At a Girl's Mercy, or, The Fortunes of War — page 234: what you’re looking at

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STREET & SMITH’S SELECT SERIES OF POPULAR AMERICAN COPYRIGHT STORIES, BY POPULAR AUTHORS. In Handsome Paper Covers, 25 Cents, : No. i. A STORY OF POWER AND PATHOS. Be > eer THE SENATOR’S BRIDE. By Mrs. ALEX. McVEIGH MILLER, Author of “Brunette and Blonde,” “Lady Gay’s Pride,” ete. This is a domestic story of deep interest. charmingly writtew, with vigor and earnestness, and has not a dull scene init. Tha author’s purpose is to portray nature; she therefore avoids all extrayagance, and relies entirely upon her ability to entertain her readers with the presentation of scenes and incidents that never surpass. probability, yet are extremely captivating. The story of ‘‘ THE SenaToR’s BripE” is something more than a work of fiction. It contains a moral that is certain to be im- pressed upon all who follow the career of the wife who wrecked her happiness because she respected herself too much to deceive her husband. PRICE, TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. Issued in clean, large type, with handsome lithographed cover, and for sale by all Booksellers and Newsdealers ; or sent, postage free, to any address, on receipt of price, by the pub- lishers, STRHAE'T & SMITH, P.O. Box 2734. 31 Rose St., New York. GComichbooks:co =