At a Girl's Mercy, or, The Fortunes of War — page 237: 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. INwNo. Li. AN ENTRANCING SENSATIONAL STORY. BADLY MATCHED; WOMAN AGAINST WOMAN. By HELEN CORWIN PIERCE, Author of ‘‘The Curse of Everleigh,” “‘ Married in Jest,” ete. Woman’s honor and woman’s deception are in this story powerfully contrasted. Between vice and virtue there is a prolonged contest—one woman, actuated solely by honor- able motives, competing with an unprincipled female strate- gist, whose heart is steeled against every ennobling impulse. This battle of life is continued with varying changes, until the soul-absorbing mystery is satisfactorily elucidated. PRICE, TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. Issued in clear, 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 publishers, , STREET & SMITH, P. O. Box 2734. 3! Rose St., New York, EComicbooks.com