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 Project Gutenberg 2021-06-02 Public domain in the USA. 92 Pendexter, Hugh 1875 1940 Rochester, Faunce It Might Have Happened Otherwise Roger Frank. (This file was produced from Adventure Magazine, October 1915 images generously made available by The Pulp Magazine Project) "It Might Have Happened Otherwise" by Hugh Pendexter is a dramatic short story written during the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around the internal conflict of a lonely station agent, Parsly, who grapples with the temptation of theft due to his dissatisfaction with his low salary and mundane life. Through Parsly's thoughts and actions, the story explores themes of morality, desperation, and self-deception. The story follows Parsly, a station agent and telegraph operator, who becomes obsessed with the idea of stealing express money he handles due to a feeling of entrapment in his monotonous life. As he devises intricate plans to fake a robbery and escape with the money, he wrestles with conflicting emotions of guilt and the allure of freedom the stolen money would represent. However, his plans take an unexpected turn when he becomes embroiled in a real robbery attempt by a gang of criminals. In a twist of fate, Parsly finds himself in a position of heroism during the confrontation, ultimately leading him to a promotion rather than the disgrace he initially contemplated. The story concludes with Parsly’s altered perspective on crime and a deepening aversion to the very money that had once tempted him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Criminals -- Fiction Railroad station managers -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: American Literature 53274 2025-07-26T05:36:54.183974 text/html 29260 2024-10-18T14:07:41 text/html 392848 2025-07-26T05:36:56.342992 application/epub+zip 391728 2025-07-26T05:36:54.738983 application/epub+zip 88498 2025-07-26T05:36:54.422969 application/epub+zip 427505 2025-07-26T05:36:57.649969 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420329 2025-07-26T05:36:56.084029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117524 2022-09-29T13:20:27.892297 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46863 2025-07-26T05:36:53.959964 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26978 2024-10-18T14:07:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16972 2025-07-26T05:36:57.794945 application/rdf+xml 28300 2025-07-26T05:36:54.568972 image/jpeg 4682 2025-07-26T05:36:54.493957 image/jpeg 380053 2025-07-26T05:36:54.195990 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia