Nora Courtney and the hidden diary in a wood
In a fragment from a serialized tale, Nora Courtney reveals her past and studies at a woodside meeting with Tre mayne. He helps her learn to read and write while their budding romance plays out amid family tensions and a looming social dinner.
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Nora Courtney
Miss Courtney
Jack
D'Orville
Maurice
Tre
Laig
Maurles
Dynantlter
Oquatter
Ragged Thirteen
Maguire
Taek
Shakespeare
Slade
London
Ewasa
Misa Courtney
Hamdlavork
Young Man Uses Telegram Ruse to Gauge Love
A caller recalls a youths ruse to test a girl’s feelings by sending a telegram posing as a fortune seeking work. The sympathetic listener notes the man’s honesty and wonders if a proposal would have settled the matter, imagining the consequence if the girl had accepted.
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Hiro
Wooley Sturt
Sid
Chinn
Hen Story From Van Boerum Farm Follows Odd Egg Pattern
A Plymouth Rock hen on Henry Van Boerum’s Sa mitten area farm laid daily eggs for a while then stopped. The hen later returned to a grocery, laid an egg in a nest, clucked for a reward, and then wandered off, with the storekeeper giving her a handful of grain. The tale ends with unclear remarks about the hen’s behavior and a misread note.
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Henry van Boerum
Samiten
Henry
Plymouth Rocks
A Christmas Courtship on the Snowbound Ring
A verse tale by Zelda Thadoona describes a girl who ties a stocking string from a window and dreams of a neighbor boy bringing a ring and heart. The snowy scene leads to a hidden proposal at church with a gleaming ring and a shy, hopeful yes in quiet celebration.
Rosie Wilcox and the Bronze Turkey Gift Swap
A 13 year old girl Rosie Wilcox loses her tame bronze turkey Bronzie as Christmas nears on a Mississippi farm. To ease the heartbreak she plans to trade the bird to Farmer Max, but her father ultimately decides not to part with her.
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Rosie Wilcox
Mississippi Valley
Bronzie
Rosie
Mr. Wilcox
The Christmas Drum Mystery in a Fairy World
A noisy elfin year old questions his mother about Santa and the origin of a drum. The boy cites Jones shop as a possible source while debating whether Santa is a fairy and how he could pay with fairy money. The quarrel ends with plans to consult a lawyer.
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Chilaten
Santa Claus
Mao
Bay KO
Jones
Mr. Jones
Harold Clifford Hodgkins
Menry
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Jar
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Mike
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Grant Sally
Wayle
Nora
Entiory
Towar
Ant
Mr. Courtney
Poole
Ireland
Amopile
Whee
Mr. D'Orvilly
Nora, Slasdhing
Man
Hondrome
Cianiay
Marion
Graves
Diss Courtney
Trish
Oh Masae
Menner
Edinburgh
Ealier
Mr Tremayne
Carey
Miles
Cnn
uTt
Valear
Mr. Tremayne
V'S
Sto Tt
Une Vogue Inc
Cribbage
Gratlinde
New York
Bors
Oth
Clay
Ne York Mail and Express
Cloge
Zelda Thadoona
Turkey
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