when B fails to answer a note he sent her

316 218b 306

41

a 1c 9b

A, in love with B, refuses the wise counsel of B in business affairs, and an estrangement follows

300 315

b 1079 1132 808b tr A & B

A has promised B, the woman he loves, that he will give up a practice which B considers discreditable * A, yielding to temptation, proves false to a promise he made his sweetheart, B, and an estrangement follows

85a 97 163

c 118 1315 ch A-3 to F-B

A persists in taking measures against one of the family of B, A’s sweetheart, in spite of the protests of B. An estrangement follows

43 259

42

a 292 3a

A, in love with B, discovers that B is in love with B-2

1413a ch A-5 to B-2 315

b 1330 1368

B, in love with A, discovers that A, Narcissus like, is in love with A

57 1347 1374 1375

43

70 73 75b

A, in love with B, quarrels with F-B, father of B * B’s father, F-B, is mysteriously slain, and innocent A is arrested for the crime **

91 828 tr A & B & ch B-5 to A-5

44

a 598 ch A to A-4 1029 ch A to A-4

A, a publisher in love with B, receives a manuscript novel from A-4, in which a woman character, approximating B physically and temperamentally, is made the rogue of the story * A, a publisher, rejects a novel because of personal pique

208 292 317 260a ch A-3 to A-4

b 44a 131

A is so absorbed in his love affair with B that it has a disastrous effect upon his business enterprises

311 260a ch A-3 to A-4

45

a 28a, b 29 30 31

A discovers that B, unhappily married, is—innocently on his own part—in love with him

55 61 274

b 806 ch B-4 to B 818a

A, kind to humble B and considering her merely as a friend, is amazed to learn that she is in love with him

270 ; 251 254

46

205 22b

A meets B, his love of other days, and is surprised to find that his success in distant lands 967 has no charm for her that is not discounted by the meager opportunities of the home country

207 211 21

47

a 1399 1436

A asks that B allow herself to be hypnotized in order that he may learn where buried treasure has been concealed 1394 * A hypnotizes B, and B dies of psychic shock **

53 633 1262

b 1220a 1159

A persuades his sweetheart, B, to assume a fictitious character for the purpose of acquiring gain by transgression—with unhappy consequences for both of them

50 tr A & B 1192 ; 1200

48

606 619 631 ch A to A-8 654

A knew very well that he would suffer adversity all his life when, in order to cancel an obligation he gave his daughter, D-A, in marriage to A-8, a man she did not love

284 ch B to D & A-3 to A-8 313 ch F-B to A, B to D-A, A to A-3 & A-3 to A-8

49

70 ; 73 ; 690 add B 688 -*

A and B, lovers, meet with tragic misfortune but escape death * A and B, lovers, escaping death in a tragic misfortune, each believes the other has perished **

105 794 ch A-2 to B

50

126 1201

A, in love with B, impersonates another person at B’s instigation * A’s pretentions accepted, it develops that the person impersonated has a wife, who immediately claims A as her husband **

95 163 225

51

a 1290a 1316

A loves B, and, when A confesses to B that he once committed a murder, B’s health declines and she worries herself into her grave

1433a 53

b 68 ch B to B-3 1304

A confesses to B, his sweetheart, that he once committed a transgression, and the result of the confession proves disastrous

1269 ch A to B & A-2 to A 249

52

a 1209a 1298 694

A, a fugitive from justice, hiding in the bush, through error shoots and kills B, his sweetheart, when he hears some one approaching his hiding place

746 ch B to A 787 802b ch A to A-6

b 808a 475

A, seeking to benefit B, undertakes an enterprise which results disastrously

52b 761b ; 385a 578a

53

11c 14a 17a, b

A loves B; B dies; and A becomes demented through grief * A thinks B has merely gone away for a time, and spends years in a vain search for her **

1345 1365 1375

54

a 8a 117

A is in love with B. One evening, as usual, A calls to see B ; but, where her beautiful home had stood, no later than the evening before, there is now only an ancient, timestained tomb—the tomb of B, who had died a hundred years before A was born

1433b 1446c

b 7a 1441a

A, investigating a psychic mystery, falls in love with B * B, apparently in her early twenties, is dazzlingly beautiful; but she is really very old, and in her case the ravages of time were stayed in early youth by a psychic shock. A’s love dissolves the spell; and, under A’s eyes, B ages and her beauty fades **

1433b 1461b

55

250 288

A really loves B, although he has taken vows that prohibit love for woman. A lives to regret his vows

106 205 207

56

38 766

B is cconvinced that several eligible men are in love with her * B is unaware of the fact that she is the victim of egotistical self-deception **

65 86 184 194a

57

226 243 264

B, in a fit of discouragement over an unhappy love affair, meditates suicide and writes a note to her friends telling of her motives * B, contemplating suicide, writes a note explaining her motives; then she changes her mind—and loses the note **

742 758

58

a 32 36

B invents a wholly imaginary lover, AX; and, most unexpectedly, a man of AX’s name and general characteristics, presents himself to her

1184 4a

b 32 36

B pretends that she is engaged to be married to an imaginary lover, AX, buys herself an engagement ring, and has the betrothal announcement published in a newspaper

298a ch A to AX ; 4a ch A to AX 1187 ch A to AX

c 62 83

B, single, pretends that she is a married woman and assumes the name of “Mrs. Blank”

1242a 947 946

59

31 1146 1175a

B, aristocratic, wealthy, romantic, falls in love with A, a designing rogue masquerading as a person of “quality”

103 ; 93a 90a 228

60

90a, b 676 916 55 148 217 tr A & A-3 237 247

B is abandoned by A, the man with whom she eloped

665 737a 738

61

82a, b 87

B, in male attire, is suddenly revealed to A, the man she loves, in her true sex

220 244 264 359

62

36 145

B is harrassed by gossip concerning men falsely rumored to be in love with her, and by relatives of the supposed lovers calling on her and making complaint

83 102 14a, b, c

63

2f, g, h 10b

B, in love with A, sends A a gift which, she mistakenly thinks, will forward their mutual happiness

40 ch A to B 153 ch A to B 333 ch A to B

64

15a 23a, b 34 38 916 232 272 302 421

B is persuaded into a secret marriage by A, the man she loves

400 415 426

65

1105 1121

B is so fully aware of the fact that she is beautiful and attractive that she thinks every man is in love with her * A, whom B favors but who does not love her, seeks B out and bluntly tells her of her egotistical self-deception

1067 679 88

(50) Being Impelled by an Unusual Motive to Engage in Crafty Enterprise
66

a 259-1-2-3 226 262a, b 1105

A, his love rejected by B, revenges himself by cutting off B’s long hair

173 1326 ch A to A-8

b 335 334a

A, his love rejected by B, seeks revenge on the sex by becoming a heart-breaker, and a betrayer

96 ch B to B-3 98 ch B to B-3

c 284 263 tr A & A-3

A, his love rejected by B, seeks revenge by making love to eligible, wealthy women and getting money from them

387 ch B to B-3 422b ch B to B-3

67

220 330a

A, elderly, wealthy, is in love with youthful B.* A seeks by a stratagem to discover the sincerity of B’s professed love for him **

93a ch B to A 82a tr B & A

68

98 658 1306 96

A wronged B, the woman he loved, but secretly; and A craftily retains his own high place in society while leaving B to bear the heartache and shame alone

951 1461a

69

27 1146 1173 1175 10c 14b 147 61

A, in love with B and thinking B has committed a crime 1172 1206 1292 1293a, b, c. declares to the police that he committed the crime himself

828 833 787 ch A to B

70

100 129 132 240

A’s family is at war with B’s family; and A, in love with B, disguises his identity when calling on B

5 73 352a, b

71

a 250 1095 101a

A seeks to escape annoying manifestations of love * A, in order to escape annoying manifestations of love, pretends [1] that a wax figure, X, is his invalid wife; [2] pretends that he is married; [3] pretends that he is engaged to be married

2c 24a, b, c, d

b 143 145

B, in order to escape annoying manifestations of love, resorts to simulation

83 84a 58a, b, c

72

70 299

A, in love with B, pretends to be his deceased friend, A-2 26a, b ch A to A-2 who was betrothed to B. B and her family, hearing of A-2’s death at last, believe A to be the spectre of A-2

73 353 362

73

70 275 276 311 312 303

A and B are in love, but B’s parents, F-B and M-B, do not favor A; and A and B plan to elope, marry, and then seek forgiveness of B’s people

154a, b 314

74

a 101b 1389b

A, young and romantic, sees a ruinous old house in a city street, a house said to be deserted. * A, his curiosity aroused, secretly watches the house; then, one day, he sees a beautifully rounded arm and a small, shapely hand 953 ch A to B 403 emerge from behind a broken blind and place something on the window sill **

24e 1335

b 259-3 968 1104 1134 513

A, hearing a woman’s voice calling for help in a house he happens to be passing, rushes up the steps, through the front door—and into a romantic complication

664 407 ch A to A-8 ; 274

75

a 266 280a 290

A and A-3 are in love with B. A-3 seeks by craftiness to eliminate A

79 1228 1253 1267d 1265 tr A & A-3

b 75a 76

A, through the wily manoeuvers of A-3. his rival in love, is innocently lured into a compromising situation by B-5, woman confederate of A-3

347b ch B to B-5 315

76

75a 157

A and A-3 are rivals for the hand of B. A-3 plans to forward his own aims at A’s expense

138 245 79

77

160 158

A and A-3 are in love with B 85a. F-B, father of B, seeks to discover by secret enterprise which lover is the more worthy

111 add A-3 112 add A-3

78

137a 157 171

A and A-3, in love with B, are persuaded by capricious B to undertake a dangerous enterprise to prove their love

342 212b

79

111 112 115

A’s rival in love, A-3, pretends to be A’s friend in order to lure him into an undertaking in which he will lose his reputation or his life

75b 612 1226 ch A-5 to A-3 1228 1229 ch B to B-8 1233

80

a 157 171 918a 926

A, in order to ensure the happiness of B 85a whom he loves devotedly and who, he thinks, loves his rival, A-3 177 ch A to A-3 1175a ch A to A-3, fiees secretly so it may appear that he, and not A-3, committed a certain transgression

906 ch A-2 to A-3 97 122

b 137a 139 ch A-2 to A-3

A and A-3 are rivals for the love of B, and A learns that B prefers A-3. A, in order to insure the happiness of B and A-3 slays himself and leaves his estate to B and A-3

248 ch A to A-3 268 ch A to A-3

81

97 252a, b 260a 283 290 293 301a

A kidnaps his sweetheart, B, 206 284 311 from an automobile while she is on her way to marry A-3, A’s rival in love

367b

82

a 103 105

B disguises herself and meets A, the man she loves, as an Unknown * B seeks to discover whether A really loves her **

142 246a 249 250 357

b 103 141 162a

B resorts to simulation in order to discover whether A, the man she loves, really loves her

93a 82a

83

102 143 145 148 207 870a

B pretends that she is engaged to be married in order to be free of certain annoying experiences

21 207 tr A & B

84

a 947 976 1242a

B, in order to be free of unwelcome lovers, invents a mechanical figure, X, which she pretends is her husband

354b 2e

b 101a 1095

A, annoyed by unwelcome love affairs, pretends that he has an invalid wife, BX

71-1 1f

85

a 114 178 188a

B, in love with A, treats A harshly in an attempt to arouse his anger and spur him into proving his abilities

125a 225

b 162a 249

B seeks to prove A’s love for her by a stratagem * B deliberately manoeuvers herself and A into a compromising situation, and then places the responsibility squarely upon A **

876b 212b

86

32 36 38 68 124 871 1105

B, unmarried and impelled by an unusual motive, pretends that she is engaged to be married to a fictitious person, AX, and has the announcement published in a newspaper

58a 1242a

87

34 91 162a 163

B disguises herself as a boy, in order to be near A, whom she secretly adores

144 146 147

88

291 330a 659 745 916 993

B, in order to carry out an enterprise considered necessary, offers to sell herself in marriage to the highest bidder

182a 269 351a

89

223 225 228 246

B, thinking a symbol of lost love, X 1384, has a magic power of its own, seeks to regain love by wearing the symbol

1368 ch A to B 746

90

a 240 290 59 66b ch B to B-3 1175a

B elopes with A, who promises her a theatrical engagement

60 142 226 415

b 218a 324 678 ch SR-B to B-3

B’s ambition is to do B-3 an injury; so she elopes with A, who is engaged to marry B-3

221 ch B to B-3 224 247

91

27 29 98 1167 1170 1180

B, in love with A, seeks to save A from disaster 595 608 610 by shrewd enterprise

92 94a 114 125a

92

27 126 163 1181 1185 1195 1197

B is in love with A, who has been arrested on a criminal charge by A-6 753 1084 1101 * B, in order to help her lover, A, escape from A-6, the officer who has arrested him, makes love to A-6 **

183 ch A to A-6 230 ch A to A-6 866

93

a 59 103 164

B, wealthy, pretends to lose all her money in an unfortunate investment, by way of discovering which of her lovers loves her for herself alone

210-3 214 361a, b 366

b 186 199 200

B, seeking to prove whether or not A really loves her 141, has recourse to a stratagem

82a 93a 87

94

a 3a, b 14a, b, c 925 -* 949

B and A are in love. B-3, by craftiness 138 215a steals A away from B 216 * then B, matching her own craftiness against B-3’s, steals B-3’s thunder and wins A back again 359 361a, b **

b 337a 340

B’s friend, B-2, an attractive married woman, seeks to save A, B’s fiance, from the wiles of a designing woman, B-3, and restore him to B. B-2 does this by winning A away from B-3

337b 322b

95

27 91 291 113 311

B will lose her lover, A, if she allows A to proceed with an enterprise 225 125a 1201 1267a 1278a instigated by herself. To avoid losing A, B defeats the enterprise by making a confession

50

(13) Seeking by Craftiness to Escape Misfortune
96

703 925 -* 937 121 239 947

A betrays B and does not marry her as he promised

60 68 98 188b ch A to A-8

97

260a 280a 284

A, in love with B, seeks to save B, by secret enterprise and at any cost from threatening misfortune

236 267 351a

98

1185 1247

A is one of the “idle rich”, who craftily retains his high place in society in spite of the fact that he has secretly betrayed a young woman B

1325 1326 ch A to A-8 1328 1349 1262

99

259 ch B to B-8 321a ch B to B-8 13a 38 325

A and B, both unmarried, enter into a business association. They covenant and agree that love between them shall be taboo

808a 822

100

275 276 299 1298

A, in love with B, is determined to see B, although the determination will surely involve him in misfortune unless he resorts to crafty enterprise

1209a 70

101

a 250 918 926

A is so besieged by match-making mammas that their meddling seriously interferes with the practice of his profession. He resolves to escape the annoyance by a stratagem

84b 1163b

b 718b 949a

A is a sentimental person, fancy free but yearning for love * A is a poet, fancy free, who keeps his lightning rods up in the hope of attracting a bolt of the divine passion **

14b 24a, b, c, d, e 25

102

32 325

B is falsely suspected of being in love with various men. She decides to free herself of the suspicion by a stratagem

86 952 ch A to B 1204

103

104 143

B is in doubt as to which of her many lovers are in love with her money, rather than with her, and she resolves to settle the doubt by secret enterprise

82a 93a

104

188a 189 290 291

B, if she wins a certain contest, also wins A-3, a lover of wealth and distinction whom she does not love, although she does love riches and social prominence; and if she loses the contest, she wins A, a poor lover whom she does love

356 239 933 355

(10) Suffering an Estrangement Due to Mistaken Judgment
105

49 585 ch “wife of A” to “sweetheart of A”

A believes that his sweetheart, B, is dead; and B, at a distance, learns of this mistaken belief on A’s part

82a 162a 357

(15) Finding a Sustaining Power in Misfortune
106

259 ch B to B-8 898 681a

A is a crabbed, disagreeable person whose misfortune it is to find no pleasure in life * A, a crabbed, disagreeable person, falls in love with B 4a 9a, b and, under the inspiration of love, his character undergoes a transformation **

41a, b, c 131 ; 115 359

107

131 85a 156

A’s little world seems to crumble about his ears when he fancies that his sweetheart, B, is false to him * A, discovering that B is still true to him, undergoes a character transformation; pep, persistency and eloquence return, and lead him to success and happiness **

360a 369 370

108

750 43 1167

A, sweetheart of B, is condemned to die for a transgression he did not commit * A, unjustly imprisoned, is pardoned and restored to liberty when B appeals to high authority, A-9 **

895 350

109

249 259-3 283 284 291 313

A loses his sweetheart, loses his liberty on a false charge 43 747 731 623 608, escapes prison and survives shipwreck 650 686 688 690, at last to reach the island where great treasure is buried 1394 1369 1403 1436 1406 ; 1408 1383. And he recovers the treasure

360a 963 ; 907

(1) Engaging in a Difficult Enterprise When Promised a Reward for High Achievement
110

1a, g 4b 22a

A, in love with B, is promised her hand in marriage if he will: [1] successfully accomplish a work of great difficulty 209 225 111 112 113 114 115 [2] demonstrate his ability by securing a position at a salary which the parents of B think necessary for her comfort and happiness 1374 1377b; or, [3] solve a puzzling mystery

1352 1377b 1381 1392 1399

111

22a 20a 1e

A, in love with B, is required by F-B, father of B, to secure a certain amount of money before he will be seriously considered as a son-in-law

628 1101 1269 1297

112

1f, g 4b

A loves B; and B’s father, F-B, promises him B’s hand in marriage if he will carry out successfully an enterprise of great difficulty and danger

209 313

113

111 114

A, in love with B, struggles to accumulate enough money to be able to marry

117 1001a 1028

114

125 291 595 748

B informs A, the man she loves, that he will lose her love unless he overcomes his lack of enterprise and makes the determination to win his dominant trait

132 604 606 662 757

115

1061 1062 1063 1064 1090

B is in love with A; but, before she will promise to marry him, she stipulates that he must do big work, wonderfully big work

1093 ; 1098 1073

(9) Being Put to a Test in Which Love Will be Lost if More Material Fortunes are Advanced
116

117 118

A loses wealth by marrying B against the wishes of a rich relative, who disinherits him

363a 366

(8) Confronting a Situation in Which Wealth is Made Conditional Upon a Certain Course of Action in a Love Affair
117

26a, b ch B to BX 1432 ch A to F-A & NW to A

A, a wanderer, is left a fortune by F-A, his father, in case he can be found and will marry BX. a woman he has never seen

116 132 230 ch B to BX

118

302 1432 ch A to GF-A & NW to A

A will be disinherited by his wealthy grandfather, GF-A, if he does not perform an act which will prove a grievous injury to F-B 276 ch F-A to GF-A, father of B, the woman A loves

116 116 ; 1041 ch A to GF-A

(2) Falling in Love at a Time When Certain Obligations Forbid Love
119

128 476a 476b ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A 477 ch A to A-8 & A-2 to A

A, unmarried, elopes with B, the wife of his dearest friend, A-2

400 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A 418 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A

120

17a 140 409 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A

A, unmarried, falls in love with married B; B’s husband, A-8, will not divorce B, nor will she divorce him

457 129 133 148 ; 210

121

27 32 34

B, unmarried, seeks motherhood because of a lofty ideal that does not shrink from public censure

945 946

(25) Seeking to Save a Person Who is Accused of Transgression
122

260a 280a 1177 ch A to A-3 1181 ch A to A-3

A and A-3 are both in love with B 84 235 280. A seeks to protect A-3 from arrest

80a, b 147

(39) Forsaking Cherished Ambitions to Carry Out an Obligation
123

70 1315 ch A-3 to F-B

A, to protect a parent, F-A, is compelled to take measures aginst F-B, father of B, the girl A loves

41c 248 282a

124

37 1279a 148

B is older than A and feels that it will be unjust to permit A to marry her, although she dearly loves him * B suffers remorse after rejecting A’s love **

11a ch B to B-3 & M-B to B 11b, c 326-1 251 268 325

(28) Facing a Situation in Which the Misfortunes of One Greatly Esteemed Call for Courage and Sagacious Enterprise
125

a 114 158

B, in love with A, who is unfortunate and unenterprising, sees an opportunity for A to make great gain and influences him to take advantage of it

180 284 ; 351a

b 260b 265b

B, in love with A who is forgetful and absent-minded, is asked by A to marry him. B tells A to call on her for his answer on a certain day at a certain hour. If he can remember to come, B is resolved to accept him

367b 284

c 88 745

B is in love with A, who is engaged in settling the estate of B’s deceased father, F-B * B’s father, F-B, deceased, was heavily in debt, and A, wealthy, pays the debts unknown to B **

367b 808a

126

27 291 244 695b

B, sweetheart of A, persuades A to seek wealth by transgression

628 628 ch B to B-3 637 296 701

(41) Finding an Obligation at Variance With Ambition, Inclination or Necessity
127

a 291 311

A believes that B will not marry him until he becomes wealthy

638 621 850b

b 1061 1082 1079 1092

A believes that B will not marry him until he overcomes his personal limitations

252a 853 855 857

128

24a, b, c, e 25 3a 494 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A

A, in love with B, discovers that B is married to A-8

134a, b 558 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A

129

128 159 170 185 196

A and B are in love; but certain unhappy conditions prevent the cherished culmination of their romance

371 ch B to B-3 397 402 ch A to A-3 & A-3 to A

130

220 148 330a

A is on his way to marry B and has only a few hours before the ceremony. He meets with misfortune

154a 314 634 664 711a, b

131

1a, b, c, d, f, g 14a, b, c

A is so much in love with B that his business languishes and he devotes all his time to courtship

41a 85a 115 311

132

123 118 3b

A, if he carries out a certain obligation, will be unfaithful to B, and will lose her love

116 291 ; 700 95 986 1007

133

17a, b 120

A loves B, and is compelled to stand helplessly by while B undertakes a dangerous enterprise

516 ch A to A-8 893 956 1137a

134

a 290 299 300

A, and the woman he loves, B, are lost in the woods; and it is evident that they will have to remain in the woods all night

351b 870a

b 70 73

A, and B with whom A is in love, find themselves trapped in a ruinous old house from which escape seems impossible. Night is coming on, and B accuses A of seeking to compromise her so that he may win her in marriage

147 360a, b 876b

135

139 ch A-2 to F-A 75a ch A-3 to F-A 1d 148 ch A to F-A

A and his father, F-A, are both in love with B and wish to marry her

156 ch A to F-A 282a 983 ch A-8 to F-B ; 269 ch A-3 to F-A 351a ch A-3 to F-A

136

997a 1022

A and A-3 are in love with B *. Obliged to carry out the orders of A-3, A is commanded to [1] commit suicide, or [2] to leave the field clear for A-3 **

209 351a 352b 884a ch A-5 to A-3

137

a 27 add A-3 139 ch A-2 to A-3

A and A-3, twin brothers, are both in love with B

80b 821 ch “son SN” to “brother A-3”

b 678 668 ch “mother M-B” to “sister SR-B”

B and SR-B, twin sisters, are both in love with A

215a ch B-3 to SR-B 216 ch B-3 to SR-B 238 ch B-3 to SR-B

138

94b 238

A, engaged to marry B, receives a request from B-3, his former sweetheart, that he come and see her

170 172 319

139

885a ch A to A-2 997a 885a ch B to A-2 ; 097

A discovers that his best friend, A-2, is in love with B, the girl A is seeking to marry

157 ch A-3 to A-2 174 ch A-3 to A-2 122 ch A-3 to A-2 75a, b ch A-3 to A-2 175 ch A-3 to A-2 350 ch A-3 to A-2

140

259 ch B to B-8 898 32 325

A and B, associating in platonic friendship, find that love will not be denied

22a 97 366 367a, b 837

141

145 992 55 111 113

B, in love with A, has worn A’s engagement ring for years

129 142 162a 234a 249 363a

142

162a 82a, b 87 93a, b

B, in love with A, discovers secretly that A no longer loves her, although he is willing to marry her as he has promised

324 256 287 261 325 326-2

143

38 908 916

B has so many lovers that she has no time to give to any one or anything else

96 102 931

144

646 654 ch A to B

B, in the hands of enemies of A 616 719 is being forced to do their bidding 666 1010 by threats of violence against A, the man she loves

1135a, without the clause in parentheses 1135a, with the clause in parentheses

145

921 976 1100

B, an attractive girl, is so absorbed in serious pursuits that she subordinates everything else, even love, to her high ambition

1f 31 84a

146

142 158 170 266

B loves A; but A’s rival, A-3, makes a captive of B 81 tr A & A-3 and intends compelling her to marry him

352b 851 884a ch A to B & A-5 to A-3

(29) Aiding Another to Hide from the World a Fateful Secret
147

644 648 801

B shares with her sweetheart, A, an important secret which, if revealed, would bring misfortune to B

224 tr B & A 596 1408 1409 660b

(4) Being Impelled by Inordinate Fancy to Exercise Mistaken Judgment in a Love Affair
148

38 ch B to A 949a 954

A, because of his romantic surroundings 197 210-1, imagines himself in love with B

152 ; 211 69 ; 214 3a ; 176a, b, c

149

1073 912a

A, a widower, elderly, wealthy, temporarily bewitched by the vernal season, imagines himself in love with B, a servant in his own household

616 658 33 ch M-B to F-B 151

150

120 ch A-8 to A-2 476a ch A to A-2 & A-3 to A 900

A, unmarried, elopes with B 405 ch A to A-2 477 tr A & A-2 ; 403 ch A to A-2 ; 468 ch A to A-2 ; 781 the wife of his best friend, A-2; then B leaves A to elope with A-3

951 925 918b 705

151

149 210-2 232 27 38 220 239

A, fancying himself in love with B, corrects the error when his fancy is discredited

314 865 880a

(36) Undergoing an Experience that Results in a Remarkable Character Change
152

a 982a ch A to A-8 & NW to A 916 ch B to A

A is a youth who is “wild” and hard to manage; he falls in love with B 812b ; 230 tr A & B 224 and his character is transformed

234a 289 367a

b 1220b 1244b

A’s secretary, B, is a criminal, “planted” in A’s home by A-5, a crook * B, a criminal, confederate of A-5, a crook, falls in love with her employer, A **

144 616

(20) Becoming Involved with Conditions in which Misfortune is Indicated
153

218b 976 1042b

A, in love with B, has a valuable gift sent to B by a jeweler. * Through error, or by evil intent, packages are transposed; and the gift received by B, as from A, very nearly proves disastrous to A’s love affair **

170 172 ; 1136 349

154

a 73 311

A, planning to meet B at a country church where they are to be secretly married, becomes lost in a storm and does not reach the church until B, and all the others, have left

261 316 154b

b 160 75a

A’s rival in love, A-3, learning of the plans of A and B for a secret marriage, sends an automobile to the church with a confederate, A-5, who lures B away by telling her A has sent for her

146 885

155

916 ch B to AX 954 923 ch A to AX 954 ch A to AX

AX, a gay young blade traveling through the country, takes refuge from a storm in a rural church. To his astonishment, he is hailed at once as a bridegroom, and is hurried to the altar where a pretty girl, B 38 166 in an exhausted condition, seems waiting for him. In a spirit of recklessness 421 ch A to AX, he allows himself to be married to her; and when she, after the ceremony, seems to realize that he is not the man she thought he was, he hurriedly makes his escape

389 ch A to AX 432b ch A to AX 451 ch A to AX

156

1a, b, d, f, g

A, a pretender, in love with B, secretly discovers B making fun of his pretentions; he retires from the scene in disgust, hurt and indignant, and gives B up

320 344 922b 1171

157

704 1021b ch A-2 to A-3 913 ch A-2 to A-3

A and A-3, once bosom friends, become enemies through their rivalry for the love of B

122 174 352b 906 ch A-2 to A-3

158

159 171

A’s rival for the hand of B, A-3, is more energetic and enterprising than A and seems to be more favored

85a 177 285a 364a

159

25 940 -* 24a, b, c, d, e 37

A is in love with B and does not know he has a more favored rival, A-3

127a, b 139 ch A-2 to A-3 267 319 ch A-2 to A-3 ; 294a ch A-2 to A-3

160

171 75a

A has a rival in love, A-3, whose assurance is the key to his extraordinary resourcefulness

158 ; 114 ; 1134 ; 81 80a 366 ; 1242b

161

7a 1377 tr A & A-2

A discovers that a certain “charm,” X, with which he has won success in love, is no charm at all. The person who gave him the charm tells him that faith in it is all that counts. Let a man be sure of himself, with or without a charm, and he is bound to conquer love

182b 350

162

a 736 740 913 ch A-2 to B 928a

B, in love with A, is uncertain of A’s affections

47a, b 67 82a, b

b 39 96 98

B has been betrayed, and her child is to be born out of wedlock * B, a poor unfortunate, meditates suicide as the only way out of her misfortunes **

188b 945 946

163

114 125a 126 608 623 777

B learns that her lover, A, has fallen into desperate misfortune

91 92

164

564a ch A to A-8 2e

B, a rich widow, has so many suitors she finds it difficult to make a choice

82a, b ; 142 102 103

165

203 201 164

B loses her watch (or a locket), and has her lovers search for it. The picture of A, the lover B favors, is in the watch

301b 360b

166

64 73 154a

B, running away from home to marry A, arrives in an exhausted condition at the church where she is to meet A. Scarcely realizing what is going on, she is married to a man who, as her senses clear, she discovers is not A but AX 155. She swoons on making the discovery, and AX disappears

402 ch A to AX 451 ch A to AX

167

a 280b 634

B, her first lover having died, after some years falls in love a second time. AX, the man she loves, greatly cast down, tells B he is already married, and to a woman he does not even know, BX. He recites the circumstances 365b ch B to BX 365c ch B to BX 365d ; * and then strangely, even implausibly, it develops that BX is B. 166 ch B to BX **

b 647 648 665 ch A-3 to A 659 18 162b

B, failing miserably in her chosen line of work, takes “the easier way” and becomes the mistress of A

279 359 743a

(5) Becoming Involved in a Hopeless love Affair, and Seeking to make the best of a Disheartening Situation
168

603b, c, d

A, and his friend, A-2, traveling together, meet with a tragic accident in which A-2 is killed. Before he dies, A-2 requests A to carry the news of his death to his sweetheart, B 130 ch A to A-2 112 ch A to A-2 175 ch A-3 to A-2. A proceeds with his mission

14a 139 5

169

26a, b

A falls in with his friend, A-2, who is on his way to meet B, a girl he has never seen but to whom he is betrothed * A and A-2 meet with a tragic adventure and A-2 is killed **

603b, c, d 168

170

177 178 182 212a

A and B, lovers, have a violent quarrel, and B returns a gift, X, she has received from A

57 208 349

171

941 944 964a 921 946

A, a humble lover, has a rival for the love of B—A-3 75b 899 ch A to A-3 925 -* who is cultured, polished and a man of the world

75b 239 ch A to A-3

172

212a 213 222a

B, estranged from her lover, A, whom she dearly loves, sends a telegram to another person and unconsciously puts A’s name and address at the top of it

194b 1136

173

215a 216 221a

B wore a certain ornament when her false lover, A, proposed to her. She has an odd conviction that the same misfortune will befall any other woman who wears the ornament

238 849 ; 1245

(57) Seeking to Unravel a Puzzling Complication
174

160 157

A and A-3, rivals in love, agree to meet at a certain hour, call on B, and ask her to choose between them

183 810a ; 1265b

(3) Seeking to Demonstrate the Power of Love by a Test of Courage
175

75a 76 93b add A-3

B puts the love of two suitors, A and A-3, to the test

78 79

176

a 175 93b

B, seeking to make a test of her lover’s devotion, capriciously sends him into desperate danger

212b 342

b 175 59

B, seeking to make a test of her lover’s devotion, capriciously plunges into danger to see if he will follow her

851 85b

c 164 162a

B promises A that she will marry him if he will successfully carry out a difficult enterprise

212a, b

(23) Becoming Involved in a Complication That Has to do With Mistaken Judgment and Suspicion
177

77 112

A mistakenly believes that F-B, the father of B, the girl he loves, is his enemy

300 311 322a 360a

178

29 31 24a, b, e

B promises to meet A, her lover, at her home and introduce him to her parents. A, arriving in advance of B, is mistaken for A-7, a man who is expected to call and apply for the position of butler

70 ; 352a 702 ch A to F-B ; 1164 ch A to F-B & A-8 to A

(11) Confronting a Situation in Which Courage and Devotion Alone Can Save the Fortunes of One Beloved
179

a 131 1042b 158 170

A, by mental telepathy, becomes aware of a terrible danger threatening B, the woman he loves

144 146 1137a

b 217 223

A, at a long distance from B, and in a lonely country, hears an agonized call from his sweetheart over the phone 483 ch “wife” to “sweetheart”

1154a

c 1389b 1f

A has a clairvoyant vision apprising him of danger that threatens his sweetheart, B

694 873 1172

180

70 ch A to A-3 206

A, a man of great strength and skill, is in love with B, F-B, father of B, sure of A’s prowess and proud of it, in order to lure the champion of a rival clan, A-3, into a wrestling match with A 726b, offers the hand of B to the victor of the bout

652b 350 142 ; 94a ; 933 ch B to A

181

a 41b 114 234a -* 176b 162a 164

A, riding his cow pony through the bleak hills, sees B, on a mettlesome horse, her bridle-rein broken, plunging helplessly toward the brink of a cliff. A, with a rattle of spurs, overtakes B and snatches her clear of the saddle.* Thereupon, love is declared and accepted 188a 241 360a **

b 135 ch A to SN & F-A to A 148 ch A to SN

A’s son, SN, is determined to marry B, whom A thinks is unworthy * A, seeking to prevent his son, SN, from marrying B, makes love to B and plans to marry her himself

241 ch A to SN & F-A to A 159 ch A to SN & A-3 to A 156

c 885b 1426b

A and A-4 held prisoners in a strange lost city, escape with the help of B, a supposed goddess * A is in love with B; and B, rescuing A and A-4 from their captors, flees with them when they effect their escape

157 ch A-3 to A-4 1395

Love and Courtship
Marriage Proposal
(21) Falling Into Misfortune Through Mistaken Judgment
182

a 56 143 235 1105

B, thinking she has received a proposal of marriaqe from A 192a 195, accepts. Later, she discovers it was A-3 76 160 who proposed

260a 266 318

b 148 137b ch SR-B to B & B-3 to SR-B

A is in love with B. Intending to propose marriage to B, he discovers that he has proposed to B-3 * A, thinking he is proposing marriage to B, finds that he has proposed to B-3, who accepts him **

137b ch SR-B to B-3 261 284 340

183

142 162a 659 665 669 ch A-5 to A-3

B, while in an irresponsible state of mind, promises to marry A-3 1d 239 ch A to A-3; and later, realizing what she has done, regrets the promise

404 406 tr A & A-3

184

56 62

B takes the opposite meaning of an ambiguous sentence and accepts A’s statement 196 288 as a proposal of marriage

65 307

(50) Being Impelled by an Unusual Motive to Engage in Crafty Enterprise
185

312 299

A is in love with B and is determined to ask her to marry him, but B is so closely guarded that A is in despair because of his lack of opportunity * A seeks by subtlity to make an opportunity to ask B to marry him **

81 82a tr A & B 352a

186

816b 743a

A, in order to rescue B, who is ill and without funds, pretends to be in love with her and proposes marriage

142 230 373 393

187

145 956 -* 1105 1119

A, in love with B and wishing to propose marriage, finds it impossible because B is so busy he can never find her alone. He seeks to make an opportunity by stratagem

163 ; 91 352a

188

a 85a 114 189

B, impelled by an unusual motive, agrees to marry A if she loses to him in a certain contest of skill [archery, shooting at a mark with rifle or revolver, solving a mystery] 1343 1364 1384 * B has the ability to defeat A in a certain contest if she so desires **

355 1243 234b

b 162b 968 98 ch A to A-8 926

B, about to commit suicide, is restrained by a stranger, A. A is informed by B that life is too bitter, since there is no name for her unborn child * A, a stranger, offers to marry B and so save her from a crowning disgrace **

411a, b 963 365d ch BX to B

189

188a 164

B, asked by A to marry him, wants a little more light on A’s character before making up her mind * B challenges A to a contest of skill, her acceptance or rejection to be determined by the result **

234b 355 615

190

641 645 659

B, not in love with A, for certain reasons proposes to A, not in love with B

230 365a

(44) Seeking by Unusual Methods to Conquer Personal Limitations
191

185 187 145

A, seeking desperately his chance to propose marriage to B, rescues her from drowning, and proposes while they are clinging to an overturned boat

124 227

192

a 106 99 ; 9a ; 201

A, lacking courage to propose to B face to face, proposes over the telephone

172 182a tr A & A-3 182b

b 139 160 ch A-3 to A-2

A sends his friend, A-2, to B with a proposal of marriage * A-2 proposes to B for A; and B, thinking A-2 is speaking for himself, accepts him **

266 ch A-3 to A-2 300 ch A-3 to A-2 318 ch A-3 to A-2

193

203 609

A, in love with B but too backward and diffident to propose marriage, is horrified to hear a child, CH, who knows of his passion, propose to B on his behalf. * But A is overjoyed when B accepts **

754 ; 163 801 842a 893

194

a 38 56 196

B, thinking A loves her and lacks the courage to make an avowal, proposes marriage to him after he has rescued her from a tragic accident

191 tr A & B 264 307 325

b 260b 325a ; 261

B sends a telegram to A-3 accepting his offer of marriage * B, accepting A-3’s proposal of marriage by telegram, through error sends the telegram to A, the lover from whom she is estranged **

343 381

195

9a, b 160 162a 235

B, out in a storm on a pitch-dark night, receives a proposal of marriage. Unable to see her lover, and scarcely able to hear him, she nevertheless accepts—and meets with a disagreeable surprise

182a 182b tr B & B-3

(20) Becoming Involved With Conditions in Which Misfortune is Indicated
196

1061 1132

A, because of timidity, is unable to ask B’s hand in marriage

127a ; 628 97 179a, c 194a

197

686 687 689 691 714 937 959

A, threatened with death by savages, is offered his life by B, the ruler of the tribe, if he will marry her

904 973

198

941 905

A, of a proud old Southern family, impoverished in fortune, feels that he cannot ask wealthy B, with whom he is in love, to marry him

93a, b 1155

199

680a 680b 715b

A is poor and crippled, and his pride will not suffer him to ask B, the woman he loves, to marry him

93b 264 257b ; 345 tr B & B-3

200

675 1131

A, in love with B and eager to win her in marriage, procrastinates as a matter of habit in making the marriage proposal

215b 221b 1075a ch B to B-3

201

1a, b, d, f, g

A, fearing that B will refuse him, finds it impossible to propose marriage

324 323 ; 325

202

24a, b

A, in love with B, has reasons for not proposing marriage

211 214 227 245 257a 272 287 288

203

1061 1132

A and B, in love, are each too diffident to make an avowal to the other

179a, b, c 193 352b

204

265b 1389b

A is absent-minded * A asks B to marry him and forgets that he has done so **

1075a ch B to B-8 1101

Love and Courtship
Love’s Rejection
(21) Falling Into Misfortune Through Mistaken Judgment
205

214 219 221a

A, winning the love of B 23a, b 34 250 in his youth, and casting it aside, goes searching for it in later years

207 148 361b 377 -* ; 378 ch B to B-3

206

260a 280a

A, in love with B, discovers that his rival, A-3, is unworthy. B seems to favor A-3

97 266 236 ; 267

207

34 55 71b ch B to A 1095

A suffers remorse for telling B that he was married when he was not * A did not think that he loved B, but later finds that he does **

46 205 220

208

1c, d 10a

A, in love with B, discovers that B is a confirmed coquette and is merely playing with him

176a, b, c 320 244 ; 421 tr B & B-3

209

110 112 180

A carries out successfully a very difficult enterprise when promised the hand of B in marriage by F-B, father of B * A, discovering secretly that B loves a rival, A-3, refuses to hold B to a promise of marriage made by F-B **

267 281b 313 345 tr B & B-3

210

101b 1389b 968

A, under abnormal conditions, falls in love with B; on returning to normal conditions, he sees B as she really is and his love fades. [1] A’s imagination errs in a high, mountainous country; on returning to sea level, the error is manifest, and he renounces it 148 150. [2] A’s imagination errs on the romantic side in spring; but, as summer advances, he corrects his mistaken fancy 149 151. [3] A believes B wealthy; on discovering that she is poor, his ardor cools 1e ; 59 ; 93a. [4] A’s romantic success is won with a love “charm”; on discovering that the charm is a humbug, romance evaporates

7a ; 8a ; 161

211

1075a, b 898 ; 1075a ch B to B-3 205 315 ; 1075a ch B to B-3

A, who has long cherished B in his heart as the loveliest and most perfect of her sex, returns home after a long absence and discovers that. B has become an immoral character

921 ; 946 ; 97 27 ; 359

212

a 126 176c

A is pledged by B, the woman he loves, to undertake an enterprise that will bring him serious misfortune * B pledges A to an enterprise which, unknown to B, will bring him serious misfortune **

50 212b

b 212a 342

A, having carried out successfully an enterprise instigated by capricious B, renounces her love

225 746 892 ch B-3 to A 946

213

274 597 612 623

A and B are in love; but one of A’s employees, A-7, tells B of a (seeming) transgression that A has committed. B credits the story * A-7 is a mercenary of A-3, A’s rival in love **

249 262a 315

214

24a, b, c 22a

A, in love with B, is persuaded by Old Dry-as-Dust, the sage, AX, to turn from love as from something evil

82a, b 205 352a, b 3633

215

a 239 256 494 ch B to B-3, A to A-8 & A-3 to A

A, because of the wiles of B-3. a coquette, breaks his engagement to marry B, whom he loves

94a, b 220 ch B to B-3 361a

b 218b 215a

A is in love with both B and B-3 * While A debates within himself whether he shall propose marriage to B or B-3, B and B-3 engage themselves to marry other lovers

233 224

216

218a 170

A is about to marry B-3. who has deceived him into thinking B, the woman he loves, is unfaithful

220 ch B to B-3 ; 865 ; 880a 238

217

158 160 75a

A’s rival for the love of B, A-3, basely deceives B with false suspicious of A

213 220 ; 233 266

218

a 1083 1088 34 292 ch B to B-3

A, although he loves B, is a conceited person * B-3 flatters A’s vanity and so maneuvers him into an engagement to marry her **

256 287 ch B to B-3

b 153 1461d

A sends a gift to B, the woman he loves; B-3 intercepts the gift, and craftily replaces it with a photo of herself, lovingly inscribed to A

82a, b 82a ; 61 ; 364b

219

718b 24a, b

A, influenced by his maiden sisters, SR-A, SR-A, renounces his affair with B, the woman he loves

226 230 364b 261

220

3a 218b ch B to B-3 305 647 948

A’s friends, A-2, A-2, believe that B, whom A is about to marry, is a woman of immoral character and that A should be restrained

1095 ; 953 870 ; 851 ; 364b 865

221

a 24a, b 22a

A, in love with B, renounces his love when told by his friend, A-2, that it is unwise

139 601 ; 163 ; 91 117 716 671

b 660b ch A-5 to A-3 664

A’s rival in love, A-3, abducts A and holds him a prisoner as a means of preventing him from marrying B

233 280b 875b

222

a 1f 6b 8a

A, in love with B, becomes estranged from B through mistaken judgment

41a, b 49 62 85a, b 153 215a 225 228

b 14a, b, c 15a

A, in love with B, secretly discovers B in the arms of A-4 * A, secretly discovering his sweetheart, B, in the arms of A-4, leaves in anger, unaware that A-4 is B’s brother 708 -* ch A to BR-B just returned after a long, mysterious absence **

172 681a ; 705 ; 879

223

641 676

B’s father, F-B, a religious fanatic, sends B away from home because she falls in love with A 6a 14a. who is not of their religious belief

741 ; 738 ; 743a ; 673 ; 817 993 -* ; 125c

224

263 284

B, the woman A loves, proves false to him; and A fears B will reveal a secret 126 ; 1159 ; 1192 1165 ch A to A-8 & A-5 to A 923 that will cause him trouble if it becomes known

338 665 ch B to A 797 -* ; 818a

225

114 125a

B awakens her lover, A, from his apathy by arousing his ambition to get ahead in the world—which results in disaster to her love

237 281c

226

38 212

B, finding her supposed ideal lover, A 688 ; 307 296 324 discovers that A has “feet of clay” like all the rest.

