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Plotto - A New Method of Plot Suggestion for Writers of Creative Fiction
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PLOTTO
A New Method of Plot Suggestion for Writers of Creative Fiction
By William Wallace Cook
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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.
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 her. She may develop her 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 her 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 her story with a Masterplot and marshal her situations or Conflicts in conformity to it; or, it enables her 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 M-B, mother 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 craftswoman 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 he does not know, falls in love with her." 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 boy seeking employment, follows the advice of a supposed friend. A-5, and finds himself in an immoral dance hall where he 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:
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 she or he 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 she or he seems to be. No. 2f has a carry-on suggestion:
1461a. B 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.
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 her true rank and station.
We can now eliminate our main suggestion. Conflict 1173, so that our tabloid plot will read:
1461a. B 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.
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 woman in order to forward her 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 man 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 his old transgression discovered **
727. A, a judge presiding at a murder trial, finds herself unexpectedly confronted with a circumstance that makes her work a torture to her 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:
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 woman of wealth **
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 mother, M-B, promises her B's hand in marriage if she 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 M-B, mother of B * A, discovering secretly that B loves a rival, A-3, refuses to hold B to a promise of marriage made by his mother, M-B **
Nobility of character on the part of A is suggested by this heroic renunciation. The character of B, of M-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:
A's ancestral acres have been heavily mortgaged and she is about to lose the property * A, by hook or crook, seeks to save her mortgaged maternal acres from foreclosure **
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
127a 656
A's character weakness is betting; and she seems unable to conquer the failing although she invariably suffers loss
367a 524a 902
Here we have a suggestion as to the character weakness which caused A to squander her fortune and mortgage her 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
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 her 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 her friend B, and her desire to please him, inspires her to bring out the best in her nature." Also appended to 1075a is a reference to Conflict 364d, which seems quite apropos at this point:
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 she has rehabilitated her character, she proposes marriage to B and is accepted **
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 male 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 she seems unable to conquer the failing although she invariably suffers loss.
656. A's ancestral estates have been heavily mortgaged and she is about to lose the property * A, by hook or crook, seeks to save her maternal acres from foreclosure **
1075a. A, struggling hopelessly against a character weakness, forms a platonic friendship for B.
1075b. A's admiration for her friend B, and her desire to please him, inspires her to bring out the best in her 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 her gratitude has blossomed into love. A, by inference, is so deeply in love with B that the best in her nature is, for the time, eclipsed by her desire to win B. She resorts to simulation in forwarding her suit—thinking less of saving her ancestral acres by a wealthy marriage than she is of her own future happiness. Conflict 1a has a reference to Conflict 187 for carrying on the action:
145 956 -* 1105 1119
A, in love with B and wishing to propose marriage, finds it impossible because B is so busy she can never find him alone. She 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 her ardor has already lured her. She is pretending to be a woman of wealth when she is almost a bankrupt; but she has overcome her passion for gambling, thanks to B's influence, and she is ready to husband her remaining resources and save what she can from the wreck of her material fortunes. A carry-on suggestion appended to Conflict 187 is a two-Conflict combination, 163 ; 91:
163. B learns that his 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. He learns that she is faced with disaster; and the Conflicts, if desired, will offer suggestions as to just how he discovers this secret. B is in love with A and ready to overlook her shortcomings, so he hastens to her rescue. We will depart, at this point, from the references and show B, on his own part, indulging in a bit of simulation. Turning to the sub-group. Simulation, we select Conflict,
B, the friend of A, learns that A is desperately involved in debt * B, unknown to A. settles with A's creditors and frees her from debt **
This happy turn of affairs, naturally, cannot long remain unknown to A. If she has pride, let her pocket it; or let her pride be humbled by B's proof of his great love for her. 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 her conscience; she finds it a losing battle, and makes an important revelation in order that she 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 she has rehabilitated her character, she 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.
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 her from debt **
364d *-**. A's gratitude to B blossoms into love; and when A is sure she has rehabilitated her character, she 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 her Plotto by adding material of her 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
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
(5) Love and Courtship 168, 313
(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
(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
(28) Love and Courtship 125; Helpfulness 836
(29) Love and Courtship 147; Married Life 537; Misfortune 667; Personal Limitations 1070; Simulation 1160
(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
(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
(53) Helpfulness 834; Craftiness 1280
(54) Mystery 1379
(57) Love and Courtship 174; Married Life 560; Helpfulness 833; Mystery 1399; Revelation 1460
(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 female, and the male, 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, female protagonist
A-2, female friend of A
A-3, female rival or enemy of A
A-4, female stranger
A-5, female criminal
A-6, female officer of the law
A-7, female inferior, employee
A-8, female utility symbol
A-9, female superior, employer, one in authority
B, male protagonist
B-2, male friend of B
B-3, male rival or enemy of B
B-4, male stranger
B-5, male criminal
B-6, male officer of the law
B-7, male inferior, employee
B-8, male utility symbol
B-9, male superior, employer. one in authority
M-A, mother of A
F-A, father of A
SR-A, sister of A
BR-A, brother of A
D-A, daughter of A
SN-A, son of A
AU-A, aunt of A
U-A, uncle of A
CN-A, female cousin of A
NC-A, niece of A
NW-A, nephew of A
GM-A, grandmother of A
GF-A, grandfather of A
SM-A, stepmother of A
SF-A, stepfather of A
GCH-A, grandchild of A
M-B, mother of B
F-B, father of B
SR-B, sister of B
BR-B, brother of B
D-B, daughter of B
SN-B, son of B
AU-B, aunt of B
U-B, uncle of B
CN-B, male cousin of B
NC-B, niece of B
NW-B, nephew of B
GM-B, grandmother of B
GF-B, grandfather of B
SM-B, stepmother of B
SF-B, stepfather of B
GCH-B, grandchild of B
CH, a child
AX, a mysterious female person, or one of unusual character
BX, a mysterious male person, or one of unusual character
X, an inanimate object, an object of mystery, an uncertain quantity
Note: SR-A, SR-B, BR-A, BR-B, D-A, D-B, SN-A, SN-B, CN-A and CN-B may on occasion be merely SR, BR, D, SN, and CN.
Where necessary to indicate a female friend of B, or a male friend of A, the symbols aB-2, bA-2 may be used. Likewise, bCN-A, male cousin of A; aCN-B, female cousin of B, bGCH-A, male grandchild of A, aCH. female child, etc.
X added to any character gives to the character a suggestion of mystery.
Love and Courtship
Love's Beginning
(50) Being Impelled by an Unusual Motive to Engage in Crafty Enterprise
a 112 117 148 656
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 woman of high social standing **
c 918a 926 928a
A, in love with B, finds that B considers her too perfect for married happiness * B considers his lover, A, too perfect for married happiness; so A simulates a "hardboiled" character in order to prove that she is not so perfect as she 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 her 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 woman in order to forward her love affair with B
280a, b tr A & A-3 318 ; 236 ; 267 252a
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 her sweetheart, B, and fears she is losing his love * A, fearing she is losing the love of B, pretends to take poison with suicidal intent **
249 262a, b, c 1461b
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 her 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 **
d 818a 1197 1198
A is mistaken by B for A-8. B has corresponded with A-8 but has never seen her * A, falling in love with B, pretends that she is A-8 **
82a 97 822
e 1170 1329
B, wealthy, devotes much time to settlement work; and, in carrying out his philanthropic enterprises, he pretends to be a shop boy * B, while posing as a shop boy, meets A, and they fall in love **
115 336b 1461a ch A to B ; 358 **-***
B, poor and humble but romantic, acquires unexpectedly a small sum of money; thus financed, he 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 manservant, uses the wardrobe of his wealthy master 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 **
a 2h 926 949b
A is a judge, and B is a fugitive from justice posing as a man of wealth and fashion * A, a judge, falls in love with B, a criminal **
b 106 -* 925 -*
A, a detective, falls in love with B, the criminal she has arrested and is returning to the scene of his crime for trial and punishment
106 *-** 53 359 986
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 man, B * A, in a spirit of altruism, restores property to an unknown man, B—and falls in love with him **
168 603b, c, d
A, carrying the news of the death of her friend, A-2, to B, the boy to whom A-2 was betrothed, 70 ch A to A-2, is mistaken by B and his parents for A-2. B and his parents have never seen A-2 or A 26a, b * A, posing as her dead friend, A-2, falls in love with B, and withholds the news of A-2's death **
1385 1461a ; 73
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 she has dropped and restores it. A and B fall in love **
54a, b 1357
b 2h 3a -*
A, a judge, loses her brief case * B finds a lost brief case belonging to A, a judge, and restores it to her; and the acquaintance, thus begun, ripens into love **
a 898 1073
A is crude, unhandsome and repellant to the gentlemen, although she desires to be a gallant * A receives from A-7 a small object of mystery, X, which A-7 declares will make her 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 her affair is hopeless * A, in order to prosper her love affair with B, secures a love philtre from the Seventh Daughter of a Seventh Daughter—a philtre that is guaranteed to bring her the love of B **
249 1433b ; 1363
a 7a, b 1061
A has a repellant personality and, knowing it, she is timid in love * A is timid in love but, armed with a love charm, X, she becomes bold, and wins success **
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 unmarried uncle, U-B, drinks the tea
1332 1334a 1375
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 him by his mother; and every woman B hires as forewoman makes love to him sooner or later, and is discharged * B hires A as forewoman on his ranch, and she promises to keep her place and not make love to him; but B falls in love with her, and is presently glad to learn that A's sole purpose in taking the job of forewoman was to win his love **
a 665 1309a ch A to A-8 ; 1309b
B is a criminal, and A is the detective who has arrested him * B, a criminal arrested by A, a detective, brings his charms to bear upon A in the hope of effecting his 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 **
B makes love to A in an attempt to escape misfortune
a 1279a ch B to F-B ; 57 ch B to F-B 124 -* ch B to F-B
B's father, F-B, a middle-aged widower, introduces A, his youthful lover, to B * B's father, F-B, plans that his youthful lover, A, shall transfer her affections to B. F-B's plans are successful **
83 ch B to F-B 324 ch B to F-B & B-3 to B
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 her affections to B-3, who is nearer her own age **
11a ch B to B-3 and "daughter" to "friend" 93a
c 3a, b 4a
B, who is unworthy, finds that he has won the love of worthy A * B, unworthy, seeks to have his lover, A, transfer her affections to B-3, who is worthy **
(15) Finding a Sustaining Power in Misfortune
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 his ideal. And then B makes a discovery **
307 1461c
B is discouraged regarding his romantic affairs * B, discouraged regarding his love affairs, meets with a "sign" which prophesies his 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 him gives him the power to bear patiently the misfortunes of his humble estate **
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 his hardships **
827 850a 892 ch B-3 to A
b 60 ch A to A-3 647
B finds himself 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 widower, meets A, an equally attractive young widow * B, a widower, and A, a widow, meet in a cemetery where each comes with flowers for his and her lost spouse—and they fall in love **
40a 67
B, plain and humble working boy, falls in love with A
b 29 32
B, plain and humble "slavey," secretly adores A * A does not dream that humble B is in love with her **
(2) Falling in Love at a Time When Certain Obligations Forbid Love
a 453 10a
A, a detective, has arrested B, a criminal, and is returning him to the scene of his crime for trial and punishment * A, a detective, falls in love with B, a criminal whom she has arrested **
b 250 1186
A has taken vows that proscribe the love of man * A, although she has taken vows that proscribe the love of man, nevertheless falls in love with B **
224 221a, b 248
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
462 ch B to B-3 3a 4a
A falls in love with B; but A already has a husband, B-3. whom she has never loved, a husband whom she considers it her 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
a 117 24a, b, c
A falls in love with B, and renounces wealth which she was to inherit by marrying BX
b 118 1041 ch A to GM-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 man she loves, A refuses
a 1058 1138
A seeks to buy an object, X, from B, an object she 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 her 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 **
c 125b 745
A is a young lawyer, retained by B to help him settle the involved estate of his deceased mother, M-B * A and B, during their meetings as lawyer and client, fall in love **
(23) Becoming Involved in a Complication That Has to do With Mistaken Judgment and Suspicion
4a 1167 1168 1169 1170
A meets B and thinks he is a transgressor; and B, on his part, thinks A is a transgressor * A and B, each thinking the other is a transgressor, nevertheless fall in love **
a 850a, b 250 885a tr A & B
A is a man-hater, but she is rendered, a service by B which causes her to revise her opinions of the opposite sex * A, a man-hater, falls in love with B **
b 259-1 262a
A has an experience with B which causes her to become a man-hater
22a 1002 ch B to B-3
a 3a 15a, b
B, an "inferior" person, falls in love with A, a "superior" person, and seeks to win her in marriage
b 331 346 -*
B, of an inferior race, falls in love with A, of a superior race
c 255 282b
A, of an inferior race, falls in love with B, of a superior race
d 293 330a
A, wealthy and of high social position, falls in love with humble B
(20) Becoming Involved With Conditions in Which Misfortune is Indicated
a 806 ch B-4 to B 812a ch A-4 to A
A loses her heart to B, a man she does not know, and wishes to marry him
1d, e 103
b 818b 788
A, attracted by the loveliness of B, loses her heart to him
71b 128
c 1364a *-** ch B to A 1410
A sees a photograph of B, a man she does not know * A, studying a photograph of unknown B, falls in love with him **
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 man she has never met, falls in love with him and resolves to win him 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
101b 24b
A, falling in love with B 32 38, whom she does not know, seeks an introduction
a 169 tr A & A-2 6a, b ch B to B-3
A and B have never seen each other; but, through their mothers, M-A and M-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 BR to B
A and B have never seen each other; but they correspond, and through their correspondence become betrothed
1461c 31
946 1203 1208 1258 ch A-6 to A
B, unworthy, wins the love of worthy A, and tense complications result
11c 359
a 452 ch A to A-8 1248
B, very ill and under the doctor's care, fancies himself in love with the doctor, A
b 688 148 tr A & B
B, suffering misfortune with A, fancies himself in love with her
38 916 925 -* 926
B knows nothing of A, having fallen in love with her at "first sight"
B, a stenographer, is in love with A, junior partner of the firm employing him
2f, h 8a
B, rescued from an accident by A, whom he does net know, falls in love with her
45a, b 59 207 220 255 616 801
31 10a 641 765
B, desiring love, has never had a lover, and feels the misfortune keenly
185 195 850a, b
B, son of F-B, a widower, desperately opposes, and for very good reasons, F-B's intention to marry again
59 ch B to F-B 65 ch B to F-B
327b 15a, b
B, humble and self-effacing, worships A, his love alone seeming a sufficient reward of happiness
32 10b *-**
B, a plain boy who has no lover, is persuaded by his friend, B-2, to accept an escort to a dance—A, a woman he does not know
68 96 891 tr A & A-3
B is attractive, but no woman pays him any attention * B, attractive, and humiliated because of his lack of admirers, resorts to simulation to gain contentment **
1279a 1d tr A & B
B, middle-aged, loves and is beloved by A, a youth
13a 35 36
B considers love and marriage the great adventure, and eagerly proceeds with them
B, unmarried, cherishes fatherhood as his ideal
68 90a ; 60 84
Love's Misadventures
(21) Falling Into Misfortune Through Mistaken Judgment
a 41a, b 129
A presents her sweetheart, B, with a novel; and the story, unknown to A, contains a character described as an adventurer 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, his name and her 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 she sent him
316 218b 306
a 1c 9b
A, in love with B, refuses the wise counsel of B in business affairs, and an estrangement follows
b 1079 1132 808b tr A & B
A has promised B, the man she loves, that she will give up a practice which B considers discreditable * A, yielding to temptation, proves false to a promise she made her sweetheart, B, and an estrangement follows
c 118 1315 ch A-3 to M-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
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, in love with A, discovers that A, Narcissus like, is in love with A
70 73 75b
A, in love with B, quarrels with M-B, mother of B * B's mother, M-B, is mysteriously slain, and innocent A is arrested for the crime **
91 828 tr A & B & ch B-5 to A-5
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 man 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 her love affair with B that it has a disastrous effect upon her business enterprises
311 260a ch A-3 to A-4
a 28a, b 29 30 31
A discovers that B, unhappily married, is—innocently on her own part—in love with her
b 806 ch B-4 to B 818a
A, kind to humble B and considering him merely as a friend, is amazed to learn that he is in love with her
270 ; 251 254
205 22b
A meets B, her love of other days, and is surprised to find that her success in distant lands 967 has no charm for him that is not discounted by the meager opportunities of the home country
A asks that B allow himself to be hypnotized in order that she may learn where buried treasure has been concealed 1394 * A hypnotizes B, and B dies of psychic shock **
A persuades her 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
606 619 631 ch A to A-8 654
A knew very well that she would suffer adversity all her life when, in order to cancel an obligation she gave her son, SN-A, in marriage to A-8, a woman he did not love
284 ch B to SN & A-3 to A-8 313 ch M-B to A, B to SN-A, A to A-3 & A-3 to A-8
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
A, in love with B, impersonates another person at B's instigation * A's pretentions accepted, it develops that the person impersonated has a husband, who immediately claims A as his wife **
a 1290a 1316
A loves B, and, when A confesses to B that she once committed a murder, B's health declines and he worries himself into his grave
1433a 53
b 68 ch B to B-3 1304
A confesses to B, her sweetheart, that she once committed a transgression, and the result of the confession proves disastrous
1269 ch A to B & A-2 to A 249
a 1209a 1298 694
A, a fugitive from justice, hiding in the bush, through error shoots and kills B, her sweetheart, when she hears some one approaching her 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
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 him **
a 8a 117
A is in love with B. One evening, as usual, A calls to see B ; but, where his 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 his early twenties, is dazzlingly beautiful; but he is really very old, and in his 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 his beauty fades **
1433b 1461b
A really loves B, although she has taken vows that prohibit love for man. A lives to regret her vows
B is cconvinced that several eligible women are in love with him * B is unaware of the fact that he is the victim of egotistical self-deception **
65 86 184 194a
B, in a fit of discouragement over an unhappy love affair, meditates suicide and writes a note to his friends telling of his motives * B, contemplating suicide, writes a note explaining his motives; then he changes his mind—and loses the note **
a 32 36
B invents a wholly imaginary lover, AX; and, most unexpectedly, a woman of AX's name and general characteristics, presents herself to him
1184 4a
B pretends that he is engaged to be married to an imaginary lover, AX, buys himself 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
B, single, pretends that he is a married man and assumes the name of "Mrs. Blank"
1242a 947 946
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
90a, b 676 916 55 148 217 tr A & A-3 237 247
B is abandoned by A, the woman with whom he eloped
82a, b 87
B, in female attire, is suddenly revealed to A, the woman he loves, in his true sex
B is harrassed by gossip concerning women falsely rumored to be in love with his, and by relatives of the supposed lovers calling on him and making complaint
83 102 14a, b, c
2f, g, h 10b
B, in love with A, sends A a gift which, he mistakenly thinks, will forward their mutual happiness
40 ch A to B 153 ch A to B 333 ch A to B
15a 23a, b 34 38 916 232 272 302 421
B is persuaded into a secret marriage by A, the woman he loves
B is so fully aware of the fact that he is beautiful and attractive that he thinks every woman is in love with him * A, whom B favors but who does not love him, seeks B out and bluntly tells him of his egotistical self-deception
a 259-1-2-3 226 262a, b 1105
A, her love rejected by B, revenges herself by cutting off B's long hair
173 1326 ch A to A-8
A, her 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, her love rejected by B, seeks revenge by making love to eligible, wealthy men and getting money from them
387 ch B to B-3 422b ch B to B-3
A, elderly, wealthy, is in love with youthful B.* A seeks by a stratagem to discover the sincerity of B's professed love for her **
93a ch B to A 82a tr B & A
98 658 1306 96
A wronged B, the man she loved, but secretly; and A craftily retains her own high place in society while leaving B to bear the heartache and shame alone
951 1461a
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 she committed the crime herself
828 833 787 ch A to B
A's family is at war with B's family; and A, in love with B, disguises her identity when calling on B
5 73 352a, b
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 her invalid husband; [2] pretends that she is married; [3] pretends that she is engaged to be married
2c 24a, b, c, d
B, in order to escape annoying manifestations of love, resorts to simulation
83 84a 58a, b, c
A, in love with B, pretends to be her deceased friend, A-2 26a, b ch A to A-2 who was betrothed to B. B and his family, hearing of A-2's death at last, believe A to be the spectre of A-2
A and B are in love, but B's parents, M-B and F-B, do not favor A; and A and B plan to elope, marry, and then seek forgiveness of B's people
154a, b 314
a 101b 1389b
A, young and romantic, sees a ruinous old house in a city street, a house said to be deserted. * A, her curiosity aroused, secretly watches the house; then, one day, she 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 man's voice calling for help in a house she 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
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. her rival in love, is innocently lured into a compromising situation by B-5, man confederate of A-3
347b ch B to B-5 315
75a 157
A and A-3 are rivals for the hand of B. A-3 plans to forward her own aims at A's expense
A and A-3 are in love with B 85a. M-B, mother of B, seeks to discover by secret enterprise which lover is the more worthy
111 add A-3 112 add A-3
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
