Endnotes

  1. An estate famous in Texas legal history. It took many, many years for adjustment and a large part of the property was, of course, consumed as expenses of litigation.

  2. The methods of the Rev. Sam Jones, who was the Billy Sunday of his time, were frequently the subject of O. Henry’s satire.

  3. See advertising column, “Where to Dine Well,” in the daily newspapers.

  4. See advertising column, “Where to Dine Well,” in the daily newspapers.

  5. See advertising column, “Where to Dine Well,” in the daily newspapers.

  6. See advertising column, “Where to Dine Well,” in the daily newspapers.

  7. See advertising column, “Where to Dine Well,” in the daily newspapers.

  8. See advertising column, “Where to Dine Well,” in the daily newspapers.

  9. See advertising column, “Where to Dine Well,” in the daily newspapers.

  10. See advertising column, “Where to Dine Well,” in the daily newspapers.

  11. See advertising column, “Where to Dine Well,” in the daily newspapers.

  12. Mr. Vesey afterward explained that the logical journalistic complement of the word “unfortunate” was once the word “victim.” But, since the automobile became so popular, the correct following word is now “pedestrians.” Of course, in Calloway’s code it meant infantry.