227

1e 8a 9a

B is unable to marry A because her father, F-B, in using B for his subject in a scientific experiment, has instilled a poison into her blood

43 47 57 ; 742 ; 758 ch A to A-8 ; 627 ch A to A-8

228

38 148 171

B wears a rose in her hair to reveal her love for A, as A has requested * B wears a rose in her hair to reveal her love for A; but the rose, unnoticed by B, falls from its place; and when A sees her, he turns without a word and goes away **

105 172

229

23b 331 332

B, of an inferior race, in seeking to win the love of A, of a superior lace, learns how hopeless is the task of challenging racial conventions

241 247 248

(50) Being Impelled by an Unusual Motive to Engage in Crafty Enterprise
230

656 ; 860 155 186

A, impelled by an unusual motive, pretends to fall in love with B * A pretends to fall in love with B, and ends his make-believe by really falling in love **

182b 217 223

231

71 -* 131 1078 1356 -*

A hopes, by a surgical operation on his skull, to be made immune from the “master passion”

182b 1330 1351 1363

232

24b, c, d, e

A is an aristocrat; and B, the woman he loves, is a “daughter of the people” and hates the aristocracy * A, an aristocrat, in love with a working girl, B, pretends to be a toiler **

245 251 262a, b, c 336a, b

233

27 30 31

A is in love with B, and they are to be married; but A leaves town mysteriously, no one knows what has become of him, and he does not return until after the time set for the wedding

1368 1387 1389a 1040

234

a 114 164

A loves B and would like to marry her, but B considers A a weakling and keeps him dangling * A, in order to prove his “courage” to B, stages a mock rescue **

81 1227b, c

b 260a, b 266

A, an aviator, is a person of masterful character * A, an aviator, in love with B and in disfavor with B’s parents, F-B and M-B, induces B to take a ride in his airplane; and then A elopes with B along the sky lanes **

384b 249

235

595 680a 1065

A and A-3 158 100 are rivals for the hand of B. B secretly favors A, but because A is self-effacing and less enterprising than A-3, B pretends to favor A-3 in order to spur A into proving his worth and ability

77 78 111

236

1059 -* 1093 -*

A and A-3 59 ch A to A-3 are in love with B. B is about to marry A-3, whom A knows to be a crook * A induces his rival in love, A-3, to send B a certain gift, X; then, after X is sent. A proves that it was stolen by A-3 **

206 260a 267

237

750 915 -*

A, discovering that he is not a fugitive from justice as he had supposed, returns to his native country, secretly abandoning: B, for whom he had declared his love 12a while thinking himself a transgressor

205 404

238

4b 6a, b

A is engaged to marry B. B-3, a designing woman, seeks to compromise A 218a, b so B will give him up. B-2 is a generous woman who seeks by secret enterprise 844b to rescue A from the wiles of B-3 and restore him to B

45a ch B to B-2 128 ch B to B-2 364b

239

291 ch A to A-8 659 261 ch A-3 to A

B, poor, would marry wealthy A, whom she does not love, for the freedom from care his money would give her

253 403 405

240

31 ; 70 275 276

B, revealing the fact that she is in love with A, of a family at war with her own, is denied further intercourse with A by her father, F-A * B meets A clandestinely **

73 154a 362

241

220 648 946

B, in love with A, and disapproved of by F-A, the father of A, seeks as an Unknown to impress F-A with her character and charm

616 ch A to F-A 666 ch A to F-A ; 1010 ch A to F-A

242

13a 947 976

B disapproves of the men she meets in her own social and business world * B, disapproving of the men she meets in her own social and business world, envisions her ideal, the man she would like to meet, and fares forth secretly in search of him

9a, b 29 31 226

243

15a 34

B, in love with A, rejects his love when she learns that he jilted B-2 277 B’s dearest friend, to pay attentions to her

251 325

(13) Seeking by Craftiness to Escape Misfortune
244

687 688 937 942

A fights against the blandishments of B 945c -*, a morally inferior woman who is in love with him

627 682 901

245

697b 389 ch A to F-A

A is accused by A-3, his rival in love 157, of having been born under a “bar sinister”

75a 1051 1054

246

a 244 31 229 331 332

A, in love with B, of an inferior race, seeks to abandon B secretly in order to uphold a lofty conception of duty

348 1328

b 248 259-3 315 322b

A, victim of an apparently hopeless love affair, seeks contentment in befriending all who are in need, especially those who are unjustly treated * A, by his enterprises in altruism, finds that his hard nature undergoes a beneficial change **

368e 360a

247

15a 13a

A betrays B, thinking mistakenly that there is no one to take her part and avenge the wrong

1326 ch A to A-8 ; 1237a ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A 1253 ch A-3 to A-8 1262 1266 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A

248

255 271 272 288 732

A, recognizing a relentless obligation, renounces B, with whom he is deeply in love

718 ; 705 246b -* 363a 964a 842a

249

1163b 1167 1186 1187

B, in love with A, rejects his love because she thinks him a man of evil mystery

367b 635 859 1163c

250

10b 28b

B is in love with A, but A avoids women, believing them all tempters of Satan

45a, b 55 71a 101a 363a

251

32 36 -* 264 285 325

B, denied love, seeks happiness in a mental personification of love

58a, b, c 271

252

a 1g 16b

B refuses A’s offer of marriage because she feels that A is too model a man for her to be happy with

1c 1227b, c 1237 -*

b 204 1d

B refuses A’s offer of marriage because she feels that A is so absent-minded he might forget he has married her

179a, c 260b 265b

253

291 ch A to A-8 659 261 ch A-3 to A

B is loved by wealthy A. B does not love A, but, for certain reasons, she yields to his importunities and marries him

376 403 557b 593

254

15a 34

B, although she loves A, realizes that she is not the intellectual equal of A, and that their marriage would prove a hindrance to him

358 367b 680a ; 361a, b

(22) Following a Wrong Course through Mistaken Judgment
255

718a 959

A, with a taint of negro blood in his veins—known only to himself—loves and is beloved by B, a white girl

681a 705 951

256

215a 218a

A, in love with B, leaves B for B-3, a woman who flatters his vanity and whose bold beauty has an appeal for him

94a, b 238 361b

257

a 6a 9a, b

A falls in love with B; but love, in A’s case, is a transgression

255 732 281a

b 680a, b 681a

A loves B; but, after A meets with misfortune, B gives her favor to A-3, A’s rival in love

266 263 267

258

124 tr A & B 149 332 335 990 1074

A, in spite of the fact that there are reasons why he should not marry, nevertheless plans to do so

374 500b 579b

259

A, when B, the woman he loves, refuses to marry him, becomes [1] blase and cynical, a misogynist 224 230 243 245: [2] reckless, “goes to the dogs” or loses his mental balance in other ways 263 636 638 or [3] seeks to forget his unhappiness by indulging in a love for adventure

109 917 246b

260

a 59 ch A to A-3 280a

A loves B, but is rejected for a rival, A-3, who, known to A but unknown to B, is a transgressor

236 265a 266

b 204 252b

A loves B, but is estranged from her because he is so absent-minded and forgetful; he writes B a letter, assuring her that he has cured himself of his great failing—and forgets to post the letter

81 265b

261

262a, b, c

B, her life’s romance apparently wrecked, decides to marry the man, A-3 284 290, she does not love

81 236 351a 315 ; 318

262

a 262b, c

B receives a letter from an unknown source * B, influenced by an anonymous communication, breaks her engagement to marry A **

261 340 870a ch B to A

b 98 ch B to B-3 68 ch B to B-3

B, in love with A, receives an unsigned letter in which the writer states that she is the mistress of A and begs B not to take A away from her

364b 1154b

c 415 ch B to B-3 481 ch B to B-3

B, in love with A, receives an unsigned letter in which the writer states that she is the wife of A by a secret marriage, and asks B to use her influence in persuading A to return to her

249 312-1 326-4

263

958 1146a ch A to A-3 1181 ch A to A-3

B rejects A, an honorable lover, and accepts A-3, who is a knave * A becomes a crook **

819 ch A-5 to A-3 818a tr A & A-4

264

194a 199

B, in desperation and out of her great love, proposes marriage to A, and is rejected

57 251

(15) Finding a Sustaining Power in Misfortune
265

a 300 1312a 1389b

A, while in a psychic state, has a prophetic vision of his rival in love, A-3, discredited, and of himself achieving happiness in love

1361b ; 326-3 290 ; 266

b 260b 1389b

A is very absent-minded * A, absent-minded, forgets that B has rejected his love and continues to pay court to her

182a tr A & A-3 182b 189 -* ; 125b

266

206 217

A would save B, the woman he loves, from marriage with a rival, A-3, when he discovers A-3 to be a scoundrel

351a 1222a ; 1222b 1232 tr A & A-3

267

59 ch A to A-3 260a 97

B, discovering the perfidious nature of A-3, the man she has promised to marry, turns from him to accept A, by whose shrewdness A-3 was unmasked

280b 367b

268

243 248 tr A & B 992 993

B refuses marriage with A, the man she loves, because of an obligation * B sacrifices happiness when, faithful to an obligation, she refuses marriage with A, the man she loves. Her sacrifice, in time, brings the consolation of spiritual joy for a hard duty nobly done

893 976

269

177 301b ; 1260b ch A to A-3 & A-8 to F-B

B’s father, F-B, bankrupt, refuses to give B in marriage to wealthy A-3, a man she does not love, in discharge of his debts

993 ; 88 993 ; 1207

270

30 32 34

B adores A 327b in secret; and when A disappears and reappears with a bride, B still finds her happiness in the great, unselfish love she still has for him

496b tr B & B-3 ; 367b 555b tr B & B-3 368e tr B & B-3

(2) Falling in Love at a Time when Certain Obligations Forbid Love
271

694 ; 31 255 282b

A and B are in love; but A realizes that if he, of an inferior race, should marry B, of a superior race, the result would be disastrous to both of them

286 -* 240 *-** 87 ; 61 ; 264 ; 705

272

250 259-1 22b ch B to B-3

A falls in love with B, after taking vows that forbid marriage, or love of woman

55 134a, b

273

139 24b

A falls in love with B, who is betrothed to his friend, A-2

122 ch A-3 to A-2 157 ch A-3 to A-2 211 294a, b

274

1a, c, d, g 22a

A becomes involved in a love affair at the same time that he becomes involved in a divorce proceeding 45a as the “other man”

129 ; 170 226

275

24a, b, c, d, e 25 29

A and B, their families at enmity, fall in love with each other

53 70 73 240

276

4b 5 8a

A and B fall in love; but their fathers, F-A and F-B, are bitter political enemies

118 ch GF-A to F-A 117

277

15a 31

B falls in love with A, who jilts a friend of B’s, B-2 98 ch B to B-2 324 ch B to B-2 & B-3 to B in order to pay suit to B * B-2 grieves so terribly over losing her false lover, A, that B’s heart is wrung **

243 307

278

18 281a

B suffers persecution and sorrow by falling in love with A, who is married but is unable to tell her that he is married

279 368e tr B & B-3

279

420 ch B to B-3 464 ch B to B-3

B, unmarried, falls in love with A, married * B, unmarried, falling in love with A, husband of B-3, is overcome with remorse. B flees from A and from the world to a solitary spot where she seeks to do penance and obtain a spiritual victory over her evil nature

321 945 946 956

(20) Becoming Involved with Conditions in which Misfortune is Indicated
280

a 245 265a

A discovers that A-3, his rival for the love of B, is a defaulter

97 206 ; 157 ; 80a, b

b 280a 158

A discovers that A-3, his rival for the love of B, is a transgressor. In order to prevent the truth from, becoming known, A-3 kills A

951 ch A to A-3 ; 1461a ch A to A-3 1344 ch A to A-3 & A-2 to A

281

a 509 ch B to B-3 486a tr B & B-3

A wishes to marry B, but is already united to B-3 365b ch B to B-3 354b by a secret marriage

279 415 ch B to B-3 426 ch B to B-3

b 313 211 209 271 288

A, overwhelmed by misfortune in love, commits suicide

c 225 176c

A, poor, in love with B, suddenly puts forth a great effort and secures a large sum of money 1354b 1394 * A renounces his love for B and seeks to win wealthy B-3 **

287 324

(39) Forsaking Cherished Ambitions to Carry out an Obligation
282

a 276 282b

A’s sense of filial obligation is so strong that, when ordered by his father, F-A, not to marry B, the girl he loves, he gives her up

205 241 330b

b 257a 171

A, an Indian, in love with B, a white girl, is commanded by his father, F-A, and by the head men of the tribe, to renounce B

266 271 248

283

295a 310 334a, b 325

B loves A, but rejects his love because of petty differences, and because her father, F-B, is an enemy of A’s father, F-A

234b 293

284

283 290 291

B, in love with A, is compelled by her parents, F-B and M-B, to marry A-3

81 234b 206

285

992 995

B cannot marry A, the man she loves, because of her promise to live with her widowed father, F-B, and make a home for him

641 676

286

250 275

B is ordered by her parents to have nothing to do with A * B allows herself to be governed by filial duty when her parents, F-B and M-B, order her to have nothing to do with A, the man she loves **

284 261 325

(40) Embarking upon an Enterprise in which One Obligation is Opposed by Another Obligation
287

302 334a

A finds that he cannot do justice to his chosen career if he marries B, the woman he loves

258 250 248

288

720 732 1061

A fears he has inherited the evil traits of an ancestor * A, because he fears he has inherited the evil traits of an ancestor, dares not ask B, the woman he loves, to marry him **

258 264 705

289

850b 288

A, in love with B and engaged to marry her, has almost wrecked his life with dissipation and feels that he should give B up

367a 1126 ; 779

290

280a 245

B is in love with A, but the sentiment of her family is against A and ranged on the side of A-3, A’s rival in love

104 261 284

291

334a 322a

B loves, and is beloved by, A, a man who is poor but of admirable character; but B, accustomed to luxury, shrinks from the idea of poverty, even with love

134a, b 239 ch A to A-3 253 ch A to A-3 341

(35) Becoming Involved in a Complication that Challenges the Value of Cherished Ideals
292

220 330a

A considers B the acme of womanly perfection * A considers B the acme of womanly perfection; yet B, on the contrary, is a woman of doubtful character **

302 313 314 328 211

293

24a, b, c, d, e 25

A is an aristocrat; and B, the woman he loves, is a “daughter of the people” and hates the aristocracy

232 283 336b

(41) Finding an Obligation at Variance With Ambition, Inclination or Necessity
294

a 287 ch A to A-2 282a ch A to A-2 274 ch A to A-2 256 ch A to A-2

A discovers that his friend, A-2. is cruelly fickle in his love affair with B * A, discovering that his friend, A-2, is cruelly fickle in his love affair with B, takes him to task for it **

294b 294b ; 232

b 294a 96 ch A to A-2

A, in order to arouse the jealousy of his friend, A-2. and cure him of fickleness in love, pretends to be in love with B, A-2’s sweetheart

230 232

295

a 295b 313 350 -*

A is in love with B; and he sues F-B, father of B, for damages sustained in a certain proceeding

41a, c 345 tr B & B-3 363b

b 299 283

A, in love with B, and disapproved of by F-B, father of B, is forcibly ejected from the home of B by F-B. A brings suit for damages against F-B

41b, c 343

296

220 263 -* 266

A tells B, with whom he is in love, that he has killed A-3 * A tells B, the woman he loves, that he has killed A-3. and asks her to call the police **

750 787

297

403 ch A to A-8 448 ch A to A-8

A is the presiding magistrate at the trial for murder of B 10c 14a 27, the woman he loves

108 tr A & B 727

298

a 24e 22b

A, an eligible young man, is mystified by discovering in a newspaper the announcement of his betrothal to BX, a woman he does not know

4a ch B to BX

b 1432 ch A to U-A & NW to A 606

A is left a fortune by a deceased relative provided he will marry BX, a woman he does not know

117 19a

c 669 ch B to BX 470 ch B to BX 1154a ch B to BX

A is appealed to for aid by BX, a woman he does not know * A, appealed to for aid by a stranger, BX, refuses aid, and regrets the refusal when BX mysteriously disappears. A considers himself under an obligation to find BX

1410 885a ch B to BX

299

43 -* 276

A is in love with B; but F-B, father of B, orders A to keep away from the house and away from B

70 73 352a, b

300

299 284 301a

A is in love with B; and B is plighted to A-3—a fact which A suddenly discovers

280a ; 97 146 81

301

a 137a 157

A’s rival in love, A-3, is favored by F-B, father of B

64 73 75a, b 79

b 165 162a tr A & B

A’s rival in love, A-3, finds a certain object B has lost, an object, X, that proves B’s love for A. A-3 appropriates X and says nothing about it

220 257b 280a, b

302

96 117 118

A, if he marries B, the woman he loves 305, will be disinherited

241 244 366

303

A’s love for B meets with obstacles because: [1] A is poor 291 127a 125a 313; [2] too old 1d; [3] too young 37 124; [4] of inferior family 171 245; [5] of superior family 3a, b 232; [6] one of the “idle rich” 98 924b; [7] inherits a mental or physical taint 255 288; [8] is of questionable character 59 108 152a; [9] is divorced 334b 377a ch B to B-8 388; [10] is an ex-convict 338 695b; [11] is “under a cloud” 80a 237 274; or [12] wealthy

239 330a

304

285 288 289 292

A is resolved to marry B, but relentless duty stands in the way

211 220 248

305

697b ch A to B 818c ch A to A-8 & CH to B

B is a white woman who knows nothing of her birth and parentage * B’s rejected lover, A, spreads the report that there is negro blood in B’s veins **

323 364a 255 ; 364c

306

308a 299

B, in love with A, is detained by her father, F-B, when she seeks to keep an appointment with A

316 64 73

307

31 36 -* 38

B, compelled by circumstances to be a companion of A 898 -* 925 -* in an isolated place 688, alters her rosy views of love and marriage when she discovers, through A, the selfishness of men

322b 325

308

a 306 299

B is locked in her room by her father, F-B, in order to prevent her from meeting her lover, A, and telling him of her love

316 308b

b 1461d tr A & B 290

B sends a letter to her sweetheart, A, but it is intercepted by B’s father, F-B, who does not approve of A

295a 256 43

c 63

B sends a gift to A, the man she loves * Unknown to B, AU-B, an aunt of B’s who does not approve of A, secretly alters or marks the gift in such a way as to make it offensive to A, or exchanges the gift for some other object which will offend A 81 93b **

310

908 1105

B breaks her engagement to marry A because she feels unequal to the responsibilities of married life

315 345 tr B & B-3

311

958 1062

B’s parents, F-B and M-B, disapprove of A, B’s lover, because of his lack of enterprise

311 114 125a

312

B’s love for A encounters obstacles because: [1] Either B’s father, F-B, or mother, M-B, knows a secret supposedly infamous regarding A 98 ch B to B-8 918a; [2] M-B and F-B are jealous of B and do not want her to marry any one 286 299; [3] B is the sole support of M-B and F-B 992 1032; or [4] B has a career before her which marriage would render impossible

335 1119

(5) Becoming Involved in a Hopeless Love Affair, and Seeking to Make the Best of a Disheartening Situation
313

110 111 112

A has been promised B in marriage by F-B, father of B ; but F-B, false to his promise, compels B to marry A-3, a wealthier man than A

234b 315 351a

314

233 220 330

A, in love with B and about to marry her, is detained and does not reach B’s house in time for the wedding 130 154a 664 711a 719a 1040 * A, prevented by circumstances from marrying B, as planned, discovers the unworthiness of B 27 and decides not to marry her at all **

337b tr B & B-3 421 tr B & B-3

315

286 310

A’s love is rejected by B; and A, in an effort to forget, buries himself in an isolated part of the country

24a, b, c, d, e tr B & B-3 345 tr B & B-3 246b

316

146 308a 40b

A, when B fails to keep a tryst with him. considers the failure a rejection of love

341 360a

317

316 319 286 341

A is in love with B, but B proves false to him

404 177 208 ; 421 tr B & B-3

318

284 291

A sees in a newspaper the announcement of the engagement of B, the woman he loves, to A-3

280a ; 97 236

319

221a 599

A, in love with B, secretly discovers that B is about to marry his friend, A-2

168 157 ch A-3 to A-2

320

56 62 85a, b

A, in love with B, thinks B is a confirmed coquette, and is merely playing with him

421 tr B & B-3 352b 364b

321

a 898 899 -*

A tries philosophically to make the best of fate when B, the woman he loves, refuses him

917 922 -* 246b -*

b 220 330a

A falls in love with B and intends to marry her. A’s parents, F-A and M-A, do not approve of B, and A is shipped off to South Africa to get him out of danger and give him a chance to do some serious thinking

321a ; 364b 325 ch B to A

322

a 85a 736

A, in love with B, finds her unresponsive, reserved and distant

176b 234b 253

b 781 924b

A’s love is rejected by B because, as she frankly tells him. he is hard-hearted and has made money his god * B advises A to go away somewhere and try to develop the generous side of his character **

246b 963 964a 971

323

23a, b 331 332

B, of alien blood and inferior race, is abandoned by A, a white man with whom she is in love

229 347a

324

238 256

B loses the love of A when B-3 comes into his life

94a 325

325

286 307 324

B, suffering disappointment in love, resigns herself philosophically to her fate

14a, b 31 976

326

20a 24a 22a

B loves A with all her heart but refuses his proposal of marriage because [1] she is so much older than A 37 124; [2] she discovers that A does not love her 142 162a; [3] she considers A an impractical dreamer 958 136b; [4] she feels herself under a compelling obligation

268 993 995

327

a 322a tr A & B 317 tr A & B

B loves A, but A, apparently, does not return her love

45b 55 57 68 71a 82a

b 15a 23a, b

B loves A; and A, who is kind to B but not in love with her, does not even suspect that he is the object of her affections

270 264

(23) Becoming Involved in a Complication that has to do with Mistaken Judgment and Suspicion
328

770a 777 797 -*

A and B are in love and betrothed; A, supposed dead by B, returns and finds B arrayed for marriage with A-3 284 339 and accuses her of faithlessness

64 336a ; 351a

329

273 330a 292

A falls in love with B in spite of the fact that his friend, A-2, has warned him against her

139 314 318 ch A-3 to A-2

330

a 149 3a 10b 27

A, wealthy, is in love with B. A’s friends, A-2, A-2, think that B is a designing fortune hunter

239 253

b 276 117

A’s father, F-A, disapproves of B, A’s sweetheart * B, by secret enterprise 241, proves her charm and worth to A’s father, F-A, and he withdraws his objections to her marriage with A **

330a ; 135 347b

(6) Challenging, in a Quest of Love, the Relentless Truth that “East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet”
331

31 34

B, a Polynesian woman, challenges racial conventions by falling in love with A 687 689, a white man

324 336c tr B & B-3 347a

332

23a 23b

B, of alien blood and inferior race, seeks to marry A, the Caucasian with whom she is in love

323 324 327b

(7) Becoming Involved in a Love Affair that Encounters Unforeseen Obstacles
333

59 236 tr A & A-3 1175a

A makes a gift to B, the woman he wishes to marry—a gift of value, X, which is proved to have been stolen

267 tr A & A-3 1200

334

a 8a 4b

A’s profession is a hazardous one—aviator, automobile racing driver, steeple jack. “human fly”—and B considers this fact an obstacle to their marriage

287 1006b 1356

b 379 ch B to B-8 377a ch B to B-8

A, in love with B, was divorced from his first wife. B’s parents, F-B and M-B, have religious scruples against B’s marrying a divorced man

73 80a, b 134a, b

335

1099 1119 312-4

A, in love with B, discovers that B’s desire for a career is an obstacle to their marriage

237 1203

336

a 284 313 328

B loves A and is about to marry A-3. Accused of faithlessness by A, B shows a dagger, and declares that she intends to kill herself at the altar steps before A-3 can claim her for a bride

267 351a

b 232 2c

B believed that her lover, A, was what he seemed to be, poor and humble; but he reveals himself as a man of wealth and station, incognito. * B, who considered A poor and humble, discovers that he is a man of wealth and station; and, oddly enough, in B’s mind A’s deception outbalances the wealth and rank, and she makes his high estate an obstacle to their love

340 983 ch A-8 to F-B

c 331 ch B to B-3 332 ch B to B-3

B, a white woman, is in love with A, also white. B-3, a woman of alien race, seeks to win A away from B

238 688 ; 31 ; 244 ch B to B-3

(12) Falling into Misfortune through Disloyalty in Love
337

a 256 324

A, in love with B, meets with misfortune when he leaves B for B-3, a woman who flatters his vanity

126 ch B to B-3 ; 623 126 ch B to B-3 ; 701

b 94a 324

A, engaged to marry B-3, abandons her and marries B * B-3 sues A for breach of promise **

393 406

338

1175a 1180 1181

A is told by B-7, a maid in the home of B, A’s sweetheart, that B has informed the police of A’s criminal operations 1192 1194, and that he is an ex-convict

1195 1201 568a ch “married to” to “sweetheart of”

339

233 719a 750 917

B, supposing A, the man she loves, to be dead, yields to the wishes of her parents, F-B and M-B, and consents to a marriage with A-3

334a 336a

340

41a 218a 218b

B, who loves A and is beloved by him, loses him to B-3 through the wily strategy of B-3

94a 256

341

261 239

B’s mother, M-B, is determined that B shall marry wealth; so, rejecting the man she loves, who is poor, to marry the man she does not love, who is rich, B is plunged into unhappiness

373 376 393

Love and Courtship
Marriage
(21) Falling into Misfortune through Mistaken Judgment
342

175 176a, b, c

A is sent into desperate danger by capricious B, on the very eve of their marriage * B, capriciously sending her lover into desperate danger, drains the bitter cup of remorse **

212b 1445

343

41a, b 85a 334a, b

A is estranged from B, the woman he loves, because of a difference of opinion over a trivial matter * A discovers B was right, acknowledges his error, achieves a reconciliation, and presently they are married **

408 412 424

344

145 153 170

A is estranged from his sweetheart, B, and B refuses to return money A had given her to save for him * A falls into misfortune 601 604; and his sweetheart B, from whom he is estranged returns money she has been saving for him, effects a reconciliation, and their marriage follows **

539a 548a

345

322b ch B to B-3 326 ch B to B-3

A, his love rejected by B-3, goes to a distant part of the country and meets B 9a, b 22a. A falls in love with B * B-3, filled with remorse because she rejected A’s love, goes searching for him, finds him, and is informed by him that he is presently to marry B **

372 458a

346

23a, b 34

B, of an inferior race, rescues A, of a superior race, and falls in love with him. A is engaged to marry B-3, a girl of his own people * A, telling B of an inferior race who is in love with him, that he is going away but will soon return, never returns, but marries B 3, a girl of his own people **

261 264 323 325

(50) Being Impelled by an Unusual Motive to Engage in Crafty Enterprise
347

a 287 288 289 293 305 323

A, seeking to uphold a lofty conception of duty, secretly abandons B 23c 331 332, a woman whom he loves dearly * A’s enemy, A-3, as a means of persecution, by subtlity 348 compels A to marry B **

377a 379

b 98 117

A is compelled by F-B, father of B, to marry B * F-B believes he is fully warranted in compelling A, at the point of a gun, to marry B **

373 385a

348

347a -* 346 -*

A’s enemy, A-3, is captain of a ship on which A has taken passage, and on which B 87 is a stowaway * A-3, knowing a secret of A’s 347a -*, compels A to marry B, A-3 performing the ceremony **

372 376

349

283 335

A’s gift to his sweetheart, B, is returned by B to A on account of a lovers’ quarrel * A’s gift, returned by B on account of a lovers’ quarrel, is sent back to B, unknown to A, by A-2, a friend of both B and A; and attached to the gift is a note requesting B to keep it until A calls for it in person ** A, estranged from B, is influenced by A-2 to call on B; and the result of the call is reconciliation and marriage ***

501 504b

350

1223a ch A to F-B & A-4 to A 1223b ch A to F-B, A-4 to A & A-8 to A-3

A and A-3, rivals for the love of B, are put to a secret, gruelling test of worthiness by F-B, father of B * A and A-3 are lured into a secret ordeal to prove their merit; A-3 flunks completely, but A succeeds almost at cost of his life ** F-B approves of A, and he marries B ***

572 574a

351

a 266 313

A kidnaps his sweetheart, B, 284 300 while she is on her way to marry A-3, A’s rival in love, and marries her himself

379 381

b 311 335

A and B, lovers, are innocently thrown into a compromising situation 134a, b 876b * A, in order to safeguard B’s good name, has a marriage ceremony performed by a wandering circuit rider, A-8 **

391 411a, b

352

a 299 311

A masquerades as a servant in the household of F-B, father of B, the girl he loves * A, enacting the role of a servant, rescues B from an accident by heroic bravery 181a -* 851a -* not at all in the manner of a menial ** A stands revealed as the lover of B whom F-B has not favored *** F-B approves of A, and A and B are married ****

375 14

b 300 313

A rescues B, the woman he loves, from a villainous rival in love, A-3 154b. A marries B

449 451

353

169 139

A is supposed by B’s parents, F-B and M-B, to be A-2, to whom B is betrothed * A elopes with B and marries her; A then returns B to F-B and M-B, tells them that A-2, to whom B was betrothed, is dead, and asks and receives the parental blessing **

424 430

354

a 32 36

B, impelled by an unusual motive, invents a fictitious character, AX * AX, a fictitious character invented by B, “comes to life,” falls in love with B 4a ch A to AX 298 ch A to AX, and they marry **

452 462

b 10c 36

B must be married when she reaches a certain age if she would receive a rich inheritance * B has no lovers, but a “marriage of convenience” is arranged with A, on the understanding that it is to be secret, and that A is never to see B after the marriage **

230 379

355

189 188a

B, capable of winning a contest against her lover, A, deliberately suffers defeat—because it has been agreed that she shall marry A if he wins

375 419

356

104 330a ch A to A-3

B could easily win a contest, but she deliberately allows herself to be defeated, thereby losing wealth, but winning in marriage poor A, the man she loves

410 455a 469

357

49 105

B, knowing that her sweetheart, A, believes her to have perished in a tragic accident discovers by secret enterprise 82a 87 that A has remained true to her 497 ch “wife” to “sweetheart” reveals her identity and they marry

442 515

358

232 2c

B, a working girl, discovers that her lover, A, is wealthy and only pretending to be a toiler * B pretends to be wealthy, and merely masquerading as a shop girl ** In order to win B, A is compelled to confess his true rank and station *** B, having given A a Roland for his Oliver, reveals to A her own rank and station ****

391 399

359

3a, b 27

B, unworthy, wins the love of worthy A; and B, by pretending to be worthy, presently achieves worthiness * —and a reward of married happiness **

381 ; 396 401

(15) Finding a Sustaining Power in Misfortune
360

a 177 276 316

A, thinking his love rejected by B, receives a letter from B telling him how much she loves him, and that her father, F-B, has consented to their marriage

562 571

b 20a, b 21a, b

A loves B, but he is uncertain of her affections and is too timid to propose marriage * A finds an object, X, which B has lost, an object that proves her love for him 165 ** A joyfully proposes to B and is accepted ***

380 405

361

a 215a 256

A proves false to B, the woman he loves, and has a disastrous affair with B-3 * B-3 abandons A after he loses his money 606 630 and is injured and sent to a hospital 655 710 ** B, still loyal, returns to A, and there is reconciliation and marriage ***

585a 589

b 282a 287

A proves false to B, the love of his youth * A, middle-aged, goes searching for B, the sweetheart of his earlier years ** 205 A finds B patiently waiting for him, and they marry ***

428 431

362

70 73

A and B are lovers, their families at enmity. A and B elope and are pursued by their rival kindred * A and B, eloping and hotly pursued by their rival kindred, are suddenly plunged into terrible danger. A makes a heroic rescue of B under the very eyes of their anguished relatives ** Out of A’s heroic rescue of B is born a reconciliation of opposing houses, and married happiness for A and B ***

419 460

363

a 55 287 302 329 330a

A revolts against opposing restrictions and achieves happiness in marriage with B

473 484a

b 295a, b 118

A renounces an enterprise against F-B, father of B, the girl he loves, when F-B withdraws his objections to A as a son-in-law and allows him to marry B

517 532a

364

a 245 ch A to B & A-3 to B-3 305

B, a white woman, contemplates suicide when a mystery of her birth and parentage apparently yields an evil secret * A, B’s loyal lover, working in secret, secures proof of B’s unsullied lineage 1051 1052 -*; and they marry **

431 437

b 316 320

B, in love with A and estranged from him, after various misadventures 82a 89 discovers that A still loves her * A reconciliation is effected, and they marry **

540 561

c 255 282a

A, with a taint of inferior blood in his veins, is in love with B, supposedly a white girl. He is about to give B up when he discovers that B also has a taint of inferior blood 255 tr A & B 1051 * A marries B **

551 575

d 850a, b 1075a, b

A, with the help of B, overcomes an ignoble weakness * A’s gratitude to B blossoms into love; and. when A is sure he has rehabilitated his character, he proposes marriage to B and is accepted **

826 828

(20) Becoming Involved with Conditions in which Misfortune is Indicated
365

a 9a -* 190

A and B, not in love with each other, nevertheless marry because it seems the logical outcome of their long, friendly association

230 373

b 101b 599

A and B, unknown to each other, in a spirit of fun at a masquerade ball, go through with a supposedly mock marriage ceremony. It later appears that the marriage was legal

167a 432a

c 24a, b ch B to BX

A is married to an unknown woman, BX, by an insane clergyman, A-8, at the point of a gun

432a, b ch B to BX 437 ch B to BX

d 188b ch B to BX 365a, b, c

A marries BX, a woman he does not know * A and BX, husband and wife, go their different ways immediately after the marriage ceremony **

167a ch B to BX 432b ch B to BX

366

302 117

A refuses an inheritance because of a restriction that he must not marry; then he marries B

117 ; 116 ; 167a 370

367

a 289 1075a 1079

B offers to marry A and, as his wife, help him to rebuild his wasted life

469 524a

b 24a, b, e

B doubts A when he tells her he loves her; then, having convinced herself of A’s love 97 116, B accepts A and they are married

369 428

368

a 285 641

B, having rejected A, the man she loves, because of an obligation she feels herself under to her father, F-B, is informed by F-B that he is going to be married—and B finds herself turned out on the world

205 ; 361b **-*** 325

b 659 1260 ch A-8 to F-B

B marries wealthy A, a man she does not love, in order that she may have money with which to help a parent who is in desperate need

403 558

c 171 162a

B accepts her lover, A, and A secures a marriage license; then, before B and A can marry, B suddenly marries A-3, A’s rival in love

312-1 313

d 818d ch A to A-8 & CH to B 1051 1054

B, a foundling, has the secret of her birth and parentage revealed to her by A. A rich estate awaits B’s claim and proof of parentage * A, in love with B, is poor and feels that he may not aspire to the hand of wealthy B; but B proposes marriage to A, and happiness is the result **

449 458a

e 270 ch B to B-3 278 ch B to B-3 528

A, unhappily married to B and in love with B-3, is too high-minded to seek a divorce * A’s unworthy wife, B, is killed in an accident, and A is free to marry B-3, whom he has long loved **

241 ch B to B-3 254 ch B to B-3 307 ch B to B-3

Married Life
(21) Falling into Misfortune through Mistaken Judgment
369

107 367a

A and B, married and devotedly in love with each other, are hasty and intolerant * A and B quarrel 372 373, and an estrangement results **

457 460 501

370

366 367b

A, husband of B, loves B devotedly, but he is so constituted that he never shows his true feelings and often masks them with something that suggests their exact opposite * B mourns over the mistaken belief that she has lost A’s love **

581 586 575 ; 918b

371

59 368b

A is suspected of having murdered 416 417 his wife, B

385a 1070 ch B to B-8

372

345 348

A and B, devotedly in love with each other, through failure to understand each other’s ideals 898 899 -* 908 976, develop an incompatability which results in frequent quarrels

369 394

373

341 365a

A is so much older than B that, after their marriage, the discrepancy in their ages 808b becomes the cause of quarrels and, finally, of estrangement

418 429a

374

9a, b 190 239

A believed B was of an artistic nature * After marriage, A is sorely disappointed on discovering that B is indolent in the pursuit of a career **

413 441

375

114 491a 1060 ch A to B

A is more capable than his wife, B, although B thoughtlessly treats him as mentally inferior

419 427

376

253 341

A, husband of B, holds B in subjection * A is a religious fanatic who makes B miserable with his petty domination **

403 410

377

a 347a 421

A divorces his wife, B * B is devoted to A, and he owes much of his prosperity to her loyalty and shrewd advice **

496a 499a

b 656 781

A marries B, thinking she is wealthy; after marriage, he discovers that B is not wealthy * A, bankrupt, divorces B and plans to marry wealthy B-3 ** B-3, whom A, divorced, seeks to marry, marries another man *** B, just divorced by A, falls heir to a large estate ****

388 638

378

59 234a

A, marrying a widow, B, discovers that he has “caught a tartar” and has wedded a domestic tyrant

417 473 480

379

351b 354b

A suffers the loss of happiness in carrying out honorably a distasteful obligation to divorce his wife, B

388 -* 460 483a, b ; 352b

380

553 561 562 -*

A is jealous of his wife, B * A embarks upon an ill-considered enterprise of gambling and loses money that is not his to lose ** A gambles with A-3, the man with whom A believes his wife has an “affair” ***

434a 446a 568d 396

381

359 367a

A finds a note 561 562 582 tr B & A, somewhat ambiguously worded, which leads him to a wrong conclusion regarding the conduct of his wife, B * A is fired to seek revenge **

396 420 464

382

1002 ; 988 1285b 422a

A, in order to restore to B, without a confession of culpability, wealth of which he has secretly defrauded her, marries her * Then he falls in love with B-3 **

440 465 572

383

8a 148 234a

A’s wife, B, has a birthmark which mars her beauty * Influenced by the thought, A grows discontented, and his love begins to wane **

386 391 416 475

384

574b 1009a, b ch B to M-A & SN to A

A and B, married, live with A’s mother. M-A * B quarrels with M-A, and with A on account of M-A **

1067 1067 ch B to M-A 1068 518

385

a 341 365a 368b

A and his wife, B, have frequent and violent quarrels * B is mysteriously murdered 387 and A, innocent, is suspected of the crime **

520 526

b 812a ch A-4 to B-2 836 ch A to B & A-2 to B-2

A is asked by B-2 a friend of his deceased wife, B, for a bundle of love letters which B-2 had given to B for safe-keeping * A, husband of B, suspects B of receiving love letters—and discovers that the letters were merely being held by B for B-2 for safe-keeping **

552b ; 1441b 576a, b

386

539a 542

A leaves his devoted, loving wife, B, to take up with B-3, a woman who flatters his vanity * B-3 is wealthy, but shallow; and A, in following her advice, fails miserably in all his undertakings **

391 393

387

484a ; 490a 370

A presents his wife, B, with a gift as a testimonial of his love * 1333a A finds B dead, slain by the gift he had presented to her **

385a 474 497 576a ; 498

388

464 486a 509 573b

A divorces B, then seeks a second marriage with her * B’s health was declining and beauty fading when A secured his divorce from her ** B, her health restored, considers heself well rid of A ***

305 319 322b

389

23c, d 27 365b

A, thinking his first wife is dead 49 400 486a, marries again and has children by his second wife * A learns that his first wife was living at the time of his second marriage, but that she has died since his second marriage ** This invalidates the second marriage *** A seeks to make a new will and go through another marriage ceremony with his second wife, but is killed in an accident on his way to his lawyer’s **** Thus the children of A’s second marriage are illegitimate, and A’s property descends to the relatives of A’s deceased first wife *****

245 ch A to SN-A, son of A 305 ch B to D-B, daughter of A’s second wife

390

709 -* 808a -* ch B to A-2 1044b

A, through accident 711b loses an object, X, belonging to his friend, A-2, at the door of a woman whose character is not of the best * X, an object belonging to A-2, is lost by A in a place of evil character, and, found, is sent by a mischief maker to A-2’s wife with a note stating where it was found 478 ** A-2, falsely suspected of transgression, finds himself in a most unhappy position until A, by a statement of the facts, clears A-2 of suspicion ***

506b ch A to A-2

391

369 539a 542

A, through mistaken judgment, becomes estranged from his loving wife, B * A has a foolish escapade with B-3 386 540, whereby his eyes are opened to his error and folly ** A, enlightened and transformed by the revelation of his error, returns humbly to his wife, B ***

449 499a

392

116 ; 53 498 515

A believes he sees the apparition of his dead wife, B * A struggles to overtake the fleeing apparition of B, falls from a cliff and meets his death **

393

421 422a

A, married to B, is haunted by memories of a former sweetheart, B-3 * Because of his memories, A’s married happiness is not what it should be ** A finds B-3, his love of other days, and discovers that her beauty and charm have faded 244 ch B to B-3 211 ch B to B-3 A knows at once that his emancipation from the. evil influence of B-3 is complete, and he returns to B a better and a wiser man ***

409 454

394

372 395 408 462

A, married to B, escapes from B on plausible pretexts 443 -* and lives in a furnished room for a few days each month * B discovers A’s deceit 443 *-****, trails him, and learns how A is merely seeking home comforts denied him by B ** 417 478 B, realizing suddenly the injustice her exacting nature has been causing A, promises to be different—and there is a reconciliation ***

395

378 475

A’s ideal of married happiness is tranquility and comfort * A’s wife, B, proves herself a termagant, and quarrels are frequent **

385a 394 427 440 *-** 471 473

396

380 -** 449 553 561 562

A learns that his wife, B, has been true to him * A-3, the man with whom A thought B had eloped, A discovers, was married several days before the date of the supposed elopement **

563a 506b tr A & B

397

398a, b 418

B, married to A, has a flirtation with A-3, unmarried * Married B is away with unmarried A-3 when A-3 suddenly dies **

738 1069 ch “daughter D-A” to “lover A-3” 1151

398

a 369 370

B fancies herself neglected by her husband, A * A-3, the “other man,” appears and, by flattering married B, and sympathizing with her, causes her to imagine she is in love with him **

380 400 418 507a, b

b 369 370

B fancies herself neglected by her husband, A * B, in order to win back her husband, A’s, love by arousing his jealousy, flirts with A-3 **

397 445a 478 tr A & B

399

508 524a

B is the sensible, devoted wife of A * A is the victim of egotistical self-deception ** A, advised wisely by B, thinks B is jealous of his great abilities *** An estrangement results ****

438 457 460 482

400

444 454

B deserts her husband, A, for another man, A-3 * B, deserting her husband, A, for A-3, discovers that A-3 is in love with another married woman **

418 *-** 496a 499a

401

538 -* 581

B’s husband, A, has failed to return home and B is worried about him * B, thinking her husband A is in danger, plunges into danger herself on the chance of finding him and helping him **

538 *-*** 545 546a

402

49 ch “lovers” to “man and wife” 437 ; 548 572

B, married to A, supposes A is dead and marries A-3 339 * A, supposed to be dead, returns mysteriously as from the grave ** A seeks to force B to give up A-3. the man she has married ***

573b 1390

403

368b 376 407 454 493

B’s husband, A, is brutal and tyrannical * Goaded beyond her powers of endurance, B puts poison in a glass and gives it to A ** B, giving her husband, A, poison, flees before the poison has time to take effect ***

453 ; 468 16a 946

404

261 290 291

B, after a loveless marriage with A-3, obtains a divorce and begins searching for A, the man she loves and from whom she became estranged

261 ch B to A & A-3 to B-3 327a ; 325 345 tr B & B-3

405

486 tr B & B-3 ; 474 ch B to B-3 578b tr B & B-3

B is the second wife of A, a widower * A, thinking he has been disloyal to his first wife, B-3, makes B unhappy by his brooding **

496a 504b

406

261 ch A-3 to A 284 tr A & A-3

B, just married to A, tells A she does not love him * B informs her husband, A, that she married him from pique and because A-3, the man she loves, married B-3 **

462 489 499b

407

376 493

B is flogged by her husband, A, for a transgression 445a -* 483b 553 381 -* she did not commit

403 438 470 516 557a, b 558

408

378 500b

B, wife of A, keeps their house so well-ordered, and is so tyrannical and unreasonable about it, that A’s home life becomes a hell

417 429a 464 486a 473 533

409

414 422a 436

B, wife of A, informs A that she is in love with A-3

423a 457 460

410

469 ; 532a ; 1293a 469 ; 532a ; 583b ch A-3 to A-5

B has committed a secret transgression in order to help her husband, A * B finds herself in the toils of A-5 **

411b ch A-3 to A-5 669

411

a 445a -** 434a -* 414

B, happily married to A, commits an indiscretion

469 ; 532a ; 1293b 445 *-*** 442 446a, b 449

b 469 492b

B, wife of A, secretly borrows money from her old lover, A-3, for a certain purpose * A-3 seeks to use his power over B to advance his own selfish aims **

476b 483b

412

376 378 405 413

B, wife of A, is annoyed by the little mannerisms of A: The crook of his elbow as he lifts a cup or glass, his endless repetition of what he considers humorous stories, his old carpet slippers, his habit of snoring when he takes his afternoon nap, etc. These trifling banalities so work on B’s nerves that bitter quarrels result

404 tr A & A-3 411a 418 557a

413

190 261 ch A-3 to A 253

B marries A, a man much older than herself * B does not love A but thought when she married him that he would help her realize her consuming ambition ** B’s great desire is to become an actress *** A, husband of B, proves a brutal tyrant and gives B nothing but harsh and inconsiderate treatment ****

373 404 tr A & A-3 409

414

376 916 ch B to B-2 ; 765 ch B to B-2

B, wife of A, admires the personal independence of B-2 and would pattern after her * A has no admiration at all for B-2 and her ways **

407 441 442 452

415

472 -* 365b, c ch BX to B

B learns that her supposed legal marriage to A was a farce * B is abandoned by A and left penniless and alone **

479 481 647 870a 14b ch A to A-3

416

227 441 -* 475 -* 558 761b

B, wife of A, dies as the result of an enterprise undertaken for her supposed benefit

576a 578a, b 587 588

417

378 408 420

B, while too severely reprimanding her husband, A, bursts a blood vessel and expires

371 526 560

418

530 543 582 592

B, married, quarrels with her husband, A, and runs away from home in an attempt to find peace and contentment * B has an experience with A-3 which proves to her that running away from, her husband, A, was a mistake **

483b 507b 583b

(50) Being Impelled by an Unusual Motive to Engage in Crafty Enterprise
419

372 375

A must have his abilities recognized by his wife, B, in order to be happy 432a 463 * A leaves B to run their joint business enterprise alone, and goes to a distant place, knowing that his absence will cause B to discover his business worth **

501 519a -* 1395 1445

420

395 406 408 494

A lives unhappily with his wife, B * A’s marital discontent prompts him to reckless and questionable adventures **

429a 848 ch B to B-3 876 ch B to B-3 1209b 246 -*

421

131 ch B to B-3 ; 208 ch B to B-3 176a ch B to B-3

A marries B in order to emancipate himself from the evil influence of B-3 * B-3 is a heartless coquette whom A loves **

386 393 528

422

a 1002 ; 1285b 988

A secretly defrauds B of a large sum of money * A 701 ch A-2 to B marries B in order to make a crafty restitution of property which, before marriage, he had stolen from her **

429a 465 486a

b 59 263 tr A & A-3 284 tr A & A-3

A has married B for her money * A, having secured B’s money, grows tired of her ** A tells B he is a criminal, and will presently be arrested by the police *** A induces B to enter into a suicide pact with him **** B, carrying out a suicide pact with A, kills herself; A does not kill himself, but craftily explains that B commited suicide *****

371 392 425 ; 1290b ch A to SN-A & F-A to A

423

a 418 -* 426 -* 430 400

A and B, man and wife, each secretly leaves home on the same day * A believes he has deserted B, and B believes she has deserted A **

394 487 500a

b 429b 484a -*

A and B, man and wife, are wealthy and socially popular * A and B are so occupied with social engagements that they have no time for the enjoyment of each other’s society ** A and B seek solitude where they can be alone together *** A and B find the solitude they crave in [1] a lonely lighthouse, [2] on a desert island or [3] by pretending they leave for an extended trip abroad, closing their magnificent home and living secretly in humble furnished quarters ****

49 688 -* 897 add B

424

461 484a -* 523

A, an artist, works secretly as a day laborer in order to help his wife, B, who is also an artist * A tells B he is “realizing money on his art” **

546a 532b 582 574a

425

349 363a

A has a son by his white wife, B. B dies * A, while traveling abroad 917, marries B-3, a woman of inferior race 347a ch B to B-3 901 ch B to B-3, abandons her and returns to his own country ** This secret A craftily keeps from his son, SN-A ***

881 934

426

378 464 539a

A, married to B and desiring his freedom, resorts to craftiness * A persuades his friend, A-2. to elope with B **

377b 489 466a ch A-3 to A-2 550 ch A-3 to A-2

427

378 430 432a 438 463 513

A, married to B, is impelled by an unusual motive to furnish a suite of bachelor lodgings in another town. He does this unknown to B * A secretly retires to his bachelor apartments and lives a hermitlike existence **

423a 385 ; 520 ch B-3 to B 502

428

354a 356

A and his wife, B, are artists. Their art does not prosper * A and B encounter dire misfortune. Each seeks some secret method of recouping their joint finances **

424 455b 532b

429

a 420 422a 430 -* 471 473

A, married to B, is impelled by an unusual motive to drop out of sight, lose his personality and go adventuring in the under-world

1225 1233 1275

b 423b -* 471 473

A and B, married and devotedly in love with, each other, are impelled by an unusual motive to drop out of sight, leave the world they know and search for an environment more to their liking

423b *-**** 484a

430

455b 461 491b

A, husband of B, is heavily in debt * A disappears mysteriously **

572 719 770a ; 540

431

748 ; 700 924a 997b

A, wealthy and desiring to be poor, has married B in order that she may spend his money

484 ; 929 488a

432

a 375 378 382 383

A, married to B, seeks by secret enterprise to effect a change in unpleasant marital conditions

377b 393 394 419

b 354b 365b 155 ch AX to A

A’s wife, B, is a mystery woman * A does not know B, and has not seen her since the day of their romantic marriage **

