A Pic ture and a Wager or three years I had been the Engineer Officer
An American officer in Valeria recalls his lineage to Hugo Dalberg and his chance meeting with Princess Debra. He travels with a diplomat friend Courtney to Valeria, where a dinner bet looms about dancing with the princess. A telegram interrupts with war news as the pair plan their orders and possible royal encounters.
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America
Hugo Dalberg
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Marquis de la Honerie
Armand Dalberg
Kingdom of
John Smith
Dornlite
Debra
Lotta
Smith
Prologue of The Ramrodders Ends With Love Triumph
Harlan Thornton resisting a political bid discovers love with Clare Kavanagh as he confronts fanatical Ramrodding reformers. He vows to win honestly, faces opposition from his grandfather, and ultimately chooses marriage over ambition while a drastic Prohibition law looms. The couple unite, leaving future struggles to time.
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Thornton
Clare
Harlan
Waymouth
Arba Spinney
Madeleine Presson
Spinney
Presson
Madeleine
Linton
Big Boy
Knight
Harlan Thornton
Kavanagh House
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