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Courage in the Ninth Ward Boldly Tests a Hard Choice
In the Ninth Ward Sally McCutcheon, a poor young woman, faces a choice between a desperate suitor Arthur and a hard life. Officer Casey and the red headed newsboy Dan O’Shea witness Sally’s struggle as she resists a man’s offer of escape and work, ending with Casey comforting her after a public breakdown.
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