167a ch AX to A 486

433

a 1316 1317 ch A-8 to A-3

A’s enemy, A-3, who wronged A grievously, is dead * A seeks to revenge himself upon B, the wife of A-3, for a grievous wrong committed by A-3 **

1310 1311 1323a ch B-3 to B

b 434a 450 494

A’s wife, B, is loved by A-3 * A-3 seeks craftily to win B, the wife of A **

444 434a, b

434

a 553 561 562

A’s wife, B, seems to have an “affair” with another man, A-3 * A is manoeuvered by A-3 into gambling with money not his own, and losing it **

434b 445a 572

b 433b 171

A is craftily manoeuvered into misfortune by A-3 * A, in the power of A-3, is compelled to divorce his wife, B **

378 ch A to A-3 385 ch A to A-3 403 ch A to A-3

435

a 402 ch A to A-3 451

A marries B, a woman who, unknown to A, is already married to A-3, a husband who is living and undivorced * A-2, a friend of A’s, sends A-3 to A, B’s second husband, and exposure of deceitful B follows **

743b ; 921 738

b 466b 510

A’s wife, B, is untrue to him, a fact of which A is in ignorance. A-2 discovers B’s unfaithfulness, and informs A, who is on his death bed obstinately refusing treatment that would heal him * A, desperately ill, fired by tales of his wife, B’s, unfaithfulness, makes up his mind to live and takes treatment that cures him **

487 489

436

458b 1061

A, husband of B, a very beautiful woman, persuades B to pretend that she is his sister * A fears that he will be killed by some admirer of his wife, B, so that the admirer may marry B **

584b 554 557a

437

681b 683 734 1368

A, married to B, loses his identity * A assumes a fictitious identity and marries B-3 **

402 548a 571

438

503a 521 ; 1177 or 1178 or 1185 525 568b

A seeks to achieve the refinement of cruelty in persecuting his wife, B * A secretly and mysteriously sequestrates himself and fosters the deception that he is dead **

402 659 884a ch A to B & A-5 to A

439

376 403 -*

B’s friend, A-3, seeks to save her from persecution at the hands of her brutal husband, A * B’s friend, A-3, forces a quarrel on B’s brutal husband, A, hoping A will kill him, thus entangling himself with the law and freeing B of his tyranny. A-3 accomplishes his heroic sacrifice **

440

488b 1211 ; 422a

A is impelled by an unusual motive to marry B, a woman he does not love * A succeeds by a stratagem in leaving his unloved wife, B 1204 ch B to A & B-8 to A-8 952 and, under a fictitious name, marries B-3, the woman he loves **

917 963

441

33 ch B to D-B & M-B to B ; 258 ch A to B 421 422a ; 422b -*

B, wife of A, is a drug addict * B keeps her husband, A, in ignorance of the fact that she is a drug addict **

435b 440 442 446a

442

376 ; 642 -* 376 ; 646 403 -* ; 739

B is forbidden by her husband, A, to do a certain thing * B, ordered by her husband, A, not to do a certain thing, does it anyway, during A’s absence from home **

642 *-** 599 ; 534

443

386 -* 408

B’s husband, A, leaves for town, as he declares, to meet a friend, A-2 * A’s friend, A-2, sends a letter to A; it arrives during A’s absence, and B opens it ** A-2, friend of A, is in a foreign country; and B conceals the letter from A-2 and, the next time A leaves home “to meet A-2,” B trails him ***

394 486a ; 552a tr A & B ; 404 tr A & A-3

444

433b 492b

B elopes with A-3, who has artfully inspired doubts of her husband, A’s

213 -* 476b 540 507a 568a 568b 573b

445

a 553 561

B, wife of A, is mistakenly supposed by A to have an “affair” with A-3 * B, wife of A, detests A-3. but calls on him at his apartment at night 483b 583b ** B forces A-3, at the revolver point, to return to her money which he has taken craftily from A ***

380 *-*** 396 499a

b 284 573a

B, wife of A, seeks desperately to escape disaster * B drinks a potion which throws her into a condition resembling death, having been assured that A will appear and rescue her when she revives **

105 576b

446

a 494 495 580

B, wife of A, is guilty of an indiscretion * B, in order to escape consequences of personal culpability, falsely accuses innocent A-2 **

446b ch “lover” to “friend” 507a

b 411b ch A-3 to A-2 433b ch A-3 to A-2 449 ch A-3 to A-2

B, wife of A, calls on her lover, A-2 * A calls on his friend, A-2 ** A-2 conceals B so A will not see her *** A discovers his wife, B, concealed in the apartment of his his friend, A-2 ****

400 ch A-3 to A-2 418 ch A-3 to A-2 446a

447

90 ch A to A-5 59 ch A to A-5

B, in her extreme youth, was lured into marriage with a criminal, A-5 * A-5 a criminal, is killed, and B, his widow, leaves home and goes to a distant country ** B marries A 20a, c 24a, b. a man of wealth and high social standing, and keeps her black past a close secret ***

669 ch A-5 to “a pal of A-5’s” 669 ch A-5 to “a pal of A-5’s” ; 738 870b ch A-5 to “a pal of A-5’s” 870a

448

450 ; 550 450 ; 1204 ; 502 tr B & A

B kills her husband, A, in order to prevent A from revealing an evil secret

557a 1258 1294

449

398b 411b -* ; 445 *-** 433b ; 583b

B is happily married to A * B, wife of A, impelled by an innocent motive, clandestinely meets an old lover, A-3 **

411a -* ; 410 434a

450

492b -** 494

B seeks by secret enterprise to be free of A, her husband who is poor, in order that she may marry wealthy A-3

451 557a 1204

451

450 418 -* 470

B, married to A and neither widowed nor divorced, pretends to be single * B, married, assumes another name and marries A-3 **

448 471 ch A to A-3 550

452

376 383 ; 403 -* 521

B seeks by secret enterprise to emancipate herself from fear of her husband, A

470 475 516

453

403 448

B believes she has killed her husband, A * B seeks to save herself from the consequences of transgression by taking to flight **

468 502

454

1a, b, d, e, f, g 421 422a 440 -*

B’s husband, A, married her under false pretenses * B seeks by secret enterprise to be revenged upon her husband, A **

400 408 451 467 477

455

a 428 455b 490a -*

B secretly disposes of a dearly prized possession in order to buy her husband, A, a Christmas (or birthday or wedding anniversary) present

430 532b 1293c

b 428 522

B, and her husband, A, have fallen upon evil days * B, in order to “keep the wolf from the door,” finds work in a laundry, but tells A she is working as an “art director” **

424 69 579a

456

422b -* 430 -* 525

B bears a close physical resemblance to B-8 * B marries A. B has property in her own name which, by a marriage settlement, is to descend to A if he outlives B ** B-8 dies, and A contrives to make it appear that it was B who died *** B, as B-8, is immured in an insane asylum, and A inherits the money belonging to B ****

732 1447a tr A & A-8 1461a

(13) Seeking by Craftiness to Escape Misfortune
457

463 485

A and B, married, finding they cannot live together happily, agree to the secret and honorable expedient of living apart, undivorced. [l] They have a child, CH, and, on CH’s account, refuse to seek a divorce. [2] Religious convictions will not allow them to seek a divorce. [3] Inability to reach a satisfactory settlement of their joint estate prevents a divorce. [4] Determination on the part of husband or wife to prevent the other’s re-marriage acts as a bar to divorce. [5] Fear of scandal and gossip prevents the estranged pair from seeking their legal freedom

475 484a 499a 501

458

a 260b ; 367b 326-1 ; 363a

A and B, just married, start by train on their honeymoon * B, the bride, seeks to escape annoying experiences when A, the groom, leaving the train to send a telegram, is left behind **

445a -* ; 396 -* 583c 589

b 423b-2 687 add B 691 add B

A and B, married, find themselves cast away among a strange, half-barbarian people * A, finding the beauty of his wife, B, a source of danger to himself, seeks to avoid the danger by a stratagem **

436 688 -* ; 307 or 197 ch B to B-3 or 973

459

376 434a -* 495 503a 559

A, husband of B, is cruel and tyrannical * A seeks craftily to kill A-3, an unmarried man with whom B is in love **

439 503b ; 403

460

463 553

A is estranged from his wife, B, whom he dearly loves * A flees to a distant part of the country and tries to bear his hard lot with fortitude **

396 501 539b 1395

461

239 341 585b

A is deeply in love with his wife, B * A faces failure in business 491b 606 631 747 —a failure which, he knows, will bring disaster to his married happiness **

484b ; 770b, c 505

462

461 491b

A is unhappy with his wife, B * A seeks with firmness to achieve cherished ambitions **

905 907 913 928a 492b

463

408 420 491

A revolts against the injustice he is compelled to suffer at the hands of his beloved wife, B

419 427 429a 460

464

437 509 525

A, married to B, is impelled by an unusual motive to lead a double life

486b 548a, b 1200

465

422a ; 486a 1295

A seeks to escape difficulties, restore property and be free of an unloved wife, B, all by secret enterprise

572 952 1172 ch B to A & B-5 to A-5 ; 1204 ch B to A & B-8 to A-8

466

a 482 493

B is married to A and they have one child, CH * B loves CH but she does not love A ** B loves A-3, and elopes with him, leaving her child, CH, with her husband, A ***

507b ; 499a 500a

b 503b ch A-3 to A-7 495 ch A-3 to A-7

B, young wife of elderly A, has an intrigue with a servant of A’s, A-7 * A is ill and about to die; B, his wife, could save him, but she will not **

435b 524b

467

1339 1341

B has seen her husband, A, secretly as he thought, exchange a pair of muddy shoes for the clean shoes of A-8 * A’s evident purpose is to shift the responsibility for a crime to the shoulders of innocent A-8 **

521 540 569 -*

468

403 486b 488b

B attempts to poison her husband, A * B, attempting to poison her husband, A, mistakes a bottle of harmless white powder for the poison and gives A some of its contents **

453 ; 502 539b tr A & B

469

428 430 -*

B, seeking to aid her husband, A, by secret enterprise, finds poverty a bar

411b 449 455a, b 532a, b

470

407 412

B seeks to escape from her tyrannical husband, A, by running away

400 418 451 743b

(14) Falling into Misfortune through the Wiles of a Crafty Schemer
471

450 tr A & A-3 451 tr A & A-3

A, after his marriage to B, discovers that B, who had professed to be single, was a married woman and neither divorced nor widowed

473 480 489

472

476a 488b 503a 521

A, married to B, has not been divorced from a former wife, B-3 * A discovers that B has married another man, A-3 **

540 568a, b, c, d

473

378 420 548a tr B & B-3 572 ch A to A-3

A becomes the second husband of B, whose first husband, A-3, had mysteriously disappeared and was supposed to be dead * After A and B are married, B’s first husband, A-3. appears secretly to A **

533 ; 594b 486a

474

376 378 420

A’s wife, B, dies * Tricky so-called spiritualists pretend to materialize the spirit of deceased B in order to influence A to give them money by advice of the supposed B **

392 830 880a

475

383 454

A finds himself under a weird psychic spell because of a birthmark on the face of his wife, B * B craftily gives a birthmark a peculiar significance, and holds A under its power **

1334a 1342a 1374 1375

476

a 389a, b 405

B, wife of A, is craftily persuaded by A-3, the “other man” in a “love triangle,” to elope with him

397 400

b 398b 449 483b

B, wife of A, finds herself in the power of an old lover, A-3 * A-3 threatens to reveal to B’s husband, A, a fateful secret 441 447 455b 492b unless B will agree to a certain proposition A makes to her **

446b ch A-2 to A-3 483b 507a

477

398b ch A-3 to A-2 446b 580 589

B, wife of A, persuades A-2, a friend of A’s, to elope with her

418 ch A-3 to A-2 423a

478

540 589

B falsely accuses her husband, A, of transgression

506a, b 507a

479

382 386 426

B suffers betrayal at the hands of A, her husband by a secret marriage * B is accidentally killed by a series of manoeuvers set in motion by her husband, A **

545 557b

480

426 -* 575

B, wife of A, desperately ill, sends A for a doctor * A, sent for a doctor by B, who is seriously ill, does not return 634 655 711c 438 —and he does not send the doctor **

481

64 ; 415 386

B is abandoned by A, her husband by a secret marriage * B is unable to prove her secret marriage to A; the marriage records disappear and the priest who performed the ceremony dies **

188b ch A to A-8 738

482

528 566a

B, wife of A, sees happiness and beauty in everything and evil in nothing until A accuses her of causing his downfall 539a 542 * B’s bright outlook on life changes to one of darkness and despair when she is falsely accused of evil by her husband, A **

546a 581 587 588

483

a 410 ch A-5 to A-3 433b 436

B, wife of A, falls into misfortune * A-3, a man of evil character, seeks by violence and while intoxicated, to dishonor B, wife of A **

476b 483b ; 519a, b 433a ch B to B-8

b 398b 433b 583b

B, wife of A, is by subtlity made a prisoner by A-3, a rejected lover, in his apartment

411b 519b

(22) Following a Wrong Course through Mistaken Judgment
484

a 429b 436 563c

A and B, man and wife, struggle to realize a cherished ideal * A and B discover that their cherished ideal is a mistaken one **

420 457

b 375 491b 524a

A tries in vain to pay the debts incurred by his extravagant wife, B, whom he idolizes * A, facing ruin, seeks to save himself by committing a transgression **

763 754 770b

485

395 464

A, husband of B, is wealthy, cultured and of high social standing * A indulges a taste for low companionship and questionable adventures **

429a 499a 500a 501

486

a 378 382 383

A, married to B, falls in love with B-3

386 368e 555b

b 395 420 464 525

A has two wives, B and B-3, two homes several miles apart, two names by which he is known in two different communities, two circles of acquaintances, and practices two professions

548b 1148a 1248

487

373 412

A is estranged from his wife, B * A, estranged from his wife, B, seeks a reconciliation, and then quarrels with B as to which of them caused the estrangement—and the estrangement continues **

391 400 429a

488

a 93a 431

A marries B because he thinks she is poor * A discovers, after his marriage with B, that she is wealthy in her own right **

429b 563c 929

b 367a 368b

A marries B, a woman he does not love * A has committed a transgression 1290a 1301 1304; B knows of the transgression, and A marries her in order to safeguard his evil secret **

528 1291a

489

486a 472

A begins divorce proceedings against his wife, B * A seeks to divorce B, thinking to find happiness in a new love **

496a 556 886 ; 563a

490

a 484a -* 966 -*

A and B, man and wife, keep themselves in poverty by spending all their money for rich furnishings to put in a mansion they are going to build when they become wealthy * A and B keep themselves poor by buying rich furnishings for the mansion they are some day going to build; but the furnishings, inadequately housed, fall into ruin before A and B are able to build their air castle **

484a *-** 576a 770a

b 484b 461

A, and B, man and wife, are to inherit money from a rich relative, A-2, when a child shall bless their union * A and B, childless, write a rich relative, A-2, that a son has been born to them ** A-2 writes A and B that he is coming to see their child; and A and B find it necessary to resort to further simulation ***

1057b 1430b

491

a 372 461

B is the wife of A, and loves him devotedly * B insists on dominating A in business affairs **

419 420 463

b 510 585b

B, wife of A, insists on living beyond her husband’s means * B, through fooiish extravagance, brings A close to ruin **

461 505

492

a 370 372

B’s husband, A, loves her devotedly * A is of a parsimonious nature and gives B little money **

492b 593

b 370 372

B’s husband, A, is a poor man * B loves jewels and fine clothes which her husband, A, is unable to give her ** B is persuaded to accept a valuable piece of jewelry from an old admirer, A-3 *** B tells A, her husband, that a valuable piece of jewelry, given her by A-3, is set with imitation stones and that she bought it for herself ****

476b 483b

493

485 486b

B’s husband, A, is affectionate and kindly and puts on his “Sunday manners” in company; but when he and B are alone, he is cross-grained, petty and tryannical

477 495

494

508 547

B, wife of A, is shallow, foolish and faithless * B, married to A, flirts with an unmarried man, A-3 **

503b 568c

495

492a, b 494

B, wife of A, falls in love with young and reckless A-3

503b 505 -* 507a, b

(15) Finding a Sustaining Power in Misfortune
496

a 489 509 539a 553

A falls ill * A’s wife, B, from whom he is seeking a divorce, nurses him back to health **

396 379 500a

b 420 478 486a

A’s wife, B, deserts him and obtains a divorce * A falls ill. B-3, who loved A before he married B, nurses A back to health **

22b ; 22a ch B to B-3 515 ch B to B-3

c 473 594b 395 435a

A, hen-pecked husband of B, discovers that B has an undivorced husband, A-3, living * A secretly abandons B and leaves her to A-3. B’s undivorced former husband **

548a ch A to A-3 573b tr A & A-3

497

546a 575

A has recently lost his wife, B * A finds his memories of his deceased wife, B, an inspiration and a sustaining power **

498 1433b ; 504a 578a, b

498

576a 567 -* 579a ; 578a

A seeks to find his deceased wife, B * A believes that his deceased wife, B, has returned to earth to comfort him **

392 474 526 560

499

a 463 460 563a

A and B, husband and wife, are estranged from each other * A and B, estranged, undergo a character transformation through love for their child, CH, and become reconciled **

494 ; 505 -* 507b

b 406 510 547

A dearly loves his wife, B, but B does not love him * A wins the love of his wife, B, by patience, forbearance, kindliness and devotion **

588 591

500

a 549 553 561

A is seeking a divorce from B * A becomes reconciled with B when she nurses him through a serious illness **

396 575 956 ch A-8 to A ; 578a

b 606 656

A, failing in business and almost a bankrupt, nevertheless marries B, a shrewd and thrifty woman * B so reorganizes and manages A’s affairs that he becomes prosperous **

419 491a

501

369 373 457

A and B are estranged and living apart, their married happiness in a sad tangle * A receives a letter from B 1395 calling him home ** A learns that a child, CH. has been born during his absence. Result, reconciliation with B, and happiness ***

532a 565

502

572 ; 402 -* 430

B supposes that her husband, A, is dead * B reads in a newspaper that her husband, A, whom she had supposed dead, is alive **

548a 550

503

a 582 590

B’s husband, A, is brutal and tyrannical * B, married to brutal and tyrannical A, loves and is beloved by, A-3 **

503b 544

b 503a 554

B discovers that her husband, A, is seeking the life of her lover, A-3 * B seeks desperately to save her lover, A-3, from the vengeance of her husband, A **

507b 557a 568c, d

504

a 405 485 492a 499b tr A & B 579a ; 565 1133

B seeks to win her husband, A, to a certain enterprise * B, with the help of the elements during a devastating storm, succeeds in winning her husband, A, to an enterprise long cherished by B **

534 546a 884b

b 493 ch B to B-3 528 578b tr B & B-3

B is the second wife of A * A’s sorrow for his deceased wife, B-3, causes B, his second wife, much unhappiness ** B, second wife of A, discovers that B-3, A’s first wife, was unfaithful ***

389 391 ch B-3 to B-8

505

544 563b 585b 580 484b 908

B, wife of A, suffers a critical illness at childbirth and her character is completely transformed * B lives for her children, gives all to them, and loses her moody despondency ** B loyally helps her husband, A, recoup his financial losses ***

474 455b

506

a 540 541 571 582 561 tr A & B, ch A-3 to B-3

B thinks her husband, A, has committed a moral transgression 563a * B discovers through a friend, B-2, that the moral transgression of which she has accused her husband, A, was never committed **

496a, b 506b 536 546a

b 485 506a 770a

B, through false suspicion, is estranged from her husband, A * B becomes reconciled with her husband, A, when a suspicion is proved to be false **

1451a ch A to B 1462

507

a 398a, b 411b 433b 444

B is eloping with A-3, the man who destroyed her faith in her husband, A * B, wife of A, eloping with A-3, meets A-2, A’s friend, and is rescued by A-2 from an act of folly **

536 568d

b 466a 543

B, married to A, elopes with A-3 * B’s love for her child, CH, left with her husband, A, when she deserted him, draws her back to CH and A **

568c, d

(39) Forsaking Cherished Ambitions in order to Carry out an Obligation
508

512 513 521 528 539a 579b

A finds his marriage to B a bar to his contentment

510 529b

509

382 420 500b

A finds his marriage to B a hindrance in his love affair with B-3

377a 385a 386 393 426 556

510

372 375 378

A is unhappy in his married life with B * A, unhappily married to B, proves true to his obligation to run a charted course as a family man, even though he must sacrifice cherished ambitions **

385a 393 435a 511

511

513 484b -*

A, married to B, finds the necessity of supporting his wife and family a bar to cherished ambitions

484b *-** 991

512

613 991 1073

A is prevented by family and business obligations from embarking upon a cherished enterprise

900 917 952

513

511 768

A, married to B, is compelled to lead a prosy, middle-class life, drab and monotonous * A, married to prosy B, treasures in his heart of hearts dreams of knightly exploits and chivalrous adventures, himself the star of each performance **

771a 773 ch B to B-8 774 1077 1330 1335

514

581 565

B, married to A, her second husband, finds her domestic happiness imperiled by the obligation to care for CH, a child by her first husband

516 503b ch “lover A-3” to “child CH” 507b 594b

515

585b 1106 1119

B, wife of A, forsakes cherished ambitions in order to carry out the desire of A that she bear him a son * B dies in childbirth **

425 576a 578b

516

514 521 1341 ; 467 ch A-8 to CH 896 ch SN to CH

B deliberately sacrifices her life at the hands of her husband, A, in order to save their son, CH, who is falsely accused of transgression by A, the real transgressor.

(40) Embarking upon an Enterprise in which one Obligation is Opposed by Another Obligation
517

525 925 -* 957a

A, husband of B, is discovered by honsst and high-minded B to be planning a transgression that will work untold hardship to the public * A, rich and powerful, is determined to use all his wealth and influence in carrying out an iniquitous project. His wife, B, seeks in vain to persuade him against it **

403 553 557a -*

518

384 543 574b

A and B are married, and A’s mother, M-A, lives with them * A and B quarrel regarding M-A, and A is forced to choose between M-A and B **

554 568c 578b

519

a 483a, b 519b -*

A learns that his wife, B, is in terrible danger * A, if he leaves his post of duty to save his wife, B, who is in terrible Hanger, will sacrifice lives and property he is in duty bound to safeguard **

519b *-** 576b

b 519a 591

A, over the phone, receives an agonized call from his wife, B, for help. B is in terrible danger * A rescues B **

520

371 449 tr A & A-3 537

A, innocent, is arrested on a murder charge * A could prove an alibi and win freedom of a murder charge, but only by involving B-3, another man’s wife ** A’s obligation to save himself, is opposed by an obligation to protect B-3, another man’s wife ***

535 -* ch B to B-3, A to A-8 & A-3 to A 1204 ch B to B-3 1151 ch B to B-3

(41) Finding an Obligation at Variance with Ambition, Inclination or Necessity
521

382 441 tr A & B 464 467

A, B’s husband, pretends to be innocent of a transgression, but B knows he is guilty

454 594c

522

574a 601 620 631

A is unable to find a job and support his wife, B * A and his wife, B, find themselves face to face with starvation **

523 532a 532b 579a 583b 628

523

585b 680a 681a

A, because of extreme poverty, finds it impossible to remember his wife, B, with a Christmas present (or a gift on her birthday, or on their wedding anniversary)

398a 400 411b 455a 628

524

a 500b 1079 1132

A, husband of B, has a dangerously reckless passion for gambling in stocks * A, husband of B, is a lawyer with trust funds in his possession; and B fears that he will be tempted to use the trust funds for gambling purposes **

380 443 474 566b

b 408 466b

A, elderly husband of youthful B, will die if a limb is not amputated * A refuses to have a limb amputated, preferring “to die in one piece.” B, his wife, upholds him in his determination **

403 474 tr A & B

525

420 421 461 509

A, married to B, attempts to carry out an infamous project in spite of family obligations

426 438 465 486b 548b 555a 556

526

474 -* 497

A struggles to carry out an obligation to his deceased wife. B, which he considers sacred

474 *-** 198 578b -* 588

527

347a 579b

A seeks to be loyal to his wife, B * B, wife of A, is of alien blood and inferior race **

585a 588 593

528

365a 382

A is the husband of worthy B, whom he does not love * A, married to B, whom he does not love, is haunted by memories of a former sweetheart, B-3, whom he still loves **

393 420 555b 246b 368e

529

a 530 531 540 541

A, deeply in love with his wife, B, is made defendant in divorce proceedings started by B

568a 573a 594c 496b

b 378 395 408

A dominates his wife, B, a nagger and a scold, by petty tyrannies that are more masterful than any B has at her command * B, when properly subdued by her husband, A’s, pretended tyrannies, finds A gentle, kindly and considerate ** A, by being cruel in order to be kind, insures the married happiness of himself and B ***

545 546a

530

1132 ch A to B 1334a ch A to B

B, wife of A, refuses to live with A in a house beside which there is a mysterious grave

918b ch A to B 1358 ch A to B 1366 ch A to B 1375 ch A to B 529a

531

574b 1009b ch B to M-A & SN to A

B, wife of A, is compelled to live with A’s mother, M-A * B finds the conditions of her married life with A unpleasant **

529a 543 557b

532

a 469 583a

B must have money in order to save her husband, A * A, husband of B, is desperately ill, and will die unless he can have a change of climate **

410 583b 1293a, b, c

b 469 522

B’s long, beautiful tresses are greatly admired by her husband, A * B, in order finance a certain enterprise involving her husband, A, sells her long hair **

455a 739

533

378 395

B, A’s tyrannical wife, goes out for the evening and orders A not to leave the house while she is away

420 426 435a 471 473

534

376 378 tr B & A 413

B is forbidden by her husband, A, to engage in a certain enterprise * B engages in a certain enterprise which her husband, A, condemns and forbids her taking part in 442 449 *-** 452 ** B, engaging in an enterprise forbidden by her husband, A, discovers that A has a part in it 599; and, because of this discovery, B comes to an agreement with A which enables them to go forward happily in life with a better understanding of each other’s rights and privileges ***

535

667 449 ; 537 ch A to A-3, B to B-3 & B-3 to B ; 1070 ch A to A-3

B, wife of A, saves A-3, a supposed transgressor, from the law by a public confession of her delinquency * A, because of his great love for his wife, B, forgives her delinquency and glories in her moral courage in making a confession of it **

695a ch A to A-3 557b ch A-2 to A-3

536

370 372 398a, b 433b

B, married to A, is about to elope with A-3 * B, wife of A, is eloping with A-3 when they meet a stranger, A-2; and A-2, in the presence of both B and A-3, tells about a man, AX, who broke up a home by eloping with a friend’s wife and then abandoning her. A-2 has recognized A-3 and, in order to save B, tells this story about him, hiding A-3’s identity under a fictitious name. But it is enough, A-3 sneaks away, and B never sees him again **

391 tr A & B & ch B-3 to A-3 396

(29) Aiding Another to Hide from the World a Fateful Secret
537

378 385a 395

A’s wife, B, is murdered at a certain hour of the night * A is suspected of having murdered his wife, B; but, at the hour the murder was committed, A was with B-3 411a ch B to B-3 411b -* ch B to B-3, A to A-8 & A-3 to A a woman of spotless reputation and happily married **

520 667 ch B to B-3 535 ch B to B-3, A to A-8 & A-3 to A 1070 ch B to B-3

(23) Becoming Involved in a Complication that has to do with Mistaken Judgment and Suspicion
538

438 561

A, husband of B, enroute to his home in the country, is caught in a storm and is out all night * A, absent from home all night, finds on reaching home in the morning, that his wife, B, is missing ** A mistakenly supposes that his wife, B, has eloped with A-3 ***

401 545 546a

539

a 399 954 966 -*

A, husband of B, is the victim of egotistical self-deception and thinks himself a great man * A believes that he is prevented from becoming famous by the jealousy of his wife, B **

386 391

b 429a 430 460 540

A reads in a newspaper that his wife, B, has divorced him * B divorces A on the grounds of desertion **

388 -* tr A & B 496b

540

719 770a 743b ch B to A

A, husband of B, vanishes mysteriously * A, husband of B, and B-3, both vanish mysteriously at the same time ** Gossip has it that A, husband of B, has eloped with B-3 ***

506a, b 571 573b

541

1383 1389b 1397 1400 1401

A, whenever he attempts to have X, a certain object of mystery, explained to him, meets with misfortune * A, showing X, a mysterious object of mystery, to his wife. B, is astounded when B, without explanation, begins divorce proceedings

1357 1425

542

405 420

A labors under the mistaken belief that the altruism of his wife, B, is prompted by selfish motives

377a 386 391 555a, b

543

531 574b 994 ch B to M-A & SN to A

B, wife of A, is jealous of the attentions A gives his mother, M-A * B has a mistaken idea that her husband’s mother, M-A, is trying to interfere between her and A

507a ch A-2 to M-A, mother of A 518

544

462 547

B labors under the mistaken belief that her husband, A, receives all the praise for her own kindly acts

457 646 ; 594d 644 ; 594d 572 ; 573b 540 ; 506a, b

(11) Confronting a Situation in which Courage and Devotion Alone can save the Fortunes of One Beloved
545

528 539a ; 553

B’s husband, A, fails to return home. A blizzard is raging, and B fears that A has suffered misfortune in the storm * B meets her death while searching vainly in a storm for her husband, A **

576a 577 578a

546

a 706a, b, c

B, wife of A, during A’s absence, sees destruction threatening A’s life work * B, at the cost of her own life, heroically saves from destruction the life work of her husband, A **

497 576a

b 828 885a

B, homely, marries a blind man, A, who thinks her surpassingly beautiful * B hires a noted eye-specialist to perform an operation on the eyes of her blind husband, A. whereby A’s sight is restored **

489 581 933

(12) Falling into Misfortune through Disloyalty in Love
547

369 406 529a

A dearly loves his wife, B; and her love, which he does not possess, is necessary to his happiness

499b 563a 573b

548

a 681b 734 ; 402 -*

A, married to B, suffers a memory lapse and marries B-3 * A, husband of B, suffers an attack of amnesia and marries B-3; his memory returns, and he forgets B-3 and goes back to B **

548b 550

b 548a 486b

A is a bigamist; and his two wives, B and B-3, meet by chance and compare notes

472 705

549

492a 494 ch A-3 to A-2

A is married to B, and his ideal is faithfulness * A’s wife, B, elopes with his friend, A-2, a man more successful in business than A **

496a, b 507b ch A-3 to A-2

550

540 548a 681b 770a

A, married to B, after a long, mysterious absence returns to find B married to A-3

568b, c, d 571 573b

551

515 397 ch A-3 to A-2 549 588 764 79 ch A to A-2 & A-3 to A

A discovers that his wife, B, is the mother of A-2’s son, CH

585a 392 474

552

a 510 547 561

A, husband of B, discovers that B is unfaithful

551 568a, b, c, d

b 510 554

A finds a bundle of love letters in a locked drawer of his wife, B’s, desk—letters written after B’s marriage to him, but not by him * A, discovering that his wife, B, is unfaithful, strangles her while she sleeps **

385b 568a

553

410 411a 547

A believes that his wife, B, is in love with A-3

396 418 496a

554

405 412

A secretly discovers that his wife, B, has an affair with A-3

380 400 434b 438 503b

555

a 464 481 486a

A abandons his loving, devoted wife, B, to elope with B-3, a younger and prettier woman * A, abandoning his wife, B, to elope with B-3, pays a penalty of remorse and unhappiness **

377b ; 408 ch B to B-3 556 552a ch B to B-3

b 486 1073

A, unhappily married to B, falls in love with B-3, a girl much younger than himself * A, married to B and in love with B-3, takes a long journey in an attempt to forget B-3 **

528 1379

556

485 486a 494 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A

A, married to B, pretends to be single in making love to B-8 * A, husband of B, is killed in an accident while on the way to elope with B-3 **

557

a 398a 413 433b

B’s husband, A, has a weak heart, and is lured into over-exertion by A-3, B permitting * A dies as the result of a conspiracy between B and A-3, and B suffers remorse **

665 669 738 743b 946 956

b 470 ; 477 441 ; 477 503a ch A-3 to A-2

B, wife of A, elopes with A’s friend, A-2 * B, wife of A, and A-2 with whom B is eloping, meet death in an automobile accident **

(26) Seeking Secretly to Preserve Another from Danger
558

368b ; 403 -* 376

B, wife of brutal and tyrannical A, has a loyal friend in A-3. A-3 seeks to help B escape from A * A, the brutal and tyrannical husband of B, is a huge man and as powerful and determined as he is brutal; and A-3, who would save B from A, is a coward **

1061 ch A to A-3 ; 1075a, b ch A to A-3 857 ch A to A-3 ; 557a 568d 403 *-**

559

376 403 -*

B’s husband, A, is a tyrannical, churlish person whose dislike for his attractive wife inspires in his small mind a desire to persecute her * B, wife of brutal and tyrannical A, is loved by A-3. B, although she loves A-3, is too high-minded to consider an elopement, or to be a party to any sort of intrigue **

403 *-** 438 568d

(57) Seeking to Unravel a Puzzling Complication
560

371 474 498 576a 577 578a

A finds that a delusion regarding the apparition of his deceased wife, B, is entangled with truth * A hears the voice of his deceased wife, B, and there seems absolutely no doubt that it is her voice **

392 587

561

428 433b 562

A, husband of B, receives anonymous communications regarding B and A-3

434a 445a 538 553

562

381 434a -* 445a -*

A, husband of B, receives each morning a mysterious communication regarding B 1383 1397 * A finds an anonymous communication regarding his wife, B, on a sheet of paper in his typewriter 1381 1389a ** A receives through the mails, “poison pen” letters 564b -* regarding his wife, B ***

377a 396 397 398b

(37) Seeking Against Difficulties to Realize a Cherished Ideal
563

a 460 547

A, estranged from his wife, B, whom he dearly loves, seeks a reconciliation

487 499a, b 500a 501

b 378 395

A marries B, a beautiful woman notorious for her vicious temper and scorpion tongue * A is deeply in love with his wife, B, a virago, and plans to transform her nature by a method of his own **

443 ; 394 529b

c 423b 429b 954 add B 974 add A

A and B, man and wife, deplore the insincerity and the mercenary spirit of modern city life * A and B, man and wife, leave the city and search in the country for their ideal of what life should be ** A and B, man and wife, discover that they are searching for an ideal that does not exist ***

900 add B 963 add B

564

a 557a 569 -* 572

B, young and attractive, has recently lost her husband, A * B, a young and attractive widow, resolves to remain faithful to the memory of her deceased husband, A, and never marry again **

14b ch A to A-8 ; 405 ch A to A-8 564a tr A & B ; 14c 20a ch A to A-8 31 ch A to A-8

b 373 376 450 452

B, wishing to be free of her husband, A, writes anonymous “poison pen” letters regarding herself, and sends them to A * B writes anonymous “poison pen” letters regarding her husband, A, and sends them to herself **

385a 418

565

975a 957a 976 1133 ; 1120

B cherishes a dear desire that her husband, A, shall become religiously inclined

504a 1427b 1445 ch B to A

566

a 472 -* 473

B seeks to aid her husband, A, who is morose and discontented

410 445a 469 481 482

b 524a 579a

B, fearing her husband, A, will commit a transgression, pretends herself to commit a transgression * B pretends to be a shoplifter, but has honestly purchased the goods which her horrified husband, A, finds in her possession **

504a 1050

(46) Seeking Retaliation for a Grievous Wrong that is Either Real or Fancied
567

483a, b 492b 583b

A’s wife, B, is dishonored (and slain?) by A-3 * A’s wife. B, is dishonored and slain, during the war, by an enemy officer, A-3 ** A seeks to find A-3 and be revenged on him for a grievous wrong committed against A’s wife, B ***

1318 1319 1322 1323

568

a 397 398a 444 451 494 551 554

A, married to B, discovers the unfaithfulness of B * A, discovering that his wife, B, is unfaithful, kills her and himself **

b 466 503a ; 554

A seeks craftily to be revenged upon his wife, B, for falling in love with A-3, the man who has befriended her

438 ; 550 503b

c 446b ch A-2 to A-3 476a 483b 495

A, husband of B, discovers the unfaithfulness of B * A kills A-3, the lover of his wife, B **

594e ch A-5 to A & last A to A-3 610

d 503a, b 550 554 558

A, husband of B, attempts to kill B s lover, A-3 * A-3. murderously assaulted by A, husband of B, slays him in self-defense **

705 ch A to A-3 712 ch A to A-3 738 895 ch A to A-3

569

730 ch A-3 to A-5 483a ch A-3 to A-5 ; 483b ch A-3 to A-5

B’s husband, A, is killed by A-5 * B’s husband, A, is killed by A-5; and A-5, through the law’s delay and technicalities, escapes with only a light sentence ** B invokes the Mosaic law in seeking revenge upon A-5 for the murder of her husband, A ***

594e 1244b ch A to A-5 1325 ch A to A-5

570

992 ch F-B to A ; 641 ch F-B to A ; 378 ch B to SM-B 948 ch F-B to A & M-B to SM-B

B is the daughter of A and step-daughter of A’s wife, SM-B * B seeks revenge upon her step-mother, SM-B, because she thinks SM-B has stolen the affections of her father, A, away from her **

909 ch BR-B to SM-B 933

(20) Becoming Involved with Conditions in which Misfortune is Indicated
571

548a 660a 719a 750 770

A, mysteriously missing, returns to his home and his wife, B, in a dazed condition, unable to give any explanations

540 550 572 ; 402

572

664 681b 1389a

A, husband of B, mysteriously disappears * B’s husband, A, mysteriously disappears, and B mourns for him as dead **

402 502

573

a 70 290

A and B, for certain reasons, keep their marriage a close secret * B’s father, F-B, insists that B, already united to A by a secret marriage, shall marry A’s rival in love, A-3 **

445b 477 481 483b

b 572 734 ; 1368 ; 548

A, missing and supposed to be dead, returns secretly and finds his wife, B, married to A-3 * A, discovering that his wife, B, dearly loves A-3, whom she has married thinking A to be dead, secretly goes away and takes himself out of her life **

913 918b

574

a 601 606

A, a toiler, seeks to support his wife, B, and family by honest enterprise; but he is out of work, his wife is ill and his family in need

549 579a

b 522 574a

A, husband of B, is in dire financial straits * A, and his wife, B, are compelled to live with A’s mother, M-A, and avail themselves of her slender resources **

518 531 543

575

421 429b 464

A becomes aware of the impending death of his wife, B

576a, b 578a, b

576

a 567 591

A suffers overwhelming sorrow because of the death of his wife, B * A’s sorrow over the death of his wife, B, culminates in hallucination **

53 498 1334a 1345

b 49 445b 460

A, mistakenly supposing his beloved wife, B, is dead, kills himself * B, discovering that her husband, A, is dead, commits suicide **

577

55 376 377a 386 492a

A suffers remorse and overwhelming sorrow—remorse for broken vows, and sorrow because of the death of his dearly beloved wife, B * A, goaded by sorrow for the death of his wife, B, goes into seclusion **

474 497 971

578

a 420 464 485

A, because of the death of his wife, B, suffers great sorrow and undergoes a character transformation

918a 922a 923

b 382 421 486a

A’s wife, B, dies. B, A’s wife, on her death bed, has A promise that he will marry B-3, B’s best friend * B-3 loved A before he married B **

526 378 ch B to B-3 405 tr B & B-3

579

a 574a 566a

B is convinced that all the misfortunes of herself and her husband, A, are due to A’s irreligious nature

504a 565 884b 1353

b 347a 508 527

A’s wife, B, is racially, morally and mentally A’s inferior * B, wife of A, proves a hindrance to him socially and in a business way **

371 386 398b 407 491b

580

421 462

B is the wife of A, a friend of A-2’s * A’s friend, A-2, discovers that A’s wife, B, is a “vamp” **

505 508 443 457

581

370 482 514

B desires the love and consideration of her husband, A, which she believes she has lost

410 445a 515

582

427 461 464

B, opening a letter addressed to her husband, A, discovers that A has lied to her

394 443 499a

583

a 376 413

B, if discovered doing something she has in mind, will find herself at odds with her husband, A

442 534

b 532a 561 585b

B, wife of A, is desperately in need of money for a certain purpose * A-3, a rejected lover of B’s, promises to help B, wife of A, if she will come to his apartment for an interview **

476b 483a, b

c 458a 470

B, wife of A, is desperately in need of money for a certain purpose * B, wife of A, happens to meet an old lover, A-3, and is forced to borrow a sum of money from him **

418 476a, b

584

a 395 403 -*

B, just married to A, discovers in a secret place her obituary notice (written by A?) the date of demise alone left blank

403 *-*** 590 1346 ; 1462

b 421 436 1061

B, wife of A, loses her love for A when she discovers his cowardly nature

409 1082a 1104

585

a 553 561

B, wife of A, leaves home suddenly on important business while A is absent * B, leaving home suddenly during the absence of her husband, A, writes a line to A explaining her departure, but the wind whisks the note out of an open window and away. B’s absence is accounted a mysterious disappearance **

396 538 572 tr A & B 755

b 488b 522 523

B, wife of A, is a butterfly of fashion * B, wife of A, must have rich clothes and luxurious surroundings in order to be happy **

484b 492b

586

1377b ch B to B-3 1383 1384 ch B to A 1389b 1440 ch A to A-8

B believes that her husband, A, loves her less than he does a certain small statue, X, that stands on his desk

1352 1408 1425 1444

587

537 539a 577

B, the deceased wife of A, appears to a relative of A’s and describes her mortal reactions to A’s lack of affection for her

922 984

588

376 420 515

B, dying, reveals to her husband, A, a closely guarded secret which he finds greatly perturbing

441 451 467 492b 503a ch A-3 to A-2 551

589

540 555b

B is convinced that her husband, A, has eloped with B-3

496b 506a 539b

590

426 -* 584a

B, fourth wife of A, discovers shortly after her marriage that A’s other wives have all died suddenly and mysteriously

387 403 422b 552b

591

483a, b 1137a ; 179a

B, alone, helpless and in terrible danger, sends to her husband, A, a despairing call for aid

519a, b 851

592

398a -* 405 486a 485

B revolts against certain unpleasant conditions involving her husband, A

398a *-** 398b *-** 403

593

441 454 492a 503a

B secretly takes money from her husband, A, for her own use

450 484b 491b

594

a 542 566a 581

B, undemonstrative in her affections, surprises her husband, A, and arouses his suspicion by bringing his breakfast to him in bed

403 582 593

b 378 471 473 550 tr A & A-3 533

B, a termagant, supposes herself a widow and marries A * A-3. B’s undivorced husband, appears secretly to A, B’s present husband, and tries craftily to get A to pay him money for not claiming B as his wife **

417 496c

c 485 493 555a, b

B divorces her husband, A, and is awarded the custody of their child, CH * A steals his child, CH, from his divorced wife, B **

499a 500a

d 410 532a ; 1293a 1293b

B, wife of A, innocently commits a transgression * A, in order to save his wife, B, declares that he is guilty of a transgression committed by B **

499a, b 500a 695a, b

e 568d ch A-3 to A-5 569

B, wife of A, takes the law in her own hands and shoots A-5, who has murdered A

738 743b 801 ch A to A-8

f 528 486a

B, wife of A, dons the mask and custom of B-3, A’s paramour, and meets A as B-3 at a masquerade ball

534 1309b ch A-3 to B-3

g 475 ch A to A-2 & B to B-2 510 ch A to A-2 & B to B-2

B uses her weird powers of mental telepathy in reshaping the destiny of an unhappily married couple, A-2 and B-2 * B, having succeeded in reconciling A-2 and B-2, married and estranged from each other, discovers herself to be in love with A-2 **

57 279

Enterprise
Misfortune
(21) Falling into Misfortune through Mistaken Judgment
595

935 1065 -*

A exercises mistaken judgment in forwarding a certain undertaking * A loses his initiative, his enterprise and his ambition, and becomes merely a cog in the wheels of his employer **

85a 114 235 1065 *-** 1088 1243

596

612 646 ch B to A & AX to A-5 1114

A secures knowledge of a closely-guarded secret * A, securing knowledge of a closely-guarded secret, is hounded by a guilty persecutor, A-5, until his life is made miserable **

705 854 ch A-9 to A-5 884a

597

898 925 -* 1159 ch B to A-8 & A-4 to A

A’s chauffeur, A-7, driving A’s car by A’s orders at a high rate of speed, apparently injures a pedestrian, A-8 * A, when his car apparently injures a pedestrian, seeks to evade legal consequences by having his chauffeur, A-7, drive on at speed **

669 ch B to A & A-5 to A-7 750 775 783 1064

598

1074 1090 1092

A, an author, impersonates the crook hero of a story he is writing for the purpose of obtaining situations and “local color” * A, a novelist, impersonates the hero of a story he is writing and becomes involved in an unpleasant complication **

2b 786 803a 815a 817 822

599

442 ; 534 -** 793a 838 1168

A, in order to oblige his friend, A-2, acts contrary to his own principles and experiences unpleasant results * A dons A-2’s mask and costume and assumes A-2’s role at a carnival, A-2 being called away suddenly on pressing business and promising to return shortly. A is against masquerades on principle and, when A-2 fails to return, he is in a dilemma **

534 **-*** 365b 603a 594f

600

647 1198

A, in a foreign seaport and seeking to return at night to his steamer, loses his way and finds himself in the lawless slums

848a ; 664 12a 31 1218 1226 1230 ch A to A-8

601

111 704 981

A, seeking to help his friend, A-2, lends him all his money * A’s friend, A-2, fails to repay money borrowed from A and A is left penniless **

257b ch A-3 to A-2 574b 621 ch A-5 to A-2 656 1337

602

176c 225 1338

A, a pugilist, loses a ring battle and all the money he has wagered on himself

361a 500a 850b 874 918a

603

a 1273 ; 174 ch A-3 to A-2 426 446b 601 607

A suffers defeat because his friend, A-2, does not efficiently carry out his part in a certain enterprise

568c, d ch A-3 to A-2 280b ch A-3 to A-2 601

b 169 779

A and his friend, A-2, are attacked by robbers in a lonely wood * A’s friend, A-2, receives a wound from which he dies **

168 701 754

c 770b 793a, b

A and his friend, A-2, on horseback, are swimming a flooded river. A-2 is struck by a piece of floating drift, but A rescues him and gets him to the river bank * A-2 is so badly injured that he dies **

794 868

d 906 913 1174 1013 ch A-6 to A-2

A and his friend, A-2, are wandering afoot in the desert. A-2 is injured and their water supply fails * A’s friend, A-2, dies from injuries and hardships **

997 ; 1007 1160 1168

604

299 ch F-B to A-8 409 ch A-3 to A-8

A is in the employ of A-8, a man in whom he has implicit confidence * A, employed by A-8, comes to work one morning and finds the office in the hands of federal agents, A-6, A-6 ** A’s employer, A-8, has been “using the mails to defraud” ***

750 1279b ch A to A-8

605

652a 1248

A, stricken with fever in a wilderness country, is attended by an old woman, B * A, falling ill in a wilderness country, is attended by an old woman. B, to whom years before, he had taught a fake method of healing **

1220 1228 -* 1325

606

114 461 574a 602 958

A has invested all his money in a certain enterprise * A, investing all his money in a certain enterprise, sees the enterprise fail and himself plunged heavily into debt **

500b 574b 700

607

937 1115

A and his friend, A-2, explorers, are alone in the jungle * A’s friend, A-2, goes insane from eating the berries of a strange plant, and makes a murderous attack upon A **

972 1007

608

652a 731

A, in a strange part of the country, is arrested by the police as a criminal “suspect” * A, arrested by the police as a criminal “suspect”, has in his possession a satchel, innocently come by 804 1044a, b 1046. The satchel, X, is found to contain burglar’s tools **

91 109 163 635 695a

609

196 201 982b

A, temporarily in charge of two mischievous children, CH-1 and CH-2, finds himself in more dilemmas than he can successfully manage

193 728 -**

610

654 750 754

A is a fugitive from justice, hunted by A-6, an officer of the law * A is in a trap in the town of X. He can escape only by passing through the towns of Y or Z, and detectives, A-6 and A-6, are watching for him in both places **

651 707 717 1176

611

a 249 623 695a

A’s youthful escapades, committed thoughtlessly and not with malice, constitute the wrong which has given him a bad name among the people of his native place

864 1275

b 949a 954

A induces his father, F-A, to advance him his patrimony * A leaves his native place, squanders his substance in riotous living, comes to want and experiences remorse **

815b 818b

612

658 704

A receives A-5 on a forged letter of recommendation from a friend, A-2, and introduces A-5 into his own social circle * A, standing sponsor for A-5, discovers that A-5 is a crooked gambler who uses A’s sponsorship for the purpose of mulcting A’s friends **

635 725 859

613

926 927 928a

A, given to altruistic enterprises, befriends a tramp, A-5 * A befriends a tramp, A-5; and A-5, taking advantage of A’s hospitality, steals valuable property from him **

894 998 ch A-4 to A-5

614

709 763 778 1166a

A loses a valuable diamond, X * A loses a valuable diamond, X, in a place where there is a flock of chickens, and he insists that the chickens must be killed, one by one, until the diamond is found. The chickens are all killed ** A loses a valuable diamond, X, and has his suspicions as to where it can be found, but discovers that his suspicions are unfounded ***

771a 1200 1222b

615

1g 78 857 1061 1150 1219 ch A to A-8

A, a coward and a braggart, is manoeuvered into a dangerous test, and must either eat his words or acquit himself with credit * A, a coward who has been manoeuvered into a dangerous test of courage, is almost beside himself with fear as he sets forth to meet the test **

1104 1227b, c

616

679 743b 946 1244b

A has confided to B the combination of his safe, X * A, confiding to B the combination of his safe. X. brings danger to B **

144 666 801

617

2a 59 412 768 1187

A shows his ignorance of the usages of high society by unpacking his satchel when a servant, A-7, is expected to do it for him * A, annoyed by a faux pas he has committed, seeks to “save his face” **

709 ; 786 814

618

1063 1071 1094 1126

A is bored by certain duties he is obliged to perform * A, bored by certain duties he is obliged to perform, finds a way out—with unpleasant results **

1163a, b 1184 1164 ch A to A-2

619

601 602 606 212a 461 1343

A loses all his life’s savings * A plans to take has own life, but fate intervenes **

621 865 879 1373 1388

620

113 131 726a

A loses his job * A suffers misfortune because he departs from the strict line of duty in order to carry out a cherished ambition of his own **

628 ch B to A-9, “A’s employer” 753 779 836 832 902 903

621

127a 522 619 246b ch A to AX

A is swindled out of his life’s savings by A-5 * A, swindled out of his life’s savings by A-5, is about to take his own life when his lost money is returned to him by a mysterious person, AX ** AX, a mysterious “righter of wrongs,” at the point of a gun takes from A-5 money out of which A-5 has swindled A and restores the money to A ***

1455b 1424a

622

611 ch A to SN 928b

A mistakenly supposes his son, SN, to have perished in a tragic accident

698 628 ch A to SN & B to A 297 ch B to SX 674 734 ch A to SX 1053 1056

623

109 163 513 611a 798 815a

A, innocent, is supposed to be a transgressor * A is supposed to be a transgressor because he is found with contraband goods in his possession **

859 1168 1228 1264 tr A & A-2 1265a tr A & A-3

624

597 699a 712 750 777 787 857 1449

A considers himself a transgressor until he discovers that his supposed transgression was never committed

635 1448 1451a 1456

625

1202a 1220a 1227b, c

A awakens in B a consuming desire to leave the city and return to her home in the country to live. All of which was farthest from A’s plans, since he seeks a business engagement from B which can only be carried out in the city, and with B’s help

641 1155

626

959 ; 966c 925 -*

A, in making a scientific experiment, has unintentionally caused his daughter, D, a grievous injury

627 ch B to D 227 ch B to D, A to A-8 & F-B to A

627

416 626 ch D to B

A unintentionally causes the death of B * A, seeking to save B by giving her an antidote for a certain poison, causes her death **

578a, b 633 ; 634

628

111 522 523 615 838 1086 1101

A, in need of money to finance an enterprise, holds up a stage * A, robbing a stage, discovers that B, who knows and recognizes him, is one of the passengers **

651 699a, b

629

711a 726a 1162 ch A-5 to A 1163a ch A-4 to A-2

A has his “double,” A-2, take his place in an important enterprise * A finds himself ruined, and his reputation gone, when his double, A-2, bungles an important enterprise while posing as A **

635 ch A-5 to A-2 1337

630

1226 1214 ; 1227a -**

A seeks to defeat a grafter, A-5, at the grafter’s own game * A, seeking to defeat the schemes of a grafter, A-5, is betrayed by a confederate, A-2, whom A asks to help him ** Through A-2, A’s confederate in an enterprise, A suffers loss ***

1268 1269 tr A & A-2

631

461 602

A is ruined when his appeal to his supposed friend, A-2, for financial aid, is denied

505 619

632

687 692

A, in desperate danger, appeals for rescue to A-4 * A’s appeal to a selfish power, A-4. for rescue, is denied because commercial interests would be imperiled by the delay necessary to save A’s life ** A is abandoned and left to die by A-4 ***

898 ch A to A-4 899 -* ch A to A-4 957c tr A & A-4

633

1338 1342a 1344 1347 1356 1357 1360

A mixes truth with delusion in an earnest investigation of a psychic problem * A, mixing truth with delusion in an earnest investigation of a psychic problem, finally loses his reason **

1391 1428

634

130 480 732 776 1350

A, imagining he sees a fast motor car almost upon him, leaps in front of a car that is not imaginary and is instantly killed

762

635

249 608 612 624 629 ch A-2 to A-5 859

A suffers false suspicion as a transgressor * A, mistakenly supposed to be a transgressor, is finally cleared of suspicion by a confession of the real transgressor, A-5 **

854 884a

636

763 1166a 1196 1267a 1335

A is a professional burglar who throws caution to the winds in one of his burglaries * A, a burglar, breaks into a house that is quarantined ** A contracts a contagious disease ***

681b 705

637

778 1023 1024 1027 1029 1268

A robs a heathen temple of jewels and proceeds about his work with reckless audacity * A, committing a robbery, is caught red-handed and turned over to the law for punishment **

866 1209c tr A & A-2

638

259-2 377b 681a 732 753

A, ruined financially, takes to drink and “dies in his cups”

639

758 -* 768 898 925 -*

A is abducted by A-5 and held for ransom * A, abducted by A-5 and held for ransom, is a meddlesome, disagreeable person and his family and friends are glad to be rid of him and will not pay the ransom ** A, abducted by A-5 and held for ransom, makes A-5’s life so miserable that he pays a round sum to have A taken off his hands ***

781 880 918a, b

640

126 488a, b 904 1278a

A is tricked by B in a certain enterprise * A, tricked by B in a certain enterprise, dies when the trickery is discovered **

557a

641

285 992

B, trying to make a home for her widowed father, F-B, is neglected and cruelly treated by F-B

14a 223 368a 676 993

642

491b 585b 766

B, as a sop to her vanity, borrows a valuable ornament from her wealthy friend, B-2 * B loses a valuable ornament she borrowed from her friend, B-2 ** B, and her husband, A, poor, are compelled to labor hard and deny themselves every comfort for years in order to replace a valuable ornament B borrowed from B-2, and lost ***

767 792a 870a

643

60 470 1416

B, tired, and unable to get a room in a hotel in a large city, wanders about the lobby and neighboring rooms. It is very late; and B, unfamiliar with her surroundings, finds a dark, deserted room with comfortable chairs and large mirrors, and falls asleep in one of the chairs. She does not awaken until morning; then, to her horror, she discovers that she has spent the night as no respectable woman ought to have done

645 870a

644

147 544

B innocently befriends a stranger, A-4; and it later develops that A-4 is a political offender whom government officials, headed by A-6, are straining every nerve to capture * If A-6 knew that B had befriended A-4, she would be considered a confederate of A-4’s and suffer accordingly **

179a, c 594d 824

645

737b -* 737c ; 737b *-**

B finds herself, innocently and through error, a prisoner at night in a bedroom not her own * B, caught innocently in a compromising situation, discovers a state of affairs that renders her dilemma tragic **

648 669 ch A-5 to A 1135b

646

147 544

B befriends an Unknown, AX, in a spirit of altruism * B discovers that AX, an Unknown whom she has befriended, is a notorious criminal who is being hunted by the police **

660b 669 743b 211

647

279 470

B, a respectable working girl, seeking employment, follows the advice of a supposed friend, A-5, and finds herself in an immoral dance hall where she is compelled to dance with patrons and serve drinks

14a 738

648

645 647 1050

B is accused of being a transgressor because she is found in an environment, or because she has property in her possession, which indicates transgression * B is accused of transgression, but the accusation is unjust **

21 69 186 817 822 828

649

628 ch A to BR-B 770b, c ch A to BR-B 977

B, sister of BR-B, in order to prevent BR-B from bringing dishonor to their family, unintentionally causes his death

746 909

(13) Seeking by Craftiness to Escape Misfortune
650

687 689 690 691

A, a white man cast away among bloodthirsty savages, has his life spared because he is a ventriloquist and supposed to be a god

714 244 878a

651

1193 1282 1298

A, a fugitive from justice seeking to avoid capture, finds himself in a tight corner with sheriffs, A-6, A-6, A-6, apparently approaching from every direction * A, a fugitive driven to bay by officers of the law, takes refuge in a house which is a place of mystery ** 699b 74a [1] A house built squarely on the dividing line between two states, so that one may pass from California into Nevada by crossing the living room. The serving of legal processes from one state or the other is thus avoided or delayed. Similarly [2], a cabin built where four states “corner,” a a cabin with one room: the stove in Arizona, the cupboard in New Mexico, the bed in Colorado, the trunk in Utah. [3] A room in an ancient house, sealed up for two hundred years, with an inscription over the door threatening death to any one attempting to enter

652

a 651 -* 153 321b 385a 639 -**

A is caught in an unpleasant complication, and disaster threatens him unless he is crafty enough to devise plans for his own safety

651 *-** 639 **-*** 650 658

b 180 212a ; 726b 793a

A, the idol of his people, is about to lose a wrestling match to A-3, his rival * A, wrestling in the open with A-3, a rival wrestler, prevents A-3 from winning a victory by falling from a cliff, apparently by accident, and losing his life **

653

651 -* 652b -* 655 -* 661 1267a 1419b 662 ch A-2 to A-5

A is a captive, held by his captor, A-5, in a physical environment which constitutes a trap, and from which there seems absolutely no means of escape * Nevertheless, A, with desperate determination, seeks to free himself by subtle enterprise **

651 *-** 652b *-** 655 *-**

654

40a 182b 208 385a 610 615 655 -* 732 787

A, facing misfortune, seeks desperately to evade disaster

655 *-** 656 657 826 853 1016a 1176

655

600 758 -*

A, faced by a robber, A-5, with a gun, tries craftily to delay yielding up his valuables * A is shot and seriously wounded by a robber, A-5 **

619 681a 724 763 ; 655 ch “seriously wounded” to “killed”

656

751 961 1000 1079

A’s ancestral estates have been heavily mortgaged and he is about to lose the property * A, by hook or crook, seeks to save his mortgaged paternal acres from foreclosure **

500b 860 874 1029

657

23c 245 718a

A is a person of ability but of a race considered inferior * A takes part in a football game and falls innocently under a suspicion of treachery ** A, innocent of transgression, seeks to prove his innocence by subtle enterprise ***

771b 1222a, b

658

612 1038 1130 1177 1247 1306 1233 -* 1275 -*

A, a man of high standing in his community, fears that through unusual conditions his character will be discredited * A seeks to safeguard his reputation, which is threatened by unusual conditions **

652b 1233 *-** 1275 *-**

659

10a, b, c

B’s mother, M-B, is a widow in poor health * M-B’s life hangs on a change of climate, but she and her daughter, B, are penniless ** B is desperately determined to do something, anything, to raise money to help her mother, M-B ***

88 253 368b 1293b, c

(14) Falling into Misfortune through the Wiles of a Crafty Schemer
660

a 1248 1130 ch AX to A-4

A, a professional man, is captured in his office at night by mysterious strangers, A-4, A-4, A-4, blindfolded and taken to a secret place * A, spirited away by A-4. A-4, A-4, is compelled to perfom a professional service **

571 635 ch A-5 to A-4 653 ch A-5 to A-4

b 646 ; 147 252a, b

A, captured by enemies of B, is threatened with death by A-5 in an attempt to extort from him a secret of B’s * A, threatened with death by A-5 in an attempt to force him to reveal a secret of B’s, defies A-5 to do his worst **

875b 884a

661

898 957a

A, wealthy and powerful, goes alone to bathe in a mountain stream * A is robbed by AX, who secretly puts on A’s clothes, takes his horse and flees **

715a 1146 ch A to AX

662

1394 ch A to A-2 1436

A helps A-2 secure treasure in a secret place * A, helping A-2 secure treasure in a secret place, is abandoned to die in a deep pit by A-2 who makes off alone with the treasure **

653 ch A-5 to A-2 701 tr A & A-2 704

663

654 883 -*

A’s deadly enemy, A-3, has A at his mercy, and there seems nothing for A to do but to make the best of his hard lot

628 ch B to A-3 883 *-**

664

130 314 -* 572 600 752 786 863a

A finds himself unexpectedly locked and barred in a room in a strange house * A, suddenly finding himself a helpless prisoner, tries to bear his fate with equanimity **

799 824 856

665

557a 946

B is leading an exemplary life and trying honestly to live down an unfortunate past * B, a reformed transgressor, going about doing good, has her transgression revealed by A-3, who knew her in the old days **

669 ch A-5 to A-3 945

666

27 152b 616 679 1244b

B knows the combination of A’s safe; and she knows, also, that there is a small fortune in jewels in the safe * Crooks, led by A-5, threaten B with violence in an attempt to force her to open the safe **

144 885a

(29) Aiding Another to Hide from the World a Fateful Secret
667

50 446a -* 449 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A 520 ch B-3 to B

B, unless she conceals a personal delinquency, will seriously compromise herself * B, unless she reveals a personal delinquency, will cause an innocent man, A, to suffer for transgression **

535 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A 1461a ch A to B

668

285 ch F-B to M-B 976 978

B’s mother, M-B, is a drug addict * B makes a heavy personal sacrifice in order to help her mother, M-B, hide from the world a terrible secret **

33 368b 785 892 ch B-3 to M-B

669

410 447 ch A-5 to A-8 557 ch A-3 to A-5 597 ch A to B 667 -*

B commits a secret transgression * B, committing a secret transgression, has her secret discovered by A-5 ** B’s secret transgression is discovered by A-5, who seeks to use his knowledge for purposes of blackmail ***

784 870b

670

641 ch F-B to M-B 740

B’s mother, M-B, is subject to recurring periods of temporary insanity * B helps her mother, M-B, hide from the world a terrible secret **

33 659 720 ch A to B

(26) Seeking Secretly to Preserve Another from Danger
671

663 ch A to A-2 672 ; 764 -*

A’s friend, A-2, is helpless against the persecutions of a powerful enemy, A-3 * A decides to undertake a secret enterprise for the purpose of protecting helpless A-2 from a powerful enemy, A-3 ** A’s friend, A-2, commits suicide before A can help him overcome his misfortunes ***

672 ; 671 -** ; 764 671 -** ; 807 841

672

671 -** 853

A’s friend, A-2, is the owner of a flock of sheep. A-3 is a cattle baron, rich and influential. A-3’s men kill nearly all A-2’s sheep, and A-3 is scheming to take A-2’s land away from him. A-2, deep in debt, scarcely knows which way to turn * A plans a secret enterprise in an effort to help A-2 **

671 805 ch A-4 to A-2 807 809 ch A-5 to A-2 839

673

743a 1298

A finds a motor stage wrecked and the U. S. mail it was carrying scattered from the broken pouches. The stage driver, A-4, has gone for help. A picks up a torn letter, reads it, and discovers that B is in misfortune * A, a fugitive from justice, seeks to rescue B from her misfortunes **

817 869 1209a

(18) Rebelling against a Power that Controls Personal Abilities and Holds them in Subjection
674

622 755 1450

A loses his son, SN, in whom all his ambitions were centered * A struggles against an overwhelming sorrow that proves an obstacle to enterprise and holds his abilities in subjection **

1053 1056

675

200 1108

A is a confirmed procrastinator, and the habit inhibits enterprise and circumscribes his abilities * A is taught a lesson which shows him how reprehensible a pet failing may become **

215b 1134 1163a

676

285 641

B is intellectual and of an artistic temperament * B rebels against the authority of her father, F-B, who compels her to do all sorts of rough farm work **

14a ; 223 741 743a 871

677

145 455b 679

B is engaged in forwarding an important undertaking * B fights against insomnia brought on by overwork **

28a 183 239

678

668 ch M-B to SR-B 670 ch M-B to SR-B

B is compelled to live with a sister, SR-B * B rebels against the tyranny and selfishness of her sister, SR-B, which make B’s life miserable **

14a 137b 737a 743b

679

1121 1244b

B is overshadowed and dominated by her mentally inferior employer, A * B rebels against A’s method of appropriating as his own the brilliant achievements which B accomplishes at his command **

616 677

(36) Undergoing an Experience which Results in a Remarkable Character Change
680

a 654 734

A was in the World War * Before the World War, A was a successful business man; after the war, a physical wreck, and a bankrupt **

199 608 1188

b 680a 715b 257b

A undertakes an enterprise when he is prosperous; and then, suffering loss and becoming a bankrupt and a cripple, he has not the heart to go on with the enterprise

199 345 690

681

a 49 211

A, happy and optimistic, undergoes a critical illness which makes of him a morbid, melancholy, superstitious pessimist

106 900 918b 963

b 313 572

A undergoes a critical illness * A recovers from a critical illness but loses all remembrance of his personal identity **

548a 879 1368

682

687 689 690 937

A, a white man of brilliant intellectual attainments, battles for existence in an isolated, primitive, savage wilderness * A, battling for existence in a savage wilderness, suffers a deterioration of character until, after some years, he sinks to the level of his primitive surroundings **

244 728 -** 728 **-*** 901

683

385a ; 918a 732 857 897

A is a telegraph operator at a lonely railroad way station * A is a sheep herder, isolated with his flock of sheep ** A is a lighthouse keeper on a lonely coast *** A gradually, because of loneliness, becomes demented ****

560 1344 1345

684

930 921 ch B to F-B 1209a ch A to F-B

B’s father, F-B, is an unworthy character, long mysteriously missing * B’s father, F-B, long mysteriously missing, returns to his old home as an Unknown and discovers that his daughter, B, thinks him dead, believes his character to have been noble, and holds him in hallowed remembrance ** F-B renounces his intention to disclose his identity to his daughter, B, and shambles away as an Unknown, leaving B happy with her mistaken ideals ***

922a 681b

(19) Meeting with Misfortune and Being Cast Away in a Primitive, Isolated, and Savage Environment
685

130 176a, c 212a 438 711c

A, traveling alone, is caught in a snowstorm A is caught in a snowstorm in the mountains, becomes snowbound, marooned, and finds it impossible to reach a place of safety **

713 762

686

109 718b

A, of gentle birth and breeding, is isolated in a primitive, uninhabited wilderness, and compelled to battle with Nature for his very existence

197 918b 904

687

650 689

A finds himself the only white man in a tribe of half-savage natives * A, finding himself the only white man in a tribe of half-savage natives, is compelled to struggle against their primitive superstitions **

682 901 915

688

49 690 add B

A and B find themselves cast away in a desolate, primitive environment where they must fight for their very existence * A and B, strangers to each other, are together thrown into misfortune **

226 244 307 458b

689

691 926 937

A is traveling through a savage wilderness * A, traveling through a savage wilderness, is captured by natives and threatened with death **

197 331 650

690

109 957a

A takes a sea voyage in the hope of recovering his health * A, taking a sea voyage, is shipwrecked and cast away on a desert island **

682 686

691

1379 1388 1394

A, an explorer, loses his way in a trackless wilderness

650 689 1426b

692

690 -* 719b

A, without food or water, is adrift in a small boat at sea

632 690 *-** 878b

693

1082a, b 1408

A, wandering alone among the mountains, is trapped and held powerless * A, caught in a trap, faces death **

713 728 **-*** 728 -** ch A to A-2 & CH to A 1419a

694

470 676 740 916 1033 1207

B is riding alone through a wilderness country * B, riding alone through a wilderness country, is thrown from her horse and sprains her ankle. The horse runs away, and B is left helpless in an uninhabited region **

31 179a, c 885a -*

(20) Becoming Involved with Conditions in which Misfortune is Indicated
695

a 385a 787 822 829

A’s neighbors persist in thinking A guilty of a crime for which he was tried and acquitted * A, tried for a crime and acquitted seeks happiness in freedom from suspicion **

635 833 1064

b 608 623

A suffers imprisonment for a crime he did not commit * A, finishing a term of imprisonment for a crime he did not commit, finds that his character as an ex-convict seriously hampers him in his honest enterprises **

299 1183

696

715c 695b

A, a patriot, but a wanderer and an outcast, is deprived of all news of his native land

823 826 859

697

a 990 1006b

A’s parents, F-A and M-A, insist that he study to be a doctor, while all his soul is yearning to make another profession his life work

756 791 950 -*

b 818c ch A to A-8 & CH to A 818d ch A to A-8 & CH to A

A is a foundling who knows nothing of his birth and parentage * A knows nothing of his birth and parentage, and he finds this a serious and humiliating handicap **

245 944 1051

698

622 898

A seeks to live down his bitter grief over the loss of his only child, CH, but finds it impossible

674 705 732 746 ch B to A 1068 ch B to A

699

a 608 610 623 1298 1300

A is a fugitive from justice, who discovers that a relative, A-8, has died and left him a rich estate * A is a fugitive from justice who dares not show himself to receive a rich estate that has been left to him, for he knows he will be arrested **

624 635

b 651 652a 653

A, driven to bay by pursuers, takes refuge in an old house * A is rescued from pursuers, A-6, A-6, when the old house in which he has taken refuge is blown away by a tornado **

1142b 1209a

700

748 958

A is a man who believes that poverty is the true source of contentment * A, against his wish and inclination, has been left a fortune by a deceased relative, A-8 **

431 924a

701

1249 1296 1304

A seeks wealth by craftily defrauding his friend, A-2 * A, seeking wealth by craftily defrauding A-2, is tortured by conscience **

832 987 1461a

702

863b, c

A invites a number of guests to meet A-4, a celebrity * A has invited a number of hero-worshipers to meet A-4 a celebrity. The hero-worshipers arrive, but A-4 does not **

178 ch A to A-4 1162 ch A-5 to A-4 1164

703

68 96 486a

A is a minister of the gospel * A, a religious teacher of the people, errs secretly on his human side and becomes the prey of conscience **

279 tr A & B, ch “husband of B-3” to “wife of A-8” 348 393 951 1461a

704

139 601 607 716

A finds happiness in being loyal to his friends * A, because of a disturbing experience, is compelled to turn against his friend, A-2 **

770b tr A & A-2 790a 840 1227a 1402 1216 tr A & A-2

705

150 248 255 288 548b 568c 698

A, unable to conquer his misfortunes, seeks to escape them by committing suicide

868 tr A & A-2 879

706

a 115 793a

A, an engineer, has flung a span of steel across a mountain gap, backing his ingenuity and judgment with a bridge in a spot where other engineers have declared no bridge is possible * A’s life work, nearing completion, is threatened with destruction by a great storm **

546a 603a 726b 779

b 810 898

A, a scientist, has spent years in research work and has the result of his labors in manuscript form * A’s priceless manuscript is threatened with destruction by fire **

918b

c 959 966-4

A is an artist who has spent years painting a certain picture which he considers his life work * A’s life work is threatened with destruction by a mob during a political outbreak **

1233 ch A to A-2 808a tr A & B

707

610 866

A asks A-4, a stranger, to remove a pair of handcuffs from his wrists

1066 1311 ch A to A-4 & A-3 to A

708

770a 797 859 918a 952 864 611a

A, after a mysterious absence of many years, returns to his old home town * A, returning as an Unknown to his native place, discovers that no one recognizes him **

1275 1453

709

836 1021a 1058

A assumes charge of a valuable object, X, for a friend, A-2 * A, custodian of a valuable object, X, misses X and believes it has been stolen **

774 807

710

130 180 726a 1356

A is expected by a large crowd of people to appear and carry out an obligation of professional duty * A is forced to give up an enterprise when he is taken suddenly so ill he cannot leave his bed **

757 1162 ch A-5 to A 1163a 1163a ; 1163c

711

a 130 188a 525

A, engaged in an important enterprise, suddenly finds himself in quarantine because of an outbreak of a contagious disease

856 875a tr A & A-2 and eliminate “prison cell”

b 798 985

A, engaged in an important enterprise, becomes involved in an automobile accident * A is removed in an unconscious condition from the scene of an accident ** A loses an important object, X. on the scene of an accident ***

808a 1161 tr A & A-4

c 154a 185 209 -* 347a 382 598 603a 607

A, seeking to carry out an important enterprise, meets with obstacles that defeat his plans

826 209 *-** 827 828 866

712

1248 1282

A, a doctor, is a fugitive from justice * A, a doctor who is fleeing from A-6, an officer of the law, by his skill restores sight to A-6, who is temporarily blind **

1011 ch A to A-6 & A-5 to A 1013

713

662 685 692 693

A, deprived of food through misfortune, faces slow death by starvation 878b 878c * A dies of starvation **

714

650 687 863a ; 690 878a

A, because he is a ventriloquist (a conjuror or a magician?) saves his life among savages; then he loses his voice

197 244 ; 878c ; 904

715

a 661 925 -*

A, wealthy and influential, loses his clothes, personal belongings and all other means of identification 658 * A, wealthy, finds that his pretentions to place and power are treated as a joke ** A cannot convince others of his identity, and undergoes the hardships and evil treatment accorded an upstart imposter ***

635 963 1348a ; 1455b

b 680b 113 ; 257b

A cripples himself for life in rescuing a child, CH, from death 842b * A loses his small fortune in trying to help a friend, A-2 601 ** A, a poor man and crippled, finds his life in a sad tangle ***

345 690 944

c 212a 1323b

A is found guilty of a political conspiracy 793b * A, convicted of being a traitor to his country, is expatriated and forced to live abroad **

696 826

716

830 tr A & A-2 865 tr A & A-2

A and A-2, before the war, were fast friends 1021b 662 -* * A is captain in the army, and his men capture and bring before him A-2, a bosom friend of A’s who is one of the enemy and a spy **

790a 1016a ch A-5 to A-2 1016b

717

866 1162 tr A & A-2, ch A-5 to A-6 1180 ch A-4 to A-6

A is impersonating an officer, A-6 * A, impersonating A-6. meets A-6’s sweetheart, B, and she recognizes him as an imposter **

885a -* 1173 -* 1176

718

a 255 257a

A knows something others do not know, something that proves the greatest obstacle to his enterprising and capable nature 1061 * A, believed by all to be a white man, knows there is negro blood in his veins **

248 657 959

b 800 ch SN to A 928b -* ch SN to A & A to A-8

A is a youth who, sheltered from the world and pampered by doting parents, has no true conception of life and no ability to face its rugged issues * A, callow and inefficient, learns some real truths through hard experience **

759 768 769 783 918b

719

a 130 314 -* 430 770a

A disappears mysteriously * A, set upon by mysterious persons, AX, AX, AX. in the cellar of his own home, is spirited away through a concealed passage **

540 571

b 690 -* 1116 -*

A, passenger on a vessel on the high seas, is made a prisoner when the vessel is captured by mutineers, A-5, A-5, A-5 * A, captured by mutineers, A-5, A-5, A-5, is placed in a small boat and cast adrift on the high seas **

692 878b

720

288 1061

A’s fear that he has inherited the evil traits of an ancestor, A-8, paralyzes his will in enterprise

862 1374

721

706a, b, c 903

A’s whole future is wrapped up in a mighty work which he has brought almost to successful completion * A’s life work is threatened with destruction **

546a 1256

722

833 834 1298 ch A to A-5

A is an officer of the law, hot on the trail of a fleeing criminal, A-5 * A, an officer of the law, while pursuing a fleeing criminal, A-5, meets with misfortune **

634 664 693 711a 712 ch A to A-5 & A-6 to A 1013 ch A to A-5 & A-6 to A

723

998 ch A to A-5 & A-4 to A 1016a -*

A, a police officer, owes a debt to A-5, a criminal, but has no money and cannot pay

1011 983 ch A to A-5 & A-8 to A

724

1227a -** 1377a

A has recovered a stolen object, X, and is on his way to return it to its owner * A, on his way to return to the owner a stolen object, X, which he has recovered, loses the object and again seeks to recover it **

614 711b

725

833 1303 ch A-9 to A-5

A seeks to reveal to the authorities the identity of a criminal, A-5, who, so far, has been unsuspected * A, in trying to lodge information with the police against a criminal, A-5, meets with misfortune **

1228 ch A-3 to A-5 1232 ch A to A-3 & A-5 to A

726

a 1060 1082a

A, a matador, is getting ready in his room to appear in the bull ring * A, making ready to undertake an enterprise, has his plans suddenly interfered with **

710 809 -* tr A & A-5

b 180 782

A, ill, and worn by a long journey, is suddenly called upon to undertake an enterprise which would be difficult if he were physically at his best

652a, b 793a

727

3a 297 425 ; 813 ; 821 800 ch B to A ; 821

A, a judge presiding at a murder trial, finds himself unexpectedly confronted with a circumstance that makes his work a torture to his soul

790b 833

728

686 687 1319b -*

A digs a pit for a tiger trap and baits it with a quarter of bullock meat * A constructs a concealed trap, and a person dear to him, CH, falls into the trap and cannot escape 622 ch SN to CH 591 ch B to CH ; 179a ch B to CH ** A constructs a deadly trap and, by accident, falls into it himself ***

875b 1319b ch A-2 to A

729

601 1334a 1382b

A, desperately in need, is offered a large sum of money for a diamond, X, which he knows is an imitation * A, desperately in need of money, can recoup his finances at the expense of his integrity. He resists the temptation **

778 ch A to A-5 ; 1144 ch A to A-5 ; 1166 ch A to A-5 803b 944

730

918a 959 1014 ch A-5 to A-3

A fights with A-3 in safeguarding valuables, X, of which A is custodian * A is slain by A-3, who takes valuables, X, of which A is custodian ** A-3, having slain A, places a revolver in A’s stiffening fingers in order to make it appear that A is a defaulter and a suicide ***

569 ch A-5 to A-3 802b tr A & B 977a

731

109 608 708 808a

A is honest, but he is a stranger and regarded with suspicion * A is arrested as a criminal “suspect” because he happens to be in the vicinity when a crime is committed **

695b 815a ch A to A-8 & A-4 to A

732

288 654 683 698

A has a conviction that he is going insane and that, sooner or later, he will be confined in an asylum

634 638 1365 1374 1375

733

718b 723

A finds a bank note of large denomination * A finds a valuable paper, X, between the leaves of the family Bible ** A, poor, comes into possession of a bank note of large denomination. There is no bank in the village in which he lives, and he can find no one who can, or who would if he could, change the bill for him ***

652a 655 731

734

222b 315 430

A is mistakenly reported dead during the World War * A, in the World War, is shell-shocked and loses all knowledge of his identity ** A, victim of amnesia in a foreign land, wanders back to his native country ***

437 548a 1128a -* ; 918b

735

912a ch A to A-8 913 ch A to A-8 & A-2 to A

A is annoyed by a person, A-8, who constantly crosses his path with the most untimely intrusions * A rids himself of a meddlesome person, A-8, and later regrets his harshness **

762 tr A & A-8 815a ch A to A-8 & A-4 to A 822 ch A to A-8 & B to A

736

322a 737a 740

B inherits the trait of disguising her affections, a trait that proves an obstacle to her success and happiness

162a 594a 742

737

a 12b 36 60 62 162a 182a 225 226 643

B is greatly discontented because of an unfortunate state of affairs * B, discontented, seeks to gain contentment, but the obstacles seem insuperable **

93a 114 346 403 785

b 470 976

B, in a large city hotel, returns at night from her bath and, through error, enters through an unlocked door into a room which proves to be not her own * B finds that the knob and lock on the door of a hotel room are in disrepair: the lock apparently locks itself, and the knob will not turn **

645 885b 890

c 470 1154a

B, near-sighted, unsophisticated, on leaving her room in a big city hotel, ties a black ribbon to the doorknob so she can easily find the door on her return * CH, a child, playing in the corridor of a big city hotel, transfers a black ribbon from the knob of B’s door to that of A **

645 792b

738

60 223 397 435a 647 665

B, a victim of certain unpleasant conditions, seeks to escape them by self-destruction

879 ch A to B 188b 880 ch A to B & A-2 to B-2

739

947 1293b

B, owing to financial difficulties, has been compelled to pawn an object, X, dearly prized * B is unable to redeem an object, X, necessary to her happiness, which she has pawned **

806 ch B-4 to B 792a ; 21 1384 ch B to A

740

15a 327a 736 848b ch B to M-B

B is a strange, wild creature, marked at birth by an unfortunate experience of her mother, M-B’s * B is shunned and ostracised because of a misfortune for which she is not responsible **

221a ; 264 221a 738 746 872 892 ch B-3 to A

741

223 676

B is forced by her father, F-B, to leave home and become a domestic drudge in a distant town

183 743a 869

742

57 585a 743a

B writes a note, and the note contains a very important secret * B writes a note; and it is picked up by a gust of wind, carried across a narrow court, through an open window, and deposited in a neighboring apartment ** B writes a very important note, then loses it. If the note is found and read by other persons, B will be greatly humiliated ***

758 955

743

a 223 435a 676

B becomes the victim of such desperate misfortunes that she plans to take her own life * B writes a letter explaining her reasons for committing suicide **

742 673

b 403 594e 646

B commits a transgression. B, in order to escape the consequences of a transgression, flees secretly to a distant place and assumes a fictitious name

750 ch A to B 921

744

816b 844a 1105

B goes to a restaurant to keep a dinner engagement with A. A does not appear

1240 ch A-3 to A 1391 ch A to B

745

947 948

B’s father, F-B, pursuing rustlers who have stolen his cattle, is shot down and killed * B, elder daughter of F-B, is the sole support of the family when F-B dies **

14a 1207

746

89 212b 649 698 ch A to B 740

B, who was thought by the people of her community to have supernatural powers, is discovered to have been insane—a condition caused by a great sorrow

766 1328 1441a ch A to B 1373 ch A to B

Enterprise
Mistaken Judgment
(21) Falling into Misfortune through Mistaken Judgment
747

41a 125a 111

A, believing that a certain proposition has merit, buys stock in it himself and sells stock to his friends, A-2, A-2 * A honest and high-minded, recommends a certain proposition, and then discovers that it is a swindle **

604 606 619 979

748

941 958

A, poor, is happy in the belief that poverty is the source of contentment * A, believing poverty the source of contentment, refuses to develop resources in his possession that would give him wealth **

111 700 929

749

965 966-1 1074

A, a writer, is happy in producing a literary masterpiece * A, a writer, unconsciously plagiarizes from the work of another author in producing a literary masterpiece **

1238 1357 *-** 1391 ; 1461b

750

224 597

A flees to escape the consequences of a crime * A believes he is guilty of a crime, but no crime has been committed **

108 237 624

751

1061 1210 1102

A, informed that he has only a few months to live, undertakes an unusual enterprise [1] A seeks to spend all his money before he dies [2] A hurls himself recklessly into perilous situations in the hope of losing his life * A, told that he has only a few months to live, discovers that the doctor was in error and that he still has a long life ahead of him **

811 918b 1104 1134 *-**

752

113 126 923

A is discovered burglarizing a house * A, an intruder in a strange house, is discovered; he flees through the nearest door into a windowless closet and is trapped by a spring lock **

801 tr A & B 856

753

484b 524a

A, seeking to finance himself, gambles with money not his own—and loses it

620 638

754

380 484b 807

A gambles with money he is holding in trust

829 832 865

755

49 585a 622

A resigns himself to fate and seeks to bear patiently a supposed bereavement; but the bereavement is imagined, not real

357 576b

756

697a

A, desiring a musical career, defers to the wishes of his parents, F-A and M-A, and becomes a doctor; but, all his life long, he feels that he has made a mistake

1153 ch B to A ; 1248 1388 1434 949a

757

114 710 126a, b

A, confronting a hard and dangerous duty, is suddenly taken very ill and compelled to go to bed

1163a 1163c 1164 tr A & A-4

758

57 742

A is a hard-hearted man of the world, seeking gain by exploiting the misfortunes of others * A finds a mysterious note. It contains 9. woman’s fateful secret—the secret of B, in desperate misfortune ** A, attempting to exploit B’s troubles for his own gain, ends by yielding his sympathy and befriending B ***

21 817 955

759

718b 898

A, a tenderfoot in the West, takes offense at the slurs of a cowboy, A-8 * A and A-8 proceed to settle their differences with their fists **

782 820 ch A-2 to A-8 830 ch A-2 to A-8

760

954 925

A accomplishes his work so completely that his success results in failure

1d, f, g 231 44b 207 377b 595 625 751

761

a 1126 ; 779 793a 836

A, through the influence of a reckless friend, A-2, comes to his death

601 ; 705 793a ; 603d tr A & A-2

b 383 837

A removes a birthmark from the beautiful face of his wife, B, with chemicals * A, seeking to help B, falls into tragic error **

385a 416

762

735 tr A & A-8 845 ch A-2 to A-3 1430a

A struggles in vain for the friendship of A-8 * A meets with a fatal accident 634 705 ** A, after his death, receives the friendship of A-8—for which he had vainly struggled in life ***

868 ch A to A-8 & A-2 to A 1423 ch A to A-8 & AX to A

763

1146 1175a

A, a crook who has acquired wealth, in a quest for happiness returns to his native place to foregather with pals of his younger criminal day * A, a crook, discovers that his pals are all married and “going straight” **

868 ch A to A-8 & A-2 to A 963 1087

764

671 -** 672

A, in order to save his friend, A-2, picks a quarrel with A-2’s enemy, A-3, and slays him * A, in order to protect A-2, slays A-3, quondam enemy of A-2’s, unaware that A-2 and A-3 have composed their differences, and that A-3 has become A-2’s friend and financial backer **

671 **-*** 1344 ch A-2 to A-3 1355

765

376 ch B to B-2 ; 414 tr B & B-2 916

B, a school teacher, unknowingly violates the rules set up by the school board by going to dances and by taking long walks at night

31 870a 891

766

56 1106 1121

B, a plain woman, believes herself surpassingly beautiful * B has a character weakness which proves a bar to many of her enterprises **

642 746 893 1067

767

1152 ch B to B-2 ; 642 -**

B, poor, borrows a supposedly valuable object, X, and loses it * B, borrowing a supposedly valuable object, X, and losing it, labors for years to earn the money with which to replace it; only to discover that X was a counterfeit, and of trifling worth **

642 **-*** 918b ch A to B

(22) Following a Wrong Course through Mistaken Judgment
768

718b 1060 -*

A, with no social distinction whatever, entertains the grandiose delusion that he will be greatly missed if he drops out of society

617 639

769

675 718b 1060 -*

A is mistakenly convinced of his great business ability * A seeks to manage A-2’s languishing business and place it on a paying basis **

606 ch A to A-2 ; 1058 672 ; 906

770

a 430 461

A is heavily in debt * A, in order to secure money to pay off his pressing obligations, leaves home to take a position at a distance; and he leaves suddenly and mysteriously without telling his creditors he is going **

540 550 571 708

b 490b 601

A, heavily in debt, seeks to save himself from ruin by forging the name of a friend, A-2, to a note

649 ch BR-B to A 704 tr A & A-2

c 524a 606

A, heavily in debt, seeks to save himself by fraudulently using trust funds in his possession

701 753 754

771

a 513 614 1337 1386a

A thinks a certain crime has been committed and lodges information with the police, A-6 * A thinks a crime has been committed, but he is mistaken **

780 802a

b 299 657 -** 798

A finds a paper containing the signals of his football team * A finds and keeps an incriminating document, X, with the intention of discovering the author of it at a later time ** A is accused of transgression by his rival, A-3, and an incriminating paper, X, is found in his possession ***

820 tr A & A-2 657 **-*** 829

772

600 608 612 ch A-5 to A-4

A befriends a needy stranger, A-4 * A befriends a needy stranger, A-4, who proves to be a criminal **

613 ch A-5 to A-4 623 635 ch A-5 to A-4

773

817 837 1154a 1159 1173

A, in a spirit of altruism, befriends B * A befriends B, who proves to be a transgressor who has lied to A regarding her identity **

828 1171

774

513 709 772

A pursues a stranger, A-4, to recover from him an object, X, which has been stolen * A, pursuing a stranger, A-4, and taking from him a valuable object, X, which, A thinks, was stolen from him, later discovers that X, which he supposed was stolen, has all the time been in his own possession **

780 ch A to A-4 & A-8 to A 859

775

1144 ch A to A-7 1212c ch A to A-7 & A-9 to A

A trusts his servant, A-7, and makes a confidant of him * A discovers that his trusted servant, A-7, is a thief **

1166b ch A to A-7 1008 ch A to A-7 & A-9 to A

776

732 711b -*

A is seriously injured by a motor car * A, seriously injured by a motor car, ever afterward has a weird delusion while he is in the streets that motor cars are trying to run him down **

634 1078

777

624 783 787 1199 -* 1342a 1389a

A, although not really a criminal, has become convinced that he is one * A conceals his identity, avoids people, and leads a furtive, hermit-like existence **

681b 705 1199

778

1143a ch A to A-8 1152

A is a thief who plans to steal what he believes is a very valuable gem, X * A, believing that a counterfeit gem, X, is genuine, plans to steal it **

1144 1217a

779

289 840 -*

A’s bibulous friend, A-2, influences A to take to drink, scoffing at the doctor who has forbidden A to indulge in spirituous liquors

840 *-** 620 761a

780

771a 1317 1386a

A discovers, as he supposes, plain circumstantial evidence of a crime, and informs the police where A-8, the criminal, can be found * A-8, arrested as a criminal on information furnished by A, easily proves that no crime has been committed **

802a 1340 ch A-4 to A-8

781

898 983

A looks upon others as people to be exploited * A, grasping and relentless, and sparing no one in his greed for gain, encounters an experience which transforms his character **

377b 639 811

782

718b 759

A, aristocrat, endeavors to pound a comprehension of class distinction into the thick skull of A-8, a plebian * A, an aristocrat, and A-8, a plebian, fight a drawn battle. Equal prowess spells equality, and A and A-8 become fast friends **

807 ch A-2 to A-8 830 ch A-2 to A-8 839 ch A-2 to A-8

783

597 718b 777

A allows himself to be blackmailed by A-7, because he is convinced that he unintentionally committed a crime * A, supposing himself a criminal, discovers that no crime has been committed **

775 1456 ch A-5 to A-7

784

403 669 787 ch A to B

B, thinking herself a criminal, seeks to evade the law by various makeshifts * B discovers that she is innocent of a crime she supposed she had committed **

468 635 ch A to B 870b

785

668 ; 33 670 ; 33

B’s mother, M-B, is a widow in desperate misfortune * B’s mother, M-B, is planning a move which B knows will have unhappy consequences, but B cannot persuade M-B against it **

420 ch B to M-B ; 453 ch B to M-B 892 ch B-3 to A & B to M-B

(23) Becoming Involved in a Complication that has to do with Mistaken Judgment and Suspicion
786

598 833 1389a

A, week-end guest at a country house, prowls about the place at night on a perfectly honest enterprise * A is mistaken for a burglar **

664 828 1188 -*

787

1291b 1449

A, through circumstantial evidence, believes himself guilty of a crime which he cannot remember of having committed, and which he did not in reality commit

296 624 695a, b 1064

788

21 1127 ch CN to B

A believes B is an adventuress, seeking unlawful gain by pretending to be the daughter of A-8 * B proves that she is the daughter of A-8 **

422b 647 ch A-6 to A

789

633 1331 -*

A, seeking information as to his proper course, is under the delusion that everyone is giving him false directions

759 1331 *-**

790

a 830 865

A, before the war, had a friend, A-2, who had rendered him a very great service * A-2, during the war, is captured as an enemy spy and brought before Captain A ** Captain A allows an enemy spy, A-2, to escape, and ever afterward is regarded as a traitor to his country ***

919a 921 ch B to A 1183

b 838 1115

A, a judge, has a friend, A-2, brought before him for trial and sentence * A, a judge, presiding at the trial of his friend, A-2, so manipulates proceedings in favor of A-2 that A-2 is acquitted ** A, a judge, proving false to his high duty, ever afterwards bears a “crooked” reputation ***

949b 952

791

697a 926

A, a doctor, comes of a proud old Southern family * A, a doctor, considers it his duty to give medical assistance to outcasts and the morally inferior ** A, a doctor, in following his ideals loses caste with his friends and neighbors ***

1434 1447

792

a 642 -** 739 ; 1401

B mistakenly supposes A to be a thief when he restores to her an object, X, which she has lost * A, restoring to B an object, X, which she has lost, mistakenly supposes her to be a thief because X seems too valuable to be honestly owned by one in B’s straitened circumstances **

21 822

b 737c 1154a 1172 ch B-5 to B-8

B places an identifying mark on the door of her hotel room. The mark is changed in an unusual manner to another door; and B-8, occupant of the other room, is found to have been murdered

645 1204 **-***

(20) Becoming Involved with Conditions in which Misfortune is Indicated
793

a 599 603c

A is persuaded by his friend, A-2, to engage in an enterprise * A is persuaded by his friend, A-2, to undertake an enterprise which A knows to be extremely difficult and which his judgment warns him to let alone **

653 761a

b 79 ch A-3 to A-2 809 ch A-5 to A-2

A is influenced by his friend, A-2, to take charge of some important papers * A, obliging his friend, A-2, by taking charge of some secret docurnents, is arrested, and accused on the strength of the documents, of having a part in a criminal conspiracy **

108 715c

(24) Becoming the Victim of Mistaken Judgment in Carrying out an Enterprise
794

603d 671 1291b

A supposes his friend, A-2, is dead * A is astounded when his friend, A-2, whom he supposed to be dead, suddenly appears before him **

1344 1371

795

110-3 182b 431

A, by trickery, is mistakenly convinced that he has achieved a cherished ambition

313 488a 918b

796

687 973 976 ch B to A 1038 ch A-8 to A-3 1274 -*

A, by prayer, achieves success in an enterprise * A’s success is mistakenly credited to A’s enemy, A-3 **

1163c ch A-4 to A-3 1289b **-*** 1274 *-**

797

930 ch F-B to A & B to D-A 919b 1298

A is a transgressor, long mysteriously missing from his home * A, a transgressor, returning as an Unknown to his home, finds his daughter, D-A, reverencing his memory as of a great and noble person **

964b 1461c ch B to D-A

798

1319a ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A 1438b

A finds an object of mystery, X, seemingly of great value * A highly prizes an object of mystery, X, carries it about with him, and is unaware of the fact that his possession of X is fraught with terrible danger **

623 711b 1382a

799

24b 58a ch AX to A 185 737b ch B to A 773 786

A commits a fault against propriety * A forces his way into the room of an unmarried woman, B 766 ** B, in order to protect herself from A, calls a policeman, A-6 ***

249 347b 658

800

514 ch CH to SN 594c ch CH to SN 551 ch CH to SN

B has a weird delusion regarding her son, SN * B considers her son, SN, brilliant and highly talented, whereas he is less than mediocre in mentality **

718b ch A to SN 821 ch A to B 853 ch A to SN 896

801

24a, b, c, d, e 27

B wins the respect and protection of A * B reveals herself to A in the character of a transgressor **

45a 61 69 147 648 665

(61) Becoming Aware of an Important Secret that Calls for Decisive Action
802

a 771a 780 1444 ch B to B-8

A discovers that B, supposed to have been murdered, really committed suicide

669 ; 738 741 ; 738 324 ; 738

b 833 841 ch A-2 to B 1417

A discovers that B, supposed to have committed suicide, was really murdered

422b 568a ch A to A-8 1154a

803

a 1337 1444

A discovers that a cororner’s verdict of “accidental death” should have been one of cold, premeditated murder

79 ch A to A-8 568c ch A to A-8 568d ch A to A-8 1456

b 606 729

A, in desperate need, discovers that a gem, X, which he supposed to be worthless, is in reality genuine and immensely valuable

792a 1166 ch A to A-8

Enterprise
Helpfulness
(21) Falling into Misfortune through IVIistaken Judgment
804

926 928a 709 ch A-2 to A-4

A, tramping along a country road, sees a satchel, X, drop from a passing automobile and takes possession of it * A, finding a satchel, X. in the road, picks it up and carries it on with him, in the hope of returning it to the stranger, A-4, who lost it ** A finds a satchel, X, which, unknown to him, contains evidence of an incriminating nature ***

608 623 808a

805

600 613 -* ch A-5 to A-4 772 -*

A seeks to help A-4, an old man in misfortune * A, seeking to help a stranger, A-4, meets with an unpleasant experience **

613 *-** ch A-5 to A-4 608 623

806

162b 1157 ch B to B-4 & A to A-5 1241a, b 1244b 1220b ch A to A-8

A, walking in the street, sees B-4, a stranger, weeping * A, giving aid to a stranger, B-4, later regrets his impulsiveness **

801 152b 1159 1208 ch B to B-4

807

906 -* 913

A, trying to be of service to his friend, A-2, is suspected of treachery by A-2

906 *-** 603a, b, c, d 867

808

a 804 -** ch A-4 to B 778 -* ch A to A-5 ; 1214 ch A-2 to B ; 1227 ch A-2 to B

A takes possession of B’s property in order to save it for her * A, taking possession of B’s property in order to save it for her, is falsely suspected by B of trying to steal it **

21 706c ch A to B

b 747 ch A to B & A-2 to B-2 773 766 800

A is older and more experienced than B and seeks to advise her wisely and help her avoid making mistakes * B resents the superior attitude assumed by A **

747 *-** ch A to B 799 812a 870a 828

809

599 ch A-2 to A-5 612 -* 662 -* ch A-2 to A-5 793b -* ch A-2 to A-5

A seeks to help A-5 in a certain enterprise * A, seeking to help A-5. does not know that A-5 is a crook **

612 *-** 662 *-** ch A-2 to A-5 793b *-** ch A-5 to A-2

810

461 619 695a 929 -*

A is old, believes he is slipping in his work, and considers himself a failure * A’s son, SN, wins for his college in a gruelling contest; and SN tells A, who is gloomy and despairing and considers himself a failure, that his success was inspired by the thought that his father had never been beaten ** A is inspired to carry on successfully in his profession because of the faith his son, SN, has in him ***

674 729 *-**

811

751-1 781

A, a miser, is lured into a charitable entei prise by the prospect of death * A, undertaking charitable enterprises when he thought he was soon to die, regrets the enterprises when he finds he still has a long life ahead of him ** A, a miser, would recover money given in charity until he discovers how popular his bounty has made him. Charmed by his popularity, he continues to be generous, and so consummates a most remarkable character change ***

812

a 646 -* ch AX to A-4 808b

B, sympathetic and generous, befriends a needy stranger, A-4 * B, through befriending a needy stranger, A-4, becomes involved in an unpleasant complication **

646 *-** ch AX to A-4 669 ch A-5 to A-4

b 982a ch A to F-B & NW to A 997a ch A to F-B

B’s father, F-B, fails in his attempt to subdue and control A, a “wild” and unmanageable youth left in his charge * B, when her father, F-B, fails in an enterprise, takes the enterprise off his hands **

22a 115 367a

(50) Being Impelled by an Unusual Motive to Engage in Crafty Enterprise
813

425 551 ch CH to SN 594c ch CH to SN

A seeks to protect his son, SN, from what he conceives to be disgrace and dishonor on his own part

821 881

814

114 176b 225

A succeeds in an enterprise secretly devised by B as a test for his abilities

281c 367b

(15) Finding a Sustaining Power in Misfortune
815

a 598 985 ; 623 890 ch B to A-4 & A-4 to A

A is overtaken by A-4, a fugitive who is being pursued by A-6, an officer of the law * A’s sympathy goes out to A-4, a fugitive from the law, and he attempts to rescue him **

866 998 1161 1163 tr A & A-4

b 611b 631

A, a dissolute son, in want, returns to his home and his father, F-A, a better and a wiser man than when he went away * A, a dissolute son, is freely forgiven his transgressions by his father, F-A **

821 ch A to F-A & SN to A 1166b ch A-9 to F-A

816

a 174 834

A is on his way to keep an important engagement * A finds a stranger, A-4, ill, exhausted and unconscious, lying in the road ** A subordinates his own affairs to those of a stranger, A-4, who is ill, and helps him to a place where he can receive medical attention ***

772 1265b

b 647 669

A’s friend, B, is in a foreign country, alone, homesick and discouraged * B, in a foreign country, unexpectedly meets A, a friend from “home” **

744 817 850a

817

598 610 955

A is an outlaw, hunted by the authorities and dodging about to escape capture * A, under ban of the law, runs the risk of capture in order to aid B 647 57, a stranger who is in critical misfortune **

801 837 870b ch A-6 to A 885a

818

a 598 610 1169

A, well-to-do and of good family, is impersonating a person who is “down and out” * A has been hired by A-4 to circulate an infamous slander against B 60 ch A to A-4 339a ch A to A-4 ** A, hired by A-4 to injure B, meets B, his sympathy goes out to her, and he revolts against A-4’s scheme and warns B ***

14a 828 870a ; 870b ch A-6 to A & A-5 to A-4

b 887b 1329

A, a hoodlum, rescues B from an attack by footpads * B befriends A, picks him out of the gutter and makes a man of him **

837 tr A & B 1075b 850b

c 905 914

A finds a small child, CH, on the beach after a shipwreck * A takes CH, a foundling, into his heart and his home and rears her as his own child **

305 ch B to CH 1089

d 898 926

A rescues a baby, CH, from death in a shipwreck * A, unable to learn anything about a foundling, CH, adopts the child as his own **

245 ch A to CH 948 ch B to CH 1106 ch B to CH 1458 ch B to CH

819

646 ch AX to A 844a 850a 263 ch A-3 to A-5

A, a burglar, seeks to aid B, who was his friend before he “went to the bad” * A, friend of B, breaks into a building for the purpose of committing a robbery, and finds a trusted employee, A-5, B’s husband, dead at his desk, a defaulter and a suicide. A-5 has left a note explaining his guilt 753 ch A to A-5 ** A, in order to save his friend B from disgrace, destroys a letter that would have proved B’s husband, A-5, a defaulter and a suicide, “blows” a safe and pretends to have committed a robbery ***

1075b ; 918b 922a 952

(25) Seeking to Save a Person who is Accused of Transgression
820

898 913 949b

A learns that his friend, A-2, is accused of a crime * A, learning that his friend, A-2, is accused of a crime, seeks to prove his innocence **

790b 906

821

623 ch A to SN 628 ch A to SN 718b ch A to SN ; 770a ch A to SN

A’s son, SN, is arrested for committing a crime * A seeks to save his son, SN, from misfortune and becomes involved in an unpleasant complication **

1290b ch A to SN & F-A to A 601 ch A-2 to SN

822

648 737b 792a 876a 1172

A supposes that B is a transgressor * A, honest, poses as a transgressor in order to help B **

1167 1171 1192

823

918a 955 972

A is a ne’er-do-well who has a friend, A-2, of worth in the world * A’s friend, A-2, is unjustly condemned to death 715c ch A to A-2 793b ch A to A-2 & A-2 to A-3; and A, by subtlity, takes A-2’s place in the prison cell and dies in his stead **

876a

(27) Refusing to Betray Another’s Secret and Calmly Facing Persecution Because of the Refusal
824

644 ; 147 1016a -* ch A to A-6 & A-5 to A

A is a prisoner of A-6, and A-6 seeks to secure from A information inimical to B

878c 943b

(26) Seeking Secretly to Preserve Another from Danger
825

641 ch B to D & F-B to A 1285a ch A to NW-A

A, aware that his end is approaching, seeks to protect his adopted daughter, D, by making a will

1041 1270

826

793b 1228 1323b

A is thrown into prison through false evidence in a political conspiracy * B, working secretly, rescues A from prison by proving his innocence **

1244b ch A to A-3 1278b ch A to A-3, B to B-3 & B-3 to B

827

711c 603b, c, d ; 1334b 855

A, a sprinter, is on the point of losing a footrace because he believes he hears the voice of a dead friend, A-2, calling for help 1160 * A, superstitious, is on the point of suffering defeat in an enterprise because he thinks he hears the voice of a dead friend, A-2, calling to him; but he is saved when A-8, one of the spectators, turns the tragic call into a mere incident by a counter-call which allays A’s superstitious fears **

918b 1365

828

16a 818a -**

A, working “under cover,” contrives to prove B’s innocence of a certain crime 648 1154a 1172 * A, proving B innocent of a certain crime, proves also the guilt of B-5, a criminal whom B physically resembles **

818a **-*** 851 -*

829

75a ; 163 663 793b ch A-2 to A-3 1228 1323b

A is arrested for transgression on charges trumped up by a jealous rival, A-3 * B, working in secret, proves A’s innocence of a certain transgression **

352b tr A & B 1244b ch A to A-3

830

474 ch A to A-2 1021b

A, friend of A-2, exposes A-5, a spiritualist charlatan who is mulcting A-2 of large sums of money * A, threatening A-5 with arrest, forces him to return money out of which he has swindled A’s friend, A-2 **

1323c-2 ch A to A-5 & A-8 to A 1337 ch A-8 to A-5

(16) Being Delivered from Misfortune by One who in Confidence Confesses a Secret of Transgression
831

1024 1027

A, ill and starving, receives food and money from his friend, A-2 * A-2 tells his friend, A, in confidence, that he is a bootlegger **

815 -* ch A-4 to A-2 824 ch B to A-2 1269

832

754 809 ch A-5 to A-2 1085

A steals money from his employer, A-9, to help his friend, A-2, over a financial crisis 753 ch A to A-2, intending to make good the shortage when A-2 gets back on his feet and repays the loan * A tells his friend, A-2, that he has stolen money from A-9 in order to help A-2 **

601 ; 631 601 ; 654 ; 628 730 ch A-3 to A-2

(57) Seeking to Unravel a Puzzling Complication
833

1334c 1337

A sifts the circumstantial evidence of a crime in an attempt to discover the perpetrator

1371 1413a 1449

(53) Opposing the Plans of a Crafty Schemer
834

1214 837 ch B to A-2

A, becoming secretly aware of the plans for a holdup, endeavors to prevent it

865 ch A to A-8 & A-2 to A 1227a

(43) Seeking to Overcome Personal Limitations in Carrying Out an Enterprise
835

116 1074 1090 1096 1111a

A overhears a chance conversation and secures information of the utmost value * A, by chance, overhears a conversation that gives him material for a literary masterpiece **

281c 749

(28) Facing a Situation in which the Misfortunes of One Greatly Esteemed Call for Courage and Sagacious Enterprise
836

601 -* 671 -** 716

A meets with unhappy experiences when he tries to help his friend, A-2, who has fallen into misfortune

601 *-** 671 **-*** 704 764 790a, b

837

179a, b, c 188b -* 230 -* 382 -* 773 -* 851 -*

A tries to help B—with results that are wholly unexpected

45a, b 188b -** 230 *-** 382 *-** 773 *-** 861 *-**

838

220 tr A & A-2 716 793a

A, in order to help his friend, A-2, puts aside his principles and engages in distasteful enterprise

790a, b 807 840

839

1061 ch A to A-2 1062 ch A to A-2 1063 ch A to A-2

A seeks to correct a character weakness in his friend, A-2 * A seeks to correct a character weakness in his friend, A-2, by telling him a story which subtly suggests a method of self-correction **

607 918a ch A to A-2 922a ch A to A-2 1104 ch A to A-2

840

126 ch A to A-2 619 ch A to A-2 1314 ch A to A-2

A seeks to prevent his friend, A-2, from committing a reckless act that would have fateful consequences * A plies his friend, A-2, with drink until he is intoxicated and helpless in order to prevent him from committing a reckless act that would have fateful consequences **

779 tr A & A-2 880a tr A & A-2

841

313 ch A to A-2 ; 705 ch A to A-2 720 ch A to A-2 ; 705 ch A to A-2

A discovers secretly that his friend, A-2, has committed suicide * A seeks to save the family of A-2 from shame and disgrace because of a reckless act committed by A-2 **

868 1160

842

a 847 911 923 963 1061

A tries to rescue a child, CH 842b -*, makes a heroic attempt, and both die

b

A rescues a child, CH from [1] a burning house, [2] a speeding train, [3] a racing automobile [4] or a cattle stampede * A, in performing a rescue, cripples himself for life **

257b 715b

843

59 ch B to B-2 239 ch B to B-2

B is convinced that her friend, B-2, is making a mistake * B, convinced that her friend, B-2, is making a mistake, resolves to correct the mistake in secret, since B-2 will not do it **

294b ch A to B, A-2 to B-2 & B to A 849 ch B-4 to B-2

844

a 850a, b 1083

B, an attractive married woman, clever and influential, seeks diversion by helping her friend, A

17a, b 257a

b 256 324

B’s friend, B-2, seeks to save A, B’s fiance, from the wiles of a designing woman, B-3, and restore him to B * B’s friend, B-2, seeks to save B’s lover, A, from a designing woman, B-3, by winning A away from B-3 **

243 ch B-2 to B-3 24a, b ch B to B-2

(30) Enlisting Whole-Heartedly in the Service of a Needy Unfortunate and Conferring Aid of the Utmost Value
845

755 ch A to A-2 ; 922b ch A to A-2 926

A, poor and humble, at great self-sacrifice helps A-2, an old man poorer than A himself * A, through his enterprise, restores A-2 to friends and fortune **

876a ch B to A-2 ; 850b ch B to A & A to A-2 ; 880b tr A & A-2 ; 601

846

710 ch A to A-2 1145 ch A to A-2 ; 1161 ch A-4 to A-2

A’s friend, A-2, falls from exhaustion while engaged in an enterprise * A completes a task for A-2, his friend, which A-2 was unable to finish **

662 1058

847

911 914

A, a rough frontiersman in a rough frontier camp, undertakes the care of an orphan baby, CH

842a, b

848

a 74b 928a 970

A, seeking to help B, who is in distress, meets with unpleasant complications

772 ch A-4 to B 773 792a

b 974 1118

A rescues B, who has been attacked by a huge snake * B, attacked by a huge snake, suffers a psychic shock **

505 -* 740 ch B to D-B & M-B to B 872 1445

849

173 1343 ch A to B

B, in charge of a booth at a charity bazaar, seeks to prevent B-4 from buying a certain object, X, on which she seems to have set her heart

1245 839 ch A to B & A-2 to B-4

850

a 85a, b 114 115 718b 812a -* ch A-4 to A

B discovers in backward A a promise of great things, and attempts to guide him to a high goal

801 tr A & B 814 844a

b 818b -* 1075a 1126 1329

B seeks to rescue A from a life of dissipation and make a man of him * B picks A out of the gutter and gives him employment **

818b *-** 1075b

Enterprise
Deliverance
(21) Falling into Misfortune through Mistaken Judgment
851

87 176b 232 375 600

A rescues B from imminent danger, but only by bringing the danger upon himself * A is unable to extricate himself from the peril from which he rescues B ** A rescues B from [1] a ferocious wild animal, [2] from a burning steamer, [3] from the undertow while ocean bathing, [4] from a train wreck, [5] from an automobile accident or [6] from a landing airplane on a flying field

31 367b 500a 885a

852

1366 1428 -* 1433a, b, c

A dreams of danger, but discredits the dream and believes the danger real

1428 *-** 1358 1375

853

1374 -* 1377b 1389b 1418b -*

A, a mediocre person, undergoes a weird experience 1342 1082b * A, a mediocre person, undergoes an experience which inspires him with grandiose ideas of his power and ability **

1418b *-** 1374 *-** 1060 1134 1330

854

1346 ch A to A-9 ; 596 ch A-5 to A-9 1303 1290a ch A to A-9 ; 596 ch A-5 to A-9

A discovers a fateful secret of his rich and powerful employer, A-9 * A, because he has knowledge of A-9’s guilty secret is persecuted, spied upon and thrown into prison on a trumped-up charge **

884a ch A-5 to A-9 887a ch A-3 to A-9

855

661 681a 1347 1391

A struggles against an hallucinary enemy, AX, who fights with superstition as a weapon

732 1348a 1375

856

690 693 1419b

A, caught in a trap that holds his body powerless but leaves his mind alert, seeks to achieve physical freedom

682 1419a

857

858 862 1061 1078 1110

A seeks to achieve emancipation from a fear which dogs his life, shows in his face and manner, and plunges him into misfortune

951 1104 1350 1374 1375

858

558 tr A & A-3 1061

A is made miserably unhappy by the fear of death * and would emancipate himself from it **

439 tr A & A-3 1082a 1104

859

249 385a 623 786

A, falsely accused of crime, seeks to clear himself of the accusation

828 tr A & B & ch B-5 to A-5 829 1291a ch A to A-5 1447

860

601 606 656

A, impoverished, seeks to recoup his fortunes by a wealthy marriage

230 378 422b

861

718a 332 tr B & A

A, of an inferior race, rescues B, of a superior race, from accident * A, when he rescues B, becomes involved in an unpleasant complication, due to mistaken judgment **

31 282b

862

288 937 1064 1075a

A fears he will commit a transgression * A, fearing he will commit a transgression, seeks to emancipate himself from the fear, and from the possibility of doing evil **

963 1075b

(50) Being Impelled by an Unusual Motive to Engage in Crafty Enterprise
863

a 618 726a 954 1071 1094

A’s popularity becomes so great that it annoys him * A desires a place of seclusion where he can be absolutely alone, away from cables, wireless, mails and the public **

690 719b 897

b 768 965

A seeks to enhance his social prestige * A invites a celebrity, A-4, to be guest of honor at a reception in his home, and A-4 accepts **

702 1164

c 461 606

A, keeper of a hotel at a summer resort, faces failure in business through lack of custom * A, a hotel keeper facing failure, invites A-4, a celebrity, to be a guest at his hotel, and A-4 accepts **

1161 ch A to A-8 1162 ch A-5 to A-4

864

611a 770a 952

A is a man of wealth and high character whose conscience is troubled by a transgression committed in his earlier years * A, under a fictitious name, returns to his native place, where he had committed a youthful transgression, and, as an Unknown, seeks to discover: [1] Whether his youthful escapades have been forgotten and forgiven; [2] whether the person whom he wronged has suffered any lasting injury. Also, he wishes [3] to make reparation in an assumed character for wrong done in his true character; and [4] to establish a reputation for good behavior and lofty aims in the community before revealing his real identity **

708 1199

865

216 314 -* 619

A, about to commit an act of folly, is abducted by his friend, A-2, and held a prisoner as the only means of restraining him

314 *-** 880a 867 tr A & A-2

866

92 637

A is arrested and is being taken to prison by A-6 * A’s captor, A-6, an officer of the law, is killed in an accident, and is supposed to be A; consequently, A secures his freedom **

707 717

867

807 865 tr A & A-2 808a ch B to A-2 709 1319a 1214

A, suspected of treachery by his friend, A-2, in a daring rescue saves the property and perhaps the life of A-2, and proves his faithfulness by a revelation of the danger to which A-2, unknown to himself, was exposed

1227a 839

868

601 ch A to A-2 & A-2 to A-8 ; 705 ch A to A-2 838

A, destroying a letter in which his friend, A-2, declares he is about to commit suicide, makes it appear that A-2 died of a contagious disease

906 944

869

949a 955

A, a fugitive from justice with a price on his head, prevents B from committing suicide

641 ; 743a 647 ; 743a

870

a 62 134a 220 415 447

B, harrassed by gossip that reflects on her integrity, seeks deliverance from false suspicion

83 86 870b 1151

b 669 784 817 ch A to A-6 818 ch A to A-6

B, her integrity seriously compromised, finds a friend in A-6, a detective * A-6 proves that B’s enemy, A-5, is a crook, and has him sent to prison **

871

313 676

B’s father, F-B, is compelling B to take a step which she believes will be fatal to her happiness * B, compelled by her father, F-B, to take a step which she believes will be fatal to her happiness, escapes the catastrophe by a stratagem **

1241b 1244b

872

740 1334a ch A to B 1342a ch A to B

B fears she is going insane * B, fearing she is going insane, seeks emancipation from the demoralizing fear **

1067 1069 1445

873

227 305 1458

B discovers an evil secret of her past * B, discovering an evil secret of her past, meditates suicide **

802a 870b 893 1051 1055

(15) Finding a Sustaining Power in Misfortune
874

430 606 680a

A is heavily in debt and facing bankruptcy * A seeks to escape financial disaster by undertaking an honest but secret enterprise 1394 1399 1408 that will bring him in enough money to discharge his pressing obligations **

540 770a

875

a 823 -* 824 ch A to A-2 731 ch A to A-2

A, visiting A-2 in his prison cell, exchanges clothes with him and A-2 leaves the prison as A

823 *-** 1344 tr A & A-2

b 233 660a 662 664 719a 179a tr A & B

A is rescued by B * B makes use of A’s hound dog in tracking A **

367b 850a

876

a 3a 949b ; 801

A sees a policeman, A-6, watching B, who is about to pick a pocket 724 ch A to B * A warns B of danger from A-6 **

69 359

b 85b 97 134b

A and B find themselves prisoners in a deserted house * A and B, trapped in a deserted house, seek some method of escape 170. A hurls himself from an upper window and, his arm broken, secures aid and rescues B **

140 360a

877

895 ch A to A-2 1070 ch A to A-2

A, a sheriff, is by duty compelled to hang a condemned man, his friend, A-2 * A. a sheriff, believes A-2, the man he is about to hang, innocent of the crime for which he was sentenced ** A, a sheriff, delays hanging a condemned man, A-2, in the hope that a Higher Power will intervene to save A-2 ***

535 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A-2 826 ch A to A-2

878

a 691 687

A, a ventriloquist, is captured by savages and threatened with death * A, a ventriloquist, captured by savages and threatened with death, makes an animal talk—and is given his freedom and loaded with honors **

714 714 ; 197

b 692 719b

A, adrift at sea in a small boat and near death from exposure, lands on an unknown coast

686 690

c 244 331 714

A, a prisoner, bound, helpless and facing death, is rescued by resourceful B

347a 901

879

188b ch B to A & A to A-4 705

A, attempting to commit suicide, is prevented from doing so by A-4, who comes to the same place to make an attempt on his own life

840 ch A-2 to A-4 850a ch B to A-4 865 ch A-2 to A-4

880

a 216 314 840 tr A & A-2 865

A, by a stratagem of his friend, A-2, is saved from an act of folly * A, saved by a stratagem of his friend, A-2, from an act of folly, comes to realize his intended folly, forgive the stratagem, and thank A-2 **

b 805 ch A-4 to A & A to A-2 894 ch A-5 to A & A to A-2

A, an old man, a homeless outcast and a “bum,” is restored to relatives and to fortune by a friend, A-2

831 ; 1269 1264

881

813 928b -*

A has turned his back upon happiness because of an obligation he fancies himself under to his son, SN * A’s son, SN, discovers a fateful secret of A’s 425, and persuades him to correct an error and regain lost happiness **

928 *-** 499a 790b ch A-2 to SN

882

946 ch B to A 914 1239

A’s philanthropic enterprise is about to fail * A’s philanthropic enterprise faces financial failure; and A, a reformed gambler, keeps the enterprise going with crooked card games **

665 ch B to A 963

883

1209a 1298 955

A, a hunted outlaw in disguise, takes refuge with an enemy, A-3 * A, a hunted outlaw, takes refuge with an enemy, A-3; and A-3, considering himself bound by the laws of hospitality, conceals A and saves him from his pursuers, A-6, A-6 **

923 ch A-5 to A-3 1022

884

a 136 ch A-3 to A-5 596 660b

A is bitterly persecuted by a relentless enemy, A-5 * A, bitterly persecuted by a relentless enemy, A-5, sees no possible escape from the coil; then, suddenly, A-5 is killed in an accident **

1344 -* ch A-2 to A-5 1132

b 579a 976 1427b 1133

A, an agnostic, is caught in a terrific storm * A, an agnostic, is persuaded into a belief in God by B when, together, they escape a terrible danger through prayer **

1375 1128a -* 922a

885

a 666 837 879 ch A to B & A-4 to A

B, while carrying out an enterprise, is rescued from imminent danger by A * A, unable to rescue himself from danger incurred in saving B, is in turn rescued by B **

31 191

b 144 146 306 483b 737b

B is a prisoner in one of the upper floors of a tall building * B, a prisoner in a room on one of the upper floors of a tall building, saves herself by making use of the fire escape **

31 870a, b

886

676 ch F-B to M-B 739 741 ch F-B to M-B 908 996 ; 1105

B’s mother, M-B, is in straitened circumstances and estranged from B * B’s mother, M-B, inherits a large sum of money unexpectedly, and becomes reconciled with B, from whom she was estranged **

785 1067 1246

(20) Becoming Involved with Conditions in which Misfortune is Indicated
887

a 677 ch B to A ; 1309a ch B to A & A to A-3 677 ch B to A ; 568c

A, held on a murder charge, wins freedom by an unusual plea 9f his attorney, A-7 * A, held on a murder charge, is released from custody when his lawyer, A-7, proves that A, “drunk with sleep,” had believed his victim, A-3, was trying to kill him **

870a ch B to A 695a

b 682 ; 880b 937

A, once a cultured man but now a barbarian, is rescued from an unfortunate situation by his old friend, A-2 * A., a barbarian, is compelled to deal with a civilization which he once knew but now has forgotten **

1093 1132 1291b ; 1195 1291b 1345

888

1418a ; 1427a 1436 ; 1427a 1441a ; 1427a 1426b -*

A undergoes a strange experience among people hypnotically deluded * A, undergoing a strange experience among people weirdly deluded, discovers the secret of the delusion written in a notebook belonging to A-8, one of the victims who had died. By means of information obtained from the notebook, A succeeds in rescuing the other victims of the delusion **

1366 1368 ; 1061

889

115 591 633 681a 708 1082b

A, recovering his reason after it has long been obscured, relates a strange story of his experiences, a story which his friends find it difficult to believe

888 1411 1418a ; 1422a

890

87 ; 1100 470 1154a 1172

B, engaged in carrying out a secret enterprise, finds herself in danger and calls upon a stranger, A-4, for aid

1025 1417

891

32 ; 35 ch A to A-3 765

B’s escort to a dance, A-3. gets into a fight with another man, A * B saves A from a knife in the hands of his enemy, A-3 **

31 tr A & B 94a

892

220 218a 340 946

B dies of pneumonia brought on by exposure while rescuing B-3 from an accident

53 405 tr B & B-3

893

27 124 227 514 594c 665 800 ch SN to CH

B performs an act of great heroism in rescuing a child, CH, from death, but sacrifises her own life in making the rescue

(25) Seeking to Save a Person who is Accused of Transgression
894

613 926 939

A, robbed by A-5 and wishing to save him from the law, declares to A-6, the officer who has arrested A-5, that he gave A-5 the stolen property in his possession

918a ch A to A-5 918b ch A to A-5 923 ch A to A-5 & A-5 to A-8

895

568d ch A-3 to A & A to A-5 667 1070

B implores A-9, the governor of the state, for a pardon for A, a condemned prisoner * B knows that A is innocent of the crime for which he was convicted **

108

896

467 ch A-8 to SN 623 ch A to SN

B learns that her son, SN, is suspected of having committed a crime * B knows that her son, SN, is innocent of the crime of which he is accused, and she knows who is guilty, but this knowledge makes the task of protecting SN dangerous and difficult **

516 ch CH to SN 725 ch A to B & A-5 to A 1291a

Enterprise
Idealism
(21) Falling into Misfortune through Mistaken Judgment
897

618 954 1094

A’s popularity becomes so annoying that he seeks what he conceives to be ideal seclusion 865 ; 664 689 690 to escape from it * A, seeking seclusion because his popularity annoys him, becomes hungry for the old applause and suffers remorse because of his flight from it **

682 900

898

106 -* 492a

A is a selfish person, constantly looking out for “Number One” * A, selfish and miserly, finds that his methods are mistaken and that he is making no progress towards happiness **

106 *-** 307 372 597 632 661 698 918b

899

99 902

A is wealthy and avaricious, and happy only when adding to his riches * A, wealthy and avaricious, loses all by grasping for trifling gains **

322b 377b 747

900

1330 1350

A’s imagination leads his mind astray, and in seeking emancipation from fancied misfortunes he is plunged into real misfortunes * A, given all he thought necessary for his happiness, finds there is still something lacking—something in himself **

150 634 1348a

901

687 ; 244 878a 937

A is a white man who seeks to make his white civilization a pattern for half-savage peoples * A “goes native” and marries a native woman, B **

682 922b

902

675 718b 913 991 1079 1124 1148 1150

A has a passion for a certain pastime: [1] card games. [2] billiards, [3] tennis, [4] bowlling, and he becomes so absorbed in his trifling game that big events, demanding his immediate attention, are neglected with disastrous results

620 629 753 957b

903

850a 1143b

A is a conscientious artist, whose ideal is Truth * A, hired by B to paint her portrait, puts so much character and so little beauty into his work that B is deeply offended **

1143b ; 1386b ; 1408 1386b

904

197 244

A, a morally superior person thrown into a savage environment, is conquered by moral inferiority in the person of B, a native girl

347a 901

905

656 ; 927 768

A’s pride will not allow him to discontinue benefactions for which his family has long been noted, although his poverty forces him to many shifts of simulation, demands pinching sacrifises, and taxes his ingenuity

628 1213

906

157 ch A-3 to A-2 836 838

A discovers that his friend, A-2, is a defaulter * A-2 has important responsibilities, which A has not, and A flees, thus making it appear that he is the defaulter **

80a ch A-3 to A-2 603b, c, d 807 841

907

918a 922a

A, unable to find the noble ideal for which he has long and vainly searched, dies * A, after searching in vain for a noble ideal, dies unaware of the fact that he himself, because of his earnest search, has come to exemplify the ideal **

943a 944

908

65 -* 372 585b

B is a selfish, hard-hearted, worldly-minded woman who seeks to live for herself alone. She wonders why she is not happy and contented

65 *-** 310 505

909

649 628 ch A to BR-B 977a, b

B indirectly causes the death of her brother, BR-B, by opposing a discreditable enterprise he was attempting to carry out * B dies a broken-hearted victim of her own high ideals **

(31) Living a Lonely, Cheerless Life and Seeking Companionship
910

736 ch B to D-A 1105 ch B to D-A

A seeks happiness in being the pal of his daughter, D-A, and in making her happy * A is ultra old-fashioned, and his daughter, D-A, is ultra modern **

1067 ch B to D-A 1151 ch B to D-A

911

698 914 914 ; 918a

A seeks happiness in his love for a child, CH, but for certain reasons finds it difficult to realize his desire

912a 842a, b 922a ; 923

912

a 695a 695b

A’s consuming desire is for friendship, for some one with whom he may associate and converse; but he is old and ugly, and no one pays him any attention

735 tr A & A-8 762 911 1059

b 1311 1314

A becomes reconciled with an enemy, A-3, when A-3 renders him a service

815a ch A to A-3 & A-4 to A 829 ch A-3 to A-8 & B to A-3

913

379 457 ch A to A-2

A, suffering misfortune, seeks happiness in the companionship of A-2 and in playing golf

157 ch A-3 to A-2 603b, c, d 807 820 981 1007 1035

914

817 ch B to CH 911

A is a gambler pursuing his blackleg vocation * A handicaps himself by taking charge of an abandoned baby, CH **

847 963 1087

915

623 1186 1282

A flees to a foreign country to escape the consequences of a transgression * A, a fugitive in a foreign land, becomes so homesick for his own country that he has to return **

237 635 635 ; 708 864 1199 1209a

916

60 816b

B, her lot cast in a lonely place, craves excitement as a condition necessary to happiness

88 143 414 694 765 844a

(32) Seeking to Conceal Identity Because of a Lofty Idealism
917

512 952 971

A mysteriously disappears from his own community; and. when he reappears among strangers, he bears a fictitious name * A, seeking to forward an enterprise which those who know him might consider absurd or unworthy, changes his name and goes secretly to a place where he is unknown **

259-3 967

918

a 80a 150 312-1 602

A seeks to rebuild his life wasted in dissipation, along the lines of exemplary ideals * A, in carrying out a worthy enterprise, changes his name and goes to a place where he is unknown **

683 708 864

b 718b 898

A undergoes a tragic experience which results in a beneficial character change

639 686 751 767 ch B to A 819 894 ch A to A-8 & A-5 to A

919

a 940 949a 960 1082a

A, a soldier, disappears from the ranks * A, .a soldier, disappears from the ranks and dies secretly and heroically for an ideal of duty; but he is reported “a deserter under fire” **

919c 928b ch A to F-A & SN to A

b 930 ch B to D-A & F-B to A 734 967

A, a soldier, is a deserter under fire but falsely reported “missing in action” * A, after long years of wandering as an outcast, returns as an Unknown to his own home **

548a 550 684 ch F-B to A 797

c 615 1061

A, a soldier, is reported “a deserter under fire” * A, a soldier facing a large force of the enemy, fights against overwhelming odds until he is killed **

930 ch F-B to A & eliminate “whom she mistakenly thinks is dead” 928b ch A to F-A & SN to A 958 963

920

A, humble and supporting himself by menial tasks 718a 748 749 -*, loses a work of art 709 tr A & A-2 711b ch A to A-2 about which there are no marks of identification. The work of art, X, is found and pronounced by connoisseurs to be the production of a master. In the public prints the unknown artist is invited to come forward and receive the honors and wealth to which his genius entitles him. But A’s ideal is “art for art’s sake,” and he will not be tempted

1275 931 ch B to A & M-B to F-A

921

279 -* 435a

B realizes that her happiness and her duty lie in rehabilitating her character; in establishing, under an assumed name, an exemplary character and thus to make amends for a grievous wrong committed under her real name

279 *-** 743b 665

(35) Becoming Involved in a Complication that Challenges the Value of Cherished Ideals
922

a 578a 819 894 tr A & A-5 918b

A has low ideals, but changes them abruptly for high ideals * A searches everywhere for a Good Man, whom he envisons and personifies, but who evades him **

963 964a

b 158 606

A has high ideals but, on suffering misfortune, he changes his high ideals for low ideals * A becomes a “bum,” an outcast and a wanderer **

259-2 263

923

224 578a

A, a crook, is trying to “go straight” * A, a crook trying to “go straight,” is compelled by A-5. the leader of his old gang, to take part in a criminal enterprise **

894 998 ch A to A-5 & A-4 to A

924

a 700 1062

A, wealthy, desires with all his heart to live as a poor man * A, wealthy and desiring to live as a poor man, finds that his wealth makes it impossible **

431 929

b 898 899

A, wealthy, seeks to lead a life of idleness and luxurious leisure * A is wealthy, and his ideal life is a life of leisure—but he meets with an experience that challenges his ideal **

322b 751

925

139 ; 245 ch A to A-2 & A-3 to A 433b ch A to A-2 & A-3 to A ; 411b ch A to A-2 & A-3 to A

A is a “man of the world,” relentlessly looking out for “Number One” and having little regard for others * A grievously wrongs his friend, A-2, and is taught a beneficial lesson when A-2 freely forgives him **

922a 963

926

954 970

A’s lofty aim is to be a benefactor of mankind * A, trying to realize his ideal of being a benefactor of mankind, meets with a disturbing experience **

188b 613 791 804

927

926 928a

A seeks to throw open his home to friends and strangers alike, and be generously hospitable, but certain unpleasant conditions make it difficult

613 905

928

a 764 -* 769 772 -* 773 -* 805

A, in a spirit of altruism, befriends all in need * A is never too busy to give aid to others and, because of it, he has an unpleasant experience **

764 *-** 772 *-** 773 *-** 807

b 800 ch B to A

A is proud of his son, SN * A’s son, SN, dies a shameful, inglorious death, bringing dishonor and sorrow to A **

568c ch A to A-8 & A-3 to SN 821 919a

929

431 ; 488a 924a

A, believing poverty the key to happiness, changes his ideals when he finds himself wealthy, and happy as he had never been in the days of his poverty

930

919b -* ch A to F-B 1142b ch A to F-B

B builds a monument to her father, F-B, whom she mistakenly thinks is dead, and whose memory is to her a source of pride and honor

684 797 ch A to F-B & D-A to B

931

65 -* 83 143 766 1105 1106

B is happy in her mistaken ideals * B is compelled to challenge the value of her ideals when she sees her mother, M-B, pursuing them **

1246

(50) Being Impelled by an Unusual Motive to Engage in Crafty Enterprise
932

1111a 1074

A is a writer who plans to work up a pet idea into a story * A, a writer, before he begins work on a story, wishes to make sure that the tale he has in mind will be interesting to the general public. He plans to settle the question by secret enterprise **

598 835 1460

933

104 189

B decides that there is more to be gained by suffering defeat in an enterprise than by being successful

356 931

(17) Bearing Patiently with Misfortunes and Seeking to Attain Cherished Aims Honorably
934

181b -* 425 -*

A, father of SN, renounces happiness in order to uphold a lofty conception of duty and save SN from disgrace

881 181b *-** 425 *-*** 330b ch F-A to A & A to SN

935

718b 948 ch B to A

A, penniless, exchanges ten years of servitude for a college education

595 756 918b

936

512 513 1006b 1073

A’s cherished ideal is the sea, and far-flung adventures * A cannot realize his cherished ideal because he is compelled to work at a desk job in order to support himself and his dependents **

991 1148a

937

687 689 690

A is a morally superior person * A, a morally superior person, is cast away in a vicious, isolated, primitive environment where moral inferiority assails his high idealism on every side **

197 244 682 901 973

938

941 1122

A is a clever craftsman who struggles to earn a living while upholding his ideals * A, if he chooses, could win vast wealth by sacrificing his high principles **

943a 944

939

485 922a 926

A seeks good in evil by culling lessons in good out of his association with transgressors—inspiration for contentment out of his misfortunes

907 772 1167

940

939 900 -*

A is a man of wealth and influence who feels that the gold of his true worth is obscured by the dross of his riches * A enlists as a private in the army when he might easily have secured an officer’s commission **

918b 919a, c

941

171 748

A seeks, through idealism, to be content with life in spite of a grinding poverty that makes life wretched

942 943a 922b

942

903 941

A has fallen upon evil days and luck goes against him in every way * A clings to his lofty ideals through all his vicissitudes of fortune **

601 632 944

943

a 700 715b 729

A starves to death in holding fast to a lofty conception of duty * A starves to death rather than amass wealth by shattering his ideals **

b 824 987 1014 1022

A, a prisoner, dies holding fast to a lofty conception of duty rather than win freedom by shattering his ideals of loyalty

80b 136

944

171 549 715b 729 938 942

A is a gentleman of the “old school,” who comes through life enduring with patient fortitude every manner of misfortune; and then, at last, poverty stricken and pronounced a failure according to all the material standards of the world, he still clings to his high ideals and counts his vicissitudes, which could not overcome his ideals, as blessings in disguise

907

945

121 244 179a 162b -* 665

B, as the world regarded her, was a moral transgressor; but, in her own estimation, she was seeking the best and noblest in life * B, considered a moral transgressor, through her magnetic personality and the sincerity of her convictions, disarmed criticism in life and was praised by all after she died **

211

946

162b 211 279 403 557a

B, a transgressor, tries to live down her unfortunate past by exemplary conduct

665 669 892

947

96 745 647 976

B seeks to remain a good woman in spite of a vicious, morally inferior environment

242 645

948

947 978

B’s parents, M-B and F-B, are “just poor white trash,” but lowly B struggles for an education that will lift her out of her squalid environment

745 935 ch A to B 993

(34) Embarking Upon an Enterprise of Insurrection in the Hope of Ameliorating Certain Evil Conditions
949

a 395 420 -* 915

A’s capricious fancy, groping toward happiness, leads him to depart from the strict line of duty

148 155 420 628

b 246b -* 322b

A is a police magistrate with lofty humanitarian ideals * A, a police magistrate who wishes to know more of the private lives of those who are brought before him for judgment, disguises himself as a “bum” and plunges into the underworld **

833 834 838 876a 1209b

950

1082b 1090 1111b 1131

A’s half-knowledge of the world constitutes his handicap * A believes he can be happier and more successful as a lawyer than as a doctor, as a general than as a private, as his own “boss” than by working for somebody else ** A feels that he can do more good outside the priesthood than as a priest ***

900 1091 1098 1104

951

68 255 703 1304 1306

A’s happiness lies in freeing himself of a torturing conscience * A will suffer ruin and disgrace if he carries out his plan to free himself of a torturing conscience **

1295 1461a

952

465 601 ; 1277b 606 ; 1277b

A’s ambition, one that is necessary to his happiness, is to fall out of the world that knows him * A leaves his coat on a cliff at the seaside, drops his hat in a stunted tree below the brink, and vanishes from the scenes that know him **

440 864

953

74a -* 604 651

A, for reasons of his own, craves peace and quiet * A, desiring peace and quiet, finds his ideal retreat in a vacant house, and there he secretly takes up his quarters **

664 719a 1409 1423 1225

954

106 -* 539a 863a

A, through erring imagination, becomes discontented with his life and surroundings * A, discontented, in a spirit of revolt seeks to achieve contentment **

106 *-** 391

955

1298 1300

A, a highwayman, is robbing the mails * A, a highwayman, opening a letter that falls into his hands, secures information 738 742 743a that sends him away on an altruistic undertaking—all by the way of proving that there “is good in the worst of us” **

817 869

(20) Becoming Involved with Conditions in which Misfortune is Indicated
956

279 669 ch A-5 to A-8 557a 377a ch A to A-8

B volunteers to nurse a sick person, A-8, when no one else will undertake the work * A-8 is ill of a disease that is contagious and deadly ** B, nursing A-8, contracts a contagious disease and dies ***

957

a 898 -* 899 -*

A becomes so wealthy and powerful that, in the overweening pride of his mistaken ideals he voices the query: “Is there any god greater than I?”

517 565 661

b 902

A is a general in the army * A, a general in the army, is engaged in an unimportant enterprise, and he is so absorbed in it that he gives no attention to the attacking enemy. A’s troops are defeated **

919b, c

c 692 ch A to A-4 719b ch A to A-4

A is captain of a steamship, racing across the Atlantic in an attempt to cut down the time of the passage * A refuses to delay his important enterprise long enough to rescue A-4, a person in distress and facing death **

632 tr A & A-4

(33) Resisting Secretly and from an Honorable Motive a Mandate Considered Discreditable
958

748 918a

A takes issue with the accepted belief that poverty is the source of discontent, and conceives it to be the true source of happiness * A struggles against difficulties in seeking to avoid wealth **

127b 311 326-3 700 905

959

861 954 1088

A, with negro blood in his veins, aspires to all the opportunities of the white race

255 271 579b tr B & A 919c

960

a 922a -* 928b ch A to F-A & SN to A

A is a soldier, eager to fight but who is commanded to retreat before a superior force of the enemy * A receives orders from his superiors which he considers discreditable **

919b 919c ; 928b ch A to F-A & SN to A

b 902

A is a general in the army * A, a general, when the enemy attack, is engaged in an unimportant enterprise, and he is so absorbed in it that he will not give it up. A’s troops are defeated **

705 919b, c

961

606 1079

A’s pride rebels against the loss of his ancestral acres through poverty

628 656

962

740 946

B, who finds her happiness in a beautiful garden, learns that the garden is about to be destroyed

737a 975 848b ; 1445

(36) Undergoing an Experience that Results in a Remarkable Character Change
963

322b 715a 763 862 914 922a

A discards low ideals for high ideals * A, discarding low ideals for high ideals, struggles in vain to realize his high ideals; but, although baffled in realizing his cherished ambition, he effects a beneficial change in his character **

188b 563c

964

a 839 tr A & A-2 888 898 1418b -*

A, becoming aware of an old prophecy, unconsciously seeks to become like the exalted protagonist of the prophecy

963 1418b *-**

b 540 797 1209a

A, a transgressor, returns to his home as an Unknown after a long absence, and meets his daughter, D-A * A, a transgressor, learning that his daughter, D-A, thinks he is dead, and that his character was high and noble, does not reveal his identity but leaves D-A happy in her mistaken ideals **

963 964a

(37) Seeking Against Difficulties to Realize a Cherished Ideal
965

1060 1088 1091

A’s one desire is to achieve a high honor, an honor that is unmerited, and to enjoy that honor is a condition necessary to happiness

749 863b 1101 1103

966

539a 965 1150

A has set his heart on accomplishing something beyond his powers, and his happiness depends upon his success * As [1] writing a great poem, [2] becoming famous as a composer of music, [3] demonstrating the power of science to set aside the laws of heredity, [4] painting a great picture or [5] performing an act of great daring

1058 1065 1075a

967

770a 917 919b 864 797 763 918a

A has been mysteriously absent from his home for long years * A, for many years mysteriously absent from his home, seeks a happy renewal of old ties by returning suddenly and unheralded to his native place **

869 923 1199

968

926 939

A is a young man of lofty ideals * A, a young man of lofty ideals, craves all sorts of experiences in order that he may find the best and noblest in life **

773 786 937 74a, b 188b

969

620 ; 962 ch B to A 620 ; 974 ch B to A

A, a city toiler, cherishes a dear desire for the open fields and the song of the lark

608 625 683

970

922a -* 926 927 928a

A befriends any strangers who may be in need of assistance, often neglecting his own family in carrying out his generous enterprises

848a 613 612 707 tr A & A-4 772

971

322b 577 681a 863a 969

A believes solitude the greatest of human blessings * A, believing solitude to be the greatest of human blessings, encounters difficulties in his search for it **

664 683 686 690

972

922b ; 820 922b ; 859 ch A to A-2 922b ; 824 ch B to A-2

A is a worthless ne’er-do-well, while his friend, A-2, is a man of worth in the world * A resolves, at any cost to himself, to save his friend, A-2, from threatening misfortune **

823 833 836

973

650 687 689 937

A, a white man battling against the superstitious frenzy of a half-savage tribe stricken with the plague, upholds the highest ideals of the white man’s civilization

888 796

974

969 ch A to B 921

B, reared in the slums of a large city and seeking her ideal of happiness in the woods and open fields, comes finally to live in a drab, cheerless countryside

31 31 ; 763 563c 848b 916

975

741 743b 873

B is in failing health and her days numbered * B, in failing health and her days numbered, feels that she cannot die happy until she sees again her native place, and re-visits the well-remembered haunts of her childhood **

893 945

976

145 268 325 372 565

B believes that the practice of the religious virtues is the crying need of the world, and seeks by her own life to exemplify her convictions

242 737b 796 ch A to B & A-3 to B-3

977

a 992 ch F-B to M-B

B is determined to protect the honor of her family, but she can do so only by following the path of relentless duty

668 649 993

b 977a 976

B’s brother, BR-B, has committed a crime * B, apprised of a crime committed by her brother, BR-B, informs the police and has BR-B arrested **

730 ch A to BR-B 909

978

668 670 948

B’s mother, M-B, cherishes the fixed desire to give B a good education * B and her mother, M-B, are penniless, and B has to work to support the two of them **

647 659 935 ch A to B

Enterprise
Obligation
(21) Falling Into Misfortune Through Mistaken Judgment
979

747 ; 606 769 898

A has innocently caused a number of people to invest money in a worthless enterprise * A, having innocently caused a number of people to lose money in an enterprise, feels that he cannot rest content until, by his own efforts, he recovers the money for the losers and restores it **

610 635 1148b

980

1382a ch A to A-4 ; 985 718b

A, by undertaking an obligation finds himself threatened by misfortune * A, by concealment and stratagem, transfers a dangerous obligation to A-8, a stranger **

608 ch A to A-8 683 ch A to A-8 709 ch A to A-8 & A-2 to A 1161 ch A to A-8

981

830 tr A & A-2 865

A, in return for a service A-2 has rendered him, agrees to grant any favor A-2 may ask that is within his power

601 836 838

982

a 611a ch A to NW 999 tr A & A-2

A agrees to take in hand and control an incorrigible youth, NW, who has proved too hard a problem for his uncle and guardian, A’s friend, A-2

658 701 ch A-2 to NW 812b ch A to NW & F-B to A

b 193 -* 926

A, a bachelor, undertakes to care for CH, the child of his married sister, SR-A, while SR-A is away on a vacation

609 193 *-** 639 ch A to CH

983

433b ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A 1251 -*

A, in order to get A-8 into his power, craftily manoeuvers him heavily into debt * A hopes to secure A-8’s help in an undertaking by offering to free him from debt **

313 ch F-B to A-8, A to A-2 & A-3 to A 380 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A 1251 *-**

984

1001b -*

A, after B dies, carries out honorably the distasteful obligation to travel

1001b *-** 1019 1044a 1001b -* ; 1041 ch A to U

985

793b -* ch A-2 to A-4 805 809 ch A-5 to A-4

A is threatened with misfortune because of a mysterious parcel 1382b -* ch A to A-4, which he has obligingly taken from A-4, a stranger, and promised to deliver

608 1438b 793 *-**

986

16a 1258 1293a 1293b 1309b 403 ch A to A-8 ; 468 ch A to A-8

A, a detective, returns B, a criminal, to the scene of her crime for trial and punishment * B, a criminal who has undergone a character change and become an honest woman, is given her liberty by the jury before whom she is tried **

363a 359

(38) Committing a Grievous Mistake and Seeking in Secret to Live Down Its Evil Results
987

1319a 1214

A, influenced by a compelling idea of responsibility, finds it necessary to protect his friend, A-2, from a secret danger * A is indirectly the cause of danger to his friend, A-2—danger of which A-2 is ignorant and of which A cannot tell him **

867 1227a

988

1023 1027

A’s friend, A-2, was the father of B; and, when A-2 died, A promised him he would care for B as though she were his own child * A is disloyal to B, his ward **

1211 1285b

(39) Forsaking Cherished Ambitions to Carry Out an Obligation
989

697a 990 991 996 ch B to A & M-B to M-A

A’s promise to his mother, M-A, prevents him from undertaking a cherished enterprise

936 1097a

990

258 697a

A’s family all worked in order that he might be helped to a technical education * A conceives it to be his duty to work at a calling he dislikes so that he may repay his family for their sacrifices **

991 1130 1434

991

513 990

A, unable to realize a cherished ambition because of family obligations, comes as near realizing the ambition as he can * A seeks theoretical adventure, “armchair” adventure—the thrill of high emprise caught second-hand from travel books **

1433b ; 719b ; 878b ; 650 ; 714 ; 197 ; 957a 1433b ; 1082b ; 24a ; 181c ; 1363 433b ; 109

992

268 -* 976

B makes a great personal sacrifise in order to carry out a filial obligation to live with her father. F-B, and make a home for him

368a 641 993

993

601 ch A to F-B ; 705 ch A to F-B 606 ch A to F-B ; 705 ch A to F-B

B’s father, F-B, dies heavily involved in debt * B, the only child of her father, F-B, considers herself in honor bound to pay the debts of the deceased F-B, and undertakes a strange enterprise in order to carry out the obligation **

88 1032

994

574b ch A to SN, B to B-8 & M-A to B 1009a

B, a widow, finds her happiness in being independent * B, a widow, is compelled by family obligations to live with a married son, SN **

543 ch B to B-8, A to SN & M-A to B 800 1067

995

747 ch A to F-B ; 705 ch A to F-B 770a ch A to F-B ; 634 ch A to F-B

B labors for years at a lonely task * B labors for years at a lonely task in order to clear the name of her father, F-B, from dishonor **

828 ch A to B, B to F-B & B-5 to A-5 993

996

285 ch F-B to M-B 948

B’s mother, M-B, denies herself the necessities of life in fulfilling her duty to educate B

659 670 785 1151 ch B to M-B & D-B to B

(20) Becoming Involved with Conditions in Which Misfortune is Indicated
997

a 830 tr A & A-2 865

A, on his sacred honor, has promised his friend, A-2, that he will do whatever A-2 shall require of him

139 820 846 906 1003 1007

b 925 -* ch A to U 926 958 700

A has $500,000. A rich relative, U, bequeaths a million dollars to A, provided he shall spend his half-million within a year * A, with a half million dollars must be “broke” within a year, and he must not give away any money nor spend a cent foolishly **

431 865

998

613 ch A-5 to A-4 1277a ch A to A-4

A secretly discovers a delinquency A-4 wishes to conceal * A, secretly informed regarding a transgression A-4 wishes to conceal, threatens to inform the authorities unless A-4 does something A wants him to do **

923 ch A to A-4 & A-5 to A 1232 ch A to A-4 & A-3 to A 1267a ch A to A-4

999

611a ch A to NW 1024 ch A to NW

A’s nephew and ward, NW, is wild and reckless and A is unable to manage him * A passes his unmanageable nephew and ward, NW, along to a friend in the West, A-2, who declares that he will either kill NW or tame him **

793a tr A & A-2 982a tr A & A-2

(41) Finding an Obligation at Variance with Ambition, Inclination or Necessity
1000

905 925 -*

A is the scion of a proud old line whose greatest pride has been to keep its estates intact * A, in desperate need, ignores a family obligation **

1260a tr A & A-8 1291c

1001

a 127a 1123 1127

A finds it necessary to carry out a certain distasteful enterprise if he would attain wealth

1201 1290b

b 117 ch F-A to U 1432 ch A to U & NW to A

A is to inherit a fortune from his uncle, U, on condition that he shall never leave his native land * B, an enemy of U who has left a fortune to A on condition that he shall never travel abroad, wins a promise from A that he will travel abroad after she dies **

984 116 ch B to B-8

1002

106 -* 988 -*

A is a woman-hater * A, against his wish and inclination, becomes the guardian of a beautiful young woman, B **

140 106 *-** 988 *-**

1003

818a -** 983 tr A & A-8 997a

A is under an obligation to commit a crime * A, under an obligation to commit a crime, is not a criminal at heart and cannot meet the obligation **

818a **-*** 1014

1004

249 263 1194 -* 1248

A, a doctor who is also a crook, is returning at night from a successful burglary job, when he is hastily summoned to attend a very sick person, A-8

1194 *-** 1196 1221

1005

913 ch A-2 to BR-A 137a ch A-3 to BR-A 1021b ch A-2 to BR-A

A and BR-A are twin brothers with the same likes and dislikes * A and BR-A, brothers, carry out honorably the distasteful obligation of living apart **

157 ch A-3 to BR-A 446a, b ch A-2 to BR-A

1006

a 446b ch A-2 to A-5 ; 1291a ch A to A-5 1290b ch A to A-5

A, a lawyer, honorably discharges the distasteful duty of defending a criminal, A-5

828 ch B to A & A-5 to A-8 1311 ch A-3 to A-5

b 287 334a 756 936

A, in order to carry out an obligation, gives up his chosen profession and enters another line of work

900 942 950

1007

132 607 997a

A carries out honorably the heart-breaking obligation of killing his friend, A-2, hopelessly ill and tortured with suffering * A-2 begs relief at A’s hands as an act of mercy ** A-2 is the brother of B, who is very dear to A ***

296 ch A-3 to A-2 315

1008

775 1212c 775 ch A to A-9 & A-7 to A

A, trusted butler in the household of A-9, is really a crook * A, using his position in the household of A-9 as a “cover” to his black designs, loots the jewel box of A-9’s wife, B, and departs secretly between two days **

610 614 1209a

1009

a 908 574b ch A to SN-B, M-A to B & B to B-8

B, a widow, wishes to be independent and to have a home of her own; but there are certain obligations at war with her desire

384 ch B to B-8 & M-A to B 933 1009b

b 531 ch B to B-8, M-A to B & A to SN 994 1009a

B, a widow, has given all her money to her son, SN * B, penniless, is compelled to live with her son, SN **

543 ch B to B-8, M-A to B & A to SN 738

1010

152b 666

B, ordered by thieves, A-5, A-5, A-5, to open a safe belonging to A, refuses in spite of threats against her life

144 1309a ch A to A-5

(40) Embarking Upon an Enterprise in which One Obligation is Opposed by Another Obligation
1011

723 712 ch A to A-5 & A-6 to A 1013 ch A to A-5 & A-6 to A

A, an officer of the law, is under a personal obligation to a criminal, A-5 * A, an officer of the law, is compelled by duty to arrest a criminal, A-5, to whom he is under an obligation **

1016a 1284

1012

276 ch A to GCH & F-A to A 288 ch A to GCH & “ancestor” to A

A’s impecunious grandchild, GCH, buys A a birthday present, X, on credit * X, a birthday present, will not he delivered until it is paid for ** A pays for X, a birthday present, which his impecunious grandchild, GCH, is giving him ***

118 ch A to GCH & GF-A to A 628 ch A to GCH & B to A

1013

722 ch A to A-6 & A-5 to A

A, a fugitive in the desert, discovers that the officer who is pursuing him, A-6, is sunblind and dying from thirst * A, a fugitive from justice, will be arrested if he rescues A-6, the officer who is pursuing him. from misfortune; and if A abandons A-6, A-6 will die **

712 817 ch B to A-6

1014

171 ch A-3 to A-5 959

A, a cashier responsible for the funds of the firm employing him, is ordered by A-5 1079 ch A to A-5, junior partner of the firm, to give him secretly a large sum of the firm’s money

730 ch A-3 to A-5 884a 1003

1015

1174 ch A to A-5 & A-2 to A-8 1175a ch A to A-5

A is a United States consul * A lives on an island, and on the same island are two other white men, A-2 and A-5, both friends of A’s * A-6, an officer of the law, calls on A to help him arrest A-5 **

1175b ch A to A-5 1174 ch A to A-5 ; 1222a ch A to A-6 & A-3 to A-5 1282 ch A to A-5

1016

a 817 ch A to A-5 & B to A ; 1011 1013 ch A to A-5 & A-6 to A ; 1011

A, a police officer, has captured a criminal, A-5 * A, a police officer, is under an obligation of professional duty to arrest A-5, and he is under a counter-obligation of a personal nature to help A-5 ** A cuts a Gordian knot by taking poison ***

b 972 tr A & A-2 1021b

A, an army officer, has a friend, A-2, one of the enemy and a spy, brought before him for punishment by court-martial * A’s friend, A-2, rescues A from a heartbreaking situation by killing himself **

1017

712 ch A to A-5 & A-6 to A 816a ch A to A-5 & A-4 to A

A, an officer of the law, and A-5, his prisoner, are lost in the desert, afoot, without food and with only a small supply of water—not enough for the two of them * A, an officer of the law, is old; and A-5, his prisoner, is young, and there are extenuating circumstances in his case 1309b ch B to A-5 1291b ch A to A-5 747 ch A to A-5 ** A and A-5, officer of the law and prisoner, are lost in the desert with only a small supply of water between them. They draw lots to see which shall take the water and make his escape. A cheats in the drawing so that A-5 may win. A-5 picks up the water canteen and abandons A to die ***

713 ch A to A-5 918b ch A to A-5

(42) Falling Into Misfortune While Seeking Honorably to Discharge an Obligation
1018

606 ch A to F-A ; 705 ch A to F-A or 638 ch A to F-A

A, the son of F-A, feels it his duty to sell all his property in order to help pay the debts of the deceased F-A

268 tr B & A 943a 944

1019

791 1434

A is the recipient of anonymous threats of violence if he tries to carry out an obligation * A, threatened anonymously with violence if he carries out an obligation, proceeds boldly with what he believes to be his duty **

1287 1351 1414a 1422a 1424a 1427a

1020

70 445b 1075a, b 1125b

A, pledged to die if B dies, learns that B has committed suicide

576b 802b

1021

a 769 836 265b -* ; 836

A, ab a favor to his friend, A-2, promises to undertake a certain enterprise * A promises his friend, A-2, to undertake a certain enterprise, and then forgets his promise **

603a tr A & A-2 807 744 ch B to A-2

b 716 782 ch A-8 to A-2

A and A-2 are as Damon and Pythias, David and Jonathan * A and A-2 have their ideal of friendship challenged by an unusual experience **

1016b 1021a

1022

136 -* 883

A’s life is saved by his enemy, A-3 * A’s life, saved by his enemy, A-3, is mutually agreed to be forfeit to A-3 whenever A-3 so desires **

136 *-** 280a ; 136 *-**

Enterprise
Necessity
(21) Falling Into Misfortune Through Mistaken Judgment
1023

113 461 606

A is desperately in need of money * A, desperately in need of money, undertakes a rash enterprise and becomes involved in an unpleasant complication **

637 753 860 1290a 1373

1024

718b 1297

A is young, and had considerable money, but by a wild life he impoverishes himself and comes to want * For A, beating back to Easy Street has its difficulties **

628 1084 1101 1144 1386a

1025

470 890 1033 1100 1154a 1172

B is carrying out a secret enterprise and falls into danger * B , carrying out a secret enterprise and falling into danger, appeals for aid to a stranger, A-4;but A-4 is wary and refuses assistance **

933 1309a 1417

(20) Becoming Involved with Conditions in Which Misfortune is Indicated
1026

622 ch A to F-A & SN to A 1024

A is an outcast son, sorely in need of money * A seeks to borrow a large sum of money from A-8, a money-lender, on his prospects of inheriting the estate of his wealthy father, F-A **

1217b 1226 ch A to A-8 & A-5 to A

1027

770a 1023

A, hard-pressed for money, is beguiled by the devil into an unwise proceeding

637 1341 1354a 1373

1028

113 114

A, in needy circumstances, acts as a tailor’s dummy for a young millionaire, A-9, who dislikes the annoyance of trying on his new clothes * A, for services rendered, receives the cast-off clothes of a young millionaire, A-9 **

1146 ch A to A-9 1163a ch A to A-9 & A-4 to A 1168 ch A-2 to A-9

1029

522 523 620 656 1257

A, a man of ability who has fallen upon evil days and is almost bankrupt, meets with unpleasant complications in seeking to recoup his fortunes

1217a 1236 1254 1256

1030

608 623

A, innocent, is in the hands of the police on a groundless charge * A, in the hands of the police, must be free at once in order to carry out a certain enterprise, and cannot wait to prove his innocence **

73 130 174

1031

926 1248

A, a doctor, while taking an evening stroll, is summoned hurriedly to attend a sick person. He meets with evil experiences

1194 1447

1032

745 993

B seeks employment, but her sex is against her * B, in order to carry out an enterprise, resorts to a stratagem **

1207 1454

1033

532a 659 739

B, sorely in need of money, undertakes a rash enterprise

368b 1159 1293a

Enterprise
Chance
(21) Falling Into Misfortune Through Mistaken Judgment
1034

957c ch A to A-8 1107a ch A to A-8

A, an inventor, is secretly testing out an invention * A, an inventor secretly testing out an invention, so delays in mid-ocean a ship carrying a fabulous cargo of bullion that fears are entertained for the ship’s safety **

1052b ch A to A-8 1116 ch A to A-8

1035

139 1021b 1234 tr A & A-2

A, thinking he has a robber to deal with, by mistake shoots his friend, A-2

794 786 ch A to A-2

(20) Becoming Involved with Conditions in Which Misfortune is Indicated
1036

702 ch A to A-8 1187

A is a plain man of mediocre abilities * A, of an humble station in life, is mistaken for A-4. a celebrity **

1161 1173

1037

1146 1164 ch A to A-9, A-4 to A-8 & A-8 to A 1224

A is impersonating A-8, when he is confronted by A-8 in person

998 ch A-4 to A-8 1232 ch A-3 to A-8

1038

1170 1177

A, highly placed, wealthy and influential, has exactly the same name as a characterless individual, A-8, who lives in the same community

1146 ch A to A-8 1448 ch A to A-8, A-5 to A & A-8 to A-4

1039

1314 1316

A is seeking the life of A-3, an enemy * A, seeking the life of A-3, follows A-4 with murder in his heart; for A-4, by chance, is wearing the hat and coat of A-3 **

1035 ch A-2 to A-4 1311 ch A-3 to A-4

1040

130 174 599 tr A & A-2

A is on his way to keep an important engagement * A is injured in an accident and taken unconscious to a hospital **

500a 681b 711b

1041

118 ch A to A-8 & GF-A to A 825 389 -*** 899 1433a

A, on his way to execute a new will disposing of his estate, meets death in an accident

389 ***-***** 1432

1042

a 619 1195

A carelessly leaves a door unlocked while engaged in a secret enterprise * A, engaged in a secret enterprise, suffers a chance intrusion and discovery owing to his own carelessness **

879 1448 tr A & A-5

b 153 63 tr A & B

A has a jeweler, A-9, send to his friend, A-2, a silver whiskey flask, and to B 976 an expensive “slave” bracelet * A’s presents to A-2 and B are in packages, and the packages are transposed by A-9 with unfortunate results **

321a 636 ch A-5 to A-9

1043

601 606 652a

A sells a gold mine of little value tentatively to A-8 at a bargain, price. A-8 delays turning over the money and getting the deed * A’s gold mine, seemingly of little value, is turned into a “bonanza” by a lucky strike **

1255b 1255b ; 1040 1255b ; 1040 ch A to A-8

1044

a 513 923 1167 1177 1186

A unwittingly takes a suit case belonging to a stranger, A-4, when leaving a train, leaving his own suitcase in place of A-4’s * A’s suit case is in the hands of a stranger, A-4. The train is wrecked and A-4 is killed. A, on the evidence of his own suit case, is reported a casualty **

550 608 917

b 370 ch A to A-2 378 ch A to A-2

A unwittingly takes an object, X-1, belonging to his friend, A-2, leaving for A-2 a similar object, X-2, in place of X-1. Close inspection is necessary to discover the difference between X-1 and X-2

390 390 -** ; 594c ch A to A-2

1045

1444 ; 1364a 1444 ; 1384

A, in a half doze, overhears a chance conversation that concerns a transgression; but he is in doubt as to whether he overheard a real conversation, or was deceived by a dreaming mind

828 1453

1046

677 ch B to A 664 ch A to A-4 1389b

A is strolling through the streets of a large city at dead of night * A is suddenly arrested by an object, X, that drops in front of him from the upper window of a house **

1364a ch B to A 1369 1394 1400 1425 1435

1047

666 ch A to A-8 848a

A, a blind man. is groping his way along the street * A, a blind man, answering a wild call for help, stumbles into a nest of crooks, A-5, A-5, A-5, who are engaged in a criminal enterprise **

27 801 1220b ch A to A-5 1128 1253 ch A-3 to A-5

1048

1304 1296 1298

A, years after he has stolen money from A-2, by merest chance and unwittingly happens to stop for the night with A-2 and his wife, B * B, and her husband, A;2, meeting A, by chance discover secretly that A has with him a bag of unset diamonds **

1279b 1291b 1325 1309a

1049

675 747 -* 815 -*

A, when in doubt regarding his course of action in any enterprise, flips a com to let chance decide. This has always been his custom, and it has invariably been successful; but there comes a time when the coin proves unreliable

747 *-** 815a *-** 836 837 848a

1050

3a 524a

A is disagreeably surprised when, by chance, he finds stolen jewels in the possession of B

69 566b 623 ch A to B

(15) Finding a Sustaining Power in Misfortune
1051

245 364a -* 697b 1089

A, finding by chance an aged nurse, B-7, learns from her a secret of birth and parentage which means happiness for him

364 *-** 368b

1052

a 1369 ch A-4 to A-8 1371 1437

A, by chance, meets A-8 who. under the influence of liquor, reveals an important secret * A learns from A-8 whether a man or his wife died first in an accident—a secret of tremendous importance **

845 ch A-2 to A-8 1451b

b 692 719b 1367b

A is abandoned to die in mid-ocean by A-9, captain of a steamship, who refuses to delay his vessel to make the rescue * A is rescued from a boat adrift in mid-ocean when an accident delays the steamer of which A-9 is captain **

1034 1116b ch A to A-8

1053

622 755 1378 ch A to SN & FA to A

A hears by chance a familiar name, and the name solves a riddle of the past * A, hearing by chance a familiar name, finds his long-lost son, SN **

928b 1291a ch A to SN ; 1461c ch A to SN & B to A ; 928b

1054

245 870a 1089 1458

A solves a mystery involving his happiness * A solves an important mystery when falling plaster reveals the place where some old love letters are concealed **

448 1451c

1055

245 ; 1051 245 ; 1054 801 ; 828

A and B achieve happiness when a questionable story is proved to be false

366 367b

1056

622 ; 674 ; 953 750 ; 953 *-** 755 1378

A, hiding in a place where there is no food, steals from the larder of his nearest neighbor, A-4 * A-4, missing food from his larder, half believes it was taken by a “ghost” **,A, a supposed ghost, is caught in a trap set by A-4; and A-4 proves to be A’s missing son, SN ***

Enterprise
Personal Limitations
(21) Falling Into Misfortune Through Mistaken Judgment
1057

a 152a 937 -*

A, young and unmarried, assumes temporary charge of an infant, CH, for a woman stranger, B-4 * A, volunteering to care for an infant, CH, for a woman stranger, B-4, finds himself with CH on his hands when B-4 fails to return **

249 914 1229

b 490b 1224

A borrows an infant, CH, from a married friend, A-2 594c ch A to A-2 1057a ch A to A-2 in order to carry out an unusual enterprise

1218 ch A to CH & A-2 to A 1289c

1058

982a 985 ch A-4 to A-2

A lightly assumes a task to oblige his friend, A-2 * A, assuming an enterprise to oblige his friend, A-2, finds it completely beyond his powers **

980 812b ch F-B to A & A to A-8

1059

912a 177 ch F-B to A-4

A, although simple minded and genuine, is awkward in speech and forward and uncouth in manner * A, in spite of certain character defects, seeks the friendship of A-4, but succeeds only in annoying A-4 and so fails of his purpose **

43 ch F-B to A-4 762 ch A-8 to A-4

1060

768 1134 -* 1418 -*

A, a young man of mediocre abilities, is happy in considering himself a very superior person * A attempts audacious enterprises, but his confidence has a way of leaving him “flat” before the enterprises are carried through to completion **

769 1134 *-** 1187

1061

115 203 435

A is told by a clairvoyant that he has inherited the trait of cowardice * A’s belief in the statement that he has inherited the trait of cowardice, makes a coward of him **

584b 615 839 tr A & A-2 842a 888 919a

1062

115 311 1063

A is so content with what he has that any impulse toward enterprise is throttled

839 tr A & A-2 1444 ; 1093

1063

311 1131

A’s mistaken ideals are an obstacle to his advancement * A’s ideal of labor is to do just enough to “get by” and hold his job **

595 604 620 839 tr A & A-2

1064

787 ; 1461b 1291b ; 1291a ch A to A-5

A makes the mistake of thinking himself a criminal; then he discovers that he is not a criminal * A has assumed the furtive manner of a criminal for so long that it has become habitual with him and he cannot act like an honest man **

952 1075a 1101 1334a

1065

114 235 595

A, giving ten years of his life to a miserly uncle, U, in exchange for a college education, loses his ambition and enterprise * A’s uncle, U, has promised A all that he has when he dies, but U dies a bankrupt; and A is thrown upon the world with abilities obscured and enterprise strangled **

814 839 tr A & A-2 1354b 1374

1066

610 707

A, an escaped prisoner, finds it impossible to free himself of his handcuffs; and when, in desperation, he appeals for help to a stranger, A-4, A-4 notifies a police officer, A-6, and A is recaptured

866 1309 ch B to A & A-3 to A-6 ; 1142b

1067

384 872 908

B fails to understand how her fretful disposition makes herself and all around her unhappy * B, overhearing a conversation which brings home to her a bitter truth regarding her unpleasant disposition, alters her mental attitude and undergoes a beneficial character change **

921 956 976

1068

384 908

B comes to understand the evil of her selfish outlook upon life when one of her children, CH, dies

581 1069 ch D-A to CH 1240

1069

378 466a ch CH to D-B

B, over the dead body of her daughter, D-B 557b ch B to D-B 842 ch CH to D-B 945 ch B to D-B, experiences a psychic revelation that transforms her whole character

401 410

(29) Aiding Another to Hide from the World a Fateful Secret
1070

371 ch B to B-8 1163c

A, on trial for murder, could establish an alibi and prove his innocence—but only by a dishonorable act * A could save his life by revealing a secret that would compromise the good name of B **

535 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A 877 tr A & A-2 635

(43) Seeking to Overcome Personal Limitations in Carrying Out an Enterprise
1071

1072 1073 1094 1095

A finds that the duties of his position are so numerous it is physically impossible for him to carry them out

863a 1163a

1072

926 963

A’s high official position makes it impossible for him, in his own person, to acquire information which he thinks of first importance

949b 1167 1170 1184

1073

512 991

A, a successful business man, has an overwhelming desire to break away from commercial affairs and go adventuring in quest of Romance * Only the fear of public opinion restrains him

555b 690 917

1074

114 258 675

A, a writer, discovers that he is losing his grip on his reading public and is becoming unable to write salable material

598 749 835 1103

1075

a 850b 902

A, struggling hopelessiy against a character weakness, forms a platonic friendship for B

838 ch A to B & A-2 to A 850a, b 1075b 364d

b 857 862

A’s admiration for his friend, B, and his desire to please her, inspires him to bring out the best in his nature

819 844a

1076

837 tr A & B 818b

A, supposed to be a hoodlum, is transformed into a gentleman in an astonishingly-short period of time * A, transformed almost over night from a hoodlum into a cultured gentleman, imparts to B, his friend, the secret of his surprising rehabilitation **

1209a 1329

1077

1385 1403 ; 1400 1440 ch A to A-2 1283

A calls at a pawnshop to redeem an object, X, pawned by his friend, A-2, who has died leaving the pledge unredeemed * A has lost the ticket of a pawned object, X. and the pawnbroker will not give up the pledge without cne ticket **

1166b 1384

1078

776 857 1111a 1332

A is obsessed with fear of a pursuing peril * A, obsessed with fear of a pursuing peril, seeks to gain contentment of mind **

888 1350 1351

1079

127a 656

A’s character weakness is betting; and he seems unable to conquer the failing although he invariably suffers loss

367a 524a 902

1080

1092 1101

A, a reporter, assigned to “cover” a certain story and finding it impossible, decides to write up an imaginary interview, pretending it is bona fide

979 ch A to A-4 1301 ch A to A-4 ; 1340

1081

1129c

A finds it beyond his power, in any ordinary manner, to secure a man of proven courage for a dangerous piece of work * A proceeds by secret enterprise to find a man of courage **

1219 1223a, b

1082

a 115 584b 858

A is a man who finds cowardice an obstacle to enterprise * A, a craven at heart, deliberately forces himself into danger as a method of developing his courage **

918b 1082b 1104

b 289 1061

A lives in a strange lost community which is ruled by an idol of Fear * A seeks escape from a community ruled by Fear, but finds it difficult to develop sufficient courage to accomplish his purpose **

1082a 181c

1083

114 1075a

A lacks initiative, and the ability unaided to advance his material fortunes * A secures the help of B, a woman friend, to aid him in a difficult enterprise **

225 844a 839 ch A to B & A-2 to A 850a 963 1278a

1084

113 126

A seeks to forward an honest enterprise but lacks the means to finance it * A, in order to secure means to forward an honest enterprise, becomes a bootlegger for a time **

92 1309b ch B to A & A-3 to A-6 ; 699a

1085

606 ch A to A-2 639 -* ch A to A-2 672

A would like to save his friend, A-2, from disaster, but money is necessary—and A has no money

832 1277b 1281 tr A & A-2

1086

905 914 927

A would like to achieve a lofty enterprise, but is so poor he cannot finance the undertaking

628 1027 1028

1087

763 894 tr A & A-5 898

A, a crook, would like to restore some of his ill-gotten gains, but finds it difficult without revealing his culpability

923 1097a 1239

1088

959 965

A’s happiness is wrapped up in his ambition * A lacks ingenuity and the power to force circumstances to contribute their utmost in forwarding his undertakings **

85a 595

1089

914 818c

A seeks to find the relatives of CH, a foundling, of whom he has taken charge * A writes to government authorities sending a copy of a coat of arms found on a foundling. CH’s, coat, but receives no information regarding CH **

818d 697b ch A to CH

1090

115 950

A is hampered in his work, and his success imperiled, by a lack of new ideas

598 835

1091

950 -* 965

A’s knowledge of the profession he seeks to follow has been obtained solely by reading stories about it; he has had no practical experience

1111b 1444

1092

1060 1071 1074

A reaches a point in his chosen work where his ingenuity and enterprise grow stale and will not help him onward

598 1073 1075a

1093

1444 115 887b 1062

A is considered a very inferior person intellectually * A, considered an inferior person intellectually, seeks to solve a mystery that has puzzled the most sagacious [1] A cipher message in which the key word, or phrase, suggests its complement, as “abide” suggests “with me,” “silver threads” suggests “gold,” “when you and I were young” suggests “Maggie,” etc. [2] A message written in bars of music, the music suggesting words of a song that yield the message.

1076 1174 ch A to A-5 ; 1282 ch A to A-5 & A-6 to A 1283

1094

900 1071

A is a celebrity; and the written requests for his autograph become so numerous that they interfere seriously with his work

618 863a

1095

71a -* 101a 1002 1094

A seeks to free himself from certain meddlesome influences that interfere seriously with the practice of his profession

71a *-** 83 ch B to A ; 207

1096

1074 1090 1092

A, a playwright, having no new ideas for a play, goes forth in quest of them

598 711a 835

1097

a 990 991 1018

A has a cherished ambition which he cannot realize because he is hampered with certain obligations * A’s obligation, which prevented him from realizing a cherished ambition, passes, but the habit of excusing himself from enterprise on account of the obligation remains, and his cherished enterprise is never undertaken **

1374 1375

b 1021b 1376

A, for worthy purposes, poses as a criminal * A, posing as a criminal, finds that he is arrayed against some of his friends of the elite, A-2, A-2, A-2, who are engaged in a swindling enterprise and are fortified with police protection **

807 834 836

1098

115 1396 1444

A is a subordinate, and considered mentally inferior * A, a subordinate, attacks a problem that defies solution by his superiors, and solves it, thereby winning just recognition and preferment **

1426b ; 181c 1376 ; 1097b 1435 1413a, b

1099

32 102 145 325a 335

B is too young, too attractive, too modern for the scholarly position she occupies; and her success, which means happiness to her, is endangered * B, young and attractive, in order to win success in her chosen work, dresses the part of a spinster, and makes herself appear prim and old-fashioned ** [1] B is a professor of higher mathematics in a large college [2] B has charge of the book department in a large department store [3] B is the librarian in a large public library [4] B has been elected to a political office usually filled by some one of the opposite sex

818a 358 870a 1154a

1100

82a 87 1207

B’s happiness and success hang upon her successful impersonation of a boy * B, impersonating a boy, is subjected to the rough pranks of her male companions, who do not suspect her true sex **

61 1454

(44) Seeking by Unusual Methods to Conquer Personal Limitations
1101

111 1024

A seeks to overcome personal limitations in an honest enterprise by a resort to dishonest methods

628 1080 1084

1102

751-1 -* 1024 ch A to A-2

A, wealthy and too old to have his “fling,” gives A-2, a spendthrift, a large sum of money to squander as he sees fit * A hopes to enjoy A-2’s spendthrift experiences second-hand **

751 *-** 1023 ch A to A-2

1103

1074 1090 1092

A, an elderly writer who runs out of ideas, copies material which his friend, A-2, another writer long dead, wrote in his younger days

669 ch B to A 1238

1104

584b 615 839 tr A & A-2 857 858 1082a

A’s ignoble weakness is lack of courage in investigating events that have great news value; for A is a newspaper reporter, and news is his stock in trade * A, a coward, by deliberately forcing himself into risky situations in order to acquire first-hand information, develops courage, transforms his character, and becomes a “star” reporter **

1407 1408 1409

1105

910 ch D-A to B 916

B is young and pretty, and believes that Youth, seeking self-expression, is warranted in overriding any and all conventions

86 182a 252a 310 931

1106

740 766 948

B, of an humble station in life, yearns for social prestige * B pretends that she is entertaining a duke, AX **

58a 642 931

(37) Seeking Against Difficulties to Realize a Cherished Ideal
1107

a 117 1432 ch A to U & NW to A ; 1201 ch A to A-8 & CN to A

A, on one side of the Atlantic, must arrive on the other side at a certain time or he will lose a rich inheritance * A, pursuing an important enterprise, catches a swift steamer for a hurried trip across the Atlantic **

1034 ch A to A-8 1414b

b 606 1129a ch A-4 to A-9

A applies for the position of butler in the home of wealthy A-9 * A, applying to A-9 for a job, is asked for references as to character and ability, and is referred by A to wealthy A-4 **

805 tr A & A-4 809 ch A to A-4 & A-5 to A

1108

675 1149 -* ch A to SN

A is so preoccupied with business affairs that, while he intends writing to his son, SN, he somehow never gets around to it

622 ; 674 821 1149 *-** ch A to SN

1109

1314 1315

A, a simple mountaineer, comes to a large city in pursuit of an enemy, A-3 * A, from the mountains, seeking his enemy, A-3, in the city, is so overawed and impressed by his unfamiliar environment that his enmity fades away **

857 831 -* ch A to A-3 & A-2 to A 832 ch A to A-3 & A-2 to A

1110

68 1178 1306

A has committed a crime but has never fallen under suspicion * A’s guilty conscience handicaps him in the field of enterprise **

857 1291a, b 1259

1111

a 675 749 1074 1090

A, an author, becomes suddenly aware of deterioration in his creative work

1391 ; 1455b 1391 ; 1461b 1103

b 1091 125a ; 1444

A, reading detective stories, is fired with a desire to become a detective * A, highly confident of his own ability, takes up a line of work with which he has had no practical experience **

1426a, b 1435 1418b ; 1433b ; 1330 1397

1112

756 1060 1091

A finds that his obligations as a “quack” doctor are too difficult for his powers

605 627 1004 1031

1113

934 959 966 1389b

A has a theory that the perfume of flowers may be blended into musical conceptions

1333a 1363 1375 1422b

1114

949a 1060

A, private secretary to A-9, knows that A-9 is jealously guarding some weighty secret * A’s curiosity gets the better of him and he meddles with the personal affairs of A-9 **

718a ch A to A-9 ; 596 ch A-5 to A-9 1194 ch A to A-9

1115

1021b

A seeks to be loyal to his friend, A-2, but certain conditions render it difficult

221a ; 139 601 607 662 1269 tr A & A-2

1116

97 100 ; 1209a 1107a

A is hastening across the ocean on a fast steamer in order to carry out an important enterprise * A, engaged in an important enterprise, is delayed in mid-ocean by an accident to his steamer; the vessel’s wireless is out of commission and A faces failure in a pet undertaking **

793a ; 623 1034 ch A to A-8

1117

1389a, b

A, a somnambulist, deceives himself in a certain enterprise by opposing, in an unconscious state, all the efforts of his waking moments

562 1111b 1438a

1118

974 1137b

B, a banker’s wife, trying to subscribe to the social conventions of a farming community, finds her efforts embarrassing and distasteful

848b 1151 1172

1119

335 676

B, who lacks every qualification of a successful writer, nevertheless believes herself highly gifted as a novelist

364b 743a 749 ch A to B 1153

1120

565 1133

B, unhappy because of A’s sins, appeals to God to save him

1353 1433b ; 1353 918b

1121

766 1099 1119

B is ambitious to “get ahead,” to advance herself in her chosen line of work; but she has difficulties that are disheartening

679 1067 1100

(20) Becoming Involved with Conditions in which Misfortune is Indicated
1122

926 941 964a

A manufactures a hand-made product in a worthy manner no machinery can duplicate * A, by manufacturing a hand-made product by machinery, on a large scale, and so keeping up with the demand, will amass wealth; but the standard of quality will be lowered **

938 943a

1123

111 31 ch B to SR-A & A to A-8

A, brother of SR-A and her only living relative, is poor, while SR-A is wealthy and unmarried * A, poor, will not inherit the money of his wealthy sister, SR-A, if she marries, as she seems likely to do **

213 ch A to A-8, B to SR-B & A-7 to A 892 ch B to SR-A & B-3 to A 1001a

1124

1177 1178 1291a, b

A, in his absent-minded moments, mechanically draws odd designs on a piece of paper, unaware of what he is doing, or that it may have an adverse effect upon some of his secret enterprises

1289d 1282

1125

a 56 61 176a 736 744 808a 850a

A rejects unfeelingly the friendship of B because he finds her too capricious

261 843 tr B & B-2 893 ch CH to A

b 73 422b -****

A and B, impelled by unusual motives, enter into a suicide pact * A and B pledge each other that he or she will die whenever the other dies **

576b 422b ****-***** 1020

1126

98 289 850b

A is a bibulous person, and his ultimatum from his doctor is this: “Either quit drinking, or resign yourself to die within a few months”

761a 779 1326 ; 779 364d

1127

1299 1432 ch A to A-8 & NW to CN

A is a cousin of CN, and CN is to inherit the wealth of a deceased relative, A-8. If CN were out of the way, A would be the legal heir

50 1162 tr A & A-2 & ch A-5 to CN 1195

1128

a 607 446b

A, suffering a terrible mental shock, seemingly falls dead * A, apparently dead, is really in a cataleptic state and sees and hears everything that takes place around him although powerless to move a muscle **

856 ; 878c 1142a

b 898 1043

A is in a mine when a charge of giant powder explodes prematurely * A loses his eyesight in a powder explosion **

918b 1047

1129

a 1217a 1152 ch B to B-4

A desires a certain object, X; but X is in the hands of A-4, who guards it carefully

1144 1191 1197 ch A-8 to A-4 1166a, b ch A-9 to A-4

b 1298 ch A to A-5 1304 ch A to A-5 & A-2 to A

A’s cattle have been stolen by A-5, a notorious “rustler” whose very name inspires fear in the law-abiding * A seeks a courageous person who will recover property that has been stolen from him **

1081 1219 1129c

c 1165 1304 ch A-2 to A-5

A has been robbed of valuable property, X, by A-5, a notorious criminal, and A tries to secure a courageous man who will recover X for him

1081 1219

1130

926 1073

A a doctor, who is about to leave his office on a night emergency call, is made a prisoner by mysterious strangers, AX, AX, AX, and spirited away

660a ch A-4 to AX 1447 660b ch A-5 to AX

1131

158 1062 1063

A’s obstacle to enterprise is laziness; and he submits to it cheerfully

114 225

1132

887b 1061

A’s character weakness is superstition * A is so superstitious that it prevents him from winning success in his enterprises **

1075a, b 1332 1334a, b 1350

1133

565 1120

A is an agnostic who, in his arrogance and presumption, defies a Higher Power

1353 1443b 1445 ch B to A

1134

1418b -* 718b ; 1061 ; 839 tr A & A-2

A, a very ordinary young man, suddenly becomes afflicted with megalomania, and his character is completely changed * A, who was timid and shirked enterprise, undergoes a character change which impels him to rush audaciously into the most difficult undertakings **

111 768 769 1418b *-**

1135

a 737a 1010

B, in the hands of crooks, A-5, A-5, A-5. and being forced to do their will, is tortured by having A, the man she loves, threatened with death by one of the crooks who is “drawing a bead” on A from behind a window curtain (or, as it later developed, A was not outside the house at all, and not in any danger)

885a 1309a ch A to A-5

b 645 1335 ch A to B

B, alone and in a strange bedroom, discovers a man, AX, dead in the bed * B is forced to battle for her honor with A-5 when finding herself trapped in a room **

885a, b 1448 ch A to B & A-8 to AX

1136

41a, b, c 335 460

B sends a telegram to her maid, B-7, to “Come at once” * B 677, intending to send a telegram to her maid, B-7, through error addresses the message to A **

499a, b

1137

a 890 ch A-4 to A 1389b

B, in a small boat, has lost her oars and is drifting out to sea in a fog * B, in great danger, seeks to apprise A, at a distance, of her danger by occult methods—methods with which they have often experimented ** B, ocean bathing, is caught in the undertow and is being swept out to sea ***

179a, c 1433c 1451c

b 677 872

B, in poor health, is ordered by her doctor to leave the city and live in the country * B, city bred, undergoes unpleasant experiences when she goes to the country to live **

916 962 1118

(45) Seeking to Forward an Enterprise and Encountering Family Sentiment as an Obstacle
1138

1129a ch A-4 to B 1333b ch A to A-8 & B to F-B

A seeks professionally to secure a desired object. X, from B * A, seeking to secure a desired object, X, from B, finds the object so dearly prized because of family associations that B will not part with it at any price **

20a 739 1217c

1139

1023 1026

A is a profligate son who seeks to borrow money of A-8 on the prospect of inheriting the estate of his wealthy father, F-A, A-8 is skeptical regarding A’s inheriting the estate

1162 ch A-5 to F-A 1226 ch A to A-8 & A-5 to A 1217b

1140

898 -* 899 -*

A, publicly, is honest and prosperous, but privately he is a transgressor * A desires a piece of ground on which to build a mansion. The ground is owned by A-8, a poor man, in whose family it has been for generations. Influenced by family sentiment, A-8 refuses to sell **

1220b ch B to A-8 1260a

Enterprise
Simulation
(50) Being Impelled by an Unusual Motive to Engage in Crafty Enterprise
1141

1095 1133 1427b -*

A has a violent distaste for ghost stories and stories of the supernatural * A pretends to be ill in order to avoid listening to ghost stories **

1427b *-** 1343 1360 1365 1366 1375 1377a 830

1142

a 557a 601 ; 638 1128a ; 1455a 1128a

A, in his coffin and just before burial, revives from a cataleptic trance * A, just before burial, revives from a cataleptic trance, puts weights in the coffin, closes it, and secretly escapes from the house **

918a 1313b

b 651 699b

A is mistakenly supposed to have met his death in a storm * A, a fugitive from justice, supposed to be dead, assumes an alias and escapes to a distant place **

699a 923 930 1066

1143

a 778 ch A to A-5 ; 1217a ch A to A-5 & A-8 to A 1144 ch A to A-5

A is a connoisseur of precious stones and has a valuable collection * A, in order to protect his collection of valuable stones against robbery, displays replicas of them, comparatively worthless, to would-be customers **

729 1166a ch A to A-5

b 903 -* 1370b ch A to GF-B 1370c ch A to F-B

A, an artist, is hired by B to paint a miniature; and into the miniature he is to weave an intricate series of lines which constitute a concealed map of great importance

903 *-** 1444

1144

778 ; 729 ch A to A-8 1143a ch A to A-8

A, a crook, seeks by substituting a worthless counterfeit for the valuable original, to secure an object carefully safeguarded

1166a 1217a

1145

1181

A, a crook, seeks unlawful gain by selling A-8 an object, X, which A-8 already owns

1165 ch A to A-8 & A-5 to A

1146

59 1152

A, a crook, in order to carry out a crafty enterprise, disguises himself as a person of wealth and social standing

763 661 ch AX to A 1144 1166a

1147

758 -* ch A to A-8 899 -* ch A to A-8 ; 1129a ch A to A-8

A, poor, at the request of a rich man, A-8, leaves with A-8 a valuable object, X, which he has in his possession and wishes to sell * A calls on A-8 for a valuable object, X, which A had left with A-8, in the hope of making a sale; but A-8 declares A never left X with him, and has A ejected from the premises **

1433a ch A to A-8 ; 1443b ch A to A-8 1439b

1148

a 486a 1184 -* 1185

A desires to get away frequently to the city and have his “fling” with boon companions but fears the gossip of the rural community in which he lives * A, wishing to carry out an enterprise that would cause gossip, puts gossip to sleep by inventing a fictitious relative, AX, who is always in trouble and always calling on A to help him out **

1170 1216 tr A & A-2

b 979 770a 1377b

A, an innocent transgressor under ban of the law, owes a large sum of money which he must pay * A, a fugitive from the law, assumes a fictitious character and an alias and wins a large sum of money in a certain enterprise **

1451a, b 1408

1149

466a ch CH to A, B to M-A & A to F-A 1108 ch A to F-A & SN to A

A is a lad away from home, very unhappy because he does not receive letters from home as all his other young friends do * A, lonely, and never receiving any letters from his home folk, writes letters to himself and shows them to his friends **

499a ch CH to A, A to F-A & B to M-A 622 ch A to F-A & SN to A

1150

1061 1132

A is a coward who seeks, by arrogant boasting, to convince everybody that he is a hero

615 1433b ; 1330 1336 1433b ; 1363

1151

644 669 737b 1240

B simulates ignorance regarding a certain compromising event in her life * B, in order to avoid slander and evil gossip and protect a daughter, D-A, who is about to marry a man of wealth and social position, seeks to hush up a possible scandal in her own life **

870a 870b

1152

778 1129a ch A-4 to B

B is the owner of a gem so valuable that she fears to wear it in public; so she keeps it in a strong box and wears a replica of it which is of comparatively little value. The fact that she owns the real stone is well known, and the counterfeit is supposed to be the original

767 ch B to B-2 1144

1153

335 413 739 850a tr A & B 1099 1119 1121

B fails in an undertaking dear to her heart * B, failing in an undertaking dear to her heart, seeks to make others think she has succeeded **

364b 1203

1154

a 179a, b, c 470

B, mistaken for another woman who is under ban of death by a strange secret society 1438c-1, seeks to escape from her pursuers

792b 1025 1446b

b 138 ; 94a -* 1229 ch B to B-3 1265a ch A to B-3 & A-3 to A

B masquerades as an Unknown in order to prove or disprove an evil story about A * B discovers that B-3 has told an untruth about A **

844b 944

1155

163 606

B, the friend of A, learns that A is desperately involved in debt * B, unknown to A, settles with A’s creditors and frees A from debt **

93a 801 850a, b

1156

645 646 647

B innocently commits a transgression * B, innocently committing a transgression, for fear of the law keeps the transgression a close secret **

665 669

1157

1159 1220b

B is forced to weep at an appointed time; and A strikes her in order to make her grief more realistic

806 ch B-4 to B 1192

1158

766 870a 947 1242a

B, traveling alone, invents a fictitious aunt, AUX, as a chaperone

801 1309b ch A-3 to AUX

1159

1033 1220b

B pretends she has been injured by an automobile in order to collect damages from the owner of the car, A-4

801 ch A to A-4 1192 1192 ; 224

(29) Aiding Another to Hide from the World a Fateful Secret
1160

841 1021b 1291b

A’s friend, A-2, is the sole support of his parents, F-A and M-A * A’s friend, A-2, the sole support of his parents, dies 603b, c, d, and A withholds the knowledge from the needy parents, writes them in A-2’s name, and continues sending money for their support **

1461a 1462

1161

724 ch A to A-4 ; 816a 707 tr A & A-4 787 ch A to A-4 ; 816a

A, falling in with A-4, a stranger who has been injured in an accident, agrees to take over an enterprise which the accident prevents A-4 from finishing * A, in in order to help A-4, poses as A-4 **

711a, b, c 1168 ch A-2 to A-4

1162

793a tr A & A-2 981 tr A & A-2

A induces a friend, A-2, to play the role of A-5 in order to carry out an enterprise in which the presence of A-5 is necessary

1148a ch AX to A-5 1164 ch A-8 to A-2 & A-4 to A-5

1163

a 615 618

A finds his “double” in A-4, and he hires A-4 to attend to certain duties which devolve upon himself (A)

1424b ; 249 639 -* ch A-5 to A-4 1163b, c

b 101a 1095

A unloads upon A-4 101b ch A to A-4 certain romantic affairs which he (A) finds distasteful

72 ch A to A-4 & A-2 to A 182a ch A-3 to A-4

c 1163a

A’s “double”, A-4, carries out an enterprise as A which A finds disastrous to his own fortunes

1180 tr A & A-4 1192 ch A to A-4 & A-4 to A-8 1197 ch A to A-4 & A-8 to A

1164

710 ch A to A-4 711a ch A to A-4

A, having invited friends to meet a celebrity, A-4, who does not arrive, persuades A-8 to impersonate A-4 in order that the guests may not be disappointed

603a ch A-2 to A-8 610 ch A to A-8 717 ch “officer A-6” to “celebrity A-8”

(47) Finding (Apparently) an Object Greatly Coveted, and Obtaining (Apparently) the Object
1165

1145 ch A to A-5 & A-8 to A 1161 ch A to A-8 & A-4 to A-5

A is an art collector * X1 and X2 are very rare and valuable art objects, the only two in the world ** A owns an objet d’art, X1; and he buys X2, as he supposes, which is an exact duplicate of X1, from A-5, only to discover that he has repurchased X1 which the scheming A-5 had stolen from his collection ***

224 ch A to A-5 1146 ch A to A-5

1166

a 1129a 1144

A is a thief who has a real gem, X1, which he thinks is a counterfeit * A, a thief, has a real gem, X1, which he thinks is a counterfeit; and, adroitly, he substitutes X1 for X2, a counterfeit which A thinks is a genuine stone **

614 1166b

b 1166a -*

A, adroitly, secures an object greatly desired, X2. from A-9, who will not dispose of it * A, making a replica, X1, of a valuable original, X2, secures X2 by leaving X1 in its place **

1166 *-** 1343

(48) Assuming the Character of a Criminal in a Perfectly Honest Enterprise
1167

598 939

A, for worthy purposes, plays the role of a fictitious criminal, A-5 * A, for worthy purposes playing the role of a fictitious criminal, A-5, is sought by the police for a crime committed by the real A-5 **

249 635 1044a

1168

599 1161 ch A-4 to A-2

A, inspired by altruistic motives, assumes the name and character of A-2, using A-2’s clothes and other belongings, and seeking to carry out an enterprise begun by A-2 * A, posing as A-2, does not know that A-2 is a transgressor **

603a 822 ch B to A-2 1044a

1169

1073 1096 818a -*

A seeks to demonstrate his ability to enact a certain role in a forthcoming play * A, in order to prove his ability to enact a certain role in a forthcoming play, assumes the role off the stage **

818a *-*** 625

1170

485 513 949b 1072 1073 1148a

A, wealthy and of high social standing, desires adventures in the underworld * A, desiring adventures in the underworld and unable to realize his desire in his own character, assumes a fictitious character **

773 786 876a 1148a *-** 1209b

1171

623 ch A to F-B 773 ch A to F-B & B to B-5 822

B’s father, F-B, is suspected of a certain crime * B, in order to save her father, F-B, who is suspected of a certain crime, confesses that she is the culprit ** A, B’s best friend, in order to save B, who is suspected of a certain crime, declares that he alone is guilty ***

635 1291 ch A to A-5

1172

890 1025 1118

B’s striking physical resemblance to B-5, a criminal, causes her to be suspected of a crime

69 792b 822 828 1154a

(49) Assuming a Fictitious Character When Embarking Upon a Certain Enterprise
1173

2b, c, d, e, g, h 1187 ; 2f

A, a pretender, encounters B, who is also a pretender * A and B are pretenders, yet neither knows that the other is not what he or she seems to be **

773 ; 772 ch A to B & A-4 to A 806 ch B-4 to B 1462

1174

1165 ch A to A-8, A-5 to A & add A-2 1311 add A-2

A and A-2 are crooks, seeking escape through the closing net of the law * A and A-2, crooks trying for a “get-away” after a successful “job,” slip through the police net, A-6, A-6, A-6, when A disguises himself as a woman **

603c, d 1015 ch A to A-8 & A-5 to A 1282

1175

a 59 1146

A is a fugitive from justice who has assumed an alias and is posing as an innocent and worthy member of society

69 90a 333 338 763

b 1021b 1168

A and A-2 are friends, but one of them is a criminal and a fugitive from justice. Which of the two is the criminal?

