THE HARBINGER and ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS by O.HENRY

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

Published on Dec 4th at 10:00pm

In The Harbinger, a run down man and his two unemployed pals sit on a park bench and devise a scheme to rob the married man's wife of a one dollar bill so they can buy themselves a beer at the local pub.

In One Thousand Dollars, a spoiled young man is left a $1,000 inheritance and blows it on a girl who has no interest in him, only to find another surprise waiting him at the lawyer'soffice.