A's rival in love, A-3, pretends to be A's friend in order to lure her into an undertaking in which she will lose her reputation or her life
75b 612 1226 ch A-5 to A-3 1228 1229 ch B to B-8 1233
A, in order to ensure the happiness of B 85a whom she loves devotedly and who, she thinks, loves her rival, A-3 177 ch A to A-3 1175a ch A to A-3, fiees secretly so it may appear that she, 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 herself and leaves her estate to B and A-3
248 ch A to A-3 268 ch A to A-3
97 252a, b 260a 283 290 293 301a
A kidnaps her sweetheart, B, 206 284 311 from an automobile while he is on his way to marry A-3, A's rival in love
B disguises himself and meets A, the woman he loves, as an Unknown * B seeks to discover whether A really loves him **
142 246a 249 250 357
b 103 141 162a
B resorts to simulation in order to discover whether A, the woman he loves, really loves him
93a 82a
102 143 145 148 207 870a
B pretends that he is engaged to be married in order to be free of certain annoying experiences
21 207 tr A & B
a 947 976 1242a
B, in order to be free of unwelcome lovers, invents a mechanical figure, X, which he pretends is his wife
354b 2e
b 101a 1095
A, annoyed by unwelcome love affairs, pretends that she has an invalid husband, BX
71-1 1f
a 114 178 188a
B, in love with A, treats A harshly in an attempt to arouse her anger and spur her into proving her abilities
B seeks to prove A's love for him by a stratagem * B deliberately manoeuvers himself and A into a compromising situation, and then places the responsibility squarely upon A **
876b 212b
32 36 38 68 124 871 1105
B, unmarried and impelled by an unusual motive, pretends that he is engaged to be married to a fictitious person, AX, and has the announcement published in a newspaper
58a 1242a
34 91 162a 163
B disguises himself as a girl, in order to be near A, whom he secretly adores
291 330a 659 745 916 993
B, in order to carry out an enterprise considered necessary, offers to sell himself in marriage to the highest bidder
182a 269 351a
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
a 240 290 59 66b ch B to B-3 1175a
B elopes with A, who promises him a theatrical engagement
b 218a 324 678 ch BR-B to B-3
B's ambition is to do B-3 an injury; so he elopes with A, who is engaged to marry B-3
221 ch B to B-3 224 247
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
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 his lover, A, escape from A-6, the officer who has arrested her, makes love to A-6 **
183 ch A to A-6 230 ch A to A-6 866
a 59 103 164
B, wealthy, pretends to lose all his money in an unfortunate investment, by way of discovering which of his lovers loves him for himself alone
210-3 214 361a, b 366
B, seeking to prove whether or not A really loves him 141, has recourse to a stratagem
82a 93a 87
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 his own craftiness against B-3's, steals B-3's thunder and wins A back again 359 361a, b **
B's friend, B-2, an attractive married man, seeks to save A, B's fiance, from the wiles of a designing man, B-3, and restore her to B. B-2 does this by winning A away from B-3
B will lose his lover, A, if he allows A to proceed with an enterprise 225 125a 1201 1267a 1278a instigated by himself. To avoid losing A, B defeats the enterprise by making a confession
(13) Seeking by Craftiness to Escape Misfortune
703 925 -* 937 121 239 947
A betrays B and does not marry him as she promised
60 68 98 188b ch A to A-8
A, in love with B, seeks to save B, by secret enterprise and at any cost from threatening misfortune
236 267 351a
A is one of the "idle rich", who craftily retains her high place in society in spite of the fact that she has secretly betrayed a young man B
1325 1326 ch A to A-8 1328 1349 1262
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
A, in love with B, is determined to see B, although the determination will surely involve her in misfortune unless she resorts to crafty enterprise
a 250 918 926
A is so besieged by match-making mammas that their meddling seriously interferes with the practice of her profession. She 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 her lightning rods up in the hope of attracting a bolt of the divine passion **
14b 24a, b, c, d, e 25
B is falsely suspected of being in love with various women. He decides to free himself of the suspicion by a stratagem
86 952 ch A to B 1204
B is in doubt as to which of his many lovers are in love with his money, rather than with him, and he resolves to settle the doubt by secret enterprise
188a 189 290 291
B, if he wins a certain contest, also wins A-3, a lover of wealth and distinction whom he does not love, although he does love riches and social prominence; and if he loses the contest, he wins A, a poor lover whom he does love
(10) Suffering an Estrangement Due to Mistaken Judgment
49 585 ch "wife of A" to "sweetheart of A"
A believes that her sweetheart, B, is dead; and B, at a distance, learns of this mistaken belief on A's part
82a 162a 357
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, her character undergoes a transformation **
41a, b, c 131 ; 115 359
131 85a 156
A's little world seems to crumble about her ears when she fancies that her sweetheart, B, is false to her * A, discovering that B is still true to her, undergoes a character transformation; pep, persistency and eloquence return, and lead her to success and happiness **
A, sweetheart of B, is condemned to die for a transgression she did not commit * A, unjustly imprisoned, is pardoned and restored to liberty when B appeals to high authority, A-9 **
249 259-3 283 284 291 313
A loses her sweetheart, loses her 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 she recovers the treasure
360a 963 ; 907
(1) Engaging in a Difficult Enterprise When Promised a Reward for High Achievement
1a, g 4b 22a
A, in love with B, is promised his hand in marriage if she will: [1] successfully accomplish a work of great difficulty 209 225 111 112 113 114 115 [2] demonstrate her ability by securing a position at a salary which the parents of B think necessary for his comfort and happiness 1374 1377b; or, [3] solve a puzzling mystery
1352 1377b 1381 1392 1399
22a 20a 1e
A, in love with B, is required by M-B, mother of B, to secure a certain amount of money before she will be seriously considered as a son-in-law
1f, g 4b
A loves B; and B's mother, M-B, promises her B's hand in marriage if she will carry out successfully an enterprise of great difficulty and danger
A, in love with B, struggles to accumulate enough money to be able to marry
117 1001a 1028
B informs A, the woman he loves, that she will lose his love unless she overcomes her lack of enterprise and makes the determination to win her dominant trait
B is in love with A; but, before he will promise to marry her, he stipulates that she 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
A loses wealth by marrying B against the wishes of a rich relative, who disinherits her
(8) Confronting a Situation in Which Wealth is Made Conditional Upon a Certain Course of Action in a Love Affair
26a, b ch B to BX 1432 ch A to M-A & NC to A
A, a wanderer, is left a fortune by M-A, her mother, in case she can be found and will marry BX. a man she has never seen
116 132 230 ch B to BX
302 1432 ch A to GM-A & NC to A
A will be disinherited by her wealthy grandmother, GM-A, if she does not perform an act which will prove a grievous injury to M-B 276 ch M-A to GM-A, mother of B, the man A loves
116 116 ; 1041 ch A to GM-A
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 husband of her dearest friend, A-2
400 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A 418 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A
17a 140 409 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A
A, unmarried, falls in love with married B; B's wife, A-8, will not divorce B, nor will he divorce her
457 129 133 148 ; 210
B, unmarried, seeks fatherhood because of a lofty ideal that does not shrink from public censure
(25) Seeking to Save a Person Who is Accused of Transgression
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
70 1315 ch A-3 to M-B
A, to protect a parent, M-A, is compelled to take measures aginst M-B, mother of B, the boy A loves
41c 248 282a
37 1279a 148
B is older than A and feels that it will be unjust to permit A to marry his, although he dearly loves her * B suffers remorse after rejecting A's love **
11a ch B to B-3 & F-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
B, in love with A, who is unfortunate and unenterprising, sees an opportunity for A to make great gain and influences her 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 her. B tells A to call on him for her answer on a certain day at a certain hour. If she can remember to come, B is resolved to accept her
367b 284
c 88 745
B is in love with A, who is engaged in settling the estate of B's deceased mother, M-B * B's mother, M-B, deceased, was heavily in debt, and A, wealthy, pays the debts unknown to B **
367b 808a
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
A believes that B will not marry her until she becomes wealthy
b 1061 1082 1079 1092
A believes that B will not marry her until she overcomes her personal limitations
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
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
A is on her way to marry B and has only a few hours before the ceremony. She meets with misfortune
154a 314 634 664 711a, b
1a, b, c, d, f, g 14a, b, c
A is so much in love with B that her business languishes and she devotes all her time to courtship
41a 85a 115 311
123 118 3b
A, if she carries out a certain obligation, will be unfaithful to B, and will lose his love
116 291 ; 700 95 986 1007
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
A, and the man she loves, B, are lost in the woods; and it is evident that they will have to remain in the woods all night
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 him so that she may win him in marriage
147 360a, b 876b
139 ch A-2 to M-A 75a ch A-3 to M-A 1d 148 ch A to M-A
A and her mother, M-A, are both in love with B and wish to marry him
156 ch A to M-A 282a 983 ch A-8 to M-B ; 269 ch A-3 to M-A 351a ch A-3 to M-A
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
a 27 add A-3 139 ch A-2 to A-3
A and A-3, twin sisters, are both in love with B
80b 821 ch "son D" to "brother A-3"
b 678 668 ch "mother F-B" to "sister BR-B"
B and BR-B, twin brothers, are both in love with A
215a ch B-3 to BR-B 216 ch B-3 to BR-B 238 ch B-3 to BR-B
A, engaged to marry B, receives a request from B-3, her former sweetheart, that she come and see him
885a ch A to A-2 997a 885a ch B to A-2 ; 097
A discovers that her best friend, A-2, is in love with B, the boy 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
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
145 992 55 111 113
B, in love with A, has worn A's engagement ring for years
129 142 162a 234a 249 363a
162a 82a, b 87 93a, b
B, in love with A, discovers secretly that A no longer loves his, although she is willing to marry him as she has promised
324 256 287 261 325 326-2
B has so many lovers that he has no time to give to any one or anything else
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 woman he loves
1135a, without the clause in parentheses 1135a, with the clause in parentheses
B, an attractive boy, is so absorbed in serious pursuits that he subordinates everything else, even love, to his high ambition
1f 31 84a
B loves A; but A's rival, A-3, makes a captive of B 81 tr A & A-3 and intends compelling him to marry her
352b 851 884a ch A to B & A-5 to A-3
(29) Aiding Another to Hide from the World a Fateful Secret
B shares with his sweetheart, A, an important secret which, if revealed, would bring misfortune to B
224 tr B & A 596 1408 1409 660b
38 ch B to A 949a 954
A, because of her romantic surroundings 197 210-1, imagines herself in love with B
152 ; 211 69 ; 214 3a ; 176a, b, c
A, a widow, elderly, wealthy, temporarily bewitched by the vernal season, imagines herself in love with B, a servant in her own household
616 658 33 ch F-B to M-B 151
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 husband of her best friend, A-2; then B leaves A to elope with A-3
149 210-2 232 27 38 220 239
A, fancying herself in love with B, corrects the error when her fancy is discredited
(36) Undergoing an Experience that Results in a Remarkable Character Change
a 982a ch A to A-8 & NC to A 916 ch B to A
A is a youth who is "wild" and hard to manage; she falls in love with B 812b ; 230 tr A & B 224 and her character is transformed
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 his employer, A **
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
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
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 him A has sent for him
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 her astonishment, she is hailed at once as a bridegroom, and is hurried to the altar where a pretty boy, B 38 166 in an exhausted condition, seems waiting for her. In a spirit of recklessness 421 ch A to AX, she allows herself to be married to his; and when he, after the ceremony, seems to realize that she is not the woman he thought she was, she hurriedly makes her escape
389 ch A to AX 432b ch A to AX 451 ch A to AX
1a, b, d, f, g
A, a pretender, in love with B, secretly discovers B making fun of her pretentions; she retires from the scene in disgust, hurt and indignant, and gives B up
320 344 922b 1171
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
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
25 940 -* 24a, b, c, d, e 37
A is in love with B and does not know she 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
A has a rival in love, A-3, whose assurance is the key to her extraordinary resourcefulness
158 ; 114 ; 1134 ; 81 80a 366 ; 1242b
7a 1377 tr A & A-2
A discovers that a certain "charm," X, with which she has won success in love, is no charm at all. The person who gave her the charm tells her that faith in it is all that counts. Let a woman be sure of herself, with or without a charm, and she is bound to conquer love
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 his child is to be born out of wedlock * B, a poor unfortunate, meditates suicide as the only way out of his misfortunes **
188b 945 946
B learns that his lover, A, has fallen into desperate misfortune
564a ch A to A-8 2e
B, a rich widower, has so many suitors he finds it difficult to make a choice
82a, b ; 142 102 103
B loses his watch (or a locket), and has his lovers search for it. The picture of A, the lover B favors, is in the watch
64 73 154a
B, running away from home to marry A, arrives in an exhausted condition at the church where he is to meet A. Scarcely realizing what is going on, he is married to a woman who, as his senses clear, he discovers is not A but AX 155. He swoons on making the discovery, and AX disappears
402 ch A to AX 451 ch A to AX
a 280b 634
B, his first lover having died, after some years falls in love a second time. AX, the woman he loves, greatly cast down, tells B she is already married, and to a man she does not even know, BX. She 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 his chosen line of work, takes "the easier way" and becomes the lover of A
(5) Becoming Involved in a Hopeless love Affair, and Seeking to make the best of a Disheartening Situation
603b, c, d
A, and her friend, A-2, traveling together, meet with a tragic accident in which A-2 is killed. Before she dies, A-2 requests A to carry the news of her death to her sweetheart, B 130 ch A to A-2 112 ch A to A-2 175 ch A-3 to A-2. A proceeds with her mission
14a 139 5
26a, b
A falls in with her friend, A-2, who is on her way to meet B, a boy she has never seen but to whom she is betrothed * A and A-2 meet with a tragic adventure and A-2 is killed **
603b, c, d 168
177 178 182 212a
A and B, lovers, have a violent quarrel, and B returns a gift, X, he has received from A
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 woman of the world
75b 239 ch A to A-3
B, estranged from his lover, A, whom he dearly loves, sends a telegram to another person and unconsciously puts A's name and address at the top of it
B wore a certain ornament when his false lover, A, proposed to his. He has an odd conviction that the same misfortune will befall any other man who wears the ornament
238 849 ; 1245
(57) Seeking to Unravel a Puzzling Complication
A and A-3, rivals in love, agree to meet at a certain hour, call on B, and ask him to choose between them
183 810a ; 1265b
(3) Seeking to Demonstrate the Power of Love by a Test of Courage
75a 76 93b add A-3
B puts the love of two suitors, A and A-3, to the test
a 175 93b
B, seeking to make a test of his lover's devotion, capriciously sends her into desperate danger
b 175 59
B, seeking to make a test of his lover's devotion, capriciously plunges into danger to see if she will follow him
c 164 162a
B promises A that he will marry her if she will successfully carry out a difficult enterprise
212a, b
A mistakenly believes that M-B, the mother of B, the boy she loves, is her enemy
300 311 322a 360a
29 31 24a, b, e
B promises to meet A, his lover, at his home and introduce her to his parents. A, arriving in advance of B, is mistaken for A-7, a woman who is expected to call and apply for the position of butler
70 ; 352a 702 ch A to M-B ; 1164 ch A to M-B & A-8 to A
(11) Confronting a Situation in Which Courage and Devotion Alone Can Save the Fortunes of One Beloved
a 131 1042b 158 170
A, by mental telepathy, becomes aware of a terrible danger threatening B, the man she loves
144 146 1137a
A, at a long distance from B, and in a lonely country, hears an agonized call from her sweetheart over the phone 483 ch "wife" to "sweetheart"
c 1389b 1f
A has a clairvoyant vision apprising her of danger that threatens her sweetheart, B
70 ch A to A-3 206
A, a woman of great strength and skill, is in love with B, M-B, mother 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
a 41b 114 234a -* 176b 162a 164
A, riding her cow pony through the bleak hills, sees B, on a mettlesome horse, his bridle-rein broken, plunging helplessly toward the brink of a cliff. A, with a rattle of spurs, overtakes B and snatches him clear of the saddle.* Thereupon, love is declared and accepted 188a 241 360a **
b 135 ch A to D & M-A to A 148 ch A to D
A's daughter, D, is determined to marry B, whom A thinks is unworthy * A, seeking to prevent her daughter, D, from marrying B, makes love to B and plans to marry him herself
241 ch A to D & M-A to A 159 ch A to D & 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
a 56 143 235 1105
B, thinking he has received a proposal of marriaqe from A 192a 195, accepts. Later, he discovers it was A-3 76 160 who proposed
b 148 137b ch BR-B to B & B-3 to BR-B
A is in love with B. Intending to propose marriage to B, she discovers that she has proposed to B-3 * A, thinking she is proposing marriage to B, finds that she has proposed to B-3, who accepts her **
137b ch BR-B to B-3 261 284 340
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 he has done, regrets the promise
404 406 tr A & A-3
B takes the opposite meaning of an ambiguous sentence and accepts A's statement 196 288 as a proposal of marriage
A is in love with B and is determined to ask him to marry her, but B is so closely guarded that A is in despair because of her lack of opportunity * A seeks by subtlity to make an opportunity to ask B to marry her **
81 82a tr A & B 352a
A, in order to rescue B, who is ill and without funds, pretends to be in love with him and proposes marriage
A, in love with B and wishing to propose marriage, finds it impossible because B is so busy she can never find him alone. She seeks to make an opportunity by stratagem
a 85a 114 189
B, impelled by an unusual motive, agrees to marry A if he loses to her 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 he 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 his unborn child * A, a stranger, offers to marry B and so save him from a crowning disgrace **
411a, b 963 365d ch BX to B
B, asked by A to marry her, wants a little more light on A's character before making up his mind * B challenges A to a contest of skill, his acceptance or rejection to be determined by the result **
B, not in love with A, for certain reasons proposes to A, not in love with B
(44) Seeking by Unusual Methods to Conquer Personal Limitations
A, seeking desperately her chance to propose marriage to B, rescues him from drowning, and proposes while they are clinging to an overturned boat
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 her 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 herself, accepts her **
266 ch A-3 to A-2 300 ch A-3 to A-2 318 ch A-3 to A-2
A, in love with B but too backward and diffident to propose marriage, is horrified to hear a child, CH, who knows of her passion, propose to B on her behalf. * But A is overjoyed when B accepts **
754 ; 163 801 842a 893
a 38 56 196
B, thinking A loves him and lacks the courage to make an avowal, proposes marriage to her after she has rescued him from a tragic accident
191 tr A & B 264 307 325
b 260b 325a ; 261
B sends a telegram to A-3 accepting her offer of marriage * B, accepting A-3's proposal of marriage by telegram, through error sends the telegram to A, the lover from whom he is estranged **
9a, b 160 162a 235
B, out in a storm on a pitch-dark night, receives a proposal of marriage. Unable to see his lover, and scarcely able to hear her, he nevertheless accepts—and meets with a disagreeable surprise
182a 182b tr B & B-3
A, because of timidity, is unable to ask B's hand in marriage
127a ; 628 97 179a, c 194a
A, threatened with death by savages, is offered her life by B, the ruler of the tribe, if she will marry him
A, of a proud old Southern family, impoverished in fortune, feels that she cannot ask wealthy B, with whom she is in love, to marry her
680a 680b 715b
A is poor and crippled, and her pride will not suffer her to ask B, the man she loves, to marry her
93b 264 257b ; 345 tr B & B-3
A, in love with B and eager to win him in marriage, procrastinates as a matter of habit in making the marriage proposal
215b 221b 1075a ch B to B-3
A, fearing that B will refuse her, finds it impossible to propose marriage
324 323 ; 325
A, in love with B, has reasons for not proposing marriage
211 214 227 245 257a 272 287 288
A and B, in love, are each too diffident to make an avowal to the other
179a, b, c 193 352b
265b 1389b
A is absent-minded * A asks B to marry her and forgets that she has done so **
1075a ch B to B-8 1101
Love's Rejection
A, winning the love of B 23a, b 34 250 in her youth, and casting it aside, goes searching for it in later years
207 148 361b 377 -* ; 378 ch B to B-3
260a 280a
A, in love with B, discovers that her rival, A-3, is unworthy. B seems to favor A-3
97 266 236 ; 267
34 55 71b ch B to A 1095
A suffers remorse for telling B that she was married when she was not * A did not think that she loved B, but later finds that she does **
1c, d 10a
A, in love with B, discovers that B is a confirmed coquette and is merely playing with her
176a, b, c 320 244 ; 421 tr B & B-3
A carries out successfully a very difficult enterprise when promised the hand of B in marriage by M-B, mother of B * A, discovering secretly that B loves a rival, A-3, refuses to hold B to a promise of marriage made by M-B **
267 281b 313 345 tr B & B-3
101b 1389b 968
A, under abnormal conditions, falls in love with B; on returning to normal conditions, she sees B as he really is and her love fades. [1] A's imagination errs in a high, mountainous country; on returning to sea level, the error is manifest, and she renounces it 148 150. [2] A's imagination errs on the romantic side in spring; but, as summer advances, she corrects her mistaken fancy 149 151. [3] A believes B wealthy; on discovering that he is poor, her 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
1075a, b 898 ; 1075a ch B to B-3 205 315 ; 1075a ch B to B-3
A, who has long cherished B in her heart as the loveliest and most perfect of his sex, returns home after a long absence and discovers that. B has become an immoral character
921 ; 946 ; 97 27 ; 359
a 126 176c
A is pledged by B, the man she loves, to undertake an enterprise that will bring her serious misfortune * B pledges A to an enterprise which, unknown to B, will bring her serious misfortune **
50 212b
A, having carried out successfully an enterprise instigated by capricious B, renounces his love
225 746 892 ch B-3 to A 946
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 **
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
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 her engagement to marry B, whom she loves
94a, b 220 ch B to B-3 361a
A is in love with both B and B-3 * While A debates within herself whether she shall propose marriage to B or B-3, B and B-3 engage themselves to marry other lovers
A is about to marry B-3. who has deceived her into thinking B, the man she loves, is unfaithful
220 ch B to B-3 ; 865 ; 880a 238
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
a 1083 1088 34 292 ch B to B-3
A, although she loves B, is a conceited person * B-3 flatters A's vanity and so maneuvers her into an engagement to marry him **
256 287 ch B to B-3
b 153 1461d
A sends a gift to B, the man she loves; B-3 intercepts the gift, and craftily replaces it with a photo of himself, lovingly inscribed to A
82a, b 82a ; 61 ; 364b
A, influenced by her unmarried brothers, BR-A, BR-A, renounces her affair with B, the man she loves
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 man of immoral character and that A should be restrained
1095 ; 953 870 ; 851 ; 364b 865
a 24a, b 22a
A, in love with B, renounces her love when told by her 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 her a prisoner as a means of preventing her from marrying B
233 280b 875b
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 her sweetheart, B, in the arms of A-4, leaves in anger, unaware that A-4 is B's sister 708 -* ch A to SR-B just returned after a long, mysterious absence **
172 681a ; 705 ; 879
B's mother, M-B, a religious fanatic, sends B away from home because he falls in love with A 6a 14a. who is not of their religious belief
741 ; 738 ; 743a ; 673 ; 817 993 -* ; 125c
B, the man A loves, proves false to her; 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 her trouble if it becomes known
338 665 ch B to A 797 -* ; 818a
B awakens his lover, A, from her apathy by arousing her ambition to get ahead in the world—which results in disaster to his love
B, finding his supposed ideal lover, A 688 ; 307 296 324 discovers that A has "feet of clay" like all the rest.
