The Last of the Aucas Charter VIII Continued
Don Blas and Don Valentine Cardoso resolve a debt of gratitude to Pepe and Pedrito. Mercedes is reunited with family as Concha blesses the arrangement and offers comfort, clothing, and a hopeful future at the estancia. A stranger arrives as the brothers depart.
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Don Blas
Pedrito
Mercede
Don Pedro
Deuce
Pepe
Capatar
Pedro
Don Valentine Cardogo
Don Valentine
Dona Concha
Senor Cardoso
Senor
Conchita
Mercedes
Estancia
Don Torribia Cavajal
Caballero
Bomberos
Uncertain Visitors Stir Turmoil in Carmen Estate
Don Torribio Carvajal arrives unexpectedly as Don Valentine discusses Mercedes a captive rescued from Indians. Concha and her father await Madame Concha while Don Torribio frets about a possible return to Carmen and questions Mercedes’s true identity.
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Dona Sallazar
Don Sylvia
Concha
Bomberos
Don Valentine
Don Torribio Carvajal
Don Torribio
Carmen
Madame Concha
Don Terribio
Terribio
Dean Valentine
Mercedes
Pincheria
Rival suitor arrives as Concha faces arranged marriage
Don Sylvio d Arenal, a noble from Huncos Ayres, returns after years abroad to meet Dona Concha. Don Torribio learns a marriage to Sylvio is planned, triggering jealousy and dread as Concha and Sylvio admit deep feelings. Torribio hides grief while Concha and Sylvio reaffirm love.
Don Torribio Struggles Through Night in Desert
Don Torribio Carvaj, driven by a consuming passion, escapes a watering place by a cougar infested desert. He tends his exhausted horse with rum, then faces a night of fear as howls surround the pair and the moon reveals a tangled forest and river gorge. The tale continues.
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Estancia
San Julian
Don Torribio Carvaj
Don Torribio Carvapal
Don Torribio
Chance
Rio Negro
Have went becomes Have gone tale from school
A Washington pupil stubbornly says have went and writes have gone fifty times as punishment. While the teacher is out the boy claims I have went on the opposite page, signed John White. Satirical note from Harpers Weekly.
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Washington
John White
H.arper
Obituary Notice Sought for Elder Jones Widow
In Utah, the widow of Elder Jones seeks an obituary that identifies her as the deceased’s most immediate relative. The plea reflects a concern with how relationships are named in public notices.
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Elder Jones
Harper’s Weekly
Return of Sonny Ends Solitary Quest for Eric Holbrooke
Eric Holbrooke, newly returned from exile, rescues a cliffside child named Sonny during a storm. He discovers Sonny is his own son, confirmed by Miss Armour, Sonny’s caretaker, who explains Sonny’s mother is dead and his father travels abroad. The reunion fills Holbrooke with renewed hope and a chance to mend his past.
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Northaven
Eric Holbrooke
Holbrooke
Dearie
Eric
Sonny
Graham
Lydn Holbrooke
Miss Armour
Mholbrook
Mr. Holbrooke
Daddy
Mary Armour
The Missing Surname in Henry V Poster Scene
A long time Mansfield associate recalls a Philadelphia moment beside a large Henry V poster. A passerby, snorting, muttered Henry V what Harper's Weekly remarked, highlighting the missing surname linked to Mansfield.
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Richard Mansfield
Philadelphia
Mansfield
Henry V
Harper's Weekly
Why Women Don't Marry Says Gertrude Atherton
Excerpt argues women must pick partners after youth as clever spinsters lead to happiness. Author notes women’s independence and inaction among men, claiming a change will bring happiness once women wait to select partners. The piece contrasts marriage behavior with a man’s true religiosity.
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Gertrude Atherton
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South America
Savannah
el Carmen
CIA
Don Sylvio D'arenal
Huncos Ayres
Don Sylvio
Europe
Ssylvia
Sylvia
Sylvio
Madame de Lucenay
Senor d‘Arenal
Don Sylvio d’Arenal
Senorita
Senor d’Arneal
Jove
Din Sylvia
Carvajal
Stanciero
Quien
Sabe
the Virgin Forest
Utah
Sweetheart
Marmie
White Cottage
Hobrooke
Hulloa
Precious One
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