O. Henry: Desperate Men

Two stories of crime and punishment and why kidnapping is wrong and dangerous but not for the reasons that you think. By American author O. Henry. 

Stories:

The Ransom of Red Chief: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Whirligigs/The_Ransom_of_Red_Chief

After Twenty Years: https://americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/after-twenty-years/