Desperate Flight at Army Garrison
Mrs Grafton’s absence leaves Randy Merriam vulnerable as Fanny McLane, intoxicated and desperate, seizes a moment to confront him. A pursuing doctor and anxious troops race to control a spiraling crisis as a missing Florence’s note upends the household.
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Cimarron
Merriams
Whittaker
Randy
Grafton
Dr. Gould
Mrs. Hayne
Jose’s
Florence
Buxton’s
Fanny McLane
Hop Ling
Santa Clara
Merriam
Dr. Leavitt
Leavitt
Mrs. Grafton
Fanny
Annette
Florrie
Capt
Hop
Brown Dick
Bullock
Melane
Chicago
Uncle Mellen
Ned Parry
Harriet
Tattoo
Jose
Mignon
Jack
Floy
Joe
Gould
Cantonment
Catamount
Mon Abri
Murdock
Jimmy
Randy Merriam
George Grafton
Plains
Guadaloupe
Buttes
Sergt. Hogan
Sedgwick
Lord
Minturn
Sallow
McLane
Mr. Parry
Swinburne
The Fort Sedgwick tale of McLane and Merriam
Florence McLane, Randy Merriam, Ned Parry, and Captain Grafton confront a web of divorce, blackmail, and desertion as McLane’s Virginia City fortune, Perkins scheming, and Apache danger intertwine. A daring rescue brings Florence and Randy together amid danger and moral peril.
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Edward Parry
Chicago
McLane
Fanny
Dr. Leavitt
John Harold McLane
California
Sacramento
Perkins
John H., Jr
Japan
Nevada
Virginia City
Comstock
Frisco
San Francisco
New York
Fanny Hayward
Uncle Mellen
Fan
Sedgwick
Merriam
Randy
Parry
Ned Parry
Con genial company tale ends unwanted loafers visit
Capt. R. J. Smith recalls a method to discourage undesirable companions. He rented a Bible and an English history and read aloud, prompting the visitors to leave and never return. The Paducah Sun reports his anecdote about changing social circles.
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R. J. Smith
Sun
Jim
Paducah (Ky.) Sun
Russian Translation of Dickens Reveals Kitchen Sink Humor
Notes and Queries discusses a translation misstep in a Russian rendering of Dickens. The example from chapter 2 of Dombey and Son shows Mr Chick’s dispute described literally as grabbing a chair and flinging objects at his wife. The piece notes the clash between witty metaphors and foreign rendering.
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Dombey and Son
Mr. Chick
Mrs. Chick
Louisa
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