The aging boxer Tom King is desperately poor and cannot afford meat. Weakened by not having enough to eat, he loses a fight.
First published in the Saturday Evening Post, November 20, 1909.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | When God Laughs and Other Stories | The Macmillan Company | Collection | 277 | |
| 1911 | When God Laughs and Other Stories | Mills & Boon | Collection | |277 | |
| 1967 |
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The Edge of the Chair | Harper & Row | Anthology | 255 |
| August 1969 |
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Skeleton Keys: Tales from the Edge of the Chair | Dell | Anthology | 287 |
| 1973 | Les temps maudits | Union générale d'éditions | Collection | 115 | |
| 1978 |
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Fireside Reader | Reader's Digest | Anthology | 179 |