“Tell me, Miss Walker! You know how things should be. What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by
“Tell me, Miss Walker! You know how things should be. What would you say was a good profession for a young man of twenty-six who has had no education worth speaking about, and who is not very quick by
Day had broken before the several denizens of the Wilderness had all returned to their homes, the police finished their…
Now all this time, while the tragi-comedy of life was being played in these three suburban villas, while on a commonpla…
Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pen…
Mr. McAdam, of the firm of McAdam and Squire, was a highly polished man who dwelt behind a highly polished table in the…
When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of o…
“Now, papa,” said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an exper…
So by the cleverness of two girls a dark cloud was thinned away and turned into sunshine. Over one of them, alas, anoth…
From that day the Doctor's peace was gone. Never was a quiet and orderly household transformed so suddenly into a …
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