Despair Drives Gambler to Suicide and Flight
A troubled gambler returns home to a wife in distress, confesses murder, and confronts a doomed romance. He reveals he killed a husband and faces a choice between love and guilt as he wanders the city and finally boards a steamer toward an uncertain future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepesta
Pepeeta
Sho
David
Peppera
Polar
Mater Familias
Washingtton Herald
Cook
Heidelberg
Lustige Welt
Philadelphia Record
Laughing through the pages of old jokes and cartoons
A collage of dialogue snippets and captions from many newspapers and magazines. It features quips about marriages, detectives, explorers, editors, and clerks, with punchlines about daily life, clothing, and social habits. Names and outlets include Puck Life Houston Post and Chicago Post among others.
End of Valley of Death Choicest Recovery and Pepeeta’s Work
A sick man survives a dangerous illness with help from a faithful mammy. Pepeeta rents a room in a tenement and supports herself by sewing, becoming skilled at making baby clothes. She endures long nights awaiting David’s return as his health improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paepee
Te Hiss
Boris
David
Pepeeta
Cain
Ted
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Avid Carson
Boweron-Merrill ‘Company
Gulf
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Herring
Houston Post
Newporter
Baltimore
Frederick Robert Cook Peary Smith
Puck
Margaret
Princeton Tiger
John
Public Ledger
Casey
Holdfast
Presbyterian Standard
Feller Pinkley
South Pole
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Smith's
Mabel Roberts
Georgia Bennett
Sugar Loaf Camp No
J. Roberts
J. *Schneider
Censel
Yrtle Lodge
A.fv
C. Giles
W. F. Hendricks
W. Ie
Pe Brown
Seey
Cou
Jerfell
A. Roberts
Myrtle Point
Oregon
U.S
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Frank Morse
Coquille
Transportation
Steamer Echo
R. Panter
Coquille City
Steamer
Dispatch
White
Masraa
Beacon
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Quiile
Coquille Ott
Bandon
Real
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