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  2. THE FINDING OF THE TREASURE.

    Leonard wrapped Juanna in a goatskin cloak which he took from one of the fallen priests, placing the second cloak over his own shoulders, for he knew that it would ...

    Article : 789 words
  3. A CALIFORNIAN STRANGER

    It was Christmas Eve in a California mining town in 1853, and Goskin, according to his custom, had decorated his gambling se with sprigs of mountain cedar, and a shrub whose ...

    Article : 1,595 words
  4. THE SPIDER.

    Rosy complexioned and in her fresh spring toilet, she was truly beautiful; under her long, silky lashes her azure eyes had a soft, caressing light that illumined her face ...

    Article : 1,567 words
  5. NELLY PRESTON:

    Albert rushed into the shop and bough a newspaper, and he and William went into an entry to read an account of Sir Humphrey's death. It was a short paragraph, and stated ...

    Article : 3,742 words
  6. THE MONK AND THE THIEF.

    At a monastery in Southern France visitors are proudly told the story of the exploit of a monk who was once one of the inmates of the convent. The monks belong to a ...

    Article : 361 words
  7. THE LADY WITH THE HEART TROUBLE.

    "Mr. Stebbins," said his worship, as he sat down to sign the warrants, "is that a sound of wailing I hear." "Yes, sir." A woman in there has been ...

    Article : 323 words
  8. A DRIVE TO ROSENBERG CASTLE.

    A charming succession of scenas opened up as we drove on; here were women in bright groups washing their clothes in the river; then black smoke arose in the valley, and we passed a ...

    Article : 394 words
  9. THE FINGER LANGUAGE.

    It is a well-known fact that Colonel Witherspoon is a dreadfully henpecked man, which is confirmed by a conversation he had with Gus De Smith on a street car, ...

    Article : 138 words
  10. THE LONG AND SHORT WEEP.

    When Lawrence Barrett's daughter was married, Stuart Robson sent a cheque for 5,000 dollars to the bridegroom. Miss Felicia Robson, who attended the wedding, ...

    Article : 122 words
  11. PERTINENT QUESTION.

    Old Aunt Dinah was a coloured woman, who had a remarkably strong voice, and would sing and cry "Glory!" with such vigour as to be heard above all the rest of ...

    Article : 177 words
  12. PLAINLY PUT.

    Rostopchin was the governor of Moscow who probably planned the burning of that city, and so put a serious check to Napoleon's career. One day the Emperor Paul ...

    Article : 193 words
  13. A SHOWMAN'S PARROT STORY.

    A veteran showman recently confided to a few of his personal friends a little story about a parrot which may or may not be strictly accurate. His ticket-seller, he said, ...

    Article : 306 words
  14. LUCKY COMMISSIONAIRES.

    A splendid thing for old soldiers and pensioners has the formation of the Corps of Commissionaires been. Not alone do these very useful servants make decent livings, ...

    Article : 157 words
  15. THE TWINS.

    The mother of two sons, twins, met one of the brothers in a field one morning. "Which of you two boys am I speaking to?" asked the mother. "Is it you or your ...

    Article : 113 words
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