Why He Kissed the Baby in a Quiet Country Tale
A narrator recalls watching a wealthy man and a widow with her baby as they visit a church. The man may have kissed the baby but instead kissed the mother, then the couple marries in a sunlit scene. The piece reflects curiosity and rural village mood.
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A Family Tangle Over a Paris Doll at Court
Colonel Lefebvre, guardian of his sisters and cousin Laura, becomes entangled with Mrs. De Berrian a captivating visitor from Paris. Laura debates loyalties as Bell and aunts scrutinize the romance while Lefebvre courts the mysterious beauty on a Capitol to New York journey. The drama unfolds amid social pressures and a private car intrigue.
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Lefebvre
Laura
Lucian Lefebvre
Bell
Helen
Lucian
Marma
Faucian
Mrs. Garnier
Miss Laura Nelson
Miss Nelson
Colonel Lefebvre
Susan
Nell
Mrs. de Berrian
de Barrian
Mrs. de Berrain
Bell Wold
Slie
Vaughn
Madam Arroyo
Minis
Legation
Zara
Tanta
Pee Tee Helen
Heer
Colonel Lefebvr
Adelaide de Berrian
Cavalier
Elizabeth