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Love and hate in Warrington a tragic tale unfolds
Jennie Warley at eighteen attracts Captain Parker and Thompson Blake in Washington society. Parker ignores marriage, Blake challenges Parker after a paper insult, a duel ensues, Parker dies, and Jennie grieves as her life crumbles. The piece ends with political stock talk and a note about Wendell Phillips and the President’s wealth.
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Adam Warley
Warrington
Adam
Jennie Warley
Jennie
Jenny
Aunt Dunning
Dunning
Ken Adam Warley
Congress
Parker
Warley
Hherow
Captain Parker
Miss Warley
Mr. B
Mix Warley
Hoe
Notd
Thompson Blake
Thompson
Blake
Blair
Srenteg
Wild Co
Sid Parker
Jinme
Fei
Bis
Pont
Abe
Washington