St. Nicholas, Volume 29Mary Mapes Dodge Scribner, 1902 |
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... seemed only right that the wages should be reduced with them , especially since competition had become so close that profits were cut in half , or sometimes even wiped out altogether . It was just at the time when matters were at their ...
... seemed only right that the wages should be reduced with them , especially since competition had become so close that profits were cut in half , or sometimes even wiped out altogether . It was just at the time when matters were at their ...
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... seemed to creep into every crevice and to cling there with such tenacious grip that it became almost a part of the skin itself . But at last the task was accomplished , as well as soap and water could accomplish it , and he picked up ...
... seemed to creep into every crevice and to cling there with such tenacious grip that it became almost a part of the skin itself . But at last the task was accomplished , as well as soap and water could accomplish it , and he picked up ...
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... seemed hesitating at what to say . " What is it ? " she asked . " " " I'll need some books , I guess , " he stam- mered . Pa ' s been givin ' me a quarter of a dollar every week fer a long time fer helpin ' him at th ' mine , an ' I ...
... seemed hesitating at what to say . " What is it ? " she asked . " " " I'll need some books , I guess , " he stam- mered . Pa ' s been givin ' me a quarter of a dollar every week fer a long time fer helpin ' him at th ' mine , an ' I ...
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... seemed to him a very singular thing . The first triumph came one evening when , after questioning his father as to how much coal he had mined that day and the price he was paid for each ton of it , he succeeded in demonstrating how much ...
... seemed to him a very singular thing . The first triumph came one evening when , after questioning his father as to how much coal he had mined that day and the price he was paid for each ton of it , he succeeded in demonstrating how much ...
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... seemed unable to speak for a moment , and her eyes gleamed queerly , but when she did speak , it was with words that sent a curious warmth to his heart . That half - dozen children was only the first instalment to come from the cabins ...
... seemed unable to speak for a moment , and her eyes gleamed queerly , but when she did speak , it was with words that sent a curious warmth to his heart . That half - dozen children was only the first instalment to come from the cabins ...
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