Mrs Bluebeard The Story of a New Year's Resolution
Suzanne misconstrues a locked desk as a potential old flame relic while Bob returns from New York leaving her to wrestle doubt. The desk proves a family heirloom wedding gift with a long, trusted history, and Suzanne resolves to trust Bob and abandon suspicion forever.
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Mrs. Bluebeard
Nola Forester
Bess
Nora
Bob
Adelaide Gifford
Adelaide
Thurston
Suzanne
Joby
Sbe
Sue
Mrs. Gluebeard
Deak
Jove
One on Edward Atkinson
The story recalls Edward Atkinson who once chased boys off Boston Common by Constable Clapp. As an adult Atkinson meets the wizened figure and claims, I’m Eddie Atkinson, once chased off the common. Clapp retorts that no honest boy ever had to run from him.
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Edward Atkinson
Boston
Erastus Clapp
Clapp
Mr. Atkinson
Diary as Christmas Gift Narrated by Judge
A judge notes a diary given to a young wife as a Christmas present. The diary will reveal daily writes about waffles kitchen needs and repairs, turning into an account book and later a scrapbook. The fragment ends with a remark on moral behavior and crooked paths.
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John
Miss Hunt's Narrow Snowbound Ride From Harne Creek to Laramie
Miss May Hunt, a teacher from Harne Creek, endured a perilous snowstorm while attempting to reach Laramie. Her horse fell into a washout, leaving her stranded, cold, and nearly exhausted as she wandered toward town, aided by brothers who rescued the horse and arranged a carriage.
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May Hunt
Laramie
Wyo
Mike May Hunt
Harne Creek
Miss Hunt
Woman Passes as a Man Thirty Years in Seville
An elderly policewoman masquerading as a man for three decades in Seville was injured in a street accident. Disguised as Fernando Mackenzie, the Frenchwoman served in Madrid and Seville’s police, married a woman, and raised a son believed to be her wife's child. After the discovery of her sex she was dismissed without pension and left in distress.
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Seville
Fernando Mackenzie
Spain
France
Madrid
San Pablo
Christ
Fernando
Mackenzie
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New York
Wey
Bobby
Duster
Quarriea
Japan
England
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