Publisher's Synopsis
Mr. Gatewood is a grumpy man whose friend wishes to find a woman to entertain him. A soldier continues to see visions of a woman he'd seen once on a train and wishes to find her before he must return to duty. A young man falls in love with the lifelike remains of an Egyptian dancing girl and wishes for her to come to life.
*
Robert W. Chambers was a writer of supernatural horror story and the historical romance. He wrote over 40 novels in his career, most famously The King in Yellow.