Mezzoni the Brigand — page 198: 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. Oe ea ery 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 written, with vigor and earnestness, and has not a dull scene init. The author’s purpose is to portray nature; she therefore avoids all * extravagance, 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 ‘‘'T'HE 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, he free, to any address, on receipt of price, by the pub- hers, STREET & SMITH, P.O. Box 2734. 31 Rose St., New York. books.com com (@: