THE VEILED LADY

And Other Men And Women

By

F. Hopkinson Smith





To my Readers:

This collection of stories has been labelled "The
Veiled Lady" as being the easiest way out of a
dilemma; and yet the title may be misleading. While,
beyond doubt, there is between these covers a most
charming and lovable Houri, to whom the nightingales
sing lullabies, there can also be found a surpassingly
beautiful Venetian whose love affairs upset
a Quarter, a common-sense, motherly nurse whose
heart warmed toward her companion in the adjoining
berth, a plucky New England girl with the courage
of her convictions, and a prim spinster whose only
consolation was the boarder who sat opposite.

Nor does the list by any means end here. Rough
sea-dogs, with friendly feelings toward other dogs,
crop up, as well as brave Titans who make derricks