Rose of the Mount Chapter Excerpt A Governor Stakes and Sails
Comtesse Elise, daughter of the Mount governor, encounters peasant Desaurac on the French island Mount. A shadowy Le Seigneur Noir is pursued as mounted troops gather below the cliff and Beppo explains the governor's cautious move. Suspense rises as distant gunfire rings out.
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Comtesse Elise
France
Louis XVI
Selaneur Desbaurac
Desaurac
Paris
Elise
le Seigneur Noir
The Black Seigneur and the Governor’s Stronghold
In a moonlit interview at the Mount barracks the Marquis de Heauvillers and the Commandant discuss the Black Seigneur, a privateersman who seized lands, fled to sea, and eludes capture. The Lady Elge lingers nearby as intrigue deepens about the fugitive and his ties to the coast.
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Monsieur le Commandant
Marquis de Heauvillers
Monsieur le Marquis
Desaurac
Ayage
Elge
Isles Des Rochers
Wien
Aiittle Isle
Oters
France
Seirreur
Elise and the Mount’s hidden menacing court
In a distant masque tale Elise returns to the Mount after a festival. A marquis departs with a rose while Elise contemplates life at court, then explores a forbidden tower to uncover a secret area where a grotesque troupe and a single captive dwarf remain guarded.
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Versailles
Elise
Practical Fashions SMART STREET DRESS
A street dress pattern promotes plain outlines and figured fabrics. The linen frock features a plastron waist, belt area with peplum, low neck with wide collar, adjustable sleeve length, and a four gore skirt with a panel back. Pattern 6174 fits sizes 34 to 42 inches bust. four and a half yards of 44 inch material required for medium.
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Fabricato
Degrees In Horse Trading
Judge A A Adams of the Indiana appellate court cites a tale from the Indianapolis Star about a man skilled at horse trading who cannot compute his profit percent due to limited math. He asks a teacher who replies that buying a horse for 25 dollars and selling it for 175 dollars is larceny, not profit.
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A. A. Adams
Indiana Appellate Court
Indianapolis Star
Adams
Toll of the Icebergs Toll of the Icebergs
The piece lists historic ship losses and near misses due to icebergs on the England America route from 1890 to 1909. Notable incidents include four steamers vanished in 1890, ten in 1899, the Mongolian trapped in 1908, and the Take Champlain Regulus Bonavista and Montrose narrowly escaping in 1909.
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Montrose
Early American moccasin origin in Rochester footwear history
The first type of baby shoe made in America, and in Rochester, N Y, was a moccasin. It copied Indian moccasin design and matched aboriginal footwear characteristics. Moccasins were cheaper and popular since 1850, while beaded versions, though inspired by southwestern styles, failed to gain wide use due to cost.
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America
Rochester
N. Y
Lady's Shirt Waist Promotes Seamless Yoke Fashion
The pattern 6189 bodice features a seamless yoke with a square lower edge and a jabot of lace. Front gathers, plain back, and a square tongue closing with decorative buttons define the modish design. Sleeves are plain at the shoulder and fuller at the wrist with a 34 to 42 inch bust range.
Sure Enough Funny Exchange About Heaven Child Talk
Frank and Fred aged 6 and 4 discuss a little sister who died before Fred was born. Fred says in heaven he will greet her with Hello this is Freddy. Frank notes she won’t know him because she wasn’t alive when she existed.
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Frank
Fred
Freddy
Market Gamble vs Racetrack Investing Sparks Debate
In an era wary of guaranteed gains investors weigh stock market gambling against racetrack bets. Proponents argue potential high returns while critics cite volatility and risk.
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Frederic S. Isham
Tit Rose
Ray Walters
TY Bobbs-Merrill CO
Beppo
Gabriel Gabarte
Erim
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