Pursuit Through Dark Hall After Papers Swap
A covert exchange leads to a chase as Broussard escapes into a sealed chamber after demanding papers for M. Jerome de Greville. The narrator pursues, hides in a dark passage, and prepares for a possible confrontation with Broussard.
Night Prison Escape Drawn by Treachery and Force
Trapped in a square chamber, Placide de Mouret confronts Broussard as dawn arrives. Mouret reveals his identity, seizes papers, disarms the traitor, and plans a swift exit while guarding against outside soldiers. They search for a way out as the prison door resists and the window offers the only glimmer of escape.
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Rue St. Denis
France
M. de Greville
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Broussard
Brossard
Vauban
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Liroux
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le Dauphin
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Women Gamblers in Stock Market Draw Attention
The New York Tribune notes women actors in speculative trading, detailing how many secretly follow market ticks and rely on brokers. It describes two groups: steady bettors who chase losses and bucket shop patrons who raid offices after defeats, and it urges public virtue as women occasionally help shut down such unfair operations.
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New York Tribune
Bucket Shop
A Thoroughly Competent Sportsman Named in Mock Debate
In a playful exchange the participants praise a dependable sportsman who can shoot and retrieve game, ensuring success for others and the chance to claim credit if challenged. The remarks frame him as a capable guide and reliable ally in field sport.
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Puck
Justly Indignant in a Holiday Home Scene
A Lippincott's Magazine excerpt describes a holiday house crowded with aunts and a six year old boy lamenting his week long confinement in a room filled with women. The tone blends humor and domestic observation as the child voices the awkward sleep arrangement.
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Lippincott’s Magazine
Patriotism and unrest in Russia amid war tensions
Reports describe a surge of Russian patriotism with peasant rallies and a Kyiv Kasan village figure leading scattered crowds. Polish rebellion aims to regain independence as Russian Poland sees opportunity amid Far East conflict and British-backed agitation.
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Russia
Kasan
Joan of Arc
Klinsheyo
Tchistopal
Kama
Troly Serge
Poland
Warsaw
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Far East
Kingdom
Boy finds Marjory Cheswick after long search
An exiled suitor recalls heartbreak and pursuit of Marjory Cheswick. After years abroad he discovers her in poverty, redeems a canary memory, and reunites with the heiress who once scorned him. Their love endures amid hardship and a young child in their drawing room.
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Charley
Cheswick
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Hak
Miss Cheswick
Would You Build a Library or a Brewery
Plodding Pete imagines wealth as a chance to found a library. Meandering Mike, joking about grammar, replies he would not found a library but would found a brewery. The exchange reads as light humor on money and priorities.
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Pete
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