Project Gutenberg 2016-07-11 Public domain in the USA. 236 Kester, Vaughan 1869 1911 Kester, Paul 1870 1933 The Hand of the Mighty, and Other Stories Vaughan Kester -- The hand of the mighty -- The bad man of Las Vegas -- Mollie darling -- The blood of his ancestors -- When we have waited -- The deserter -- What Rearton saw -- How Mr. Rathburn was brought in -- Miss Caxton's father -- The half-breed -- Willie -- Mr. Feeney's social experiment -- All that a man hath. Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "The Hand of the Mighty and Other Stories" by Vaughan Kester is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The opening tale introduces readers to the character of Thomas R. Pendagrast, a simple and genuine millionaire, and his interaction with the good-hearted yet simple local lawyer, Silas Quinby. Through their encounters, the story explores themes of kindness, misunderstanding, and the relationship between wealth and integrity within small-town life. At the start of the book, Pendagrast arrives in a small valley, charming local residents with his humility and friendliness, quite unlike the stereotypical image of a millionaire. Silas Quinby is portrayed as overly simplistic and somewhat ineffectual, yet he manages to gain Pendagrast's friendship. As Pendagrast enjoys his stay, an unexpected turn of events arise when Silas offers to help him buy local land, unwittingly putting both men in a predicament regarding inflated land prices and community dynamics. The opening establishes a humorous yet thought-provoking examination of character and morality, setting the tone for the stories to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories, American American fiction -- 20th century PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 680080 2025-06-21T06:01:25.912328 text/html 689001 2024-10-23T00:51:28 text/html 767064 2025-06-21T06:01:34.134262 application/epub+zip 775522 2025-06-21T06:01:27.177295 application/epub+zip 311723 2025-06-21T06:01:26.507286 application/epub+zip 949955 2025-06-21T06:01:39.631218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 913664 2025-06-21T06:01:33.500310 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452941 2022-09-23T22:56:36.382650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570335 2025-06-21T06:01:24.312356 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 550530 2024-10-23T00:51:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17283 2025-06-21T06:01:39.792232 application/rdf+xml 11053 2025-06-21T06:01:26.633286 image/jpeg 1811 2025-06-21T06:01:26.569314 image/jpeg 710325 2025-06-21T06:01:25.983327 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia