Secrets of the Unknown #223

Inside the Box follows a man who inherits a mysterious fortune and a strange glass that reveals the true nature of a person’s soul. When he visits the local pub to pick a friend to share his wealth, the glass shows each of them as selfish and unworthy. Touched by the sight of a homeless man warming himself by the fire, he makes an unexpected choice—one that challenges everything he thought he knew about worth and humanity.

In "The Coward!", a timid night watchman flees from a thief, branded a coward and exiled from his city. Mistaken for a French general during wartime, he’s thrust into battle, forced to maintain the lie as he inspires a demoralized army. Though terrified, he finds courage in the role, leading his troops to an unlikely victory. When he finally confesses the truth to the crowd, he walks away not as a fraud, but as a man who finally faced his fear.