1015 ch A to A-8 & A-5 to A 1282 ch A to A-5

1176

610 654

A, a crook, is trapped and surrounded by officers of the law, A-6, A-6, A-6 * A, a crook trapped and surrounded by officers of the law, A-6, A-6, A-6, escapes by pretending to be another A-6 who is hunting for himself **

963 1142b 1209a

1177

263 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A 438 658

A, a banker, has juggled with the bank’s funds * A, a transgressor, covers up his criminal acts by a painstaking simulation of honor and excellence **

1038 1044a 1124

1178

568c ch A-3 to A-8 1291b ch A-2 to A-8 1309b ch B to A & A-3 to A-8

A, highly respected in his community, has committed a murder * A buries the body of his murdered victim, A-8, in a swamp and, by his usual exemplary conduct, seeks to escape suspicion **

1291a 1302

1179

866 1189 1316 ch A-3 to A-5

A is a crirninal who is posing as an officer of the law hunting for another crirninal * A, a criminal, poses as an officer of the law looking for A-5, another criminal. Authorities pick up A-5, turn him over to A, and A starts with his prisoner for the scene of A-5’s crime—and his own **

923 1209c ch A-2 to A-5 1309b ch B to A & A-3 to A-5

1180

1146 1181

A, a crook, in order to overcome the difficulties of a certain enterprise, impersonates a celebrated novelist, A-4 * A, a crook impersonating a celebrated novelist, A-4, proceeds to a small town and becomes the lion of a ladies’ literary society **

338 717 ch A-6 to A-4 1163c 1173 ch A to A-4 1271

1181

126 1146

A is a transgressor who poses as an honest man for the purpose of carrying out another transgression

1145 1180

1182

608 611a 623

A, through no fault of his own, is estranged from his parents, F-A and M-A * A, estranged from his parents, F-A and M-A, effects a reconciliation with them by proving his worth in an assumed character as an Unknown **

830 ch A-2 to F-A 1199

1183

695a 695b ; 1160

A, in order to achieve happiness, seeks to be free of suspicion * A drops his own name and assumes the name of a deceased friend, A-2 ** A-2, deceased, has a sister, SR; and SR, not knowing of A-2’s death, corresponds with A, thinking him her brother ***

31 ; 1461a 1461a ; 1461c

1184

420 1072 1073

A’s high place in society is at odds with an enterprise he wishes to undertake * A, in order to proceed with certain plans, finds it necessary to hide his identity **

917 1181

1185

249 1177 1178

A, to the public, is highly placed, honest and successful. This reputation is necessary as a “cover” for his private transgressions

98 438 1148a

1186

249 1184

A seeks to rebuild his life, wasted in dissipation, along the line of exemplary ideals * A, pursuing a worthy enterprise, changes his name and goes to a place where he is unknown **

152a 818a

1187

513 768

A is a poor clerk who, with a limited capital, dons a dress suit and takes a brief “fling” in high society

2a 617 1173

1188

680a 1023 1024

A, to secure relief from desperate misfortunes, pretends to be a victim of lost identity * A, pretending to be a victim of lost identity, appeals to the police and is given food and shelter while the authorities try to discover who he is and where he comes from **

1196 1212b

1189

637 664 866

A is a captured criminal who, when the detective who has him in charge, A-6, suddenly dies, appropriates the clothes and belongings of A-6 and seeks to escape by impersonating him

717 923 1173 1179

1190

1169 1170

A, a tramp, in order to have more success in his “panhandling,” pretends to be a missionary

1053 1147 1161 1196 1199

1191

1129a 1132

A, a crooked gambler, seeks to fleece a stranger, A-4, 1079 ch A to A-4 out of his money * A, a crooked gambler, pretends to be a friend of A-4, a stranger, in order to lure him into a card game **

1255a ch A to A-4 & A-3 to A 1276 ch A to A-4 & A-5 to A

1192

1159 1220b

A, a confederate of B’s, seeks damages from A-4, the owner of an automobile that apparently injures B

338 822

1193

1076 ch A to A-3 70 ; 1459 ch B to A 70 ; 1459 ch B to A & A-3 to F-B

A, assuming a disguise and an alias, secures employment from A-3, for the purpose of obtaining certain information * A, discovered masquerading under a false name and in disguise, is compelled to flee for his life **

1451b ch A-8 to A-3 1439a ch A-2 to A-3

1194

1004 1031

A is a thief who has an honest profession which he uses as a “cover” for his dishonest practices * A seeks to appropriate a large sum of money which a dying man, A-8, has in his possession **

338 636

1195

887b 1127 1290b -*

A is a murderer who, for his own protection and gain, impersonates the man he has murdered

339 1001a 1290b *-**

1196

636 1004 ch A-8 to B 1188 1190

A is mistaken by B for her son, SN * A, mistaken by a dying woman, B, for her son, SN, altruistically fosters the delusion in order to give B a few last moments of earthly comfort **

1197 ch A-8 to SN 1201 ch CN to SN

1197

1163c ch A to A-8 & A-4 to A 1129a

A bears a striking physical resemblance to A-8 * A impersonates A-8 for the purpose of acquiring gain **

1146 1163a ch A to A-8 & A-4 to A

1198

598 1167

A, for the purpose of discovering what obstacles a certain person will meet and how he will react to them, assumes the role of a fictitious character and falls into very real misfortunes

608 717 786

1199

205 864 915 967

A is a wanderer “under a cloud” who returns as an Unknown to his home town, scene of his youthful transgressions * A, returning to his home town as an Unknown, prevents a bank holdup **

211 1182

1200

59 1194 1196 ch SN to A-8

A, a crook, assumes the role of an honest, cultured gentlemen, A-8 * A, a crook, assuming the role of an honest, cultured gentlemen, A-8, undergoes experiences which break down his nerve and exhaust his resourcefulness **

236 tr A & A-3 333

1201

1414a ch A to CN 1414b ch A to CN

A’s cousin, CN, has long been mysteriously missing * A’s uncle, U, dies and leaves A’s cousin, CN, a large estate. A impersonates CN **

95 794 ch A-2 to CN

1202

a 1168 -* 1169

A plays the role of a “rube” so successfully that he defeats the purpose for which he undertook the impersonation

625 1168 *-**

b 926 928a

A, wealthy, entertains his friends lavishly; consequently, he counts his friends by scores * A, wealthy, as a test of his friends’ loyalty, pretends to lose his wealth; then he tries to borrow, but not one of his former friends will lend him so much as a plugged nickel, or even notice him in the street as he passes **

681a 922b

1203

335 1153

B seeks to convince the home folks that she is a celebrity when she is really a failure * B sends newspaper clippings regarding a celebrity, B-4, to the home folks, and pretends that she is B-4 under a stage or pen name **

364b 1208 ch B-2 to B-4

1204

450 921 1172 1220b

B’s happiness requires a complete escape from her life and environment * B hires B-8, a woman who has not long to live, to take her name ** B-8 dies and is buried as B ***

435a 1244b

1205

1160 ch A-2 to BR-B & F-A and M-A to B 1168 ch A-2 to BR-B

B does not know that her brother, BR-B, is dead. She corresponds with a man, A, who pretends to be BR-B * B, after corresponding with A, whom she supposes to be her brother, BR-B, calls on A unannounced and discovers A’s deception **

21 31

1206

784 -* 946

B, seeking to carry out an enterprise in a large department store, finds the enterprise endangered by A-6, a detective * B, faultlessly dressed, in order to escape A-6, a detective, steps into the show-window of a large department store and poses as a life-size wax figure, one of several figures displaying the latest suits and cloaks **

784 *-** 870a, b

1207

745 1032 1100 -*

B’s sex prevents her from securing employment among men; so she disguises herself as a boy

61 1454 1100 *-**

1208

1172 ch B-5 to B-2 1203 ch B-4 to B-2

B is impersonating B-2. In the midst of the impersonation, B-2, at a distance, is injured in an accident and expected to die. Great newspaper publicity is given the incident 1151 1258.

Enterprise
Craftiness
(50) Being Impelled by an Unusual Motive to Engage in Crafty Enterprise
1209

a 100 673 -*

A, a fugitive from justice, disguises himself and, as an Unknown, risks discovery and arrest to carry out a romantic enterprise

52b 673 *-** 684 ch F-B to A 915 964b

b 420 485 949b 1170 1184

A, a Beau Brummel, wealthy and aristocratic, disappears inside a public wash room at a railway station with a suit case. When he reappears, he has transformed himself into a typical hoodlum. A checks his suit case and plunges into the underworld in quest of adventure

681b 711b

c 820 1212a

A, a fugitive from justice, succeeds by a stratagem in rescuing his pal, A-2, from the toils of the law

1179 ch A-5 to A-2 1174 1216

1210

898 925 -* 858 -*

A is told by his doctor that he has only three months to live * A, wealthy miser, told by his doctor that he has only three months to live, decides to spend all his money before he dies so none will be left for his heirs **

751 865

1211

440 -* 988 1087

A, having committed a transgression, seeks to make restitution without betraying his guilt

440 *-** 422a 1239

1212

a 723 ch A to A-2 & A-5 to A 981 tr A & A-2

A, for his own selfish reasons, gives aid to his friend, A-2, who is suffering misfortune

1218 tr A & A-2 1209c 1264

b 622 ch A to A-8 & SN to A 1188 1414b ch A to SN

A, for his own selfish reasons, pretends to be the long-lost son of wealthy A-8

1200 ch A-8 to SN 1291a ch A to SN

c 1107b 1181 1146 ch A to A-9

A, seeking a job from A-9, refers A-9 to A-4 for a recommendation as to character and ability, telling him A-4 can be reached at a prominent hotel at a certain hour by phone * A, when A-4 is paged in a prominent hotel, answers the call, assumes the character of A-4 and gives himself such a flowery recommendation that he secures a job from A-9 **

1008 352a -*

1213

905 927

A invents a fictitious servant, A-7 * A invents a fictitious servant, A-7, on whom he pretends to depend, and whose unreliability, while seeming to occasion A much embarrassment, is really a convenience to A **

1423 ch AX to A-7 1424a ch AX to A-7 1216 tr A & A-2 & ch AX to A-7

1214

1129a ch A to A-5 & A-4 to A-2 ; 1268 ch A to A-5

A, friend of A-2, learns that A-2 is to be made the victim of a transgression. A discovers this too late to warn A-2, and determines to help him by secret enterprise

834 1227a

1215

1231 1212a

A tries to make two pugilists, A-2 and A-8, who are fast friends, stage a spirited ring battle * A, for certain reasons, seeks to make enemies of two friends, A-2 & A-8 **

273 ch A to A-8 ; 230 -* 1278a

1216

86 1148a ch A to A-2

A’s friend, A-2, has invented a fictitious character, AX, for personal reasons * A, for personal reasons, impersonates the fictitious character, AX, invented by his friend, A-2 **

1146 ch A-8 to AX 1184 1187

1217

a 778 1129a ch A-4 to A-8 1144

A is a bold thief who wishes to hide his identity and appear free of ulterior motives while carrying out an audacious robbery * A, a crook, pretends to be a lover of precious stones while calling on a collector of gems, A-8 **

1143a ch A to A-8 1166a

b 1026 1139

A, the outcast son of F-A, seeks to borrow money of A-8 with the approval of F-A * A, seeking to borrow money of A-8 on the supposed approval of F-A, asks A-8 to call on F-A and secure authority to make the loan **

1195 1290b

c 1138 1129a ch A-4 to B

A wishes to buy an object, X, in the possession of B. B will not sell X. A-5, a crook, steals X from B and tries to sell it to A

20a 808a

1218

600 639 -*

A is captured by a brigand, A-5, and held for ransom * A’s friend, A-2, plans to rescue A from a brigand, A-5, who is holding A for ransom, and he plans to make the rescue without paying the ransom **

653 1281

1219

1081 1129c

A, secretly searching for a man of courage, stages a crafty enterprise in order to find a man of sufficient courage to face a dangerous test

1287 ch A to A-5 793a ch A to A-5 & A-2 to A

1220

a 947 1138 1140 ch A-8 to B

A, craftily seeking gain, overcomes the opposition of B with the use of strong drink

738 951

b 1157 1220a

A is a grafter who forces B to help him in his grafting enterprises * A compels B to wander about the streets in rags, forlorn and weeping, with the idea of securing money from guileless strangers **

1159 1192 1204

1221

600 652a

A is secretly drugged by enemies, A-5, A-5, A-5 * A, secretly drugged by enemies, A-5, A-5, A-5, is a drug addict and the potion has no effect; but A, realizing the attempt has been made, simulates unconsciousness to discover why it was made **

664 834 835

1222

a 266 657 1175b ch A to A-3

A believes A-3 guilty of a crime * A, as a means of forcing a confession of guilt from A-3, throws both himself and A-3 into a situation where death for both of them seems imminent **

1461a ch A to A-3 1456 ch A-5 to A-3

b 635 -* 833 1222a

A, by subtle enterprise, forces a confession of guilt from A-3, and thus wins success in a difficult undertaking

635 *-** ch A-5 to A-3 894 ch A-5 to A-3 887a ch A to A-3

1223

a 1090 1102 ch A-2 to A-4 1111b

A tries to discover what obstacles a certain person will meet and how he will react to them * A hires A-4 as a catspaw and sends him uninformed into various misadventures **

1161 ch A to A-8 1162 ch A-2 to A-4 1163a

b 77 ch A to A-4, A-3 to A-8 & F-B to A 1081

A, in order to forward a certain enterprise, contrives a test of merit for two men, A-4 and A-8 * A pretends to disappear and to be in great danger, and so lures A-4 and A-8 into real danger in a quest for him **

295a ch A to A-4 209 ch A to A-4 & A-3 to A-8

1224

1146 1162 ch A to A-2, A-2 to A & A-5 to A-8

A seeks for his own gain to impersonate a widower, A-8, who has a child, CH. A has no child but overcomes the handicap by a stratagem

1057b 1167 ch A-5 to A-8 1147 -* ch A to A-4 & X to CH

1225

429a 734 953 1378 ch F-A to A & A to SN

A has taken up his quarters in a vacant house 74a -* * A, taking refuge in a vacant house and desiring to stay on secretly in the place, moves into the attic when the house is rented **

719a 1056

1226

79 ch A-3 to A-5 600 1275

A learns t hat he has been cast, by A-5, for the role of victim in a confidence game * A simulates guilessness in an attempt to lure designing A-5 to his own undoing **

630 1193 ch A-3 to A-5

1227

a 252a 704 1214

A’s friend, A-2, is waylaid and robbed by three men; and one of the men is A * A’s friend, A-2, is robbed by A and A-5; then A, in turn, robs A-5 ** A robs A-5 of valuables stolen from A-2, and returns the property to A-2 ***

867 808a ch B to A-2

b 234a 252a

A, in order to convince B that he is a man of courage, arranges with A-2 to stage a fake holdup with B the supposed victim * A appears during a fake holdup and “rescues” B **

234b 367b

c 234a 252a

A hires a confederate, A-2. to abduct B * A hires A-2 to abduct B under pretense that she is to be held for ransom ** A “rescues” B during a mock abduction ***

367b 81

1228

725 ch A-5 to A-3 1447

A possesses knowledge inimical to A-3 * A is manoeuvered into jail by the politically powerful A-3 in order to prevent A’s information from causing A-3 any injury **

623 826 829

1229

1057a 1430b

A finds himself with a strange baby, CH, on his hands * A, with a strange baby, CH, on his hands, secretly leaves CH in the care of B, who has other children **

249 ch B to B-8 1154b ch B to B-8

1230

1268 ch A to A-5 1311 ch A-3 to A-5

A is obsessed with a fear of burglars * A, obsessed with a fear of burglars, places a wax figure, X, in his bed at night and sleeps in a locked closet **

1252 ch A to A-5 & A-8 to X 1313b ch A-3 to A-5

1231

125a 311

A wagers all his money on a boxing bout * A, wagering all his money on a boxing bout between A-2 and A-8, learns that the pugilists are fast friends and that neither will fight to win **

606 1215

1232

725 ch A to A-3 & A-5 to A 998 ch A to A-3 & A-4 to A

A discovers that A-3 has knowledge of a secret that will bring disaster to A if revealed * A finds it necessary to abduct A-3 and hold him incommunicado **

719a ch A to A-3 875b ch A to A-3 1130 ch A to A-3

1233

79 804 980 -* 985 1265a tr A & A-3

A finds himself in danger because he has innocently undertaken the custodianship 9f a mysterious package, X * A, in danger because he is the custodian of a mysterious package, X, contrives a dummy package, X2, exactly counterfeiting X in appearance **

980 *-** 1226

1234

838 1046 1050

A recovers property stolen from his friend, A-2 * A, recovering property stolen from his friend, A-2, seeks to restore it by stealth so A-2 will not know it has been out of his possession **

786 808a ch B to A-2 1035 tr A & A-2 1337

1235

1216 1227a -*

A attempts to deceive his friend, A-2, thinking to profit by the deception, but fails * A’s friend, A-2, reaps a rich reward from a discovery he has made and offers to share with A; but A, knowing he is unworthy of such generosity, refuses it **

1249 1295

1236

213 -* ch A to A-8, B to SR-A & A-7 to A 1123 ; 126 ch B to B-3 ; 24a ch A to A-8 & B to SR-A ; 262a ch B to SR-A & A to A-8

A, by trickery, prevents his sister, SR-A, from marrying A-8 * A, through deception involving his sister, SR-A, vans a large estate **

1291a 1295 1443b

1237

a 1314 1316

A pretends to lead a dissipated life * A pretends that he is “going to the dogs” in order to deceive his mortal enemy, A-3, and lead A-3 to believe he is not to be feared ** A, when his mortal enemy, A-3, is lulled by a false sense of security, strikes and kills ***

1039 1311

b 484b 606 631

A kills himself, but contrives to make his death appear accidental * A kills himself in order that money, to be secured as life insurance, will take care of his pressing obligations ** 802a ch A to A-6 & B to A 952 [1] A closes himself inside his garage, starts the engine of his car, inhales the exhaust gases, and dies [2] A pretends to stall his automobile on the railroad track and is killed by a limited train [3] A while in a profuse perspiration from violent exercise deliberately exposes himself to the wintry air [4] A, on a hunting trip, is killed when his gun is “accidentally” discharged

1238

654 839 tr A & A-2 1074

A, a writer, slipping in his work as the years advance, draws on the material of his earlier days to keep himself going. The material exhausted, A dies

868 tr A & A-2

1239

1087 1211

A, a crook, launches a benevolent enterprise as a means of making secret restitution of his ill-gotten gains

882 923

1240

449 583b

B goes innocently with A-3, a friend, to pass a few days at a summer resort * B’s friend, A-3, dies suddenly in his room in a summer resort hotel; and B, first to discover A-3’s death, flees secretly in order that her name may not be compromised **

410 1151

1241

a 916 1033

B undertakes, for extravagant pay, to carry out a secret investigation 1267b, c ch A to A-8 in which it is necessary for her to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and in which she must have a knowledge of “sign” language

677 802b tr A & B 890 933

b 284 871 1220b ch A to F-B

B, compelled by her father, F-B, to engage in a distasteful enterprise, evades the enterprise by pretending to have suddenly been stricken deaf and dumb

676 741

c 664 ch A to B 1135b

B, engaged in an entei prise that might cause gossip or censure, escapes from a room by picking the lock of a door with a bent hairpin

669 1151

1242

a 470 1033

B, a young woman engaged in an enterprise that might cause gossip or censure, defers to public opinion by a stratagem

84a 86 1025 1158

b 117 ch F-A to B 118 ch GF-A to B & B to B-8

B, wealthy relative of A, dies and leaves him a fortune provided he will not do a certain thing * A renounces an inheritance because of a distasteful obligation attached to it; and then, after giving up the inheritance, a codicil to the will restores it to him, stating that the supposed obligation was merely a “test of merit” **

1041 ch A to B 1462

1243

125a 189

B subtly places obstacles in the path of A; obstacles which, when overcome, will profit A and develop his moral courage

188a 814

1244

a 241 812b

B plans to forward an enterprise, but cannot do so openly and must resort to craftiness

806 ch B-4 to B 1241a, b, c 1242a 1243

b 152b 946 1220b -*

B, in order to forward a certain enterprise, assumes a fictitious name and secures the position of private secretary to A

666 679 826

1245

849 173 1343 ch A to B

B prevents a stranger, B-4, from buying an div, X, which, B is convinced, will bring her only misfortune, by tying to X a ticket labeled “sold”

89 1400

1246

766 908 1105

B, daughter of M-B, falling into error, conducts herself unwisely and scorns admonition * B’s mother, M-B, copies B’s foolish conduct, thus giving B a visible demonstration of its absurdity **

931 933

(13) Seeking by Craftiness to Escape Misfortune
1247

98 658 1177 1185

A seeks craftily to keep the good opinion of the public * A closely guards an evil secret which, if known, would reflect upon his character and make impossible a cherished enterprise **

1084 1101 1103 1110

1248

756 925 -* 1146

A is a doctor, who follows his honest profession by day, and makes it a “cover” for his activities as a burglar by night

660a 712 1031

1249

701 1304

A attempts craftily to clear himself of a suspicion of robbery * A explains that he invested money, belonging to himself and A-2, in an enterprise that failed **

1160 1162 1235

1250

280a 655 -* 663 607 ch A-2 to A-3 1255b ch A-8 to A-3

A is helpless against an armed .enemy, A-3 * A pretends to be hors du combat for the purpose of luring his enemy, A-3, within arm’s reach **

1189 ch A-6 to A-3 1222b 1232 1237a

1251

983 998 ch A to A-8 & A-4 to A

A is aware that A-8 knows too much for his (A’s) good * A gives A-8 money with which to take himself out of the country **

1239 1247

1252

1291b ch A-2 to A-8 1290a ch A-2 to A-8 1309b ch B to A & A-3 to A-8

A, to rid himself of the body of his murdered victim, A-8, and escape suspicion, hides the body in an old tomb

1291a 1302 1344 -* ch A-2 to A-8

1253

1255a -** 1265a

A is lured into a trap by A-3 * A, lured into a trap by A-3, has set a counter-trap for A-3 **

1255 **-*** 1261 1272 ch A-9 to A-3

1254

1085 1086 1297

A, painting a house, finds the purse of B lying on a bench in the garden * A finds a purse which contains the key to B’s strong box ** A rifles the safe of B, his employer, and returns the key of the strong box to the place where he found it. But there is a smear of yellow paint on the key ***

1295 1302 1447 tr A & A-8 1461a

1255

a 75a 1253 1278a ch A-8 to A-3

A is inveigled into a gambling game by A-3 * A’s enemy, A-3, lures A into a gambling game and arranges for a fake police raid * A’s enemy, A-3, arranges for a fake police raid on a gambling game; but A, secretly informed, has the police make a real raid

236 280b

b 1029 1043 1128b

A is in a wild race with A-8 for a fortune * A’s fortune depends on winning a race with A-8, and in reaching town and securing a certain document, X, before A-8 can get his hands on it **

711b -** 685 1250 ch A-3 to A-8

1256

903 1029 1257

A has a valuable work of art destroyed by a lady, B, in a tantrum * B, a very great personage, snatches A’s cane and belabors him with it. A auctions off the cane as a priceless piece for a collection **

814

1257

721 938

A, a sculptor, models a bust of B 908 1067 -* at B’s order * B, displeased with the work of a sculptor, A, destroys a bust in an angry outburst **

1256 1395

1258

448 1309b

B, a woman criminal arrested by A-6, a detective, seeks to effect her escape by artful strategy

3b 10a 16a

1259

974 1267a ch A to A-5

B traps A-5, a thief, by telling him her valuables are in a clothes closet—and then locking the closet

1335 ch A to A-5 850b

(14) Falling Into Misfortune Through the Wiles of a Crafty Schemer
1260

a 1140 1000 -* ch A to A-8

A, rich and unscrupulous, has set his heart on acquiring a certain piece of ground * A desires property which A-8 refuses to sell; so A ruins A-8 financially and forces him to sell **

1000 *-** 1443b 1439b tr A & A-8

b 380 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A 898 -*

A, rich and unscrupulous, craftily manoeuvers A-8 into debt * A, manoeuvering A-8 into debt, offers to cancel the debt if A-8 will agree to a certain proposition **

48 tr A & A-8 269 ch A-3 to A-8

1261

280a tr A & A-3 1191 ch A-4 to A-3

A’s confederate, B, with a woman’s wiles, lures A-3 into a trap that has been set for him

1253 tr A & A-3 1255a tr A & A-3

1262

96 98

A represents guilt-masquerading-as-innocence * A is influenced to engage in an enterprise that will bring about his punishment for transgression **

753 628 1261 tr A & A-3

1263

447 ch A to A-8 1293a

A discovers an evil secret of B’s past * A decides to use secret information for blackmailing purposes **

870b ch A-5 to A 1309a

1264

1168 -* tr A & A-2 1277b ch A to A-2 1288 -*

A persuades his friend, A-2, to undertake a hazardous piece of work—and does not tell him it is hazardous

1168 tr A & A-2 1265a ch A-3 to A-2 1288 *-** 1272 ch A to A-2 & A-9 to A 1275 ch A to A-2 & A-5 to A

1265

a 75a tr A & A-3 1264 ch A-2 to A-3

A, seeking to obtain unfair advantage of A-3, induces him to take charge of some contraband goods, knowing he will be apprehended

623 ch A to A-3 1154b ch A to A-3 & B-3 to A

b 174 ; 816a 711a

A’s rival, A-3, when A fails to join him in an enterprise as agreed, carries out the enterprise alone

603a ch A-2 to A-3 701 ch A to A-3 & A-2 to A

1266

98 ch A to A-3 ; 1326 554

A’s enemy, A-3, is a connoisseur of wines * A, by working on A-3’s pride as a connoisseur of wines, lures him into a wine vault where he is faced with death **

1311 -* 1311 1325 ch B to A & A to A-3

1267

a 409 tr A & A-3 1314 tr A & A-3

A, influenced to carry out an enterprise, falls into a trap—a trap of mysterious dangers unknown to him

1264 ch A to A-8 & A-2 to A 1265a ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A 1266 tr A & A-3

b 1241a 1267c

A, a miser who is deaf and dumb, is made a prisoner in his home by A-5, who seeks to force him to reveal the whereabouts of hidden wealth

885a 890

c 1278b ch A to A-8 1438b

A, deaf and dumb, is dying and desires to make a will. The lawyer who has been summoned, A-8, thinks chicanery is afoot, and hires B to go with him to read A’s “sign language”

1432 1461b ch A to B & AX to A

1268

1023 1024

A’s plan to commit a robbery becomes known, and a trap is laid for him at the scene of the intended crime

637 664

1269

831 832 tr A & A-2

A discovers his friend, A-2’s, secret transgression * A informs the authorities of his friend, A-2’s, secret transgression and receives the reward for A-2’s capture **

1039 ch A to A-2 & A-3 to A 1313a tr A & A-2 1313b ch A to A-2 & A-3 to A

1270

825 1024 ch A to NW

A disapproves of his nephew, NW; and A, sick unto death, sends for a lawyer, A-8, to draw his will * A’s nephew, NW, tricks A into thinking that he is A-8, the lawyer who has come to draw A’s will **

117 ch A to NW & F-A to A 1432

1271

1180 1184

A pretends to be a novelist, A-4, writing a burglar story * A, a crook, pretends to be a novelist, A-4, writing a burglar story; and a banker, A-8 1177 ch A to A-8, obligingly gives A information about his own bank vaults **

1174 1251 tr A & A-8 1253 ch A-3 to A-8

1272

604 ch A-8 to A-9 1267a 1264 ch A to A-9 & A-2 to A

A, at the instigation of A-9, unknowingly commits a crime * A, innocent, is arrested for a crime; and his employer, A-9, testifies against him **

866 ; 1322 ch A-3 to A-9 329 ch A-2 to A-9 ; 850a

1273

922b 1082b 1389b

A is selling luck charms among a superstitious people * A, selling luck charms in a town, is denounced by the mayor of the town, A-9, as an imposter because A has not “crossed A-9’s palm with silver” **

1220a ch B to A-9 1278e ch A-8 to A-9

1274

689 937 1289b -*

A, seeking to convert a savage people to Christianity, has all his efforts set at naught by A-3, a witch doctor * A smashes an idol, X, supposed by a savage people to be a god, and immediately good fortune comes to the tribe. A-3 is discredited **

973 1289b *-*** 1319b tr A & A-3

(52) Encountering a Would-Be Transgressor and Seeking to Prevent a Transgression
1275

572 708

A, supposed to be dead, assumes a fictitious name * A, supposed dead, discovers an imposter, A-5, using his name and pretending that he is A **

658 1226

1276

612 1191 ch A to A-5 & A-4 to A

A detects A-5 cheating at cards, and denounces him; in the fight that follows, A-5 is killed

750 1017 ch A to A-6 & A-5 to A

(51) Devising a Clever and Plausible Delusion in Order to Forward Certain Ambitious Plans
1277

a 568c 1291b ch A-2 to A-3 1316 1341 ch A-4 to A-3

A, to escape suspicion, places the body of A-3, the man he has slain, on a railroad track in an attempt to make it appear that A-3 was killed by a train

1247 1332

b 952 1085

A craftily fosters the delusion of his own death * A, by a stratagem, fosters the delusion of his own death in an attempt to realize money on his life insurance **

1211 1222a tr A & A-3 1239

1278

a 125a 126

A, counseled by artful B, makes use of important papers belonging to A-8 1054 in forwarding a certain enterprise

110-2 1278c

b 153 -* 1461d

A sends a package to B, by messenger * B-3, lurking in the doorway of B, pretends to be B and receipts for a package delivered by messenger **

218b 153 *-** 826 ch A to A-3 & B to B-3

c 125a 1278a

A, by chance, receives confidential information sent by A-4 to A-8 * A, by using confidential information, convinces A-8 of his supposed ability and secures a position at a good salary **

225 367b

d 1143a ch A to A-4 ; 1144 1188 -*

A, pretending to be seriously ill, is befriended by wealthy A-4. A-8, a doctor, is called in by A-4, and he informs A privately that he is an imposter * A is discovered by A-8, a doctor, to be shamming illness. By collusion, they foster A’s pretensions, whereby A secures bed and board from wealthy A-4. and A-8 secures a fat fee **

698 ch A to A-4 ; 1378 ch A to A-4 ; 1212b ch A-8 to A-4 1166a

e 1212a ch A to A-8 & A-2 to A 1273 ch A-9 to A-8

A, a confidence man selling “luck charms,” finds his business languishing because miserly and influential A-8 has warned the people that his wares are a delusion * A agrees to go “fifty-fifty” with respectable and influential but miserly A-8; and A-8 recommends the luck charms A is selling, and A’s business flourishes

1222a ch A-3 to A-8 1232 ch A-3 to A-8

1279

a 124 -* 135

B, middle-aged, is so adept in the arts of the toilette, that she keeps her beauty youthful and blooming. Apparently in her early twenties, she is really in her late forties

11b 103 124 *-**

b 1048 1304

B seeks to recover, by stratagem, wealth which was stolen from her by A * B steals softly into the room of A, who is spending the night at her home, and appropriates a bag of jewels that is under A’s pillow ** B fires a revolver and pretends she is shooting at a thief who got away in the night ***

701 1309b ch A-3 to A 1309a

(53) Opposing the Plans of a Crafty Schemer
1280

1254 ch A to A-3 1303 ch A-9 to A-3 1305 ch A-5 to A-3

A catches his enemy, A-3, red-handed in a transgression * A, who “has the goods” on A-3, keeps his information from the authorities and holds A-3 in his power and subject, through fear of the law, to his will **

1265a tr A & A-3 1323b

1281

1218 1085

A, captured by A-5 and taken to a secret place, is being held for ransom * A’s friend, A-2, captures B, daughter of A-5, and makes overtures to exchange B for A, whom A-5 is holding for ransom **

885a ch A to A-2 3a -* ch A to A-2

1282

1093 ch A to A-6 1174

A, a crook, commits a robbery and escapes in woman’s clothes * A had local fame as a female impersonator; and A-6, a detective, makes use of this fact as a clue in apprehending A for transgression **

651 712

1283

1181 1268 1440 ch A to A-2 ; 1077

A discovers where a certain object, X, small but immensely valuable, has been concealed *A, to secure a certain object, X, must proceed warily and without arousing suspicion **

1146 1166a, b

1284

983 ch A to A-5 & A-8 to A 997 ch A-2 to A-5 1011

A, a detective, captures a criminal, A-5, who was once an old friend of his * A, a detective, owes A-5, a criminal he has captured, a sum of money which he has not been able to repay; and A-5 hopes to make use of the debt in securing his release from custody ** A, a detective, gives A-5, a crirninal he has captured, a written order for the reward offered for A-5’s apprehension; thus A, having paid the debt, takes A-5 to jail ***

1209c ch A to A-5 1319a ch A-3 to A-5 & tr A & A-5

(20) Becoming Involved with Conditions in which Misfortune is Indicated
1285

a 1123 1127 1289c -*

A plans by crafty enterprise to secure a rich inheritance

1289c *-** 1197 1201 1285b 1290a, b

b 988 1002

A, unknown to B, holds a large sum of money in trust for her * A, desperately in need, secretly appropriates to his own use money belonging to B **

422a 1295 647 ch A-5 to A

c 680a 1248

A, a “dummy chucker,” pretends to have a fit on the walk in front of the mansion of A-4, a wealthy man * A, a crook, pretends to have a fit, and is befriended by A-4, who calls in a doctor, A-8, to attend to him **

711c 1278d

1286

600 1451d

A finds the fly leaf of the Bible owned by his father, F-A * A finds evidence to prove that his father, F-A, is dead **

802b ch B to F-A 1018

1287

1019 1219 ch A to A-8

A is threatened with violence if he carries out an enterprise connected with his profession * A, in the face of threats, carries out a certain enterprise and discovers that the threats were merely a stratagem to prove his courage **

1006a 1223b ch A to A-9 & A-4 to A

1288

245 ch A-3 to A-2 380 ch A-3 to A-2 1267a ch A to A-2

A challenges his friend (really his enemy), A-2, to a mock duel, the pistols to be loaded with blank cartidges—a performance ostensibly for the entertainment of their friends * A, in what is supposed to be a mock duel with A-2, falls at the first exchange of shots, craftily killing himself in such a way that it appears the killing was done by A-2 **

603a tr A & A-2 624 ch A to A-2

1289

a 830 ch A to A-2 1199 -* ch A to SN

A is a wealthy man whom sharpers, A-5, A-5, are seeking to influence to disinherit a son, SN

1199 *-** ch A to SN 1432 ch NW to SN 1432

b 687 689 1274 -*

A, a white man among savages, seeks to avert a calamity by prayer * A’s enemy, A-3, seeks to avert a calamity by an incantation ** A, by prayer, and A-3, by an incantation, seek to avert a calamity. The calamity is averted ***

1274 *-** 197

c 490b ch A-2 to U 1057b 1285a

A’s rich uncle, U, promises to leave his wealth to A when A and his wife, B, shall be blessed with a son and heir * A, seeking by strategy to secure a rich inheritance, fails in his plans when his uncle, U, discovers A’s “son and heir” to be a girl **

781 ch A to U 867 ch A-2 to U

d 1124 1337 ch A to A-6 & A-2 to A 1341

A is so worried about a certain secret enterprise that, in his absent-minded moments, he pencils, on anything that happens to be convenient, diagrams that offer a clue to the enterprise * A’s secret is discovered by A-6, who craftily makes use of clues furnished unwittingly by A himself **

1011 ch A to A-6 & A-5 to A 1284 ch A to A-6 & A-5 to A

Enterprise
Transgression
(21) Falling Into Misfortune Through Mistaken Judgment
1290

a 1001a 1285a

A kills A-2 who is about to marry his sister, SR-A, in order that he may inherit wealth possessed by SR-A

51a, b 1252 ch A-8 to A-2

b 1195 1217b

A, profligate son of wealthy F-A, cast off and disowned, murders F-A then poses as F-A in an attempt to secure F-A’s property * A, posing as F-A, is unmasked when discovered removing F-A’s clothes **

705 1006a ch A to A-8 & A-5 to A

1291

a 1236 1277a, b 1278c 1290a

A commits a transgression and escapes unsuspected * A, committing a transgression and escaping unsuspected, is so tortured by conscience that he has to give himself up and confess **

802b ch A to A-6 803a ch A to A-6 787 ch A to A-8

b 1276 ch A-5 to A-2 1269

A, in a drunken brawl, quarrels with A-2 * A, recovering sense and reason after a drunken brawl, discovers A-2 dead at his feet and thinks he has killed him **

1168 1183 1277a ch A-3 to A-2

c 1000 1432 ch A to F-A & NW to A

A’s estate has been in his family for hundreds of years and it is an unwritten law of the family that it is to be held intact * A commits a transgression when he sells a piece of woodland, part of an inherited estate **

1353 1358

1292

3a 397 448

B seeks happiness as a retormed transgressor * B, seeking happiness as a reformed transgressor, has her old transgression discovered **

359 665 669

1293

a 179a, c 532a

B forges the name of her father, F-B, to a note in order to secure money for a certain purpose * B forges the name of her father, F-B, to a note. Unknown to B, F-B dies suddenly before the date of the note **

69 410

b 668 993 1033

B secretly borrows on property she is holding in trust in order to forward a certain enterprise

669 743b 801 921 946

c 532a 659 1308

B, in order to carry out a certain enterprise, sells a valuable heirloom, X, confided to her for safe-keeping by A

1440 ch A to B ; 1384 ch B to B-4 1204

1294

446a 448 1309b

B commits a transgression in order to conceal a less serious transgression * B, committing one transgression in order to hide another, is apprehended for her crime, brought to trial and sentenced **

1308 ; 1309a 1293c ; 1309a

(20) Becoming Involved with Conditions in which Misfortune is Indicated
1295

1110 1236 1254 1285b

A, suffering remorse because he has committed a transgression, seeks to make restitution

422a 842a 1160 1211

1296

1021b 923

A, a prospector, discovers gold * A, a prospector, makes a rich “strike”. Of right he should share his discovery with his partner, A-2, but decides to exploit his discovery for himself alone **

701 1235 1291b

1297

111 113 484b -* 723

A, a poor man going about his honest duties, is suddenly afforded the opportunity to commit a secret transgression whereby he will acquire great gain without incurring suspicion * A fights against the temptation to acquire gain through transgression **

484b *-** 1278c 1254

1298

900 ; 31 922b 954

A is a notorious outlaw, at large and craftily avoiding apprehension

52b 100 651 673 699a 722 ch A to A-6 & A-5 to A 883

1299

1123 ch SR-A to A-8 1127 ch CN to A-8 & A-8 to A-4

A seeks to acquire a rich estate in spite of A-8’s legal rights

1236 ch SR-A to B-8 1290a ch A-2 to A-8 & SR-A to B-8

1300

1277b 1291b

A has committed a crime and fled to escape the consequences * A finds it important that he show himself where he is known; but it is also important that he remain in hiding **

699a 955 1013

1301

1277a 1282 1285 1289b -*

A seeks to evade the legal consequences of a crime he has committed

866 883 887a 923

1302

1291c 1340 1341

A, a transgressor, seeks to forget a transgression, but a certain object, X, (or circumstance) continually reminds him of it

1344 1355 1360 1365 1366

1303

802b 803a 1114

A discovers secretly that his employer, A-9, is murderer and a fugitive from justice

725 ch A-5 to A-9 596 ch A-5 to A-9 854

1304

1079 1085 ch A-2 to B

A and A-2 are placer mining in partnership * A, under cover of night, takes all the wealth belonging to both himself and A-2 and decamps with it **

488b 701 1048 1160

1305

968 970 1111b

A captures a burglar, A-5, who is looting his house

1234 1451b ch A-8 to A-5 1460 ch A-4 to A-5

1306

68 658

A, a minister of the gospel, errs secretly on his human side and commits a moral transgression * A, highly placed and universally respected, protects his reputation by keeping a moral lapse a close secret

951 1110 1291a

1307

616 898

A, in his safe, has a fortune in valuables. During his absence, crooks, A-5, A-5, A-5, attempt to open the safe and loot it of its contents * B 666 152b 921, A’s secretary, is made a prisoner by crooks, A-5, A-5, A-5, when they fail to open A’s safe **

