The Midnight Warning and Other Stories An anthology of short stories for youth. Includes the following stories: "The Midnight Warning," "Gracie's Godson," "Natty Barton's Magic," "Our Ugly Idol," "Try Again Trescott's Wager," and "A Friend in Need." Also includes an appendix entitled "A Patriotic Pianist," with biographical details about the pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk, whom House features as a character in "A Friend in Need."