1e 8a 9a
B is unable to marry A because his mother, M-B, in using B for her subject in a scientific experiment, has instilled a poison into his blood
43 47 57 ; 742 ; 758 ch A to A-8 ; 627 ch A to A-8
B wears a rose in his hair to reveal his love for A, as A has requested * B wears a rose in his hair to reveal his love for A; but the rose, unnoticed by B, falls from its place; and when A sees his, she turns without a word and goes away **
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
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 her make-believe by really falling in love **
71 -* 131 1078 1356 -*
A hopes, by a surgical operation on her skull, to be made immune from the "master passion"
182b 1330 1351 1363
24b, c, d, e
A is an aristocrat; and B, the man she loves, is a "daughter of the people" and hates the aristocracy * A, an aristocrat, in love with a working boy, B, pretends to be a toiler **
245 251 262a, b, c 336a, b
A is in love with B, and they are to be married; but A leaves town mysteriously, no one knows what has become of her, and she does not return until after the time set for the wedding
1368 1387 1389a 1040
A loves B and would like to marry his, but B considers A a weakling and keeps her dangling * A, in order to prove her "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, M-B and F-B, induces B to take a ride in her airplane; and then A elopes with B along the sky lanes **
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 her worth and ability
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 her 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 **
750 915 -*
A, discovering that she is not a fugitive from justice as she had supposed, returns to her native country, secretly abandoning: B, for whom she had declared her love 12a while thinking herself a transgressor
4b 6a, b
A is engaged to marry B. B-3, a designing man, seeks to compromise A 218a, b so B will give her up. B-2 is a generous man who seeks by secret enterprise 844b to rescue A from the wiles of B-3 and restore her to B
45a ch B to B-2 128 ch B to B-2 364b
291 ch A to A-8 659 261 ch A-3 to A
B, poor, would marry wealthy A, whom he does not love, for the freedom from care her money would give him
31 ; 70 275 276
B, revealing the fact that he is in love with A, of a family at war with his own, is denied further intercourse with A by his mother, M-A * B meets A clandestinely **
73 154a 362
B, in love with A, and disapproved of by M-A, the mother of A, seeks as an Unknown to impress M-A with his character and charm
616 ch A to M-A 666 ch A to M-A ; 1010 ch A to M-A
B disapproves of the women he meets in his own social and business world * B, disapproving of the women he meets in his own social and business world, envisions his ideal, the woman he would like to meet, and fares forth secretly in search of her
9a, b 29 31 226
B, in love with A, rejects her love when he learns that she jilted B-2 277 B's dearest friend, to pay attentions to him
A fights against the blandishments of B 945c -*, a morally inferior man who is in love with her
697b 389 ch A to M-A
A is accused by A-3, her rival in love 157, of having been born under a "bar sinister"
75a 1051 1054
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
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 her enterprises in altruism, finds that her hard nature undergoes a beneficial change **
368e 360a
A betrays B, thinking mistakenly that there is no one to take his 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
A, recognizing a relentless obligation, renounces B, with whom she is deeply in love
718 ; 705 246b -* 363a 964a 842a
1163b 1167 1186 1187
B, in love with A, rejects her love because he thinks her a woman of evil mystery
367b 635 859 1163c
10b 28b
B is in love with A, but A avoids men, believing them all tempters of Satan
45a, b 55 71a 101a 363a
32 36 -* 264 285 325
B, denied love, seeks happiness in a mental personification of love
58a, b, c 271
a 1g 16b
B refuses A's offer of marriage because he feels that A is too model a woman for him to be happy with
1c 1227b, c 1237 -*
b 204 1d
B refuses A's offer of marriage because he feels that A is so absent-minded she might forget she has married him
179a, c 260b 265b
B is loved by wealthy A. B does not love A, but, for certain reasons, he yields to her importunities and marries her
B, although he loves A, realizes that he is not the intellectual equal of A, and that their marriage would prove a hindrance to her
358 367b 680a ; 361a, b
(22) Following a Wrong Course through Mistaken Judgment
A, with a taint of negro blood in her veins—known only to herself—loves and is beloved by B, a white boy
A, in love with B, leaves B for B-3, a man who flatters her vanity and whose bold beauty has an appeal for her
94a, b 238 361b
a 6a 9a, b
A falls in love with B; but love, in A's case, is a transgression
b 680a, b 681a
A loves B; but, after A meets with misfortune, B gives his favor to A-3, A's rival in love
124 tr A & B 149 332 335 990 1074
A, in spite of the fact that there are reasons why she should not marry, nevertheless plans to do so
A, when B, the man she loves, refuses to marry her, becomes [1] blase and cynical, a misandrist 224 230 243 245: [2] reckless, "goes to the dogs" or loses her mental balance in other ways 263 636 638 or [3] seeks to forget her unhappiness by indulging in a love for adventure
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
b 204 252b
A loves B, but is estranged from him because she is so absent-minded and forgetful; she writes B a letter, assuring him that she has cured herself of her great failing—and forgets to post the letter
262a, b, c
B, his life's romance apparently wrecked, decides to marry the woman, A-3 284 290, he does not love
81 236 351a 315 ; 318
a 262b, c
B receives a letter from an unknown source * B, influenced by an anonymous communication, breaks his 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 he is the lover of A and begs B not to take A away from him
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 he is the husband of A by a secret marriage, and asks B to use his influence in persuading A to return to him
249 312-1 326-4
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
B, in desperation and out of his great love, proposes marriage to A, and is rejected
a 300 1312a 1389b
A, while in a psychic state, has a prophetic vision of her rival in love, A-3, discredited, and of herself 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 her love and continues to pay court to him
182a tr A & A-3 182b 189 -* ; 125b
A would save B, the man she loves, from marriage with a rival, A-3, when she discovers A-3 to be a scoundrel
351a 1222a ; 1222b 1232 tr A & A-3
59 ch A to A-3 260a 97
B, discovering the perfidious nature of A-3, the woman he has promised to marry, turns from her to accept A, by whose shrewdness A-3 was unmasked
243 248 tr A & B 992 993
B refuses marriage with A, the woman he loves, because of an obligation * B sacrifices happiness when, faithful to an obligation, he refuses marriage with A, the woman he loves. His sacrifice, in time, brings the consolation of spiritual joy for a hard duty nobly done
177 301b ; 1260b ch A to A-3 & A-8 to M-B
B's mother, M-B, bankrupt, refuses to give B in marriage to wealthy A-3, a woman he does not love, in discharge of her debts
993 ; 88 993 ; 1207
B adores A 327b in secret; and when A disappears and reappears with a bride, B still finds his happiness in the great, unselfish love he still has for her
496b tr B & B-3 ; 367b 555b tr B & B-3 368e tr B & B-3
694 ; 31 255 282b
A and B are in love; but A realizes that if she, 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
250 259-1 22b ch B to B-3
A falls in love with B, after taking vows that forbid marriage, or love of man
55 134a, b
A falls in love with B, who is betrothed to her friend, A-2
122 ch A-3 to A-2 157 ch A-3 to A-2 211 294a, b
1a, c, d, g 22a
A becomes involved in a love affair at the same time that she becomes involved in a divorce proceeding 45a as the "other woman"
24a, b, c, d, e 25 29
A and B, their families at enmity, fall in love with each other
4b 5 8a
A and B fall in love; but their mothers, M-A and M-B, are bitter political enemies
118 ch GM-A to M-A 117
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 his false lover, A, that B's heart is wrung **
B suffers persecution and sorrow by falling in love with A, who is married but is unable to tell him that she is married
279 368e tr B & B-3
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, wife of B-3, is overcome with remorse. B flees from A and from the world to a solitary spot where he seeks to do penance and obtain a spiritual victory over his evil nature
a 245 265a
A discovers that A-3, her rival for the love of B, is a defaulter
97 206 ; 157 ; 80a, b
A discovers that A-3, her 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
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
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 her love for B and seeks to win wealthy B-3 **
a 276 282b
A's sense of filial obligation is so strong that, when ordered by her mother, M-A, not to marry B, the boy she loves, she gives him up
A, an Indian, in love with B, a white boy, is commanded by her mother, M-A, and by the head women of the tribe, to renounce B
295a 310 334a, b 325
B loves A, but rejects her love because of petty differences, and because his mother, M-B, is an enemy of A's mother, M-A
B, in love with A, is compelled by his parents, M-B and F-B, to marry A-3
81 234b 206
B cannot marry A, the woman he loves, because of his promise to live with his widowed mother, M-B, and make a home for her
B is ordered by his parents to have nothing to do with A * B allows himself to be governed by filial duty when his parents, M-B and F-B, order him to have nothing to do with A, the woman he loves **
(40) Embarking upon an Enterprise in which One Obligation is Opposed by Another Obligation
A finds that she cannot do justice to her chosen career if she marries B, the man she loves
A fears she has inherited the evil traits of an ancestor * A, because she fears she has inherited the evil traits of an ancestor, dares not ask B, the man she loves, to marry her **
A, in love with B and engaged to marry his, has almost wrecked her life with dissipation and feels that she should give B up
367a 1126 ; 779
B is in love with A, but the sentiment of his family is against A and ranged on the side of A-3, A's rival in love
B loves, and is beloved by, A, a woman 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
A considers B the acme of manly perfection * A considers B the acme of manly perfection; yet B, on the contrary, is a man of doubtful character **
24a, b, c, d, e 25
A is an aristocrat; and B, the man she loves, is a "daughter of the people" and hates the aristocracy
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 her friend, A-2. is cruelly fickle in her love affair with B * A, discovering that her friend, A-2, is cruelly fickle in her love affair with B, takes her to task for it **
294b 294b ; 232
b 294a 96 ch A to A-2
A, in order to arouse the jealousy of her friend, A-2. and cure her of fickleness in love, pretends to be in love with B, A-2's sweetheart
a 295b 313 350 -*
A is in love with B; and she sues M-B, mother of B, for damages sustained in a certain proceeding
41a, c 345 tr B & B-3 363b
A, in love with B, and disapproved of by M-B, mother of B, is forcibly ejected from the home of B by M-B. A brings suit for damages against M-B
41b, c 343
220 263 -* 266
A tells B, with whom she is in love, that she has killed A-3 * A tells B, the man she loves, that she has killed A-3. and asks him to call the police **
A is the presiding magistrate at the trial for murder of B 10c 14a 27, the man she loves
108 tr A & B 727
a 24e 22b
A, an eligible young woman, is mystified by discovering in a newspaper the announcement of her betrothal to BX, a man she does not know
4a ch B to BX
b 1432 ch A to AU-A & NC to A 606
A is left a fortune by a deceased relative provided she will marry BX, a man she does not know
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 man she does not know * A, appealed to for aid by a stranger, BX, refuses aid, and regrets the refusal when BX mysteriously disappears. A considers herself under an obligation to find BX
1410 885a ch B to BX
43 -* 276
A is in love with B; but M-B, mother of B, orders A to keep away from the house and away from B
70 73 352a, b
A is in love with B; and B is plighted to A-3—a fact which A suddenly discovers
280a ; 97 146 81
a 137a 157
A's rival in love, A-3, is favored by M-B, mother 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
A, if she marries B, the man she loves 305, will be disinherited
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
A is resolved to marry B, but relentless duty stands in the way
697b ch A to B 818c ch A to A-8 & CH to B
B is a white man who knows nothing of his birth and parentage * B's rejected lover, A, spreads the report that there is negro blood in B's veins **
323 364a 255 ; 364c
B, in love with A, is detained by his mother, M-B, when he seeks to keep an appointment with A
31 36 -* 38
B, compelled by circumstances to be a companion of A 898 -* 925 -* in an isolated place 688, alters his rosy views of love and marriage when he discovers, through A, the selfishness of women
B is locked in his room by his mother, M-B, in order to prevent him from meeting his lover, A, and telling her of his love
b 1461d tr A & B 290
B sends a letter to his sweetheart, A, but it is intercepted by B's mother, M-B, who does not approve of A
295a 256 43
B sends a gift to A, the woman he loves * Unknown to B, U-B, an uncle 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 **
453 ch A to A-8 ; 468 ch A to A-8 470 ch A to A-8
B and A are in love; but B, unknown to A, is already married
397 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A 400 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A 402 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A
B breaks his engagement to marry A because he feels unequal to the responsibilities of married life
315 345 tr B & B-3
B's parents, M-B and F-B, disapprove of A, B's lover, because of her lack of enterprise
B's love for A encounters obstacles because: [1] Either B's mother, M-B, or father, F-B, knows a secret supposedly infamous regarding A 98 ch B to B-8 918a; [2] F-B and M-B are jealous of B and do not want him to marry any one 286 299; [3] B is the sole support of F-B and M-B 992 1032; or [4] B has a career before his which marriage would render impossible
A has been promised B in marriage by M-B, mother of B ; but M-B, false to her promise, compels B to marry A-3, a wealthier woman than A
234b 315 351a
A, in love with B and about to marry his, 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 him at all **
337b tr B & B-3 421 tr B & B-3
A's love is rejected by B; and A, in an effort to forget, buries herself in an isolated part of the country
24a, b, c, d, e tr B & B-3 345 tr B & B-3 246b
146 308a 40b
A, when B fails to keep a tryst with her. considers the failure a rejection of love
A is in love with B, but B proves false to her
404 177 208 ; 421 tr B & B-3
A sees in a newspaper the announcement of the engagement of B, the man she loves, to A-3
280a ; 97 236
A, in love with B, secretly discovers that B is about to marry her friend, A-2
168 157 ch A-3 to A-2
56 62 85a, b
A, in love with B, thinks B is a confirmed coquette, and is merely playing with her
421 tr B & B-3 352b 364b
a 898 899 -*
A tries philosophically to make the best of fate when B, the man she loves, refuses her
917 922 -* 246b -*
A falls in love with B and intends to marry his. A's parents, M-A and F-A, do not approve of B, and A is shipped off to South Africa to get her out of danger and give her a chance to do some serious thinking
321a ; 364b 325 ch B to A
a 85a 736
A, in love with B, finds him unresponsive, reserved and distant
176b 234b 253
A's love is rejected by B because, as he frankly tells her. she is hard-hearted and has made money her god * B advises A to go away somewhere and try to develop the generous side of her character **
246b 963 964a 971
23a, b 331 332
B, of alien blood and inferior race, is abandoned by A, a white woman with whom he is in love
B loses the love of A when B-3 comes into her life
B, suffering disappointment in love, resigns himself philosophically to his fate
14a, b 31 976
20a 24a 22a
B loves A with all his heart but refuses her proposal of marriage because [1] he is so much older than A 37 124; [2] he discovers that A does not love him 142 162a; [3] he considers A an impractical dreamer 958 136b; [4] he feels himself under a compelling obligation
a 322a tr A & B 317 tr A & B
B loves A, but A, apparently, does not return his 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 his, does not even suspect that she is the object of his affections
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 him of faithlessness
64 336a ; 351a
A falls in love with B in spite of the fact that her friend, A-2, has warned her against his
139 314 318 ch A-3 to A-2
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
A's mother, M-A, disapproves of B, A's sweetheart * B, by secret enterprise 241, proves his charm and worth to A's mother, M-A, and she withdraws her objections to his 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"
B, a Polynesian man, challenges racial conventions by falling in love with A 687 689, a white woman
324 336c tr B & B-3 347a
23a 23b
B, of alien blood and inferior race, seeks to marry A, the Caucasian with whom he is in love
(7) Becoming Involved in a Love Affair that Encounters Unforeseen Obstacles
59 236 tr A & A-3 1175a
A makes a gift to B, the man she wishes to marry—a gift of value, X, which is proved to have been stolen
267 tr A & A-3 1200
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 her first husband. B's parents, M-B and F-B, have religious scruples against B's marrying a divorced woman
73 80a, b 134a, b
1099 1119 312-4
A, in love with B, discovers that B's desire for a career is an obstacle to their marriage
B loves A and is about to marry A-3. Accused of faithlessness by A, B shows a dagger, and declares that he intends to kill himself at the altar steps before A-3 can claim him for a bride
b 232 2c
B believed that his lover, A, was what she seemed to be, poor and humble; but she reveals herself as a woman of wealth and station, incognito. * B, who considered A poor and humble, discovers that she is a woman of wealth and station; and, oddly enough, in B's mind A's deception outbalances the wealth and rank, and he makes her high estate an obstacle to their love
340 983 ch A-8 to M-B
B, a white man, is in love with A, also white. B-3, a man 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
A, in love with B, meets with misfortune when she leaves B for B-3, a man who flatters her vanity
126 ch B to B-3 ; 623 126 ch B to B-3 ; 701
A, engaged to marry B-3, abandons him and marries B * B-3 sues A for breach of promise **
1175a 1180 1181
A is told by B-7, a manservant in the home of B, A's sweetheart, that B has informed the police of A's criminal operations 1192 1194, and that she is an ex-convict
1195 1201 568a ch "married to" to "sweetheart of"
233 719a 750 917
B, supposing A, the woman he loves, to be dead, yields to the wishes of his parents, M-B and F-B, and consents to a marriage with A-3
41a 218a 218b
B, who loves A and is beloved by her, loses her to B-3 through the wily strategy of B-3
B's father, F-B, is determined that B shall marry wealth; so, rejecting the woman he loves, who is poor, to marry the woman he does not love, who is rich, B is plunged into unhappiness
175 176a, b, c
A is sent into desperate danger by capricious B, on the very eve of their marriage * B, capriciously sending his lover into desperate danger, drains the bitter cup of remorse **
41a, b 85a 334a, b
A is estranged from B, the man she loves, because of a difference of opinion over a trivial matter * A discovers B was right, acknowledges her error, achieves a reconciliation, and presently they are married **
A is estranged from her sweetheart, B, and B refuses to return money A had given him to save for her * A falls into misfortune 601 604; and her sweetheart B, from whom she is estranged returns money he has been saving for her, effects a reconciliation, and their marriage follows **
322b ch B to B-3 326 ch B to B-3
A, her 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 he rejected A's love, goes searching for her, finds her, and is informed by her that she is presently to marry B **
B, of an inferior race, rescues A, of a superior race, and falls in love with her. A is engaged to marry B-3, a boy of her own people * A, telling B of an inferior race who is in love with her, that she is going away but will soon return, never returns, but marries B 3, a boy of her own people **
a 287 288 289 293 305 323
A, seeking to uphold a lofty conception of duty, secretly abandons B 23c 331 332, a man whom she loves dearly * A's enemy, A-3, as a means of persecution, by subtlity 348 compels A to marry B **
b 98 117
A is compelled by M-B, mother of B, to marry B * M-B believes she is fully warranted in compelling A, at the point of a gun, to marry B **
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 **
A's gift to her 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 ***
1223a ch A to M-B & A-4 to A 1223b ch A to M-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 M-B, mother 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 her life ** M-B approves of A, and she marries B ***
A kidnaps her sweetheart, B, 284 300 while he is on his way to marry A-3, A's rival in love, and marries him herself
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 **
A masquerades as a servant in the household of M-B, mother of B, the boy she 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 M-B has not favored *** M-B approves of A, and A and B are married ****
A rescues B, the man she loves, from a villainous rival in love, A-3 154b. A marries B
A is supposed by B's parents, M-B and F-B, to be A-2, to whom B is betrothed * A elopes with B and marries his; A then returns B to M-B and F-B, tells them that A-2, to whom B was betrothed, is dead, and asks and receives the parental blessing **
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 **
b 10c 36
B must be married when he reaches a certain age if he 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 **
B, capable of winning a contest against his lover, A, deliberately suffers defeat—because it has been agreed that he shall marry A if she wins
104 330a ch A to A-3
B could easily win a contest, but he deliberately allows himself to be defeated, thereby losing wealth, but winning in marriage poor A, the woman he loves
B, knowing that his sweetheart, A, believes him to have perished in a tragic accident discovers by secret enterprise 82a 87 that A has remained true to him 497 ch "wife" to "sweetheart" reveals his identity and they marry
B, a working boy, discovers that his lover, A, is wealthy and only pretending to be a toiler * B pretends to be wealthy, and merely masquerading as a shop boy ** In order to win B, A is compelled to confess her true rank and station *** B, having given A a Roland for her Oliver, reveals to A his own rank and station ****
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 **
A, thinking her love rejected by B, receives a letter from B telling her how much he loves her, and that his mother, M-B, has consented to their marriage
b 20a, b 21a, b
A loves B, but she is uncertain of his affections and is too timid to propose marriage * A finds an object, X, which B has lost, an object that proves his love for her 165 ** A joyfully proposes to B and is accepted ***
A proves false to B, the man she loves, and has a disastrous affair with B-3 * B-3 abandons A after she loses her 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 ***
A proves false to B, the love of her youth * A, middle-aged, goes searching for B, the sweetheart of her earlier years ** 205 A finds B patiently waiting for her, and they marry ***
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 ***
a 55 287 302 329 330a
A revolts against opposing restrictions and achieves happiness in marriage with B
A renounces an enterprise against M-B, mother of B, the boy she loves, when M-B withdraws her objections to A as a son-in-law and allows her to marry B
a 245 ch A to B & A-3 to B-3 305
B, a white man, contemplates suicide when a mystery of his 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 **
B, in love with A and estranged from her, after various misadventures 82a 89 discovers that A still loves him * A reconciliation is effected, and they marry **
A, with a taint of inferior blood in her veins, is in love with B, supposedly a white boy. She is about to give B up when she discovers that B also has a taint of inferior blood 255 tr A & B 1051 * A marries B **
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 she has rehabilitated her character, she proposes marriage to B and is accepted **
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
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
c 24a, b ch B to BX
A is married to an unknown man, BX, by an insane clergywoman, 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 man she does not know * A and BX, wife and husband, go their different ways immediately after the marriage ceremony **
167a ch B to BX 432b ch B to BX
A refuses an inheritance because of a restriction that she must not marry; then she marries B
117 ; 116 ; 167a 370
a 289 1075a 1079
B offers to marry A and, as her husband, help her to rebuild her wasted life
b 24a, b, e
B doubts A when she tells him she loves him; then, having convinced himself of A's love 97 116, B accepts A and they are married
B, having rejected A, the woman he loves, because of an obligation he feels himself under to his mother, M-B, is informed by M-B that she is going to be married—and B finds himself turned out on the world
205 ; 361b **-*** 325
b 659 1260 ch A-8 to M-B
B marries wealthy A, a woman he does not love, in order that he may have money with which to help a parent who is in desperate need
B accepts his 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 his birth and parentage revealed to him by A. A rich estate awaits B's claim and proof of parentage * A, in love with B, is poor and feels that she may not aspire to the hand of wealthy B; but B proposes marriage to A, and happiness is the result **
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 husband, B, is killed in an accident, and A is free to marry B-3, whom she has long loved **
241 ch B to B-3 254 ch B to B-3 307 ch B to B-3
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 **
A, wife of B, loves B devotedly, but she is so constituted that she never shows her true feelings and often masks them with something that suggests their exact opposite * B mourns over the mistaken belief that he has lost A's love **
581 586 575 ; 918b
A is suspected of having murdered 416 417 her husband, B
385a 1070 ch B to B-8
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
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
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 **
114 491a 1060 ch A to B
A is more capable than her husband, B, although B thoughtlessly treats her as mentally inferior
A, wife of B, holds B in subjection * A is a religious fanatic who makes B miserable with her petty domination **
A divorces her husband, B * B is devoted to A, and she owes much of her prosperity to his loyalty and shrewd advice **
A marries B, thinking he is wealthy; after marriage, she 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 woman *** B, just divorced by A, falls heir to a large estate ****
A, marrying a widower, B, discovers that she has "caught a tartar" and has wedded a domestic tyrant
A suffers the loss of happiness in carrying out honorably a distasteful obligation to divorce her husband, B
388 -* 460 483a, b ; 352b
553 561 562 -*
A is jealous of her husband, B * A embarks upon an ill-considered enterprise of gambling and loses money that is not her to lose ** A gambles with A-3, the woman with whom A believes her husband has an "affair" ***