144 801 885b 1010

1308

988 1002

B’s guardian, A, appropriates to his own use the property of B * B, engaged in carrying out an enterprise, finds that she must give it up for lack of funds when her guardian, A, misappropriates her resources **

642 -* 739 812a 850 ch A to A-8

1309

a 407 890 947

B, seeking to protect herself from A, shoots and kills him

60 887a ch A to B & A-3 to A

b 400 483b 495 126 ch A to A-3

B’s friend, A-3, mysteriously disappears 770a ch A to A-3 1277b ch A to A-3 while in B’s company * B is arrested on suspicion of having murdered A-3 **

635 ch A to B 648

Enterprise
Revenge
(21) Falling Into Misfortune Through Mistaken Judgment
1310

66a, b, c 433a 1320 tr A & A-8

A seeks by craftiness to be revenged on B * A, seeking revenge against B, overreaches himself **

647 ch A-5 to A 648 669 ch A-5 to A 818a tr A & A-4

1311

1237a 1317 ch A-8 to A-3

A revenges himself upon an enemy, A-3 * A revenges himself upon an enemy, A-3, unaware of the fact that A-3 is his brother **

1039 1319a

(46) Seeking Retaliation for a Grievous Wrong that is Either Real or Fancied
1312

695b ch A to A-8 696 ch A to A-8

A’s relative, A-8, has been grievously wronged by the authorities of their common country * A seeks revenge against his country for a grievous wrong **

1372a, b

1313

a 139 446b 601

A seeks revenge upon his friend, A-2 * A and his friend, A-2, are of high and honored station: and A, seeking revenge against A-2, must conceal his purpose and proceed by mdirection **

1216 1260a ch A-8 to A-2 1264 1265 ch A-3 to A-2 1269 1288

b 79 557a 1142a 1275 ch A-5 to A-3 1277b

A, supposed to be dead, plays the role of a ghost * A, supposed dead, plays the role of ghost and, as a method of reprisal, haunts his enemy, A-3 **

1291a ch A to A-3 1334a ch A to A-3 1332 ch A to A-3 1344 ch A to A-3 & A-2 to A 1358 ch A to A-3

1314

1003

A has no personal enmity against A-3, but he is caught in the toils of a family feud and his obligation requires that he kill A-3

1109 1309a ch B to A & A to A-3 912b

1315

123 ch F-B to A-3 245 1109 -*

A seeks revenge against A-3 for a disrespectful remark against A’s family

1109 *-** 840 tr A & A-2 1222a

1316

1323c ch A to A-3 & A-8 to A 1333a ch A to A-3

A seeks revenge against A-3 for a persecution that results in the death of A’s parents and sisters

433a 1039 1237a 1277a

1317

313 ch F-B to A-8 171 ; 223 ch F-B to A-8

A, a poor young man, inspired by anger and a desire for revenge, seeks to ruin wealthy A-8, a powerful captain of industry

780 1319 ch A-3 to A-8

1318

79 247 ch A to A-3 411b 567

A seeks revenge against A-3 for a terrible wrong * A, seeking revenge against A-3, discovers after a long search that A-3 is dead **

433a

1319

a 567 -* 1269 ch A to A-3 & A-2 to A

A, in order to be revenged upon his enemy, A-3, manufactures an infernal machine, X * A sends an infernal machine, X, to his enemy, A-3, and it falls into the hands of A’s friend, A-2 **

987 1344

b 887b 300 ; 887b

A constructs a deadly trap in a place where, he thinks, his enemy, A-3, will fall into it * A sets a trap for A-3, but A-2 is caught in it **

653 ch A to A-2 & A-5 to A 728 ch CH to A-2

1320

818a -* 1138 1310 ch A to A-8

A is a malefactor of small pretensions, a down-and-outer of striking physical appearance masked by rags and squalor * A, down and out, is hired by A-8, a revengeful rich man, to wear evening clothes, appear at a social gathering and act as a catspaw in carrying out a vicious scheme of reprisal **

818a *-** ch A-4 to A-8 1217c ch A to A-8 & A-5 to A

1321

812a ch B to SR-A 1326 ch B to SR-A

A seeks revenge for a wrong committed against his sister, SR-A * A, seeking revenge for a wrong committed against his sister, SR-A, has difficulty in discovering the name of the wrong-doer **

737c ch B to SR-A & A to A-8 801 ch B to SR-A

1322

567 1228

A seeks to be revenged on A-3* but A-3 is powerful and constantly on his guard against A

1222a 1237a

1323

a 433a 662 ch A-2 to A-3 1323b

A, seeking revenge against B-3 for a wrong committed by her husband, A-3, who is dead, finds that B-3 treasures A-3’s memory most sacredly, unaware of his evil character * A could destroy the beautiful love and devotion of B-3, for her dead husband, A-3, by telling her the sort of man A-3 was ** A, in a spiritual victory, decides to forego a cherished enterprise and spare an innocent woman her happy but mistaken ideals ***

b 157 260a

A, prosperous and successful, is hated by a rival, A-3 * A is brought under suspicion as a political conspirator through the craftiness of a rival, A-3 **

715c 829 1280

c 1310 ch B to A-8 1317

A commits an act of reprisal against A-8 with more serious results than he had intended [1] A blows up a dam and sends a flood of released waters down on the home of A-8 [2] A sends an infernal machine to the home of A-8 [3] A sends a box of poisoned candy to the home of A-8

797 1298 817

1324

a 1324b -* 1299 ch A to A-3 1261 tr A & A-3

A’s enemy, A-3, craftily seeks to encompass the death of A * A, by subtle enterprise, brings upon A-3 the fate A-3 was seeking to bring upon him **

1324b *-** 1250 1253 1267a ch A to A-3

b 1324a 1310 ch A to A-3 & B to A 1313a ch A to A-3 & A-2 to A

A is sent abroad with a companion, A-3. A-3 bears a letter to a clique of powerful conspirators, A-5, A-5, A-5, ordering the death of A * A secretly examines a letter in the possession of A-3, his traveling companion, and discovers that the letter is his own death warrant. A carefully erases his own name and fills in the name of A-3 **

1262 ch A to A-3 1313b ch A-3 to A-8

1325

98 605 1422b

B, suffering a grievous injury at the hands of A, seeks to kill him by making use of a certain odor which A regards with superstitious fear

1268 1445

1326

162b 225 ch A to A-8

B, wronged, is helpless in reprisal; her friend, A, champions her cause

188b 294a ; 294b

1327

1324b -* 1323b

A, high born, falls under the ban of death as a political conspirator in his native country * A evades a conspiracy aimed at his life and escapes to a distant land **

1324b *-** 1329

1328

98 246a

B seeks revenge as a lofty conception of duty—and comes to her death while seeking it

746 802b 893

1329

777 942 1327

A, an aristocrat, is trailed and spied upon by enemies, A-3, A-3, A-3, seeking his life * A disguises himself as a hoodlum and lives in the underworld as a means of escaping enemies, A-3, A-3, A-3, who are seeking his life **

1225 1275 1324a

Enterprise
Mystery
(21) Falling Into Misfortune Through Mistaken Judgment
1330

853 900 -* 1150

A, dabbling in things he does not understand, seeks to accomplish wonderful results * A, involving himself recklessly in matters he does not understand, succeeds only in making himself ridiculous **

231 513 900 *-** 1111b

1331

98 565 568b 1342a

A, with a fearful oath declares: “I will see home to-night in spite of the storm, or I will never see home!” * A, homeward bound, drives and drives; and he is still driving, no nearer his home than he was when he first started **

545 789 1345

1332

1061 1078 1132 1344

A flees from a pursuer who is wholly imaginary

855 857 1104

1333

a 96 387 -* 1113 1310

A, a chemist, with the use of subtle poisons, develops a flower of unusual color and beauty * A gives B, who loves flowers, some of his rare blooms—with unhappy results **

387 *-** 371

b 1410 1384 ch B to A

A, with a hobby for collecting curios, presents B with an old, hand painted miniature * The miniature of a beautiful woman, framed in gold, containing a mechanism by which a needle, steeped in poison, is thrown out of the painted face. The minature to be worn “next the heart” **

1461b 1433c 1438b ch A to B

1334

a 475 576a 872 ch B to A 1064 1132

A is haunted by a delusion that arouses superstitious fear and causes him to give up an enterprise

1350 1351 1356

b 603b, c, d

A’s friend, A-2, is killed in an accident at A’s side * A, superstitious, believes he is haunted by the ghost of his friend, A-2 **

827 830 tr A & A-2 839 tr A & A-2

c 1277b ch A to A-2 1348b ch A to A-2

A’s friend, A-2, is mysteriously murdered * A seeks to discover the murderer of his friend, A-2 **

1222a 833

1335

74a 513 1248 1283

A, seeking to carry out a certain enterprise, climbs into a building and suddenly discovers that the room he has entered is a trap; all windows bar themselves, and the stout door locks against him

636 1272

1336

922b 1150

A, a needy person, picks up two pairs of cast-off shoes, one pair discarded by a clergyman, and the other pair by a man of reckless nature and “shady” reputation * A, in one pair of shoes, is meek and circumspect in his behavior; when wearing another pair he is wild and profligate ** (What would happen if he wore one of each pair?)

1084 1134 1148a

1337

750 1234

A stumbles over the body of a murdered man, A-8 * A, stealthily entering the house of his friend, A-2, finds the body of a murdered man, A-8 **

808a ch B to A-8 807 820 833

1338

1215 ch A-8 to A 1344

A, a pugilist, believes that A-2, a friend whom he killed by a chance blow in a practice bout, is present in the ring every time he has a battle

602 1357

1339

1129b ch A to A-4 & A-5 to A 1129c ch A to A-4 & A-5 to A

A is a transgressor posing as an honest man * A is hired by A-4 to recover stolen property which, unknown to A-4, was stolen by A himself **

1193 ch A-3 to A-4 1209a

1340

623 ch A to A-4 1080 1301 ch A to A-4

A a reporter, writing up an imaginary interview as fact, quotes A-4 as being in town on a certain day * A-4, accused of a crime, establishes an alibi through an interview innocently faked by a reporter, A **

635 ch A to A-4 1302 1203 ch A to A-4

1341

1027 1277a ch A-3 to A-4

A murders a stranger, A-4, in a lonely wood where the soil is of a peculiar color, unlike any other soil for miles around. A sulks back home with the mud on his shoes

467 1302

1342

a 1357 -* 1374 -* 1389

A, staring at a certain object, X, falls under a spell which leads him to believe certain events are transpiring—events that are partly true but mostly grotesquely false 265a 633 1358 1361b 1357 *-** 1374 *-** 1375 Note: [1] X is a small image, a peculiar idol, that has such a strange fascination for A that he keeps it always before him on his writing desk; or [2] X is a mirror. A little cloud appears on the face of in old mirror, then disappears, leaving mysterious persons and scenes on the glass; or [3] X is a green stone, a beautiful piece of jade, on which are engraved characters signifying “Bakht,” Persian for “good luck”

b 1291a 1301 1311 1324a 1449 ch A-2 to A-3

A supposes he has murdered A-3; then, suddenly, A-3 appears before him

1366 1375

1343

1380 1282a -* 1383

A carries in his pocket a queer object of mystery, X * A, apparently as the result of carrying in his pocket a queer object of mystery, X, experiences all sorts of misfortunes.** 595 596 597 1352 1377b 1382 *-** Note: [l] X is a large silver watch, engraved with queer inscriptions, considered a talisman by the tribe of wandering Arabs from whom it was stolen; or [2] X is a Chinese coin; or [3] X is a dried “button” of the mescal plant. See [3] 1342

1344

683 1291b

A has a delusion that he is haunted by A-2 * A believes that the blood of A-2 is on his hands **

633 794

1345

53 567a 683 887b 681a

A is under the delusion that he lives in a chaotic world, such a world as is pictured by pessimists

1331 1332 1351

1346

723 ch A-5 to A-3 735 -* ch A-8 to A-3 764 775 ch A-7 to A-3

A, in early life, killed A-3 in the heat of passion by striking him with the weighted handle of a riding crop. A, unsuspected, escapes from the scene of the tragedy * A, a man of wealth and influence, holds his place in society by closely guarding a tragic secret **

1263 ch A to A-7 & B to A 1269 ch A to A-7 & A-2 to A 1114 ch A to A-7 & A-9 to A

1347

853 855 858

A, seeking sincerely to investigate psychic phenomena, begins unconsciously to mix truth with delusion

633 1357 1375

1348

a 899 925 715a -*

A’s mortal pride would transgress the Divine Power; so fate, seeking to discipline A, materializes a spirit, AX, in A’s image * A’s property and high place in the world are appropriated by AX, and when A would claim his earthly possessions, he is treated as an imposter **

681b 715a *-*** 918b

b 1387 1389b 1418a ; 1433b

A invents a mechanical giant, AX, and endows it with life * A, inventing a mechanical giant, AX, and endowing it with life, is pursued by AX and brought to his death **

1349

98 ; 1326 ch A to A-7 1177 1178 1262

A represents guilt-masquerading-as-innocence * A, representing guilt-masquerading-as-innocence, is influenced by his valet, A-7, through a curiosity-arousing suggestion, to visit a certain place where, unknown to A, a deadly trap has been laid for him **

1266 ch A-3 to A-7 1267a 1266 ch A to A-7 & A-3 to A

1350

567a 857

A thinks himself obsessed with a fear of speeding automobiles, and that the cars that are trying to run him down are phantom cars * A, in order to disprove a fancied hallucination, deliberately throws himself in front of a speeding automobile which he supposes to be a phantom **

634 1375

1351

1019 1078 1334a

A decides that what he has come to consider a danger is merely a fancied danger inspired by fear * A, in order to shatter his fear complex, plunges into a supposed fancied danger that proves to be real **

1350 1367a 1374

1352

1343 1347 1380

A is given a small object of mystery, X, by a stranger, A-4, and assured that its possession will bring misfortune * A, carrying in his pocket a small object of mystery, X, is harried by ill-luck and comes to believe in the malefic powers of X ** A, meeting A-4, a man who gave him a small object of mystery, X, which has brought A ill luck, is informed by A-4 that only A’s belief in the misfortunes inspired them, and that he was merely the victim of suggestion ***

1375 1400

1353

579a 1120 1134 1291c

A, during a storm, defies the Supreme Power * A, during a storm, has a narrow escape when lightning strikes a tree under which he is standing, throwing A to the ground and injuring him severely ** A, slowly recovering from injuries in a hospital, changes his views on certain important questions ***

918a, b

1354

a 1027 ; 1421 1441a 1451b ch A-8 to AX 1418b

A discovers a magic method for realizing all his wishes 1384 ch B to A but at the expense of years of his life for every wish granted * A, discovering a magic method for wishing and having, makes a last wish that he shall live forever; but his magic fails him, and he dies **

1432 1433b

b 1444 ; 1377b 125a

A, spurred into putting forth an unusual effort by B, succeeds in winning a fortune [1] in an oil well or [2] in a gold mine

212b 225 307

1355

599 ; 1330 830 tr A & A-2 ; 807 1337 ; 820

A is caught in a snare of superstitious delusion * A is haunted all his days by an act which he committed in an effort to help a friend, A-2 **

732 1302

1356

234a 1344 1352 -*

A’s will is waging a psychic battle against fear * A is a performer whose specialty is a dare-devil act of great danger; but in A there is growing the feeling that he will fail, although he knows that death is sure if he even contemplates failure **; A is [1] a high-diver; [2] a “trick” bicycle rider with a “loop the loop” specialty; [3] an aviator whose specialty is airplane stunts; or [4] a “human fly” who climbs the walls of tall buildings

633 710 1334a 1334b tr A & A-2 1352 *-*** 1375

1357

541 1343 1344 1347

A is investigating psychic phenomena * A meets with disaster when illusion becomes reality through the overthrow of his reason **

1348a, b 1351

1358

1433a, b 1418a 1427b

A has a prophetic vision which forecasts his death * A, taken ill, is haunted by a vision that forecasts his death, and he dies **

1359

1325 1326 ch A to A-8 1422b

A has a delusion in which a certain odor, manifesting itself during a tragic experience, fills him with superstitious dread * A, unreasoningly fearful regarding a certain odor, succumbs and dies, a victim of his own delusion **

1360

586 600 1342

A encounters seemingly supernatural experiences which have to do with a small idol, X * A has supernatural experiences which prove an obstacle to enterprise **

1354a 1356 1357

1361

a 171 ; 1433b 1366

A, in a dream, sees a person he hates, A-3, in his room * A has an evil dream which haunts his waking moments, works on his mind and has its effect on his behavior **

1311 1317 ch A-8 to A-3

b 1142b ; 1342a 1377b ; 1160

A is sure that an occult experience he has had portends success in a certain enterprise * A is so sure of success in an enterprise that he puts forth no effort to win; and the enterprise fails **

836 1166a

1362

1124 ch A to A-5 1247 ch A to A-5 ; 1289d ch A to A-5

A finds that A-5, in absent-minded moments, beguiles his leisure with a trifling proceeding that has become habitual with him * A, investigating a crime, discovers the criminal, A-5, through a most unusual clue **

1284 1222b ch A-3 to A-5 1289d *-** ch A to A-5 & A-6 to A

1363

1330 1343 1347

A, plunged into misfortune through mistaken judgment and folly, is rescued by a devoted friend, A-2 * A, transformed into an ass by witchcraft when he was seeking to transform himself into a bird, is given a garland of flowers to eat and becomes his normal self—plus sorely garnered wisdom **

1433b ; 918b 1375

1364

a 1046 ch A to B 1383 ch A to B

B receives in a mysterious manner a photograph, not of herself but of some one greatly resembling her * B receives a photograph; and on the back of it is written: “You are in great danger! Beware!” **

328 1154a

b 461 1424b

B finds a note, ostensibly written by A, which causes B great perturbation * B’s friend, B-2, perpetrates a hoax by forging a note which has to do with B and A **

1055 1462

(50) Being Impelled by an Unusual Motive to Engage in Crafty Enterprise
1365

732 827 -* 1361a 1344

A believes that he hears strange voices talking to him * A counters the belief that he hears strange voices talking to him with the auto-suggestion that he is merely the victim of superstitious delusion **

1357 1374 1375 827 *-**

1366

852 1141 1361a

A is influenced unduly by his dreams * A, influenced unduly by his dreams, strives to master the ignoble weakness and control his dreams by sheer force of will **

1374 1377

1367

a 1380 1382a 1383

A, annoyed by a certain object, X, destroys it * A destroys a certain object, X, but mysteriously it reappears; again and again A destroys X, but always it reappears **

1342a 1375 1381

b 1083 1287

A has invented a life preserver for the use of shipwrecked persons * A, in order to prove the value of a life preserver he has invented, dons the rubber suit, inflates it and secretly, by night, drops overboard from a steamer on the high seas **

1414b 1419b

1368

231 233

A undergoes a memory lapse and forgets everything about himself * A, victim of lost identity, assumes a fictitious name and character **

7a, b 437

1369

1382a 1397 1143b ch A to A-8 & B to B-4 ; 739 ch B to B-4 ; 1384 ch B to A

A receives half of an important message, X, and is looking for a stranger, A-4, who has the other half. The message cannot be read until both halves are joined

1286 1436 ch A-2 to A-4 1451a

1370

a 793a 1093 1212a 1427b

A’s friend, A-2, is in the dark regarding an important secret that surrounds X, an object of mystery that has been stolen from him * A knows the secret of X, an object of mystery stolen from A-2, and seeks ,to use his knowledge in recovering X **

833 1234 1453 1456 ; 1377a

b 1354b-2 1374

A, a Fortyniner, returning with a wagon train from California, has with him a fortune in gold dust * A and his companions are attacked by Indians, A’s companions are killed and A is mortally wounded ** A, alone and near death, buries his store of gold dust and draws a map of the cache on a water canteen, X ***

1394 ch A to A-8 1369 ch A to A-8 1401 ch A to A-8

c 1298 1358

A, discovering a “pocket” of gold in the desert, dies before he can take out the gold * A, near death, draws a cryptic map on the page of a note book, locating the spot where a store of gold may be found **

1143b ch A to A-8 1383 ch A to A-8 1384 ch B to A-8

1371

1290a ch A to A-5 1334c

A is positive, in his own mind, that his friend, A-2, has been murdered by A-5 * A suspects A-5, seemingly an honest man, of a crime, and tries to prove him guilty **

1222a ch A-3 to A-5 1413a 1456a 1413 ch A-3 to A-5

1372

a 695b 696 1312 1323b

A, as a method of reprisal against his country, seeks to sell important government information to a foreign country: [1] blue prints of a new instrument of war, [2] a diplomatic code or [3] a plan of coast fortifications

711c 1372b

b 1312 696

A, as a method of reprisal against his native land, turns traitor in time of war and joins the forces of the enemy

919c 1021b ; 1016 tr A & A-2

(13) Seeking by Craftiness to Escape Misfortune
1373

1027 1418a ; 1433b

A sells his shadow for an inexhaustible purse

1354a 1357

1374

475 720 857 1064

A has a character weakness that prevents him from achieving success in enterprise * A has a dream, or an unusual experience, psychic or otherwise, which enables him to conquer a serious character weakness and become successful in his undertakings **

853 1418b

1375

53 475 732 853 855

A, in a desperate mental conflict with a superstitious obsession, succeeds in scoring a victory for sense and reason—all by his own unaided powers

1141 1365 1366

1376

485 598 820 822 1098 -* 1161 1209b

A, seeking evidence against a gang of crooks, A-5, A-5, A-5, assumes the character of a burglar in order the more successfully to achieve his aims * A, a detective, is falsely suspected of being a professional crook by those unaware of his secret motives **

635 658 854

1377

a 1141 ; 1377b ch A to A-2 1384 ch B to A 1400 1405 ch A-4 to A-5

A’s friend, A-2, loses by theft a mysterious object, X, supposed to bring good fortune to its possessor, and A seeks to recover X for A-2 * A finds the thief, A-5, by looking for a man who suddenly becomes prosperous. A-5, stealing X, is inspired by superstition to put forth efforts which make him prosperous **

724 1425 1427b

b 1380 1380 ; 114 1075a ; 1380

B, in order to help backward and unenterprising A achieve success, gives him a mysterious little object, X, which, she solemnly assures him, will make him successful in all his undertakings

1075b 1098 1104 1354b

1378

681b 1327 1329

A has long been mysteriously missing * A’s father, F-A, has a conviction born of simple faith that A, long mysteriously missing, will some day come back to him **

698 ch A to F-A & CH to A 1212b ch A to A-4 & A-8 to F-A

(54) Becoming Involved in a Puzzling Complication that Has to do with an Object Possessing Mysterious Powers
1379

259-3 555b

A is a man of adventurous nature who seeks to accomplish a dangerous enterprise * A, hearing of a mysterious and dangerous object, X, in a canyon of the lonely mountains, decides to investigate **

691 693

1380

7a 1377b

A is told that a certain object, X, has power for evil (or good), and he decides to make a test

8a 1134 1330 1343 1352 1354b 1360

1381

562 1211 ch A to A-5 1387 1389a, b

A is puzzled to account for certain objects, X1, X2, X3, which come mysteriously into his possession * A, unable to explain events of a seemingly supernatural nature, has a feeling that a ghostly visitor is at work **

1400 1424a 1435

1382

a 789 980 -* 985 1343 1369

A comes innocently into possession of an object of mystery, X, highly prized by the person, or the people, who lost it or had it stolen * A suffers weird adventures and undergoes strange dangers when unknown persons seek by stealth to take from A a mysterious object, X, which has come innocently into his possession **

867 tr A & A-2 980 *-** 1367a

b 1384 ch B to A 1401 1400

A buys a little trick box, X, in an old curiosity shop and is unable to open it * A has a little trick box, X, which he is not able to open. One night it opens of its own accord, and A finds a jewel in the box **

729 1144 ch A to A-5 803b

1383

1389b 1427b

A, proceeding about his business and caught in a crowd, is confronted suddenly by a strange woman, BX, who thrusts a mysterious object, X,,into his hand and, without a word, disappears

541 561 1343 1367a

1384

739 ch B to B-8 1293c ch B to B-8 & A to A-8 1440

B buys an object, X, in a pawnshop * B wonders why the pawnbroker, A-9, tries to buy back from her an unredeemed pledge, X, which she bought in his pawnshop **

1444 586 1044b ch A to B & A-2 to B-2

(55) Becoming Involved in a Mysterious Complication and Seeking to Make the Utmost of a Bizarre Experience
1385

603b, c, d ; 168 1160 1334b, c

A’s friend, A-2, has just died suddenly, and the fact is not known to any one but A * A is believed to be his dead friend, A-2, and he leaves those who suppose him to be A-2 with the statement that he “goes to keep a tryst with death” **

5 1275

1386

a 1023 1388 ch A-4 to A-8

A, a young artist in needy circumstances, is conducted secretly by A-8 to a house in which B, a beautiful young woman, lies dead with a dagger in her heart * A, a young artist, is hired by A-8 to paint a mystery picture **

771a 802a

b 903 1143b

A, a young artist in needy circumstances, has a picture rejected by a customer, B * A, a needy young artist with an ordered picture left on his hands, discovers in the picture a map locating buried treasure **

1394 1399 1403

1387

233 1389 1400

A, carrying out an occult enterprise, falls into a strange sort of trance during which he accomplishes remarkable things of which he has no remembrance when he awakes

1381 1418a

1388

111 656 1085

A, a young man in dire need of money, has a mysterious caller, A-4 * A is offered a large sum of money by A-4 if he will take part in a secret enterprise, the nature of which A-4 will not disclose **

662 ch A-2 to A-4 1387 1386a ch A-8 to A-4

1389

a 179a, c 233 265a 572 786

A has recurring spells by day or night when he becomes a somnambulist, doing things of which he has no remembrance in his waking moments

1374 1381 1117

b 586 1113 1137a

A is a dreamy, mysterious person who makes a study of occult phenomena * He encounters a trying experience **

541 853 1046

1390

548a 681b 734

A receives a blow on the head which causes him to lose his original personality and return to a fictitious personality which he had previously assumed

1036 1124 1128a

1391

749 1061 1074 1111a

A, a novelist, meets personally in real life a fictitious character, AX, from one of his stories

1451d 1455b 1461b

1392

110 ; 3 1401 1441a

A will receive knowledge of an important secret if he has the ingenuity to solve the mystery of a figure in an Oriental rug

1400 1403 1408

1393

1024 1029

A receives a call from a mysterious stranger, AX, who is peculiarly dressed and seems to have hypnotic powers * A tries to solve the mystery of a stranger, AX **

1388 ch A-4 to AX 1404a ch A-4 to AX 1405 ch A-4 to AX

(56) Seeking to Test the Value of a Mysterious Communication and Becoming Involved in Weird Complexities
1394

47a -* 1384 ; 1444 1386b 874 1046

A, searching for a treasure trove, finds a mysterious old parchment document which describes the place where the treasure is buried

47a *-** 662 691

1395

419 460

A receives a mysterious communication from B, sent from a distant place where B is residing. It is evidently an important communication, but difficult to decipher

501 1394

1396

1093 1111b

A is a “cub” reporter. The “star” reporter, A-8, from a distant place sends a cipher despatch which the best minds in the newspaper office are unable to translate. A attempts the task

1098 1330

1397

513 1111b

A discovers that his cigar will not bum. On investigation, he discovers that the cigar is merely a rolled paper, X, camouflaged with a tobacco wrapper—the rolled paper, X, being an important message

541 561 1369 1400

1398

1427b 1444 1459 ; 1444

A, investigating a psychic problem, finds that he must begin by placing his faith in so-called “automatic writing”

1411 1437

(57) Seeking to Unravel a Puzzling Complication
1399

110-3 117 1286

A seeks wealth, his by right, which has been concealed * A seeks wealth which his father, F-A, has left him, but concealed in a place whose location has been lost **

1451b 1452 1461d tr A & B

1400

541 1046 1245 1352 -* 1382a

A seeks to solve a puzzling enigma that has to do with X, an object of mystery

1077 1352 *-** 1392

1401

739 1370b ch A to A-8

A’s curiosity and interest are aroused by a certain unredeemed pledge, X, in a pawnshop * A buys a mysterious object, X, in a pawnshop, and attempts to satisfy his curiosity regarding it **

792a 1384 ch B to A

1402

701 tr A & A-2 705 ch A to A-2 1021b

A, his curiosity aroused by the mysterious actions of his friend, A-2, decides to investigate the cause

704 807 841 1334c

1403

109 1392

A secures knowledge of an important secret, and his curiosity involves him in a queer enterprise

832 tr A & A-2 1077

1404

a 619 ch A to A-4 1393 ch AX to A-4

A’s curiosity is aroused by the queer actions of A-4, a stranger * A, discovering that a stranger, A-4, is trying to commit suicide, investigates the cause **

1391 ch AX to A-4 1461b ch AX to A-4

b 1111b 1369 1414a ch A to A-4 1444

A endeavors to find A-4, who has mysteriously disappeared * A’s only clue in his search for A-4 is the picture of a beautiful woman, X, left at the place where A disappeared, and a legend connected with the picture **

1400 1143b ch A to A-4 & B to B-4

1405

1175a ch A to A-4 1194 -* ch A to A-4

A’s curiosity is aroused by the strange actions of A-4, a stranger * A, his curiosity aroused, investigates a suspicious person, A-4. A robbery has just occurred and A-4 seems to have a guilty knowledge of it **

774 1283 1413a ch A-5 to A-4 1448 ch A-5 to A-4 1194 *-**

1406

1372a ch A to A-5 1437

A sees a stranger, A-5, stealthily remove papers, X, from the pocket of another stranger, A-8, who is asleep. A follows A-5

1435 1451b

1407

675 ; 1080 1080

A is a reporter assigned to “cover” a story which involves a closely-guarded secret

596 828 1019 1076 ch A to A-8

1408

109 147 874

A obtains knowledge of a closely guarded secret * A, obtaining knowledge of a closely guarded secret, goes on a hunt for buried treasure **

47a 1148b

1409

147 600 953

A seeks to discover what is in a mysterious room behind a locked door

608 623 1414a

1410

1403 1414a ch A to A-8 1414b ch A to A-8

A, endeavoring to solve a mystery, has for his only clue, X, the portrait of a beautiful woman, painted on ivory

1386b 1404b

1411

1398 1427b

A, skeptically investigating a psychic communication, finds many things to corroborate the message, but he does not find the one important thing, X, whose location the message purports to reveal * A, when the death of a spiritualist medium, B, brings an occult investigation to an end, finds his skepticism at the blank wall of enigma **

1242b 1328 1355

1412

a 1383 1444 ch B to BX

A, in a city street, has a glimpse of BX, a strange woman who has caused him to become involved in a puzzling mystery * A, trying to overtake BX and secure information from her regarding a certain mystery, sees BX, under his very eyes, suddenly killed in a street accident **

1375 1411

b 816b ; 744 1360 1433b ch A to B

A, friend of B, meets B in a foreign country, and invites her to dine with him at an appointed time and place * B meets A in a foreign country; and then, returning to her own country, B meets A and receives the astounding information that he has not been away from his native land for years **

1387 1389a

1413

a 1302 ch A to A-5 1305 1334c

A, by mind-reading, secures a confession from a transgressor, A-5

1451d 1461b ch AX to A-5

b 1097b ch A-2 to A-5 1261 ch A-3 to A-5

A, a detective, unmasking A-5 as the leader of a criminal gang, finds that he cannot secure A-5’s arrest as the police authorities refuse to act * A discovers that A-5 is a government secret service man, merely posing as a criminal in order that he may secure an advantage in prosecuting his work for law and order **

1222a ch A-3 to A-5 1228 ch A-3 to A-5

(58) Engaging in an Enterprise and then Mysteriously Disappearing
1414

a 770a 897 953

A, while carrying out an enterprise of small importance, vanishes completely and mysteriously, baffling every attempt of the police and of his friends to find him

917 918a

b 1347 1367b -*

A is carrying out an unusual enterprise * A vanishes mysteriously from a ship in mid-ocean **

1367b *-** 1357 ; 705

1415

837 ; 1446c 1220b ch A to A-5 ; 806 ch B-4 to B

A, an honest bank messenger, disappears mysteriously with a satchelful of money * A, with a large amount of money in his possession, disappears; he is later found in jail, his reason obscured, his money gone **

1447 ch A to A-2 1456 ch A-6 to B

1416

540 ch B to B-8 & B-3 to B 977a 1069

B, waiting in the lobby of a crowded hotel until her father, F-B, can secure rooms, vanishes completely

643 743b 1105 1446c tr A & B

1417

470 1025

B disappears, apparently a suicide when, in desperate danger, she implores aid and it is denied

802b 1207 1240

(59) Engaging in a Mysterious Enterprise and Becoming Involved with the Occult and the Fantastic
1418

a 922b 925

A, while engaged in an important enterprise, drinks of an enchanted water and falls asleep

918b 1418b 1419b 1433b 1438a

b 853 964a 1374

A, an inefficient, futile sort of person, comes to believe that he is the reincarnation of AX, a powerful personage of antiquity * A, because of a strange delusion, proves himself a person to be reckoned with **

1134 1387

1419

a 693 856 1379

A, caught in a trap and held powerless under a huge burning glass, is saved by an eclipse of the sun

888 918b 1426a

b 1367b 1433b

A, appearing suddenly among a tribe of savages, is encased in a diver’s suit from which he cannot free himself unaided; nor, hailed as a god, can he ask his savage captors to free him

197 713

1420

1330 1342a 1418a

A, while trying to discover perpetual motion, dreams that he has invented a machine, X, that defies the power of gravitation

1424b 1455b 1416b

1421

619 1027

A, under the heel of adversity and almost at the starvation point, secures an object of mystery, X, which grants his every wish—but at the expense of years of his life for every wish granted

1330 1354a

1422

a 1421 1423 1427b

A, while seeking to carry out an enterprise, is brought gradually under the power of a dreadful force, intangible, invisible and evil, until at last his body seems to become the abode of the accursed Thing

51a, b 1019 1424b 1433a

b 1113 1353

A, seeking to express musically the odor of tube roses, is almost killed by a bolt of lightning * A, following a tragic experience, has a superstitious fear of a certain odor **

1325 1333a 1359

1423

1389b 1422a

A, late at night, enters a room of his house and sees another man, AX, sitting in a chair before the fireplace * A, thinking AX is a friend, steps toward him; whereupon, AX vanishes into thin air **

1332 1424a 1455a, b

1424

a 1334a 1342a

A, in a mysterious manner, receives a warning of danger * A, at a loss to account for a mysterious stranger, AX, who appears to him, warns him and then disappears, comes to believe that the messenger was sent by Divine Providence **

1347 1348a

b 540 1414a

A, friend of B, is reported to B, on unquestionable authority, to have been seen in two places, widely distant from each other, at the same identical moment

249 1163a

1425

541 586

A is vastly puzzled in his attempts to solve the mystery of a strange object, X * A, puzzled by an object of mystery, X, goes to sleep with X on a table in his bedroom. On arising in the morning, A finds X disintegrated into a fine powder, all hope of a solution of its mystery gone **

1054 1075a

1426

a 74a, b 953 1409

A seeks to unravel the mystery of a strange house * A, seeking to unravel the mystery of a strange house in the hills, is caught in an electrical storm. During the storm the house vanishes, and the site on which it stood becomes a lake **

54a 1414a

b 691 1082b 1404b

A, engaged in a hazardous search for A-4, finds himself in a strange lost community that has no direct communication with the outside world * A is made a prisoner in a strange lost community; and he finds A-4, for whom he is searching, also a prisoner **

181c 888

1427

a 1061 1082a, b

A encounters a weird experience when he finds nimself in a mysterious place, surrounded by people who are the victims of a hypnotic delusion inspired by an idol

888 1019

b 898 899

A is a skeptic in all matters that have to do with the supernatural * A, a skeptic, encounters an experience which he finds disturbing **

1342a 1343

1428

852 1433a 1443a

A dreams that he falls from a great height * A dies of psychic shock **

(60) Becoming Involved, Through Curiosity Aroused by Mystery, in a Strange Enterprise
1429

730 ch A to A-8 832 ch A to A-8 ; 705 ch A to A-8

A, a thief, breaking into a building at night to commit a robbery, finds a man, A-8, dead on the floor, a revolver clutched in his tense fingers

819 ch A-5 to A-8 906 ch A-2 to A-8

1430

a 245 697b

A, who evidently is a person of quality, cannot prove his station in life as he knows nothing of his birth and parentage

1051 1054 1055

b 898 926

A sees a stranger, A-4, leave a baby, CH, on a doorstep * A appropriates CH **

911 914 1229

1431

1180 1199 -*

A is held up and robbed by a masked woman road agent, BX * A struggles with a masked woman road agent, BX, and twists from her wrist a peculiar bracelet, X **

801 822 828 833

1432

1127 ch A to A-8 & CN to NW 1270

A dies and leaves his fortune to a nephew, NW * A dies and leaves his fortune to a nephew, NW, who has been mysteriously missing for years **

1001b ch U to A & A to NW 1107a ch A to NW

1433

a 51a 852

A, in a waking vision, sees a grave being dug for himself

1040 1358

b 991 1366

A has a dream so vivid that it seems a part of his waking experience * A has a dream which he conceives to be an actual experience **

1348a, b 1433a

c 1389b 1433b

A, in a waking vision, becomes clairvoyantly aware of grave danger that is threatening B

1137a 1333b 1446b

1434

756 791

A, if he carries out a professional obligation to call at a certain house in a certain street, is daily warned by anonymous letters that it will be at the peril of his life

1019 1447

1435

985 1111b 1046 1381 1406

A investigates a mysterious package, X, that has fallen into his hands * A discovers that a mysterious package, X, contains stolen property. With X as a clue, he apprehends the thief, A-5 **

596 623 1098

1436

1399 1402

A, investigating the mysterious actions of his friend, A-2, discovers that A-2 has a strange enterprise on hand * A discovers that his friend, A-2, is seeking the recovery of a buried chest containing long-lost gold **

662 1369

1437

455b 1024 1041 ch A to A-4

A’s fortune and happiness hang upon a technicality of the law: Both A-4 and his wife, B-4, are killed in an accident; if B-4 died first, A inherits, while if A-4 died first, others inherit

1052a 1398 1406

(20) Becoming Involved with Conditions in Which Misfortune is Indicated
1438

a 677 ch B to A 1117

A, while in an abnormal mental condition, receipts for a valuable registered letter, X. Afterward, A has no recollection of receipting for X

1451b ch A to A-7 & A-8 to A 1457 tr A & A-9

b 63 798 985 1267c

[1] A, unknown to himself, has in his possession an object, X, which, at any moment, may bring disaster or death to him [2] A, unaware of his danger, is associating with people, or is ignorantly dealing with deadly circumstances, which may bring upon him a catastrophe at any time

153 1333a 1333b

c 339 1310 1313a

A is a member of a strange secret society in which all the members are bound by oath to avenge the wrongs, real or fancied, of each individual member * A is a member of a strange secret society in which all members have red hair. The watchword of the society: “One Bricktop for all, all Bricktops for one” **

1154a *-** 1319a

1439

a 1402 1436 1437 ch A to A-2

A is informed regarding an important secret which, if revealed, will wreck all A-2’s hope of acquiring gain

1325 1290 ch A to A-2 & A-2 to A-8

b 1147 1260a

A is evilly dealt with by A-8 and brought to the brink of ruin * A, evilly dealt with by A-8. puts a curse on A-8 and all of his name **

606 ch A to A-8 619 ch A to A-8 661 ch A to A-8

c 1423 1427b

A always encounters a person of forbidding appearance with a demoniacal face, AX, just before some great misfortune overtakes him

53 552a, b 606 681a 1424a

1440

1283 ch A to A-8 1293b ch B to A

A, in great financial distress, pawns a valuable and mysterious object * [1] An ivory box with a false bottom [2] A silver candelabrum with a cunningly concealed opening in which something of value is hidden [3] A large brooch with a false back in which smuggled gems are concealed [4] A jade box, a “trick” box which can only be opened by one acquainted with the secret method ** A dies before he can redeem the object, X, which he has pawned ***

1384 1384 ch B to A-8 ; 1394 ch A to A-8 1384 ch B to A-8 ; 1400 ch A to A-8

1441

a 1354a 1392

A seeks to discover the secret of Life * A, seeking to discover a great secret, uncovers an unhappy complication **

746 ch B to A 888

b 552b 1311

A has a wound, an invisible, psychic wound, which causes terrible pain in flesh and tissue which, otherwise, are perfectly healthy and normal * A has an invisible wound, caused by a tragic act of injustice he has committed, and no physician or surgeon can heal him **

1357 1358

1442

1249 1283 1301 1337 1447

A tears that A-2, who is plowing a field, will unearth evidence of a crime which, A Knows, has been buried there

1291a 1461a

1443

a 731 1366

A, a captured criminal, has a particularly vivid dream in which he is making a successful escape

866 875a tr A & A-2 1428

b 438 1236 1133 1147 tr A & A-8 1260a

A is trapped in the woods by a falling tree * A, trapped by a falling tree in an isolated place, is unable to extricate himself, and dies **

c 438 1236 1133 1147 tr A & A-8 1260a

A falls into an old well that has been covered with boards and earth * A, falling into an old well, is unable to extricate himself and dies of his injuries **

1444

586 1062 1091 1093

B induces A to attempt the solution of a mystery

802a, b ch B to B-8 1045

1445

1244a, b

B is strongly influenced by a supernatural vision in which her life is reviewed before her * B receives benefit when a psychic experience proves an obstacle to a certain undertaking **

1245 1258

1446

a 850b ; 1243 1297

B loses her handbag, X, which contains the key to her jewel box * B finds her lost handbag, X, and the key to her jewel box is in the bag—but the jewels in the jewel box are missing **

1254 1284

b 645 647 677 1154a

B seeks to escape from mysterious dangers * B falls asleep and, while she sleeps, terrible danger threatens her **

179a, b 1433c

c 383 1279a 1325

B is a hypnotist who, in carrying out an enterprise, hypnotizes A

471 1206 1258 ch A-6 to A 1309b ch A-3 to A

Enterprise
Revelation
(61) Becoming Aware of an Important Secret that Calls for Decisive Action
1447

791 1019 1031 1130 1434

A, a doctor, summoned to give attention to a sick man, A-8, finds that A-8 is dying * A learns from A-8, dying, the details of a crime **

456 ch A to A-8 1228

1448

1038 ch A-8 to A-5 1042a ch A to A-5 1280 ch A-3 to A-5 1405 ch A-4 to A-5

A secretly discoves A-5 counting money taken from a murdered man, A-8

828 ch B-5 to A-5 836 ch A-2 to A-5

1449

1334c 833 1291b -*

A investigates the murder of a friend, A-2 * A, investigating the murder of a friend, A-2, is horrified to discover that all the circumstantial evidence points to himself as the murderer **

642 732 750 787 879 951 1291b *-**

1450

1220a, b 1263

A is compelled to alter certain plans very materially when he makes the astounding discovery that he is the father of B’s son, SN

675 945

1451

a 1408 1430a 1437

A for a long time seeks in vain to solve a puzzling mystery * A, trying to solve a puzzling mystery, discovers a clue in a little box concealed in an old phonograph bought at auction **

1392 1394

b 1305 ch A-5 to A-8 1399

A, poor, secures from A-8 information that brings him a fortune

1052a 1408

c 742 743a 870a

A is happy in rescuing B from an unpleasant situation

869 876a 870b ch A-6 to A

d 690 ch A to F-A 1414a, b ch A to F-A

A, receiving information which he thinks trustworthy, embarks upon a hazardous enterprise * A goes on a hazardous search for his father, F-A, long mysteriously missing **

1286 1404b ch A-4 to F-A

1452

1387 1395 1399

A is puzzled by a mystery that seems too deep for solution * A slips and falls into a chasm; and in the chasm he discovers a clue to a baffling mystery **

1398 1403 1409

1453

1369 1389a

A is at his wits’ end in an attempt to solve a puzzling riddle * A, by chance, overhears a scrap of conversation in the street; and what he overhears proves a clue to the whereabouts of stolen property, X **

1045 1283

1454

61 87 1207

A discovers that his pal, A-2, is a girl masquerading as a boy * A, discovering that A-2 is a girl masquerading as a boy, keeps the knowledge to himself and does his utmost to save the masquerader from annoying experiences **

837 1100 1451c

1455

a 917 1379

A, because of certain revelations he has received, firmly resolves that he will not carry out an enterprise that had formerly been dear to his heart

1432 ch A to U and NW to A 1433a

b 715a 1391

A, in his overweening pride, is taught a lesson by AX * A, rescued from critical misfortune by AX, receives a revelation from AX which results in a beneficial character change **

918b 922a

1456

516 ch A to A-5 624 783 ch A-7 to A-5

A, by shrewd deduction and skillful reasoning, proves that A-5 is a criminal

802b 803a 1222a ch A-3 to A-5

1457

1389a ch A to A-9 1394 ch A to A-9 1397 ch A to A-9 1438a ch A to A-9

A is accused of having stolen a valuable document, X * A, accused by A-9 of having stolen a valuable document, X, has his innocence proved when X is found between the leaves of a book which A-9 had been reading **

662 ch A-2 to A-9 1337 ch A-8 to A-9

1458

129 331

B supposes herself to be a white woman and prides herself on her white heritage * B, a white woman, is told that there is a taint of alien and inferior blood in her veins **

23a, b 873 1054 ch A to B

1459

1296 1304 1308

B finds an old notebook, X, which contains the record of a dishonest transaction * B finds an old note book X, which contains information that has an important bearing on some of her plans **

1204 1244b 1279b

(57) Seeking to Unravel a Puzzling Complication
1460

932 1074

A, a writer, is in doubt as to whether a story he has in mind will interest the general public * A, seeking to discover whether a story he has in mind will interest the general public, tells the story to a group of strangers, A-4, A-4, A-4, ***

598 1305 ch A-5 to A-4

(21) Becoming Involved with Conditions in Which Misfortune is Indicated
1461

a 68 456 701 703 951

A fights a hard battle with his conscience; he finds it a losing battle, and makes an important revelation in order that he may achieve peace of mind

51a, b 952

b 783 1111a

A receives an important communication from a mysterious person, AX, which enables him to correct a serious error

1064 1333b

c 797 ch D-A to B 1183 ch SR to B 1146 ; 29

A reveals his identity to B * A, revealing his identity to B, shatters her ideals and plunges her into unhappiness **

53 1187 1188

d 1461a, b

A sends an important communication to B, a communication that vitally concerns his welfare

1278b 1461c

(11) Confronting a Situation in Which Courage and Devotion Alone Can Save the Fortunes of One Beloved
1462

85a ; 340 540 ; 589

B’s friend, B-2, makes an important revelation regarding A which causes B to correct a serious error

94a 506a 546b

Master Plot Worksheet

The "A" Clause establishes the protagonist (in general terms). This both gives a prompt for creating the character, and can also be used to determine which specific conflicts are most appropriate for the "B" Clause.

The "B" Clause originates and carries on the action.

Below is the list of suggested conflicts from the "Index of Conflicts Grouped Under the “B” Clauses":

Note that you are by no means limited to the suggested conflicts! Browse the List of Conflicts for more ideas.

The "C" Clause carries on and terminates the action.