Adirondack Romance Thrown by Stormy Revelation
Margaret Alston hosts a lake house party as Townsend Lassiter returns with a South American ward Belén Herrera. Amid entwined romances and tension, Belén rejects Lassiter for Billy Morris, and a rainstorm exposes the couple’s true pairing as Morris kisses Belén.
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Tithe Lake
Margaret Allston
Mary
Margaret
Townsend Lassiter
di Herrera
Morris
Mar Geeret
Lassite
Gut of the Frying Pan wedding plan unfolds
In a comic quarrel over Mary Markham a ruse to pair her with Ben Markham backfires. Mary stages a secret train encounter, meets Ben unknowing, and learns he planned the meeting. They decide to marry in September, not October, defying the meddling relatives.
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Dramatic Club
Benedict
Okeboji
Madge
Mary
Ben Markham
Ben
Max's Mission Rearranged for a Yacht Rescue
A fourteen year old messenger Max risks a rough alley to deliver a crucial note. After being assaulted by a gang the boy retrieves the envelope and reaches Dorothy Metheun aboard the yacht Sylvia. Tengrove apologizes and Dorothy forgives the suitor, promising a reunion. Max earns a kiss and pride for his bold deed.
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Max
Tengrove
Messenger Service
Financial District
Dorothy Methetun
Metheun
Miss Metheun
Metheun Town House
Sylvia
Giil
Ting
Dorothy
Air. Tengrove
Mr. Tengrove
Why She Sang the Hymn
A bishop recalls visiting a southern town where women cook and serve themselves. Early one morning a soprano sang Nearer My God to Thee as the bishop reflected on piety. At breakfast he praised her, and she explained she boils eggs to the hymn.
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Margaret
Belen
Mr. Townsend
Lassiter
Morrla
Belew
Law
No Time For Anything Else
Dialogue excerpt presents a father questioning a suitor while the mother asserts serious intentions. The exchange centers on a girl and a cautious approach to courtship. Language reflects period newspaper tone and social prudence.
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Catholtic Standard and Times
The Lion In Africa And The Hunt Roar Patterns
The excerpt discusses lion roars varying with age and hunting, noting abrupt coughs and triumphant roars. It also describes lions blending into the landscape with brown yellow hides and agile bodies. A playful line about finding a woman's pocket ends the exchange.
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Africa
Agnes Flerbert
Amk
Tete de Veat
L’oighon
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