434a 446a 568d 396
A finds a note 561 562 582 tr B & A, somewhat ambiguously worded, which leads her to a wrong conclusion regarding the conduct of her husband, B * A is fired to seek revenge **
1002 ; 988 1285b 422a
A, in order to restore to B, without a confession of culpability, wealth of which she has secretly defrauded him, marries him * Then she falls in love with B-3 **
8a 148 234a
A's husband, B, has a birthmark which mars his beauty * Influenced by the thought, A grows discontented, and her love begins to wane **
574b 1009a, b ch B to F-A & D to A
A and B, married, live with A's father. F-A * B quarrels with F-A, and with A on account of F-A **
1067 1067 ch B to F-A 1068 518
a 341 365a 368b
A and her husband, B, have frequent and violent quarrels * B is mysteriously murdered 387 and A, innocent, is suspected of the crime **
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 her deceased husband, B, for a bundle of love letters which B-2 had given to B for safe-keeping * A, wife 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
A leaves her devoted, loving husband, B, to take up with B-3, a man who flatters her vanity * B-3 is wealthy, but shallow; and A, in following his advice, fails miserably in all her undertakings **
484a ; 490a 370
A presents her husband, B, with a gift as a testimonial of her love * 1333a A finds B dead, slain by the gift she had presented to him **
385a 474 497 576a ; 498
464 486a 509 573b
A divorces B, then seeks a second marriage with him * B's health was declining and beauty fading when A secured her divorce from him ** B, his health restored, considers heself well rid of A ***
23c, d 27 365b
A, thinking her first husband is dead 49 400 486a, marries again and has children by her second husband * A learns that her first husband was living at the time of her second marriage, but that he has died since her second marriage ** This invalidates the second marriage *** A seeks to make a new will and go through another marriage ceremony with her second husband, but is killed in an accident on her way to her 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 husband *****
245 ch A to D-A, daughter of A 305 ch B to SN-B, son of A's second husband
709 -* 808a -* ch B to A-2 1044b
A, through accident 711b loses an object, X, belonging to her friend, A-2, at the door of a man 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 husband with a note stating where it was found 478 ** A-2, falsely suspected of transgression, finds herself in a most unhappy position until A, by a statement of the facts, clears A-2 of suspicion ***
506b ch A to A-2
A, through mistaken judgment, becomes estranged from her loving husband, B * A has a foolish escapade with B-3 386 540, whereby her eyes are opened to her error and folly ** A, enlightened and transformed by the revelation of her error, returns humbly to her husband, B ***
116 ; 53 498 515
A believes she sees the apparition of her dead husband, B * A struggles to overtake the fleeing apparition of B, falls from a cliff and meets her death **
A, married to B, is haunted by memories of a former sweetheart, B-3 * Because of her memories, A's married happiness is not what it should be ** A finds B-3, her love of other days, and discovers that his beauty and charm have faded 244 ch B to B-3 211 ch B to B-3 A knows at once that her emancipation from the. evil influence of B-3 is complete, and she returns to B a better and a wiser woman ***
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 her, and learns how A is merely seeking home comforts denied her by B ** 417 478 B, realizing suddenly the injustice his exacting nature has been causing A, promises to be different—and there is a reconciliation ***
A's ideal of married happiness is tranquility and comfort * A's husband, B, proves himself a termagant, and quarrels are frequent **
385a 394 427 440 *-** 471 473
380 -** 449 553 561 562
A learns that her husband, B, has been true to her * A-3, the woman 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
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 SN-A" to "lover A-3" 1151
B fancies himself neglected by his wife, A * A-3, the "other woman," appears and, by flattering married B, and sympathizing with him, causes him to imagine he is in love with her **
380 400 418 507a, b
B fancies himself neglected by his wife, A * B, in order to win back his wife, A's, love by arousing her jealousy, flirts with A-3 **
397 445a 478 tr A & B
B is the sensible, devoted husband of A * A is the victim of egotistical self-deception ** A, advised wisely by B, thinks B is jealous of her great abilities *** An estrangement results ****
B deserts his wife, A, for another woman, A-3 * B, deserting his wife, A, for A-3, discovers that A-3 is in love with another married man **
418 *-** 496a 499a
538 -* 581
B's wife, A, has failed to return home and B is worried about her * B, thinking his wife A is in danger, plunges into danger himself on the chance of finding her and helping her **
538 *-*** 545 546a
49 ch "lovers" to "man and husband" 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 woman he has married ***
368b 376 407 454 493
B's wife, A, is brutal and tyrannical * Goaded beyond his powers of endurance, B puts poison in a glass and gives it to A ** B, giving his wife, A, poison, flees before the poison has time to take effect ***
453 ; 468 16a 946
B, after a loveless marriage with A-3, obtains a divorce and begins searching for A, the woman he loves and from whom he became estranged
261 ch B to A & A-3 to B-3 327a ; 325 345 tr B & B-3
486 tr B & B-3 ; 474 ch B to B-3 578b tr B & B-3
B is the second husband of A, a widow * A, thinking she has been disloyal to her first husband, B-3, makes B unhappy by her brooding **
496a 504b
261 ch A-3 to A 284 tr A & A-3
B, just married to A, tells A he does not love her * B informs his wife, A, that he married her from pique and because A-3, the woman he loves, married B-3 **
B is flogged by his wife, A, for a transgression 445a -* 483b 553 381 -* he did not commit
403 438 470 516 557a, b 558
B, husband 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
B, husband of A, informs A that he is in love with A-3
469 ; 532a ; 1293a 469 ; 532a ; 583b ch A-3 to A-5
B has committed a secret transgression in order to help his wife, A * B finds himself in the toils of A-5 **
411b ch A-3 to A-5 669
a 445a -** 434a -* 414
B, happily married to A, commits an indiscretion
469 ; 532a ; 1293b 445 *-*** 442 446a, b 449
B, husband of A, secretly borrows money from his old lover, A-3, for a certain purpose * A-3 seeks to use her power over B to advance her own selfish aims **
B, husband of A, is annoyed by the little mannerisms of A: The crook of her elbow as she lifts a cup or glass, her endless repetition of what she considers humorous stories, her old carpet slippers, her habit of snoring when she takes her afternoon nap, etc. These trifling banalities so work on B's nerves that bitter quarrels result
404 tr A & A-3 411a 418 557a
190 261 ch A-3 to A 253
B marries A, a woman much older than himself * B does not love A but thought when he married her that she would help him realize his consuming ambition ** B's great desire is to become an actress *** A, wife of B, proves a brutal tyrant and gives B nothing but harsh and inconsiderate treatment ****
373 404 tr A & A-3 409
376 916 ch B to B-2 ; 765 ch B to B-2
B, husband of A, admires the personal independence of B-2 and would pattern after him * A has no admiration at all for B-2 and his ways **
472 -* 365b, c ch BX to B
B learns that his 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
227 441 -* 475 -* 558 761b
B, husband of A, dies as the result of an enterprise undertaken for his supposed benefit
576a 578a, b 587 588
B, while too severely reprimanding his wife, A, bursts a blood vessel and expires
B, married, quarrels with his wife, A, and runs away from home in an attempt to find peace and contentment * B has an experience with A-3 which proves to him that running away from, his wife, A, was a mistake **
483b 507b 583b
A must have her abilities recognized by her husband, 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 her absence will cause B to discover her business worth **
501 519a -* 1395 1445
A lives unhappily with her husband, B * A's marital discontent prompts her to reckless and questionable adventures **
429a 848 ch B to B-3 876 ch B to B-3 1209b 246 -*
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 herself from the evil influence of B-3 * B-3 is a heartless coquette whom A loves **
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, she had stolen from him **
b 59 263 tr A & A-3 284 tr A & A-3
A has married B for his money * A, having secured B's money, grows tired of him ** A tells B she is a criminal, and will presently be arrested by the police *** A induces B to enter into a suicide pact with her **** B, carrying out a suicide pact with A, kills himself; A does not kill herself, but craftily explains that B commited suicide *****
371 392 425 ; 1290b ch A to D-A & M-A to A
a 418 -* 426 -* 430 400
A and B, woman and husband, each secretly leaves home on the same day * A believes she has deserted B, and B believes he has deserted A **
b 429b 484a -*
A and B, woman and husband, 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
461 484a -* 523
A, an artist, works secretly as a day laborer in order to help her husband, B, who is also an artist * A tells B she is "realizing money on her art" **
546a 532b 582 574a
A has a daughter by her white husband, B. B dies * A, while traveling abroad 917, marries B-3, a man of inferior race 347a ch B to B-3 901 ch B to B-3, abandons him and returns to her own country ** This secret A craftily keeps from her daughter, D-A ***
A, married to B and desiring her freedom, resorts to craftiness * A persuades her friend, A-2. to elope with B **
377b 489 466a ch A-3 to A-2 550 ch A-3 to A-2
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. She does this unknown to B * A secretly retires to her bachelor apartments and lives a hermitlike existence **
423a 385 ; 520 ch B-3 to B 502
A and her husband, B, are artists. Their art does not prosper * A and B encounter dire misfortune. Each seeks some secret method of recouping their joint finances **
a 420 422a 430 -* 471 473
A, married to B, is impelled by an unusual motive to drop out of sight, lose her personality and go adventuring in the under-world
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
455b 461 491b
A, wife of B, is heavily in debt * A disappears mysteriously **
572 719 770a ; 540
748 ; 700 924a 997b
A, wealthy and desiring to be poor, has married B in order that he may spend her money
484 ; 929 488a
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 husband, B, is a mystery man * A does not know B, and has not seen him since the day of their romantic marriage **
167a ch AX to A 486
a 1316 1317 ch A-8 to A-3
A's enemy, A-3, who wronged A grievously, is dead * A seeks to revenge herself upon B, the husband 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 husband, B, is loved by A-3 * A-3 seeks craftily to win B, the husband of A **
A's husband, B, seems to have an "affair" with another woman, A-3 * A is manoeuvered by A-3 into gambling with money not her own, and losing it **
434b 445a 572
A is craftily manoeuvered into misfortune by A-3 * A, in the power of A-3, is compelled to divorce her husband, B **
378 ch A to A-3 385 ch A to A-3 403 ch A to A-3
a 402 ch A to A-3 451
A marries B, a man who, unknown to A, is already married to A-3, a wife who is living and undivorced * A-2, a friend of A's, sends A-3 to A, B's second wife, and exposure of deceitful B follows **
743b ; 921 738
A's husband, B, is untrue to her, a fact of which A is in ignorance. A-2 discovers B's unfaithfulness, and informs A, who is on her death bed obstinately refusing treatment that would heal her * A, desperately ill, fired by tales of her husband, B's, unfaithfulness, makes up her mind to live and takes treatment that cures her **
A, wife of B, a very beautiful man, persuades B to pretend that he is her brother * A fears that she will be killed by some admirer of her husband, B, so that the admirer may marry B **
681b 683 734 1368
A, married to B, loses her identity * A assumes a fictitious identity and marries B-3 **
503a 521 ; 1177 or 1178 or 1185 525 568b
A seeks to achieve the refinement of cruelty in persecuting her husband, B * A secretly and mysteriously sequestrates herself and fosters the deception that she is dead **
402 659 884a ch A to B & A-5 to A
B's friend, A-3, seeks to save him from persecution at the hands of his brutal wife, A * B's friend, A-3, forces a quarrel on B's brutal wife, A, hoping A will kill her, thus entangling herself with the law and freeing B of her tyranny. A-3 accomplishes her heroic sacrifice **
488b 1211 ; 422a
A is impelled by an unusual motive to marry B, a man she does not love * A succeeds by a stratagem in leaving her unloved husband, B 1204 ch B to A & B-8 to A-8 952 and, under a fictitious name, marries B-3, the man she loves **
33 ch B to SN-B & F-B to B ; 258 ch A to B 421 422a ; 422b -*
B, husband of A, is a drug addict * B keeps his wife, A, in ignorance of the fact that he is a drug addict **
435b 440 442 446a
376 ; 642 -* 376 ; 646 403 -* ; 739
B is forbidden by his wife, A, to do a certain thing * B, ordered by his wife, A, not to do a certain thing, does it anyway, during A's absence from home **
642 *-** 599 ; 534
B's wife, A, leaves for town, as she 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 her ***
394 486a ; 552a tr A & B ; 404 tr A & A-3
B elopes with A-3, who has artfully inspired doubts of his wife, A's
213 -* 476b 540 507a 568a 568b 573b
B, husband of A, is mistakenly supposed by A to have an "affair" with A-3 * B, husband of A, detests A-3. but calls on her at her apartment at night 483b 583b ** B forces A-3, at the revolver point, to return to his money which she has taken craftily from A ***
B, husband of A, seeks desperately to escape disaster * B drinks a potion which throws him into a condition resembling death, having been assured that A will appear and rescue him when he revives **
B, husband 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, husband of A, calls on his lover, A-2 * A calls on her friend, A-2 ** A-2 conceals B so A will not see him *** A discovers her husband, B, concealed in the apartment of her her friend, A-2 ****
400 ch A-3 to A-2 418 ch A-3 to A-2 446a
90 ch A to A-5 59 ch A to A-5
B, in his extreme youth, was lured into marriage with a criminal, A-5 * A-5 a criminal, is killed, and B, her widower, leaves home and goes to a distant country ** B marries A 20a, c 24a, b. a woman of wealth and high social standing, and keeps his 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
450 ; 550 450 ; 1204 ; 502 tr B & A
B kills his wife, A, in order to prevent A from revealing an evil secret
557a 1258 1294
398b 411b -* ; 445 *-** 433b ; 583b
B is happily married to A * B, husband of A, impelled by an innocent motive, clandestinely meets an old lover, A-3 **
411a -* ; 410 434a
492b -** 494
B seeks by secret enterprise to be free of A, his wife who is poor, in order that he may marry wealthy A-3
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
376 383 ; 403 -* 521
B seeks by secret enterprise to emancipate himself from fear of his wife, A
B believes he has killed his wife, A * B seeks to save himself from the consequences of transgression by taking to flight **
1a, b, d, e, f, g 421 422a 440 -*
B's wife, A, married him under false pretenses * B seeks by secret enterprise to be revenged upon his wife, A **
a 428 455b 490a -*
B secretly disposes of a dearly prized possession in order to buy his wife, A, a Christmas (or birthday or wedding anniversary) present
430 532b 1293c
B, and his wife, A, have fallen upon evil days * B, in order to "keep the wolf from the door," finds work in a laundry, but tells A he is working as an "art director" **
424 69 579a
422b -* 430 -* 525
B bears a close physical resemblance to B-8 * B marries A. B has property in his own name which, by a marriage settlement, is to descend to A if she 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
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 wife or husband 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
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 her husband, B, a source of danger to herself, seeks to avoid the danger by a stratagem **
436 688 -* ; 307 or 197 ch B to B-3 or 973
376 434a -* 495 503a 559
A, wife of B, is cruel and tyrannical * A seeks craftily to kill A-3, an unmarried woman with whom B is in love **
439 503b ; 403
A is estranged from her husband, B, whom she dearly loves * A flees to a distant part of the country and tries to bear her hard lot with fortitude **
A is deeply in love with her husband, B * A faces failure in business 4913 606 631 747 —a failure which, she knows, will bring disaster to her married happiness **
484b ; 770b, c 505
A is unhappy with her husband, B * A seeks with firmness to achieve cherished ambitions **
905 907 913 928a 492b
A revolts against the injustice she is compelled to suffer at the hands of her beloved husband, B
419 427 429a 460
A, married to B, is impelled by an unusual motive to lead a double life
486b 548a, b 1200
422a ; 486a 1295
A seeks to escape difficulties, restore property and be free of an unloved husband, 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
B is married to A and they have one child, CH * B loves CH but he does not love A ** B loves A-3, and elopes with her, leaving his child, CH, with his wife, A ***
507b ; 499a 500a
b 503b ch A-3 to A-7 495 ch A-3 to A-7
B, young husband of elderly A, has an intrigue with a servant of A's, A-7 * A is ill and about to die; B, her husband, could save her, but he will not **
B has seen his wife, A, secretly as she 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 **
B attempts to poison his wife, A * B, attempting to poison his wife, A, mistakes a bottle of harmless white powder for the poison and gives A some of its contents **
453 ; 502 539b tr A & B
B, seeking to aid his wife, A, by secret enterprise, finds poverty a bar
411b 449 455a, b 532a, b
B seeks to escape from his tyrannical wife, A, by running away
400 418 451 743b
(14) Falling into Misfortune through the Wiles of a Crafty Schemer
450 tr A & A-3 451 tr A & A-3
A, after her marriage to B, discovers that B, who had professed to be single, was a married man and neither divorced nor widowed
476a 488b 503a 521
A, married to B, has not been divorced from a former husband, B-3 * A discovers that B has married another woman, A-3 **
540 568a, b, c, d
378 420 548a tr B & B-3 572 ch A to A-3
A becomes the second wife of B, whose first wife, A-3, had mysteriously disappeared and was supposed to be dead * After A and B are married, B's first wife, A-3. appears secretly to A **
533 ; 594b 486a
A's husband, 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 **
A finds herself under a weird psychic spell because of a birthmark on the face of her husband, B * B craftily gives a birthmark a peculiar significance, and holds A under its power **
1334a 1342a 1374 1375
a 389a, b 405
B, husband of A, is craftily persuaded by A-3, the "other woman" in a "love triangle," to elope with her
b 398b 449 483b
B, husband of A, finds himself in the power of an old lover, A-3 * A-3 threatens to reveal to B's wife, A, a fateful secret 441 447 455b 492b unless B will agree to a certain proposition A makes to him **
446b ch A-2 to A-3 483b 507a
398b ch A-3 to A-2 446b 580 589
B, husband of A, persuades A-2, a friend of A's, to elope with him
418 ch A-3 to A-2 423a
B falsely accuses his wife, A, of transgression
506a, b 507a
B suffers betrayal at the hands of A, his wife by a secret marriage * B is accidentally killed by a series of manoeuvers set in motion by his wife, A **
B, husband 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 she does not send the doctor **
64 ; 415 386
B is abandoned by A, his wife by a secret marriage * B is unable to prove his secret marriage to A; the marriage records disappear and the priest who performed the ceremony dies **
188b ch A to A-8 738
B, husband of A, sees happiness and beauty in everything and evil in nothing until A accuses him of causing her downfall 539a 542 * B's bright outlook on life changes to one of darkness and despair when he is falsely accused of evil by his wife, A **
a 410 ch A-5 to A-3 433b 436
B, husband of A, falls into misfortune * A-3, a woman of evil character, seeks by violence and while intoxicated, to dishonor B, husband of A **
476b 483b ; 519a, b 433a ch B to B-8
b 398b 433b 583b
B, husband of A, is by subtlity made a prisoner by A-3, a rejected lover, in her apartment
a 429b 436 563c
A and B, woman and husband, struggle to realize a cherished ideal * A and B discover that their cherished ideal is a mistaken one **
b 375 491b 524a
A tries in vain to pay the debts incurred by her extravagant husband, B, whom she idolizes * A, facing ruin, seeks to save herself by committing a transgression **
A, wife of B, is wealthy, cultured and of high social standing * A indulges a taste for low companionship and questionable adventures **
429a 499a 500a 501
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 she is known in two different communities, two circles of acquaintances, and practices two professions
548b 1148a 1248
A is estranged from her husband, B * A, estranged from her husband, B, seeks a reconciliation, and then quarrels with B as to which of them caused the estrangement—and the estrangement continues **
A marries B because she thinks he is poor * A discovers, after her marriage with B, that he is wealthy in his own right **
429b 563c 929
b 367a 368b
A marries B, a man she does not love * A has committed a transgression 1290a 1301 1304; B knows of the transgression, and A marries him in order to safeguard her evil secret **
A begins divorce proceedings against her husband, B * A seeks to divorce B, thinking to find happiness in a new love **
496a 556 886 ; 563a
a 484a -* 966 -*
A and B, woman and husband, 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
A, and B, woman and husband, 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 daughter has been born to them ** A-2 writes A and B that she is coming to see their child; and A and B find it necessary to resort to further simulation ***
B is the husband of A, and loves her devotedly * B insists on dominating A in business affairs **
B, husband of A, insists on living beyond his wife's means * B, through fooiish extravagance, brings A close to ruin **
B's wife, A, loves him devotedly * A is of a parsimonious nature and gives B little money **
B's wife, A, is a poor woman * B loves jewels and fine clothes which his wife, A, is unable to give him ** B is persuaded to accept a valuable piece of jewelry from an old admirer, A-3 *** B tells A, his wife, that a valuable piece of jewelry, given him by A-3, is set with imitation stones and that he bought it for himself ****
B's wife, A, is affectionate and kindly and puts on her "Sunday manners" in company; but when she and B are alone, she is cross-grained, petty and tryannical
B, husband of A, is shallow, foolish and faithless * B, married to A, flirts with an unmarried woman, A-3 **
503b 568c
B, husband of A, falls in love with young and reckless A-3
503b 505 -* 507a, b
A falls ill * A's husband, B, from whom she is seeking a divorce, nurses her back to health **
A's husband, B, deserts her and obtains a divorce * A falls ill. B-3, who loved A before she 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 wife of B, discovers that B has an undivorced wife, A-3, living * A secretly abandons B and leaves him to A-3. B's undivorced former wife **
548a ch A to A-3 573b tr A & A-3
A has recently lost her husband, B * A finds her memories of her deceased husband, B, an inspiration and a sustaining power **
498 1433b ; 504a 578a, b
576a 567 -* 579a ; 578a
A seeks to find her deceased husband, B * A believes that her deceased husband, B, has returned to earth to comfort her **
A and B, wife and husband, 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
A dearly loves her husband, B, but B does not love her * A wins the love of her husband, B, by patience, forbearance, kindliness and devotion **
A is seeking a divorce from B * A becomes reconciled with B when he nurses her through a serious illness **
396 575 956 ch A-8 to A ; 578a
A, failing in business and almost a bankrupt, nevertheless marries B, a shrewd and thrifty man * B so reorganizes and manages A's affairs that she becomes prosperous **
A and B are estranged and living apart, their married happiness in a sad tangle * A receives a letter from B 1395 calling her home ** A learns that a child, CH. has been born during her absence. Result, reconciliation with B, and happiness ***
572 ; 402 -* 430
B supposes that his wife, A, is dead * B reads in a newspaper that his wife, A, whom he had supposed dead, is alive **
B's wife, A, is brutal and tyrannical * B, married to brutal and tyrannical A, loves and is beloved by, A-3 **
B discovers that his wife, A, is seeking the life of his lover, A-3 * B seeks desperately to save his lover, A-3, from the vengeance of his wife, A **
507b 557a 568c, d
a 405 485 492a 499b tr A & B 579a ; 565 1133
B seeks to win his wife, A, to a certain enterprise * B, with the help of the elements during a devastating storm, succeeds in winning his wife, 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 husband of A * A's sorrow for her deceased husband, B-3, causes B, her second husband, much unhappiness ** B, second husband of A, discovers that B-3, A's first husband, was unfaithful ***
389 391 ch B-3 to B-8
544 563b 585b 580 484b 908
B, husband of A, suffers a critical illness at childbirth and his character is completely transformed * B lives for his children, gives all to them, and loses his moody despondency ** B loyally helps his wife, A, recoup her financial losses ***
a 540 541 571 582 561 tr A & B, ch A-3 to B-3
B thinks his wife, A, has committed a moral transgression 563a * B discovers through a friend, B-2, that the moral transgression of which he has accused his wife, A, was never committed **
496a, b 506b 536 546a
b 485 506a 770a
B, through false suspicion, is estranged from his wife, A * B becomes reconciled with his wife, A, when a suspicion is proved to be false **
1451a ch A to B 1462
a 398a, b 411b 433b 444
B is eloping with A-3, the woman who destroyed his faith in his wife, A * B, husband 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, married to A, elopes with A-3 * B's love for his child, CH, left with his wife, A, when he deserted her, draws him back to CH and A **
568c, d
(39) Forsaking Cherished Ambitions in order to Carry out an Obligation
512 513 521 528 539a 579b
A finds her marriage to B a bar to her contentment
A finds her marriage to B a hindrance in her love affair with B-3
377a 385a 386 393 426 556
A is unhappy in her married life with B * A, unhappily married to B, proves true to her obligation to run a charted course as a family woman, even though she must sacrifice cherished ambitions **
385a 393 435a 511
513 484b -*
A, married to B, finds the necessity of supporting her husband and family a bar to cherished ambitions
484b *-** 991
A is prevented by family and business obligations from embarking upon a cherished enterprise
A, married to B, is compelled to lead a prosy, middle-class life, drab and monotonous * A, married to prosy B, treasures in her heart of hearts dreams of knightly exploits and chivalrous adventures, herself the star of each performance **
771a 773 ch B to B-8 774 1077 1330 1335
B, married to A, his second wife, finds his domestic happiness imperiled by the obligation to care for CH, a child by his first wife
516 503b ch "lover A-3" to "child CH" 507b 594b
585b 1106 1119
B, husband of A, forsakes cherished ambitions in order to carry out the desire of A that he bear her a daughter * B dies in childbirth **
514 521 1341 ; 467 ch A-8 to CH 896 ch D to CH
B deliberately sacrifices his life at the hands of his wife, A, in order to save their daughter, CH, who is falsely accused of transgression by A, the real transgressor.
525 925 -* 957a
A, wife 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 her wealth and influence in carrying out an iniquitous project. Her husband, B, seeks in vain to persuade her against it **
403 553 557a -*
A and B are married, and A's father, F-A, lives with them * A and B quarrel regarding F-A, and A is forced to choose between F-A and B **
554 568c 578b
a 483a, b 519b -*
A learns that her husband, B, is in terrible danger * A, if she leaves her post of duty to save her husband, B, who is in terrible Hanger, will sacrifice lives and property she is in duty bound to safeguard **
519b *-** 576b
A, over the phone, receives an agonized call from her husband, B, for help. B is in terrible danger * A rescues B **
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 woman's husband ** A's obligation to save herself, is opposed by an obligation to protect B-3, another woman's husband ***
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
A, B's wife, pretends to be innocent of a transgression, but B knows she is guilty
A is unable to find a job and support her husband, B * A and her husband, B, find themselves face to face with starvation **
523 532a 532b 579a 583b 628
585b 680a 681a
A, because of extreme poverty, finds it impossible to remember her husband, B, with a Christmas present (or a gift on his birthday, or on their wedding anniversary)
398a 400 411b 455a 628
a 500b 1079 1132
A, wife of B, has a dangerously reckless passion for gambling in stocks * A, wife of B, is a lawyer with trust funds in her possession; and B fears that she will be tempted to use the trust funds for gambling purposes **
A, elderly wife 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, her husband, upholds her in her determination **
403 474 tr A & B
A, married to B, attempts to carry out an infamous project in spite of family obligations
426 438 465 486b 548b 555a 556
A struggles to carry out an obligation to her deceased husband. B, which she considers sacred
474 *-** 198 578b -* 588
A seeks to be loyal to her husband, B * B, husband of A, is of alien blood and inferior race **
A is the wife of worthy B, whom she does not love * A, married to B, whom she does not love, is haunted by memories of a former sweetheart, B-3, whom she still loves **
393 420 555b 246b 368e
A, deeply in love with her husband, B, is made defendant in divorce proceedings started by B
568a 573a 594c 496b
A dominates her husband, B, a nagger and a scold, by petty tyrannies that are more masterful than any B has at his command * B, when properly subdued by his wife, A's, pretended tyrannies, finds A gentle, kindly and considerate ** A, by being cruel in order to be kind, insures the married happiness of herself and B ***
1132 ch A to B 1334a ch A to B
B, husband 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
574b 1009b ch B to F-A & D to A
B, husband of A, is compelled to live with A's father, F-A * B finds the conditions of his married life with A unpleasant **
529a 543 557b
B must have money in order to save his wife, A * A, wife of B, is desperately ill, and will die unless she can have a change of climate **
410 583b 1293a, b, c
B's long, beautiful tresses are greatly admired by his wife, A * B, in order finance a certain enterprise involving his wife, A, sells his long hair **
B, A's tyrannical husband, goes out for the evening and orders A not to leave the house while he is away
376 378 tr B & A 413
B is forbidden by his wife, A, to engage in a certain enterprise * B engages in a certain enterprise which his wife, A, condemns and forbids him taking part in 442 449 *-** 452 ** B, engaging in an enterprise forbidden by his wife, 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 ***
667 449 ; 537 ch A to A-3, B to B-3 & B-3 to B ; 1070 ch A to A-3
B, husband of A, saves A-3, a supposed transgressor, from the law by a public confession of his delinquency * A, because of her great love for her husband, B, forgives his delinquency and glories in his moral courage in making a confession of it **
695a ch A to A-3 557b ch A-2 to A-3
370 372 398a, b 433b
B, married to A, is about to elope with A-3 * B, husband 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 woman, AX, who broke up a home by eloping with a friend's husband and then abandoning his. A-2 has recognized A-3 and, in order to save B, tells this story about her, hiding A-3's identity under a fictitious name. But it is enough, A-3 sneaks away, and B never sees her again **
391 tr A & B & ch B-3 to A-3 396
A's husband, B, is murdered at a certain hour of the night * A is suspected of having murdered her husband, 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 man 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
A, wife of B, enroute to her 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 her husband, B, is missing ** A mistakenly supposes that her husband, B, has eloped with A-3 ***
a 399 954 966 -*
A, wife of B, is the victim of egotistical self-deception and thinks herself a great woman * A believes that she is prevented from becoming famous by the jealousy of her husband, B **
b 429a 430 460 540
A reads in a newspaper that her husband, B, has divorced her * B divorces A on the grounds of desertion **
388 -* tr A & B 496b
719 770a 743b ch B to A
A, wife of B, vanishes mysteriously * A, wife of B, and B-3, both vanish mysteriously at the same time ** Gossip has it that A, wife of B, has eloped with B-3 ***
506a, b 571 573b
A, whenever she attempts to have X, a certain object of mystery, explained to her, meets with misfortune * A, showing X, a mysterious object of mystery, to her husband. B, is astounded when B, without explanation, begins divorce proceedings
A labors under the mistaken belief that the altruism of her husband, B, is prompted by selfish motives
377a 386 391 555a, b
531 574b 994 ch B to F-A & D to A
B, husband of A, is jealous of the attentions A gives her father, F-A * B has a mistaken idea that his wife's father, F-A, is trying to interfere between him and A
507a ch A-2 to F-A, father of A 518
B labors under the mistaken belief that his wife, A, receives all the praise for his own kindly acts
457 646 ; 594d 644 ; 594d 572 ; 573b 540 ; 506a, b
528 539a ; 553
B's wife, A, fails to return home. A blizzard is raging, and B fears that A has suffered misfortune in the storm * B meets his death while searching vainly in a storm for his wife, A **
a 706a, b, c
B, husband of A, during A's absence, sees destruction threatening A's life work * B, at the cost of his own life, heroically saves from destruction the life work of his wife, A **
B, homely, marries a blind woman, A, who thinks him surpassingly beautiful * B hires a noted eye-specialist to perform an operation on the eyes of his blind wife, A. whereby A's sight is restored **
A dearly loves her husband, B; and his love, which she does not possess, is necessary to her happiness
499b 563a 573b
a 681b 734 ; 402 -*
A, married to B, suffers a memory lapse and marries B-3 * A, wife of B, suffers an attack of amnesia and marries B-3; her memory returns, and she forgets B-3 and goes back to B **
A is a bigamist; and her two wives, B and B-3, meet by chance and compare notes
492a 494 ch A-3 to A-2
A is married to B, and her ideal is faithfulness * A's husband, B, elopes with her friend, A-2, a woman more successful in business than A **
496a, b 507b ch A-3 to A-2
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
515 397 ch A-3 to A-2 549 588 764 79 ch A to A-2 & A-3 to A
A discovers that her husband, B, is the father of A-2's daughter, CH
A, wife of B, discovers that B is unfaithful
A finds a bundle of love letters in a locked drawer of her husband, B's, desk—letters written after B's marriage to her, but not by her * A, discovering that her husband, B, is unfaithful, strangles him while he sleeps **
A believes that her husband, B, is in love with A-3
A secretly discovers that her husband, B, has an affair with A-3
380 400 434b 438 503b
A abandons her loving, devoted husband, B, to elope with B-3, a younger and prettier man * A, abandoning her husband, 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
A, unhappily married to B, falls in love with B-3, a boy much younger than herself * A, married to B and in love with B-3, takes a long journey in an attempt to forget B-3 **
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, wife of B, is killed in an accident while on the way to elope with B-3 **
a 398a 413 433b
B's wife, 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, husband of A, elopes with A's friend, A-2 * B, husband of A, and A-2 with whom B is eloping, meet death in an automobile accident **
(26) Seeking Secretly to Preserve Another from Danger
368b ; 403 -* 376
B, husband 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 wife of B, is a huge woman and as powerful and determined as she 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 *-**
B's wife, A, is a tyrannical, churlish person whose dislike for her attractive husband inspires in her small mind a desire to persecute him * B, husband of brutal and tyrannical A, is loved by A-3. B, although he loves A-3, is too high-minded to consider an elopement, or to be a party to any sort of intrigue **
403 *-** 438 568d
371 474 498 576a 577 578a
A finds that a delusion regarding the apparition of her deceased husband, B, is entangled with truth * A hears the voice of her deceased husband, B, and there seems absolutely no doubt that it is his voice **
A, wife of B, receives anonymous communications regarding B and A-3
434a 445a 538 553
381 434a -* 445a -*
A, wife of B, receives each morning a mysterious communication regarding B 1383 1397 * A finds an anonymous communication regarding her husband, B, on a sheet of paper in her typewriter 1381 1389a ** A receives through the mails, "poison pen" letters 564b -* regarding her husband, B ***
377a 396 397 398b
(37) Seeking Against Difficulties to Realize a Cherished Ideal
A, estranged from her husband, B, whom she dearly loves, seeks a reconciliation
487 499a, b 500a 501
A marries B, a beautiful man notorious for his vicious temper and scorpion tongue * A is deeply in love with her husband, B, a virago, and plans to transform his nature by a method of her own **
443 ; 394 529b
c 423b 429b 954 add B 974 add A
A and B, woman and husband, deplore the insincerity and the mercenary spirit of modern city life * A and B, woman and husband, leave the city and search in the country for their ideal of what life should be ** A and B, woman and husband, discover that they are searching for an ideal that does not exist ***
900 add B 963 add B
a 557a 569 -* 572
B, young and attractive, has recently lost his wife, A * B, a young and attractive widower, resolves to remain faithful to the memory of his deceased wife, 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, wishing to be free of his wife, A, writes anonymous "poison pen" letters regarding himself, and sends them to A * B writes anonymous "poison pen" letters regarding his wife, A, and sends them to himself **
975a 957a 976 1133 ; 1120
B cherishes a dear desire that his wife, A, shall become religiously inclined
504a 1427b 1445 ch B to A
a 472 -* 473
B seeks to aid his wife, A, who is morose and discontented
b 524a 579a
B, fearing his wife, A, will commit a transgression, pretends himself to commit a transgression * B pretends to be a shoplifter, but has honestly purchased the goods which his horrified wife, A, finds in his possession **
(46) Seeking Retaliation for a Grievous Wrong that is Either Real or Fancied
483a, b 492b 583b
A's husband, B, is dishonored (and slain?) by A-3 * A's husband. B, is dishonored and slain, during the war, by an enemy officer, A-3 ** A seeks to find A-3 and be revenged on her for a grievous wrong committed against A's husband, B ***
a 397 398a 444 451 494 551 554
A, married to B, discovers the unfaithfulness of B * A, discovering that her husband, B, is unfaithful, kills him and herself **
b 466 503a ; 554
A seeks craftily to be revenged upon her husband, B, for falling in love with A-3, the woman who has befriended him
c 446b ch A-2 to A-3 476a 483b 495
A, wife of B, discovers the unfaithfulness of B * A kills A-3, the lover of her husband, B **
594e ch A-5 to A & last A to A-3 610
d 503a, b 550 554 558
A, wife of B, attempts to kill B s lover, A-3 * A-3. murderously assaulted by A, wife of B, slays her in self-defense **
705 ch A to A-3 712 ch A to A-3 738 895 ch A to A-3
730 ch A-3 to A-5 483a ch A-3 to A-5 ; 483b ch A-3 to A-5
B's wife, A, is killed by A-5 * B's wife, 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 his wife, A ***
594e 1244b ch A to A-5 1325 ch A to A-5
992 ch M-B to A ; 641 ch M-B to A ; 378 ch B to SF-B 948 ch M-B to A & F-B to SF-B
B is the son of A and step-daughter of A's husband, SF-B * B seeks revenge upon his step-mother, SF-B, because he thinks SF-B has stolen the affections of his mother, A, away from him **
909 ch SR-B to SF-B 933
548a 660a 719a 750 770
A, mysteriously missing, returns to her home and her husband, B, in a dazed condition, unable to give any explanations
540 550 572 ; 402
664 681b 1389a
A, wife of B, mysteriously disappears * B's wife, A, mysteriously disappears, and B mourns for her as dead **
A and B, for certain reasons, keep their marriage a close secret * B's mother, M-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 her husband, B, married to A-3 * A, discovering that her husband, B, dearly loves A-3, whom he has married thinking A to be dead, secretly goes away and takes herself out of his life **
A, a toiler, seeks to support her husband, B, and family by honest enterprise; but she is out of work, her husband is ill and her family in need
A, wife of B, is in dire financial straits * A, and her husband, B, are compelled to live with A's father, F-A, and avail themselves of his slender resources **
A becomes aware of the impending death of her husband, B
576a, b 578a, b
A suffers overwhelming sorrow because of the death of her husband, B * A's sorrow over the death of her husband, B, culminates in hallucination **
53 498 1334a 1345
b 49 445b 460
A, mistakenly supposing her beloved husband, B, is dead, kills herself * B, discovering that his wife, A, is dead, commits suicide **
55 376 377a 386 492a
A suffers remorse and overwhelming sorrow—remorse for broken vows, and sorrow because of the death of her dearly beloved husband, B * A, goaded by sorrow for the death of her husband, B, goes into seclusion **
A, because of the death of her husband, B, suffers great sorrow and undergoes a character transformation
A's husband, B, dies. B, A's husband, on his death bed, has A promise that she will marry B-3, B's best friend * B-3 loved A before she married B **
526 378 ch B to B-3 405 tr B & B-3
a 574a 566a
B is convinced that all the misfortunes of himself and his wife, A, are due to A's irreligious nature
504a 565 884b 1353
A's husband, B, is racially, morally and mentally A's inferior * B, husband of A, proves a hindrance to her socially and in a business way **
B is the husband of A, a friend of A-2's * A's friend, A-2, discovers that A's husband, B, is a "vamp" **
B desires the love and consideration of his wife, A, which he believes he has lost
B, opening a letter addressed to his wife, A, discovers that A has lied to him
B, if discovered doing something he has in mind, will find himself at odds with his wife, A
b 532a 561 585b
B, husband of A, is desperately in need of money for a certain purpose * A-3, a rejected lover of B's, promises to help B, husband of A, if he will come to her apartment for an interview **
476b 483a, b
c 458a 470
B, husband of A, is desperately in need of money for a certain purpose * B, husband of A, happens to meet an old lover, A-3, and is forced to borrow a sum of money from her **
B, just married to A, discovers in a secret place his obituary notice (written by A?) the date of demise alone left blank
403 *-*** 590 1346 ; 1462
b 421 436 1061
B, husband of A, loses his love for A when he discovers her cowardly nature
B, husband of A, leaves home suddenly on important business while A is absent * B, leaving home suddenly during the absence of his wife, A, writes a line to A explaining his 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, husband of A, is a butterfly of fashion * B, husband of A, must have rich clothes and luxurious surroundings in order to be happy **
1377b ch B to B-3 1383 1384 ch B to A 1389b 1440 ch A to A-8
B believes that his wife, A, loves him less than she does a certain small statue, X, that stands on her desk
B, the deceased husband of A, appears to a relative of A's and describes his mortal reactions to A's lack of affection for him
B, dying, reveals to his wife, A, a closely guarded secret which she finds greatly perturbing
441 451 467 492b 503a ch A-3 to A-2 551
B is convinced that his wife, A, has eloped with B-3
426 -* 584a
B, fourth husband of A, discovers shortly after his marriage that A's other wives have all died suddenly and mysteriously
387 403 422b 552b
483a, b 1137a ; 179a
B, alone, helpless and in terrible danger, sends to his wife, A, a despairing call for aid
398a -* 405 486a 485
B revolts against certain unpleasant conditions involving his wife, A
398a *-** 398b *-** 403
B secretly takes money from his wife, A, for his own use
B, undemonstrative in his affections, surprises his wife, A, and arouses her suspicion by bringing her breakfast to her in bed
b 378 471 473 550 tr A & A-3 533
B, a termagant, supposes himself a widower and marries A * A-3. B's undivorced wife, appears secretly to A, B's present wife, and tries craftily to get A to pay her money for not claiming B as her husband **
c 485 493 555a, b
B divorces his wife, A, and is awarded the custody of their child, CH * A steals her child, CH, from her divorced husband, B **
d 410 532a ; 1293a 1293b
B, husband of A, innocently commits a transgression * A, in order to save her husband, B, declares that she is guilty of a transgression committed by B **
499a, b 500a 695a, b
e 568d ch A-3 to A-5 569
B, husband of A, takes the law in his own hands and shoots A-5, who has murdered A
738 743b 801 ch A to A-8
f 528 486a
B, husband 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 his 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 himself to be in love with A-2 **
935 1065 -*
A exercises mistaken judgment in forwarding a certain undertaking * A loses her initiative, her enterprise and her ambition, and becomes merely a cog in the wheels of her employer **
85a 114 235 1065 *-** 1088 1243
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 her life is made miserable **
705 854 ch A-9 to A-5 884a
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 her car apparently injures a pedestrian, seeks to evade legal consequences by having her chauffeur, A-7, drive on at speed **
669 ch B to A & A-5 to A-7 750 775 783 1064
A, an author, impersonates the crook hero of a story she is writing for the purpose of obtaining situations and "local color" * A, a novelist, impersonates the hero of a story she is writing and becomes involved in an unpleasant complication **
2b 786 803a 815a 817 822
442 ; 534 -** 793a 838 1168
A, in order to oblige her friend, A-2, acts contrary to her 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, she is in a dilemma **
534 **-*** 365b 603a 594f
A, in a foreign seaport and seeking to return at night to her steamer, loses her way and finds herself in the lawless slums
848a ; 664 12a 31 1218 1226 1230 ch A to A-8
A, seeking to help her friend, A-2, lends her all her 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
176c 225 1338
A, a pugilist, loses a ring battle and all the money she has wagered on herself
361a 500a 850b 874 918a
a 1273 ; 174 ch A-3 to A-2 426 446b 601 607
A suffers defeat because her friend, A-2, does not efficiently carry out her part in a certain enterprise
568c, d ch A-3 to A-2 280b ch A-3 to A-2 601
A and her friend, A-2, are attacked by robbers in a lonely wood * A's friend, A-2, receives a wound from which she dies **
c 770b 793a, b
A and her friend, A-2, on horseback, are swimming a flooded river. A-2 is struck by a piece of floating drift, but A rescues her and gets her to the river bank * A-2 is so badly injured that she dies **
d 906 913 1174 1013 ch A-6 to A-2
A and her 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
299 ch M-B to A-8 409 ch A-3 to A-8
A is in the employ of A-8, a woman in whom she 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
A, stricken with fever in a wilderness country, is attended by an old man, B * A, falling ill in a wilderness country, is attended by an old man. B, to whom years before, she had taught a fake method of healing **
1220 1228 -* 1325
A has invested all her money in a certain enterprise * A, investing all her money in a certain enterprise, sees the enterprise fail and herself plunged heavily into debt **
A and her 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 **
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 her 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
A, temporarily in charge of two mischievous children, CH-1 and CH-2, finds herself in more dilemmas than she can successfully manage
193 728 -**
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. She can escape only by passing through the towns of Y or Z, and detectives, A-6 and A-6, are watching for her in both places **
A's youthful escapades, committed thoughtlessly and not with malice, constitute the wrong which has given her a bad name among the people of her native place
A induces her mother, M-A, to advance her her patrimony * A leaves her native place, squanders her substance in riotous living, comes to want and experiences remorse **
A receives A-5 on a forged letter of recommendation from a friend, A-2, and introduces A-5 into her 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 **
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 her **
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 she 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 her suspicions as to where it can be found, but discovers that her suspicions are unfounded ***
771a 1200 1222b
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 her words or acquit herself with credit * A, a coward who has been manoeuvered into a dangerous test of courage, is almost beside herself with fear as she sets forth to meet the test **
1104 1227b, c
679 743b 946 1244b
A has confided to B the combination of her safe, X * A, confiding to B the combination of her safe. X. brings danger to B **
2a 59 412 768 1187
A shows her ignorance of the usages of high society by unpacking her satchel when a servant, A-7, is expected to do it for her * A, annoyed by a faux pas she has committed, seeks to "save her face" **
A is bored by certain duties she is obliged to perform * A, bored by certain duties she is obliged to perform, finds a way out—with unpleasant results **
1163a, b 1184 1164 ch A to A-2
601 602 606 212a 461 1343
A loses all her life's savings * A plans to take has own life, but fate intervenes **
A loses her job * A suffers misfortune because she departs from the strict line of duty in order to carry out a cherished ambition of her own **
628 ch B to A-9, "A's employer" 753 779 836 832 902 903
127a 522 619 246b ch A to AX
A is swindled out of her life's savings by A-5 * A, swindled out of her life's savings by A-5, is about to take her own life when her lost money is returned to her 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
611 ch A to D 928b
A mistakenly supposes her daughter, D, to have perished in a tragic accident
698 628 ch A to D & B to A 297 ch B to SX 674 734 ch A to SX 1053 1056
A, innocent, is supposed to be a transgressor * A is supposed to be a transgressor because she is found with contraband goods in her possession **
859 1168 1228 1264 tr A & A-2 1265a tr A & A-3
597 699a 712 750 777 787 857 1449
A considers herself a transgressor until she discovers that her supposed transgression was never committed
635 1448 1451a 1456
1202a 1220a 1227b, c
A awakens in B a consuming desire to leave the city and return to his home in the country to live. All of which was farthest from A's plans, since she seeks a business engagement from B which can only be carried out in the city, and with B's help
959 ; 966c 925 -*
A, in making a scientific experiment, has unintentionally caused her son, SN, a grievous injury
627 ch B to SN 227 ch B to SN, A to A-8 & M-B to A
416 626 ch SN to B
A unintentionally causes the death of B * A, seeking to save B by giving him an antidote for a certain poison, causes his death **
578a, b 633 ; 634
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 her, is one of the passengers **
711a 726a 1162 ch A-5 to A 1163a ch A-4 to A-2
A has her "double," A-2, take her place in an important enterprise * A finds herself ruined, and her reputation gone, when her double, A-2, bungles an important enterprise while posing as A **
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 her ** Through A-2, A's confederate in an enterprise, A suffers loss ***
1268 1269 tr A & A-2
A is ruined when her appeal to her supposed friend, A-2, for financial aid, is denied
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
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 her reason **
A, imagining she sees a fast motor car almost upon her, leaps in front of a car that is not imaginary and is instantly killed
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 **
763 1166a 1196 1267a 1335
A is a professional burglar who throws caution to the winds in one of her burglaries * A, a burglar, breaks into a house that is quarantined ** A contracts a contagious disease ***
778 1023 1024 1027 1029 1268
A robs a heathen temple of jewels and proceeds about her 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
259-2 377b 681a 732 753
A, ruined financially, takes to drink and "dies in her cups"
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 her family and friends are glad to be rid of her and will not pay the ransom ** A, abducted by A-5 and held for ransom, makes A-5's life so miserable that she pays a round sum to have A taken off her hands ***
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 **
B, trying to make a home for his widowed mother, M-B, is neglected and cruelly treated by M-B
14a 223 368a 676 993
B, as a sop to his vanity, borrows a valuable ornament from his wealthy friend, B-2 * B loses a valuable ornament he borrowed from his friend, B-2 ** B, and his wife, 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
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 his surroundings, finds a dark, deserted room with comfortable chairs and large mirrors, and falls asleep in one of the chairs. He does not awaken until morning; then, to his horror, he discovers that he has spent the night as no respectable man ought to have done
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, he would be considered a confederate of A-4's and suffer accordingly **
179a, c 594d 824
737b -* 737c ; 737b *-**
B finds himself, innocently and through error, a prisoner at night in a bedroom not his own * B, caught innocently in a compromising situation, discovers a state of affairs that renders his dilemma tragic **
648 669 ch A-5 to A 1135b
B befriends an Unknown, AX, in a spirit of altruism * B discovers that AX, an Unknown whom he has befriended, is a notorious criminal who is being hunted by the police **
660b 669 743b 211
B, a respectable working boy, seeking employment, follows the advice of a supposed friend, A-5, and finds himself in an immoral dance hall where he is compelled to dance with patrons and serve drinks
B is accused of being a transgressor because he is found in an environment, or because he has property in his possession, which indicates transgression * B is accused of transgression, but the accusation is unjust **
628 ch A to SR-B 770b, c ch A to SR-B 977
B, brother of SR-B, in order to prevent SR-B from bringing dishonor to their family, unintentionally causes her death
A, a white woman cast away among bloodthirsty savages, has her life spared because she is a ventriloquist and supposed to be a god
A, a fugitive from justice seeking to avoid capture, finds herself 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
a 651 -* 153 321b 385a 639 -**
A is caught in an unpleasant complication, and disaster threatens her unless she is crafty enough to devise plans for her own safety
651 *-** 639 **-*** 650 658
b 180 212a ; 726b 793a
A, the idol of her people, is about to lose a wrestling match to A-3, her 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 her life **
651 -* 652b -* 655 -* 661 1267a 1419b 662 ch A-2 to A-5
A is a captive, held by her 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 herself by subtle enterprise **
651 *-** 652b *-** 655 *-**
40a 182b 208 385a 610 615 655 -* 732 787
A, facing misfortune, seeks desperately to evade disaster
655 *-** 656 657 826 853 1016a 1176
A, faced by a robber, A-5, with a gun, tries craftily to delay yielding up her valuables * A is shot and seriously wounded by a robber, A-5 **
619 681a 724 763 ; 655 ch "seriously wounded" to "killed"
A's ancestral estates have been heavily mortgaged and she is about to lose the property * A, by hook or crook, seeks to save her mortgaged maternal acres from foreclosure **
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 her innocence by subtle enterprise ***
771b 1222a, b
612 1038 1130 1177 1247 1306 1233 -* 1275 -*
A, a woman of high standing in her community, fears that through unusual conditions her character will be discredited * A seeks to safeguard her reputation, which is threatened by unusual conditions **
652b 1233 *-** 1275 *-**
B's father, F-B, is a widower in poor health * F-B's life hangs on a change of climate, but he and his son, B, are penniless ** B is desperately determined to do something, anything, to raise money to help his father, F-B ***
88 253 368b 1293b, c
a 1248 1130 ch AX to A-4
A, a professional woman, is captured in her 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 her a secret of B's * A, threatened with death by A-5 in an attempt to force her to reveal a secret of B's, defies A-5 to do her worst **
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 her horse and flees **
715a 1146 ch A to AX
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
A's deadly enemy, A-3, has A at her mercy, and there seems nothing for A to do but to make the best of her hard lot
628 ch B to A-3 883 *-**
130 314 -* 572 600 752 786 863a
A finds herself unexpectedly locked and barred in a room in a strange house * A, suddenly finding herself a helpless prisoner, tries to bear her fate with equanimity **
B is leading an exemplary life and trying honestly to live down an unfortunate past * B, a reformed transgressor, going about doing good, has his transgression revealed by A-3, who knew him in the old days **
669 ch A-5 to A-3 945
27 152b 616 679 1244b
B knows the combination of A's safe; and he 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 him to open the safe **
50 446a -* 449 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A 520 ch B-3 to B
B, unless he conceals a personal delinquency, will seriously compromise himself * B, unless he reveals a personal delinquency, will cause an innocent woman, A, to suffer for transgression **
535 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A 1461a ch A to B
285 ch M-B to F-B 976 978
B's father, F-B, is a drug addict * B makes a heavy personal sacrifice in order to help his father, F-B, hide from the world a terrible secret **
33 368b 785 892 ch B-3 to F-B
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 his secret discovered by A-5 ** B's secret transgression is discovered by A-5, who seeks to use her knowledge for purposes of blackmail ***
641 ch M-B to F-B 740
B's father, F-B, is subject to recurring periods of temporary insanity * B helps his father, F-B, hide from the world a terrible secret **
33 659 720 ch A to B
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 her overcome her misfortunes ***
672 ; 671 -** ; 764 671 -** ; 807 841
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 women kill nearly all A-2's sheep, and A-3 is scheming to take A-2's land away from her. 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
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 his misfortunes **
(18) Rebelling against a Power that Controls Personal Abilities and Holds them in Subjection
A loses her daughter, D, in whom all her ambitions were centered * A struggles against an overwhelming sorrow that proves an obstacle to enterprise and holds her abilities in subjection **
A is a confirmed procrastinator, and the habit inhibits enterprise and circumscribes her abilities * A is taught a lesson which shows her how reprehensible a pet failing may become **
215b 1134 1163a
B is intellectual and of an artistic temperament * B rebels against the authority of his mother, M-B, who compels him to do all sorts of rough farm work **
14a ; 223 741 743a 871
B is engaged in forwarding an important undertaking * B fights against insomnia brought on by overwork **
668 ch F-B to BR-B 670 ch F-B to BR-B
B is compelled to live with a brother, BR-B * B rebels against the tyranny and selfishness of his brother, BR-B, which make B's life miserable **
14a 137b 737a 743b
1121 1244b
B is overshadowed and dominated by his mentally inferior employer, A * B rebels against A's method of appropriating as her own the brilliant achievements which B accomplishes at her command **
(36) Undergoing an Experience which Results in a Remarkable Character Change
A was in the World War * Before the World War, A was a successful business woman; after the war, a physical wreck, and a bankrupt **
b 680a 715b 257b
A undertakes an enterprise when she is prosperous; and then, suffering loss and becoming a bankrupt and a cripple, she has not the heart to go on with the enterprise
A, happy and optimistic, undergoes a critical illness which makes of her a morbid, melancholy, superstitious pessimist
A undergoes a critical illness * A recovers from a critical illness but loses all remembrance of her personal identity **
548a 879 1368
A, a white woman 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, she sinks to the level of her primitive surroundings **
244 728 -** 728 **-*** 901
385a ; 918a 732 857 897
A is a telegraph operator at a lonely railroad way station * A is a sheep herder, isolated with her flock of sheep ** A is a lighthouse keeper on a lonely coast *** A gradually, because of loneliness, becomes demented ****
930 921 ch B to M-B 1209a ch A to M-B
B's mother, M-B, is an unworthy character, long mysteriously missing * B's mother, M-B, long mysteriously missing, returns to her old home as an Unknown and discovers that her son, B, thinks her dead, believes her character to have been noble, and holds her in hallowed remembrance ** M-B renounces her intention to disclose her identity to her son, B, and shambles away as an Unknown, leaving B happy with his mistaken ideals ***
(19) Meeting with Misfortune and Being Cast Away in a Primitive, Isolated, and Savage Environment
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 **
A, of gentle birth and breeding, is isolated in a primitive, uninhabited wilderness, and compelled to battle with Nature for her very existence
A finds herself the only white woman in a tribe of half-savage natives * A, finding herself the only white woman in a tribe of half-savage natives, is compelled to struggle against their primitive superstitions **
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 **
A is traveling through a savage wilderness * A, traveling through a savage wilderness, is captured by natives and threatened with death **
A takes a sea voyage in the hope of recovering her health * A, taking a sea voyage, is shipwrecked and cast away on a desert island **
A, an explorer, loses her way in a trackless wilderness
650 689 1426b
690 -* 719b
A, without food or water, is adrift in a small boat at sea
632 690 *-** 878b
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
B is riding alone through a wilderness country * B, riding alone through a wilderness country, is thrown from his horse and sprains his ankle. The horse runs away, and B is left helpless in an uninhabited region **
31 179a, c 885a -*
a 385a 787 822 829
A's neighbors persist in thinking A guilty of a crime for which she was tried and acquitted * A, tried for a crime and acquitted seeks happiness in freedom from suspicion **
A suffers imprisonment for a crime she did not commit * A, finishing a term of imprisonment for a crime she did not commit, finds that her character as an ex-convict seriously hampers her in her honest enterprises **
715c 695b
A, a patriot, but a wanderer and an outcast, is deprived of all news of her native land
a 990 1006b
A's parents, M-A and F-A, insist that she study to be a doctor, while all her soul is yearning to make another profession her life work
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 her birth and parentage * A knows nothing of her birth and parentage, and she finds this a serious and humiliating handicap **
A seeks to live down her bitter grief over the loss of her only child, CH, but finds it impossible
674 705 732 746 ch B to A 1068 ch B to A
a 608 610 623 1298 1300
A is a fugitive from justice, who discovers that a relative, A-8, has died and left her a rich estate * A is a fugitive from justice who dares not show herself to receive a rich estate that has been left to her, for she knows she will be arrested **
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 she has taken refuge is blown away by a tornado **
A is a woman who believes that poverty is the true source of contentment * A, against her wish and inclination, has been left a fortune by a deceased relative, A-8 **
A seeks wealth by craftily defrauding her friend, A-2 * A, seeking wealth by craftily defrauding A-2, is tortured by conscience **
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
A is a minister of the gospel * A, a religious teacher of the people, errs secretly on her 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
A finds happiness in being loyal to her friends * A, because of a disturbing experience, is compelled to turn against her friend, A-2 **
770b tr A & A-2 790a 840 1227a 1402 1216 tr A & A-2
150 248 255 288 548b 568c 698
A, unable to conquer her misfortunes, seeks to escape them by committing suicide
868 tr A & A-2 879
A, an engineer, has flung a span of steel across a mountain gap, backing her 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
A, a scientist, has spent years in research work and has the result of her labors in manuscript form * A's priceless manuscript is threatened with destruction by fire **
c 959 966-4
A is an artist who has spent years painting a certain picture which she considers her 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
A asks A-4, a stranger, to remove a pair of handcuffs from her wrists
1066 1311 ch A to A-4 & A-3 to A
770a 797 859 918a 952 864 611a
A, after a mysterious absence of many years, returns to her old home town * A, returning as an Unknown to her native place, discovers that no one recognizes her **
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 **
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 she is taken suddenly so ill she cannot leave her bed **
757 1162 ch A-5 to A 1163a 1163a ; 1163c
A, engaged in an important enterprise, suddenly finds herself in quarantine because of an outbreak of a contagious disease
856 875a tr A & A-2 and eliminate "prison cell"
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 her plans
826 209 *-** 827 828 866
A, a doctor, is a fugitive from justice * A, a doctor who is fleeing from A-6, an officer of the law, by her skill restores sight to A-6, who is temporarily blind **
1011 ch A to A-6 & A-5 to A 1013
A, deprived of food through misfortune, faces slow death by starvation 878b 878c * A dies of starvation **
650 687 863a ; 690 878a
A, because she is a ventriloquist (a conjuror or a magician?) saves her life among savages; then she loses her voice
197 244 ; 878c ; 904
A, wealthy and influential, loses her clothes, personal belongings and all other means of identification 658 * A, wealthy, finds that her pretentions to place and power are treated as a joke ** A cannot convince others of her identity, and undergoes the hardships and evil treatment accorded an upstart imposter ***
635 963 1348a ; 1455b
b 680b 113 ; 257b
A cripples herself for life in rescuing a child, CH, from death 842b * A loses her small fortune in trying to help a friend, A-2 601 ** A, a poor woman and crippled, finds her life in a sad tangle ***
c 212a 1323b
A is found guilty of a political conspiracy 793b * A, convicted of being a traitor to her country, is expatriated and forced to live abroad **
A and A-2, before the war, were fast friends 1021b 662 -* * A is captain in the army, and her women capture and bring before her 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
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 he recognizes her as an imposter **
885a -* 1173 -* 1176
A knows something others do not know, something that proves the greatest obstacle to her enterprising and capable nature 1061 * A, believed by all to be a white woman, knows there is negro blood in her veins **
b 800 ch D to A 928b -* ch D 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
a 130 314 -* 430 770a
A disappears mysteriously * A, set upon by mysterious persons, AX, AX, AX. in the cellar of her own home, is spirited away through a concealed passage **
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 **
A's fear that she has inherited the evil traits of an ancestor, A-8, paralyzes her will in enterprise
706a, b, c 903
A's whole future is wrapped up in a mighty work which she has brought almost to successful completion * A's life work is threatened with destruction **
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
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
1227a -** 1377a
A has recovered a stolen object, X, and is on her way to return it to its owner * A, on her way to return to the owner a stolen object, X, which she has recovered, loses the object and again seeks to recover it **
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
a 1060 1082a
A, a matador, is getting ready in her room to appear in the bull ring * A, making ready to undertake an enterprise, has her plans suddenly interfered with **
710 809 -* tr A & A-5
A, ill, and worn by a long journey, is suddenly called upon to undertake an enterprise which would be difficult if she were physically at her best
3a 297 425 ; 813 ; 821 800 ch B to A ; 821
A, a judge presiding at a murder trial, finds herself unexpectedly confronted with a circumstance that makes her work a torture to her soul
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 her, CH, falls into the trap and cannot escape 622 ch D to CH 591 ch B to CH ; 179a ch B to CH ** A constructs a deadly trap and, by accident, falls into it herself ***
875b 1319b ch A-2 to A
601 1334a 1382b
A, desperately in need, is offered a large sum of money for a diamond, X, which she knows is an imitation * A, desperately in need of money, can recoup her finances at the expense of her integrity. She resists the temptation **
778 ch A to A-5 ; 1144 ch A to A-5 ; 1166 ch A to A-5 803b 944
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
A is honest, but she is a stranger and regarded with suspicion * A is arrested as a criminal "suspect" because she happens to be in the vicinity when a crime is committed **
695b 815a ch A to A-8 & A-4 to A
A has a conviction that she is going insane and that, sooner or later, she will be confined in an asylum
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 she lives, and she can find no one who can, or who would if she could, change the bill for her ***
A is mistakenly reported dead during the World War * A, in the World War, is shell-shocked and loses all knowledge of her identity ** A, victim of amnesia in a foreign land, wanders back to her native country ***
437 548a 1128a -* ; 918b
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 her path with the most untimely intrusions * A rids herself of a meddlesome person, A-8, and later regrets her 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
B inherits the trait of disguising his affections, a trait that proves an obstacle to his success and happiness
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, in a large city hotel, returns at night from his bath and, through error, enters through an unlocked door into a room which proves to be not his 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 **
c 470 1154a
B, near-sighted, unsophisticated, on leaving his room in a big city hotel, ties a black ribbon to the doorknob so he can easily find the door on his 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 **
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
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 his happiness, which he has pawned **
806 ch B-4 to B 792a ; 21 1384 ch B to A
15a 327a 736 848b ch B to F-B
B is a strange, wild creature, marked at birth by an unfortunate experience of his father, F-B's * B is shunned and ostracised because of a misfortune for which he is not responsible **
221a ; 264 221a 738 746 872 892 ch B-3 to A
B is forced by his mother, M-B, to leave home and become a domestic drudge in a distant town
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 ***
B becomes the victim of such desperate misfortunes that he plans to take his own life * B writes a letter explaining his reasons for committing suicide **
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
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
B's mother, M-B, pursuing rustlers who have stolen her cattle, is shot down and killed * B, elder son of M-B, is the sole support of the family when M-B dies **
14a 1207
89 212b 649 698 ch A to B 740
B, who was thought by the people of his 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
Mistaken Judgment
A, believing that a certain proposition has merit, buys stock in it herself and sells stock to her friends, A-2, A-2 * A honest and high-minded, recommends a certain proposition, and then discovers that it is a swindle **
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 her possession that would give her wealth **
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
A flees to escape the consequences of a crime * A believes she is guilty of a crime, but no crime has been committed **
A, informed that she has only a few months to live, undertakes an unusual enterprise [1] A seeks to spend all her money before she dies [2] A hurls herself recklessly into perilous situations in the hope of losing her life * A, told that she has only a few months to live, discovers that the doctor was in error and that she still has a long life ahead of her **
811 918b 1104 1134 *-**
A is discovered burglarizing a house * A, an intruder in a strange house, is discovered; she flees through the nearest door into a windowless closet and is trapped by a spring lock **
A, seeking to finance herself, gambles with money not her own—and loses it
A gambles with money she is holding in trust
A resigns herself to fate and seeks to bear patiently a supposed bereavement; but the bereavement is imagined, not real
A, desiring a musical career, defers to the wishes of her parents, M-A and F-A, and becomes a doctor; but, all her life long, she feels that she has made a mistake
1153 ch B to A ; 1248 1388 1434 949a
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
A is a hard-hearted woman of the world, seeking gain by exploiting the misfortunes of others * A finds a mysterious note. It contains 9. man's fateful secret—the secret of B, in desperate misfortune ** A, attempting to exploit B's troubles for her own gain, ends by yielding her sympathy and befriending B ***
A, a tenderfoot in the West, takes offense at the slurs of a cowgirl, A-8 * A and A-8 proceed to settle their differences with their fists **
A accomplishes her work so completely that her success results in failure
1d, f, g 231 44b 207 377b 595 625 751
a 1126 ; 779 793a 836
A, through the influence of a reckless friend, A-2, comes to her death
601 ; 705 793a ; 603d tr A & A-2
A removes a birthmark from the beautiful face of her husband, B, with chemicals * A, seeking to help B, falls into tragic error **
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 her death, receives the friendship of A-8—for which she had vainly struggled in life ***
868 ch A to A-8 & A-2 to A 1423 ch A to A-8 & AX to A
1146 1175a
A, a crook who has acquired wealth, in a quest for happiness returns to her native place to foregather with pals of her younger criminal day * A, a crook, discovers that her pals are all married and "going straight" **
868 ch A to A-8 & A-2 to A 963 1087
A, in order to save her friend, A-2, picks a quarrel with A-2's enemy, A-3, and slays her * 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
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
B, a plain man, believes himself surpassingly beautiful * B has a character weakness which proves a bar to many of his enterprises **
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
718b 1060 -*
A, with no social distinction whatever, entertains the grandiose delusion that she will be greatly missed if she drops out of society
675 718b 1060 -*
A is mistakenly convinced of her 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
A is heavily in debt * A, in order to secure money to pay off her pressing obligations, leaves home to take a position at a distance; and she leaves suddenly and mysteriously without telling her creditors she is going **
A, heavily in debt, seeks to save herself from ruin by forging the name of a friend, A-2, to a note
649 ch SR-B to A 704 tr A & A-2
A, heavily in debt, seeks to save herself by fraudulently using trust funds in her possession
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 she is mistaken **
b 299 657 -** 798
A finds a paper containing the signals of her 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 her rival, A-3, and an incriminating paper, X, is found in her possession ***
820 tr A & A-2 657 **-*** 829
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
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 his identity **
A pursues a stranger, A-4, to recover from her an object, X, which has been stolen * A, pursuing a stranger, A-4, and taking from her a valuable object, X, which, A thinks, was stolen from her, later discovers that X, which she supposed was stolen, has all the time been in her own possession **
780 ch A to A-4 & A-8 to A 859
1144 ch A to A-7 1212c ch A to A-7 & A-9 to A
A trusts her servant, A-7, and makes a confidant of her * A discovers that her trusted servant, A-7, is a thief **
1166b ch A to A-7 1008 ch A to A-7 & A-9 to A
A is seriously injured by a motor car * A, seriously injured by a motor car, ever afterward has a weird delusion while she is in the streets that motor cars are trying to run her down **
624 783 787 1199 -* 1342a 1389a
A, although not really a criminal, has become convinced that she is one * A conceals her identity, avoids people, and leads a furtive, hermit-like existence **
681b 705 1199
1143a ch A to A-8 1152
A is a thief who plans to steal what she believes is a very valuable gem, X * A, believing that a counterfeit gem, X, is genuine, plans to steal it **
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
771a 1317 1386a
A discovers, as she 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
A looks upon others as people to be exploited * A, grasping and relentless, and sparing no one in her greed for gain, encounters an experience which transforms her character **
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 **
A allows herself to be blackmailed by A-7, because she is convinced that she unintentionally committed a crime * A, supposing herself a criminal, discovers that no crime has been committed **
B, thinking himself a criminal, seeks to evade the law by various makeshifts * B discovers that he is innocent of a crime he supposed he had committed **
468 635 ch A to B 870b
668 ; 33 670 ; 33
B's father, F-B, is a widower in desperate misfortune * B's father, F-B, is planning a move which B knows will have unhappy consequences, but B cannot persuade F-B against it **
420 ch B to F-B ; 453 ch B to F-B 892 ch B-3 to A & B to F-B
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 -*
1291b 1449
A, through circumstantial evidence, believes herself guilty of a crime which she cannot remember of having committed, and which she did not in reality commit
296 624 695a, b 1064
21 1127 ch CN to B
A believes B is an adventurer, seeking unlawful gain by pretending to be the son of A-8 * B proves that he is the son of A-8 **
422b 647 ch A-6 to A
A, seeking information as to her proper course, is under the delusion that everyone is giving her false directions
759 1331 *-**
A, before the war, had a friend, A-2, who had rendered her 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 her country ***
919a 921 ch B to A 1183
A, a judge, has a friend, A-2, brought before her for trial and sentence * A, a judge, presiding at the trial of her friend, A-2, so manipulates proceedings in favor of A-2 that A-2 is acquitted ** A, a judge, proving false to her high duty, ever afterwards bears a "crooked" reputation ***
A, a doctor, comes of a proud old Southern family * A, a doctor, considers it her duty to give medical assistance to outcasts and the morally inferior ** A, a doctor, in following her ideals loses caste with her friends and neighbors ***
a 642 -** 739 ; 1401
B mistakenly supposes A to be a thief when she restores to him an object, X, which he has lost * A, restoring to B an object, X, which he has lost, mistakenly supposes him to be a thief because X seems too valuable to be honestly owned by one in B's straitened circumstances **
b 737c 1154a 1172 ch B-5 to B-8
B places an identifying mark on the door of his 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 **-***
A is persuaded by her friend, A-2, to engage in an enterprise * A is persuaded by her friend, A-2, to undertake an enterprise which A knows to be extremely difficult and which her judgment warns her to let alone **
b 79 ch A-3 to A-2 809 ch A-5 to A-2
A is influenced by her friend, A-2, to take charge of some important papers * A, obliging her 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 **
(24) Becoming the Victim of Mistaken Judgment in Carrying out an Enterprise
603d 671 1291b
A supposes her friend, A-2, is dead * A is astounded when her friend, A-2, whom she supposed to be dead, suddenly appears before her **
110-3 182b 431
A, by trickery, is mistakenly convinced that she has achieved a cherished ambition
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 *-**
930 ch M-B to A & B to SN-A 919b 1298
A is a transgressor, long mysteriously missing from her home * A, a transgressor, returning as an Unknown to her home, finds her son, SN-A, reverencing her memory as of a great and noble person **
964b 1461c ch B to SN-A
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 her, and is unaware of the fact that her possession of X is fraught with terrible danger **
24b 58a ch AX to A 185 737b ch B to A 773 786
A commits a fault against propriety * A forces her way into the room of an unmarried man, B 766 ** B, in order to protect himself from A, calls a policewoman, A-6 ***
514 ch CH to D 594c ch CH to D 551 ch CH to D
B has a weird delusion regarding his daughter, D * B considers his daughter, D, brilliant and highly talented, whereas she is less than mediocre in mentality **
718b ch A to D 821 ch A to B 853 ch A to D 896
B wins the respect and protection of A * B reveals himself 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
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
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
A, in desperate need, discovers that a gem, X, which she supposed to be worthless, is in reality genuine and immensely valuable
792a 1166 ch A to A-8
(21) Falling into Misfortune through IVIistaken Judgment
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 her, in the hope of returning it to the stranger, A-4, who lost it ** A finds a satchel, X, which, unknown to her, contains evidence of an incriminating nature ***
600 613 -* ch A-5 to A-4 772 -*
A seeks to help A-4, an old woman in misfortune * A, seeking to help a stranger, A-4, meets with an unpleasant experience **
613 *-** ch A-5 to A-4 608 623
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 her impulsiveness **
801 152b 1159 1208 ch B to B-4
A, trying to be of service to her friend, A-2, is suspected of treachery by A-2
906 *-** 603a, b, c, d 867
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 him * A, taking possession of B's property in order to save it for his, 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 him wisely and help him avoid making mistakes * B resents the superior attitude assumed by A **
747 *-** ch A to B 799 812a 870a 828
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
461 619 695a 929 -*
A is old, believes she is slipping in her work, and considers herself a failure * A's daughter, D, wins for her college in a gruelling contest; and D tells A, who is gloomy and despairing and considers herself a failure, that her success was inspired by the thought that her mother had never been beaten ** A is inspired to carry on successfully in her profession because of the faith her daughter, D, has in her ***
674 729 *-**
A, a miser, is lured into a charitable entei prise by the prospect of death * A, undertaking charitable enterprises when she thought she was soon to die, regrets the enterprises when she finds she still has a long life ahead of her ** A, a miser, would recover money given in charity until she discovers how popular her bounty has made her. Charmed by her popularity, she continues to be generous, and so consummates a most remarkable character change ***
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 M-B & NC to A 997a ch A to M-B
B's mother, M-B, fails in her attempt to subdue and control A, a "wild" and unmanageable youth left in her charge * B, when his mother, M-B, fails in an enterprise, takes the enterprise off her hands **
22a 115 367a
425 551 ch CH to D 594c ch CH to D
A seeks to protect her daughter, D, from what she conceives to be disgrace and dishonor on her own part
A succeeds in an enterprise secretly devised by B as a test for her abilities
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 she attempts to rescue her **
866 998 1161 1163 tr A & A-4
A, a dissolute daughter, in want, returns to her home and her mother, M-A, a better and a wiser woman than when she went away * A, a dissolute daughter, is freely forgiven her transgressions by her mother, M-A **
821 ch A to M-A & D to A 1166b ch A-9 to M-A
A is on her way to keep an important engagement * A finds a stranger, A-4, ill, exhausted and unconscious, lying in the road ** A subordinates her own affairs to those of a stranger, A-4, who is ill, and helps her to a place where she can receive medical attention ***
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" **
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
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, her sympathy goes out to his, and she 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 her out of the gutter and makes a woman of her **
837 tr A & B 1075b 850b
A finds a small child, CH, on the beach after a shipwreck * A takes CH, a foundling, into her heart and her home and rears him as her 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 her own **
245 ch A to CH 948 ch B to CH 1106 ch B to CH 1458 ch B to CH
646 ch AX to A 844a 850a 263 ch A-3 to A-5
A, a burglar, seeks to aid B, who was her friend before she "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 wife, dead at her desk, a defaulter and a suicide. A-5 has left a note explaining her guilt 753 ch A to A-5 ** A, in order to save her friend B from disgrace, destroys a letter that would have proved B's wife, A-5, a defaulter and a suicide, "blows" a safe and pretends to have committed a robbery ***
1075b ; 918b 922a 952
A learns that her friend, A-2, is accused of a crime * A, learning that her friend, A-2, is accused of a crime, seeks to prove her innocence **
623 ch A to D 628 ch A to D 718b ch A to D ; 770a ch A to D
A's daughter, D, is arrested for committing a crime * A seeks to save her daughter, D, from misfortune and becomes involved in an unpleasant complication **
1290b ch A to D & M-A to A 601 ch A-2 to D
648 737b 792a 876a 1172
A supposes that B is a transgressor * A, honest, poses as a transgressor in order to help B **
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 her stead **
(27) Refusing to Betray Another's Secret and Calmly Facing Persecution Because of the Refusal
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
641 ch B to SN & M-B to A 1285a ch A to NC-A
A, aware that her end is approaching, seeks to protect her adopted son, SN, by making a will
793b 1228 1323b
A is thrown into prison through false evidence in a political conspiracy * B, working secretly, rescues A from prison by proving her innocence **
1244b ch A to A-3 1278b ch A to A-3, B to B-3 & B-3 to B
711c 603b, c, d ; 1334b 855
A, a sprinter, is on the point of losing a footrace because she believes she 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 she thinks she hears the voice of a dead friend, A-2, calling to her; but she 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 **
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 -*
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
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 her to return money out of which she 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
A, ill and starving, receives food and money from her friend, A-2 * A-2 tells her friend, A, in confidence, that she is a bootlegger **
815 -* ch A-4 to A-2 824 ch B to A-2 1269
754 809 ch A-5 to A-2 1085
A steals money from her employer, A-9, to help her 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 her feet and repays the loan * A tells her friend, A-2, that she has stolen money from A-9 in order to help A-2 **
601 ; 631 601 ; 654 ; 628 730 ch A-3 to A-2
1334c 1337
A sifts the circumstantial evidence of a crime in an attempt to discover the perpetrator
(53) Opposing the Plans of a Crafty Schemer
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
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 her material for a literary masterpiece **
281c 749
601 -* 671 -** 716
A meets with unhappy experiences when she tries to help her friend, A-2, who has fallen into misfortune
601 *-** 671 **-*** 704 764 790a, b
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 *-**
220 tr A & A-2 716 793a
A, in order to help her friend, A-2, puts aside her principles and engages in distasteful enterprise
790a, b 807 840
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 her friend, A-2 * A seeks to correct a character weakness in her friend, A-2, by telling her 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
126 ch A to A-2 619 ch A to A-2 1314 ch A to A-2
A seeks to prevent her friend, A-2, from committing a reckless act that would have fateful consequences * A plies her friend, A-2, with drink until she is intoxicated and helpless in order to prevent her from committing a reckless act that would have fateful consequences **
779 tr A & A-2 880a tr A & A-2
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 her 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 **
a 847 911 923 963 1061
A tries to rescue a child, CH 842b -*, makes a heroic attempt, and both die
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 herself for life **
59 ch B to B-2 239 ch B to B-2
B is convinced that his friend, B-2, is making a mistake * B, convinced that his 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
a 850a, b 1083
B, an attractive married man, clever and influential, seeks diversion by helping his friend, A
17a, b 257a
B's friend, B-2, seeks to save A, B's fiance, from the wiles of a designing man, B-3, and restore her to B * B's friend, B-2, seeks to save B's lover, A, from a designing man, 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
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 woman poorer than A herself * A, through her 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
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, her friend, which A-2 was unable to finish **
A, a rough frontierswoman in a rough frontier camp, undertakes the care of an orphan baby, CH
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
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 SN-B & F-B to B 872 1445
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 he seems to have set his heart
1245 839 ch A to B & A-2 to B-4
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 her 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 woman of her * B picks A out of the gutter and gives her employment **
818b *-** 1075b
87 176b 232 375 600
A rescues B from imminent danger, but only by bringing the danger upon herself * A is unable to extricate herself from the peril from which she 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
1366 1428 -* 1433a, b, c
A dreams of danger, but discredits the dream and believes the danger real
1428 *-** 1358 1375
1374 -* 1377b 1389b 1418b -*
A, a mediocre person, undergoes a weird experience 1342 1082b * A, a mediocre person, undergoes an experience which inspires her with grandiose ideas of her power and ability **
1418b *-** 1374 *-** 1060 1134 1330
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 her rich and powerful employer, A-9 * A, because she 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
661 681a 1347 1391
A struggles against an hallucinary enemy, AX, who fights with superstition as a weapon
A, caught in a trap that holds her body powerless but leaves her mind alert, seeks to achieve physical freedom
A seeks to achieve emancipation from a fear which dogs her life, shows in her face and manner, and plunges her into misfortune
A is made miserably unhappy by the fear of death * and would emancipate herself from it **
439 tr A & A-3 1082a 1104
A, falsely accused of crime, seeks to clear herself of the accusation
828 tr A & B & ch B-5 to A-5 829 1291a ch A to A-5 1447
A, impoverished, seeks to recoup her fortunes by a wealthy marriage
718a 332 tr B & A
A, of an inferior race, rescues B, of a superior race, from accident * A, when she rescues B, becomes involved in an unpleasant complication, due to mistaken judgment **
288 937 1064 1075a
A fears she will commit a transgression * A, fearing she will commit a transgression, seeks to emancipate herself from the fear, and from the possibility of doing evil **
a 618 726a 954 1071 1094
A's popularity becomes so great that it annoys her * A desires a place of seclusion where she can be absolutely alone, away from cables, wireless, mails and the public **
A seeks to enhance her social prestige * A invites a celebrity, A-4, to be guest of honor at a reception in her home, and A-4 accepts **
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 her hotel, and A-4 accepts **
1161 ch A to A-8 1162 ch A-5 to A-4
A is a woman of wealth and high character whose conscience is troubled by a transgression committed in her earlier years * A, under a fictitious name, returns to her native place, where she had committed a youthful transgression, and, as an Unknown, seeks to discover: [1] Whether her youthful escapades have been forgotten and forgiven; [2] whether the person whom she wronged has suffered any lasting injury. Also, she wishes [3] to make reparation in an assumed character for wrong done in her true character; and [4] to establish a reputation for good behavior and lofty aims in the community before revealing her real identity **
A, about to commit an act of folly, is abducted by her friend, A-2, and held a prisoner as the only means of restraining her
314 *-** 880a 867 tr A & A-2
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 her freedom **
807 865 tr A & A-2 808a ch B to A-2 709 1319a 1214
A, suspected of treachery by her friend, A-2, in a daring rescue saves the property and perhaps the life of A-2, and proves her faithfulness by a revelation of the danger to which A-2, unknown to herself, was exposed
1227a 839
601 ch A to A-2 & A-2 to A-8 ; 705 ch A to A-2 838
A, destroying a letter in which her friend, A-2, declares she is about to commit suicide, makes it appear that A-2 died of a contagious disease
A, a fugitive from justice with a price on her head, prevents B from committing suicide
641 ; 743a 647 ; 743a
a 62 134a 220 415 447
B, harrassed by gossip that reflects on his 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, his 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 her sent to prison **
B's mother, M-B, is compelling B to take a step which he believes will be fatal to his happiness * B, compelled by his mother, M-B, to take a step which he believes will be fatal to his happiness, escapes the catastrophe by a stratagem **
740 1334a ch A to B 1342a ch A to B
B fears he is going insane * B, fearing he is going insane, seeks emancipation from the demoralizing fear **
B discovers an evil secret of his past * B, discovering an evil secret of his past, meditates suicide **
802a 870b 893 1051 1055
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 her in enough money to discharge her pressing obligations **
a 823 -* 824 ch A to A-2 731 ch A to A-2
A, visiting A-2 in her prison cell, exchanges clothes with her 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 **
a 3a 949b ; 801
A sees a policewoman, A-6, watching B, who is about to pick a pocket 724 ch A to B * A warns B of danger from A-6 **
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 herself from an upper window and, her arm broken, secures aid and rescues B **
895 ch A to A-2 1070 ch A to A-2
A, a sheriff, is by duty compelled to hang a condemned woman, her friend, A-2 * A. a sheriff, believes A-2, the woman she is about to hang, innocent of the crime for which she was sentenced ** A, a sheriff, delays hanging a condemned woman, 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
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 her freedom and loaded with honors **
A, adrift at sea in a small boat and near death from exposure, lands on an unknown coast
A, a prisoner, bound, helpless and facing death, is rescued by resourceful B
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 her own life
840 ch A-2 to A-4 850a ch B to A-4 865 ch A-2 to A-4
a 216 314 840 tr A & A-2 865
A, by a stratagem of her friend, A-2, is saved from an act of folly * A, saved by a stratagem of her friend, A-2, from an act of folly, comes to realize her 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 woman, a homeless outcast and a "bum," is restored to relatives and to fortune by a friend, A-2
831 ; 1269 1264
A has turned her back upon happiness because of an obligation she fancies herself under to her daughter, D * A's daughter, D, discovers a fateful secret of A's 425, and persuades her to correct an error and regain lost happiness **
928 *-** 499a 790b ch A-2 to D
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
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 herself bound by the laws of hospitality, conceals A and saves her from her pursuers, A-6, A-6 **
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
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 herself from danger incurred in saving B, is in turn rescued by B **
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 himself by making use of the fire escape **
676 ch M-B to F-B 739 741 ch M-B to F-B 908 996 ; 1105
B's father, F-B, is in straitened circumstances and estranged from B * B's father, F-B, inherits a large sum of money unexpectedly, and becomes reconciled with B, from whom he was estranged **
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 her attorney, A-7 * A, held on a murder charge, is released from custody when her lawyer, A-7, proves that A, "drunk with sleep," had believed her victim, A-3, was trying to kill her **
870a ch B to A 695a
b 682 ; 880b 937
A, once a cultured woman but now a barbarian, is rescued from an unfortunate situation by her old friend, A-2 * A., a barbarian, is compelled to deal with a civilization which she once knew but now has forgotten **
1093 1132 1291b ; 1195 1291b 1345
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
115 591 633 681a 708 1082b
A, recovering her reason after it has long been obscured, relates a strange story of her experiences, a story which her friends find it difficult to believe
888 1411 1418a ; 1422a
87 ; 1100 470 1154a 1172
B, engaged in carrying out a secret enterprise, finds himself in danger and calls upon a stranger, A-4, for aid
32 ; 35 ch A to A-3 765
B's escort to a dance, A-3. gets into a fight with another woman, A * B saves A from a knife in the hands of her enemy, A-3 **
31 tr A & B 94a
B dies of pneumonia brought on by exposure while rescuing B-3 from an accident
53 405 tr B & B-3
27 124 227 514 594c 665 800 ch D to CH
B performs an act of great heroism in rescuing a child, CH, from death, but sacrifises his own life in making the rescue
A, robbed by A-5 and wishing to save her from the law, declares to A-6, the officer who has arrested A-5, that she gave A-5 the stolen property in her possession
918a ch A to A-5 918b ch A to A-5 923 ch A to A-5 & A-5 to A-8
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 she was convicted **
467 ch A-8 to D 623 ch A to D
B learns that his daughter, D, is suspected of having committed a crime * B knows that his daughter, D, is innocent of the crime of which she is accused, and he knows who is guilty, but this knowledge makes the task of protecting D dangerous and difficult **
516 ch CH to D 725 ch A to B & A-5 to A 1291a
A's popularity becomes so annoying that she seeks what she conceives to be ideal seclusion 865 ; 664 689 690 to escape from it * A, seeking seclusion because her popularity annoys her, becomes hungry for the old applause and suffers remorse because of her flight from it **
A is a selfish person, constantly looking out for "Number One" * A, selfish and miserly, finds that her methods are mistaken and that she is making no progress towards happiness **
106 *-** 307 372 597 632 661 698 918b
A is wealthy and avaricious, and happy only when adding to her riches * A, wealthy and avaricious, loses all by grasping for trifling gains **
A's imagination leads her mind astray, and in seeking emancipation from fancied misfortunes she is plunged into real misfortunes * A, given all she thought necessary for her happiness, finds there is still something lacking—something in herself **
687 ; 244 878a 937
A is a white woman who seeks to make her white civilization a pattern for half-savage peoples * A "goes native" and marries a native man, B **
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 she becomes so absorbed in her trifling game that big events, demanding her immediate attention, are neglected with disastrous results
850a 1143b
A is a conscientious artist, whose ideal is Truth * A, hired by B to paint his portrait, puts so much character and so little beauty into her work that B is deeply offended **
1143b ; 1386b ; 1408 1386b
A, a morally superior person thrown into a savage environment, is conquered by moral inferiority in the person of B, a native boy
A's pride will not allow her to discontinue benefactions for which her family has long been noted, although her poverty forces her to many shifts of simulation, demands pinching sacrifises, and taxes her ingenuity
157 ch A-3 to A-2 836 838
A discovers that her friend, A-2, is a defaulter * A-2 has important responsibilities, which A has not, and A flees, thus making it appear that she is the defaulter **
80a ch A-3 to A-2 603b, c, d 807 841
A, unable to find the noble ideal for which she has long and vainly searched, dies * A, after searching in vain for a noble ideal, dies unaware of the fact that she herself, because of her earnest search, has come to exemplify the ideal **
65 -* 372 585b
B is a selfish, hard-hearted, worldly-minded man who seeks to live for himself alone. He wonders why he is not happy and contented
65 *-** 310 505
649 628 ch A to SR-B 977a, b
B indirectly causes the death of his sister, SR-B, by opposing a discreditable enterprise she was attempting to carry out * B dies a broken-hearted victim of his own high ideals **
736 ch B to SN-A 1105 ch B to SN-A
A seeks happiness in being the pal of her son, SN-A, and in making him happy * A is ultra old-fashioned, and her son, SN-A, is ultra modern **
1067 ch B to SN-A 1151 ch B to SN-A
698 914 914 ; 918a
A seeks happiness in her love for a child, CH, but for certain reasons finds it difficult to realize her desire
912a 842a, b 922a ; 923
a 695a 695b
A's consuming desire is for friendship, for some one with whom she may associate and converse; but she is old and ugly, and no one pays her any attention
735 tr A & A-8 762 911 1059
A becomes reconciled with an enemy, A-3, when A-3 renders her a service
815a ch A to A-3 & A-4 to A 829 ch A-3 to A-8 & B to A-3
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
817 ch B to CH 911
A is a gambler pursuing her blackleg vocation * A handicaps herself by taking charge of an abandoned baby, CH **
A flees to a foreign country to escape the consequences of a transgression * A, a fugitive in a foreign land, becomes so homesick for her own country that she has to return **
237 635 635 ; 708 864 1199 1209a
B, his 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
A mysteriously disappears from her own community; and. when she reappears among strangers, she bears a fictitious name * A, seeking to forward an enterprise which those who know her might consider absurd or unworthy, changes her name and goes secretly to a place where she is unknown **
a 80a 150 312-1 602
A seeks to rebuild her life wasted in dissipation, along the lines of exemplary ideals * A, in carrying out a worthy enterprise, changes her name and goes to a place where she is unknown **
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
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 she is reported "a deserter under fire" **
919c 928b ch A to M-A & D to A
b 930 ch B to SN-A & M-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 her own home **
548a 550 684 ch M-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 she is killed **
930 ch M-B to A & eliminate "whom he mistakenly thinks is dead" 928b ch A to M-A & D to A 958 963
A, humble and supporting herself 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 her genius entitles her. But A's ideal is "art for art's sake," and she will not be tempted
1275 931 ch B to A & F-B to M-A
B realizes that his happiness and his duty lie in rehabilitating his character; in establishing, under an assumed name, an exemplary character and thus to make amends for a grievous wrong committed under his real name
279 *-** 743b 665
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 Woman, whom she envisons and personifies, but who evades her **
A has high ideals but, on suffering misfortune, she changes her high ideals for low ideals * A becomes a "bum," an outcast and a wanderer **
A, a crook, is trying to "go straight" * A, a crook trying to "go straight," is compelled by A-5. the leader of her old gang, to take part in a criminal enterprise **
894 998 ch A to A-5 & A-4 to A
A, wealthy, desires with all her heart to live as a poor woman * A, wealthy and desiring to live as a poor woman, finds that her wealth makes it impossible **
A, wealthy, seeks to lead a life of idleness and luxurious leisure * A is wealthy, and her ideal life is a life of leisure—but she meets with an experience that challenges her ideal **
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 her friend, A-2, and is taught a beneficial lesson when A-2 freely forgives her **
A's lofty aim is to be a benefactor of womankind * A, trying to realize her ideal of being a benefactor of womankind, meets with a disturbing experience **
A seeks to throw open her home to friends and strangers alike, and be generously hospitable, but certain unpleasant conditions make it difficult
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, she has an unpleasant experience **
764 *-** 772 *-** 773 *-** 807
b 800 ch B to A
A is proud of her daughter, D * A's daughter, D, dies a shameful, inglorious death, bringing dishonor and sorrow to A **
568c ch A to A-8 & A-3 to D 821 919a
431 ; 488a 924a
A, believing poverty the key to happiness, changes her ideals when she finds herself wealthy, and happy as she had never been in the days of her poverty
919b -* ch A to M-B 1142b ch A to M-B
B builds a monument to his mother, M-B, whom he mistakenly thinks is dead, and whose memory is to him a source of pride and honor
684 797 ch A to M-B & SN-A to B
65 -* 83 143 766 1105 1106
B is happy in his mistaken ideals * B is compelled to challenge the value of his ideals when he sees his father, F-B, pursuing them **
1111a 1074
A is a writer who plans to work up a pet idea into a story * A, a writer, before she begins work on a story, wishes to make sure that the tale she has in mind will be interesting to the general public. She plans to settle the question by secret enterprise **
B decides that there is more to be gained by suffering defeat in an enterprise than by being successful
(17) Bearing Patiently with Misfortunes and Seeking to Attain Cherished Aims Honorably
181b -* 425 -*
A, mother of D, renounces happiness in order to uphold a lofty conception of duty and save D from disgrace
881 181b *-** 425 *-*** 330b ch M-A to A & A to D
718b 948 ch B to A
A, penniless, exchanges ten years of servitude for a college education
512 513 1006b 1073
A's cherished ideal is the sea, and far-flung adventures * A cannot realize her cherished ideal because she is compelled to work at a desk job in order to support herself and her dependents **
A is a morally superior person * A, a morally superior person, is cast away in a vicious, isolated, primitive environment where moral inferiority assails her high idealism on every side **
A is a clever craftswoman who struggles to earn a living while upholding her ideals * A, if she chooses, could win vast wealth by sacrificing her high principles **
A seeks good in evil by culling lessons in good out of her association with transgressors—inspiration for contentment out of her misfortunes
A is a woman of wealth and influence who feels that the gold of her true worth is obscured by the dross of her riches * A enlists as a private in the army when she might easily have secured an officer's commission **
918b 919a, c
A seeks, through idealism, to be content with life in spite of a grinding poverty that makes life wretched
A has fallen upon evil days and luck goes against her in every way * A clings to her lofty ideals through all her vicissitudes of fortune **
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 her ideals **
b 824 987 1014 1022
A, a prisoner, dies holding fast to a lofty conception of duty rather than win freedom by shattering her ideals of loyalty
171 549 715b 729 938 942
A is a lady 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, she still clings to her high ideals and counts her vicissitudes, which could not overcome her ideals, as blessings in disguise
121 244 179a 162b -* 665
B, as the world regarded his, was a moral transgressor; but, in his own estimation, he was seeking the best and noblest in life * B, considered a moral transgressor, through his magnetic personality and the sincerity of his convictions, disarmed criticism in life and was praised by all after he died **
162b 211 279 403 557a
B, a transgressor, tries to live down his unfortunate past by exemplary conduct
B seeks to remain a good man in spite of a vicious, morally inferior environment
B's parents, F-B and M-B, are "just poor white trash," but lowly B struggles for an education that will lift him out of his squalid environment
745 935 ch A to B 993
(34) Embarking Upon an Enterprise of Insurrection in the Hope of Ameliorating Certain Evil Conditions
a 395 420 -* 915
A's capricious fancy, groping toward happiness, leads her to depart from the strict line of duty
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 her for judgment, disguises herself as a "bum" and plunges into the underworld **
833 834 838 876a 1209b
1082b 1090 1111b 1131
A's half-knowledge of the world constitutes her handicap * A believes she can be happier and more successful as a lawyer than as a doctor, as a general than as a private, as her own "boss" than by working for somebody else ** A feels that she can do more good outside the priesthood than as a priest ***
68 255 703 1304 1306
A's happiness lies in freeing herself of a torturing conscience * A will suffer ruin and disgrace if she carries out her plan to free herself of a torturing conscience **
465 601 ; 1277b 606 ; 1277b
A's ambition, one that is necessary to her happiness, is to fall out of the world that knows her * A leaves her coat on a cliff at the seaside, drops her hat in a stunted tree below the brink, and vanishes from the scenes that know her **
74a -* 604 651
A, for reasons of her own, craves peace and quiet * A, desiring peace and quiet, finds her ideal retreat in a vacant house, and there she secretly takes up her quarters **
664 719a 1409 1423 1225
106 -* 539a 863a
A, through erring imagination, becomes discontented with her life and surroundings * A, discontented, in a spirit of revolt seeks to achieve contentment **
106 *-** 391
A, a highwaywoman, is robbing the mails * A, a highwaywoman, opening a letter that falls into her hands, secures information 738 742 743a that sends her away on an altruistic undertaking—all by the way of proving that there "is good in the worst of us" **
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 ***
a 898 -* 899 -*
A becomes so wealthy and powerful that, in the overweening pride of her mistaken ideals she voices the query: "Is there any god greater than I?"
A is a general in the army * A, a general in the army, is engaged in an unimportant enterprise, and she is so absorbed in it that she gives no attention to the attacking enemy. A's troops are defeated **
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 her 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
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
A, with negro blood in her veins, aspires to all the opportunities of the white race
255 271 579b tr B & A 919c
a 922a -* 928b ch A to M-A & D 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 her superiors which she considers discreditable **
919b 919c ; 928b ch A to M-A & D to A
A is a general in the army * A, a general, when the enemy attack, is engaged in an unimportant enterprise, and she is so absorbed in it that she will not give it up. A's troops are defeated **
705 919b, c
A's pride rebels against the loss of her ancestral acres through poverty
B, who finds his happiness in a beautiful garden, learns that the garden is about to be destroyed
737a 975 848b ; 1445
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 her high ideals; but, although baffled in realizing her cherished ambition, she effects a beneficial change in her character **
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 her home as an Unknown after a long absence, and meets her son, SN-A * A, a transgressor, learning that her son, SN-A, thinks she is dead, and that her character was high and noble, does not reveal her identity but leaves SN-A happy in his mistaken ideals **
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
A has set her heart on accomplishing something beyond her powers, and her happiness depends upon her 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
770a 917 919b 864 797 763 918a
A has been mysteriously absent from her home for long years * A, for many years mysteriously absent from her home, seeks a happy renewal of old ties by returning suddenly and unheralded to her native place **
A is a young woman of lofty ideals * A, a young woman of lofty ideals, craves all sorts of experiences in order that she may find the best and noblest in life **
773 786 937 74a, b 188b
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
922a -* 926 927 928a
A befriends any strangers who may be in need of assistance, often neglecting her own family in carrying out her generous enterprises
848a 613 612 707 tr A & A-4 772
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 her search for it **
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 her friend, A-2, is a woman of worth in the world * A resolves, at any cost to herself, to save her friend, A-2, from threatening misfortune **
A, a white woman battling against the superstitious frenzy of a half-savage tribe stricken with the plague, upholds the highest ideals of the white woman's civilization
B, reared in the slums of a large city and seeking his ideal of happiness in the woods and open fields, comes finally to live in a drab, cheerless countryside
31 31 ; 763 563c 848b 916
B is in failing health and his days numbered * B, in failing health and his days numbered, feels that he cannot die happy until he sees again his native place, and re-visits the well-remembered haunts of his childhood **
B believes that the practice of the religious virtues is the crying need of the world, and seeks by his own life to exemplify his convictions
242 737b 796 ch A to B & A-3 to B-3
a 992 ch M-B to F-B
B is determined to protect the honor of his family, but he can do so only by following the path of relentless duty
B's sister, SR-B, has committed a crime * B, apprised of a crime committed by his sister, SR-B, informs the police and has SR-B arrested **
730 ch A to SR-B 909
B's father, F-B, cherishes the fixed desire to give B a good education * B and his father, F-B, are penniless, and B has to work to support the two of them **
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 she cannot rest content until, by her own efforts, she recovers the money for the losers and restores it **
1382a ch A to A-4 ; 985 718b
A, by undertaking an obligation finds herself 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
A, in return for a service A-2 has rendered her, agrees to grant any favor A-2 may ask that is within her power
a 611a ch A to NC 999 tr A & A-2
A agrees to take in hand and control an incorrigible youth, NC, who has proved too hard a problem for her aunt and guardian, A's friend, A-2
658 701 ch A-2 to NC 812b ch A to NC & M-B to A
b 193 -* 926
A, a bachelor, undertakes to care for CH, the child of her married brother, BR-A, while BR-A is away on a vacation
609 193 *-** 639 ch A to CH
433b ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A 1251 -*
A, in order to get A-8 into her power, craftily manoeuvers her heavily into debt * A hopes to secure A-8's help in an undertaking by offering to free her from debt **
313 ch M-B to A-8, A to A-2 & A-3 to A 380 ch A to A-8 & A-3 to A 1251 *-**
1001b -*
A, after B dies, carries out honorably the distasteful obligation to travel
1001b *-** 1019 1044a 1001b -* ; 1041 ch A to AU
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 she has obligingly taken from A-4, a stranger, and promised to deliver
608 1438b 793 *-**
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 his crime for trial and punishment * B, a criminal who has undergone a character change and become an honest man, is given his liberty by the jury before whom he is tried **
(38) Committing a Grievous Mistake and Seeking in Secret to Live Down Its Evil Results
A, influenced by a compelling idea of responsibility, finds it necessary to protect her friend, A-2, from a secret danger * A is indirectly the cause of danger to her friend, A-2—danger of which A-2 is ignorant and of which A cannot tell her **
A's friend, A-2, was the mother of B; and, when A-2 died, A promised her she would care for B as though he were her own child * A is disloyal to B, her ward **
697a 990 991 996 ch B to A & F-B to F-A
A's promise to her father, F-A, prevents her from undertaking a cherished enterprise
A's family all worked in order that she might be helped to a technical education * A conceives it to be her duty to work at a calling she dislikes so that she may repay her family for their sacrifices **
A, unable to realize a cherished ambition because of family obligations, comes as near realizing the ambition as she 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
B makes a great personal sacrifise in order to carry out a filial obligation to live with his mother. M-B, and make a home for her
601 ch A to M-B ; 705 ch A to M-B 606 ch A to M-B ; 705 ch A to M-B
B's mother, M-B, dies heavily involved in debt * B, the only child of his mother, M-B, considers himself in honor bound to pay the debts of the deceased M-B, and undertakes a strange enterprise in order to carry out the obligation **
574b ch A to D, B to B-8 & F-A to B 1009a
B, a widower, finds his happiness in being independent * B, a widower, is compelled by family obligations to live with a married daughter, D **
543 ch B to B-8, A to D & F-A to B 800 1067
747 ch A to M-B ; 705 ch A to M-B 770a ch A to M-B ; 634 ch A to M-B
B labors for years at a lonely task * B labors for years at a lonely task in order to clear the name of his mother, M-B, from dishonor **
828 ch A to B, B to M-B & B-5 to A-5 993
B's father, F-B, denies himself the necessities of life in fulfilling his duty to educate B
659 670 785 1151 ch B to F-B & SN-B to B
a 830 tr A & A-2 865
A, on her sacred honor, has promised her friend, A-2, that she will do whatever A-2 shall require of her
b 925 -* ch A to AU 926 958 700
A has $500,000. A rich relative, AU, bequeaths a million dollars to A, provided she shall spend her half-million within a year * A, with a half million dollars must be "broke" within a year, and she must not give away any money nor spend a cent foolishly **
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 her 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
611a ch A to NC 1024 ch A to NC
A's niece and ward, NC, is wild and reckless and A is unable to manage her * A passes her unmanageable niece and ward, NC, along to a friend in the West, A-2, who declares that she will either kill NC or tame her **
793a tr A & A-2 982a tr A & A-2
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
a 127a 1123 1127
A finds it necessary to carry out a certain distasteful enterprise if she would attain wealth
b 117 ch M-A to AU 1432 ch A to AU & NC to A
A is to inherit a fortune from her aunt, AU, on condition that she shall never leave her native land * B, an enemy of AU who has left a fortune to A on condition that she shall never travel abroad, wins a promise from A that she will travel abroad after he dies **
106 -* 988 -*
A is a man-hater * A, against her wish and inclination, becomes the guardian of a beautiful young man, B **
140 106 *-** 988 *-**
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
249 263 1194 -* 1248
A, a doctor who is also a crook, is returning at night from a successful burglary job, when she is hastily summoned to attend a very sick person, A-8
913 ch A-2 to SR-A 137a ch A-3 to SR-A 1021b ch A-2 to SR-A
A and SR-A are twin sisters with the same likes and dislikes * A and SR-A, sisters, carry out honorably the distasteful obligation of living apart **
157 ch A-3 to SR-A 446a, b ch A-2 to SR-A
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 her chosen profession and enters another line of work
A carries out honorably the heart-breaking obligation of killing her 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 sister of B, who is very dear to A ***
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 her position in the household of A-9 as a "cover" to her black designs, loots the jewel box of A-9's husband, B, and departs secretly between two days **
a 908 574b ch A to D-B, F-A to B & B to B-8
B, a widower, wishes to be independent and to have a home of his own; but there are certain obligations at war with his desire
384 ch B to B-8 & F-A to B 933 1009b
b 531 ch B to B-8, F-A to B & A to D 994 1009a
B, a widower, has given all his money to his daughter, D * B, penniless, is compelled to live with his daughter, D **
543 ch B to B-8, F-A to B & A to D 738
B, ordered by thieves, A-5, A-5, A-5, to open a safe belonging to A, refuses in spite of threats against his life
144 1309a ch A to A-5
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 she is under an obligation **
276 ch A to GCH & M-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 she delivered until it is paid for ** A pays for X, a birthday present, which her impecunious grandchild, GCH, is giving her ***
118 ch A to GCH & GM-A to A 628 ch A to GCH & B to A
722 ch A to A-6 & A-5 to A
A, a fugitive in the desert, discovers that the officer who is pursuing her, A-6, is sunblind and dying from thirst * A, a fugitive from justice, will be arrested if she rescues A-6, the officer who is pursuing her. from misfortune; and if A abandons A-6, A-6 will die **
712 817 ch B to A-6
A, a cashier responsible for the funds of the firm employing her, is ordered by A-5 1079 ch A to A-5, junior partner of the firm, to give her secretly a large sum of the firm's money
730 ch A-3 to A-5 884a 1003
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 women, A-2 and A-5, both friends of A's * A-6, an officer of the law, calls on A to help her 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
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 she 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 her for punishment by court-martial * A's friend, A-2, rescues A from a heartbreaking situation by killing herself **
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, her 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, her prisoner, is young, and there are extenuating circumstances in her 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 her 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
606 ch A to M-A ; 705 ch A to M-A or 638 ch A to M-A
A, the daughter of M-A, feels it her duty to sell all her property in order to help pay the debts of the deceased M-A
268 tr B & A 943a 944
A is the recipient of anonymous threats of violence if she tries to carry out an obligation * A, threatened anonymously with violence if she carries out an obligation, proceeds boldly with what she believes to be her duty **
1287 1351 1414a 1422a 1424a 1427a