Overland Monthly and Out West MagazineA. Roman and Company, 1892 |
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Page 35
... thought , " I can consume a little time fooling with the strings . I liked those ear - tickling notes very well the other night . Only two weeks ' prac- tice . Of course the man lied . " I took the mandolin to a house on Sutter Street ...
... thought , " I can consume a little time fooling with the strings . I liked those ear - tickling notes very well the other night . Only two weeks ' prac- tice . Of course the man lied . " I took the mandolin to a house on Sutter Street ...
Page 36
... thought him capable of . Well , of course it was all very well for a time , and I was surprised and pleased to note the highly beneficial effect of the music on my friend across the way ; but how long could I keep it up ? Not for long ...
... thought him capable of . Well , of course it was all very well for a time , and I was surprised and pleased to note the highly beneficial effect of the music on my friend across the way ; but how long could I keep it up ? Not for long ...
Page 37
... thought ! Why not marry him to some woman who played the mandolin and who would be as will- ing to make sacrifices as I was unwilling ? I owed the man nothing , but still I hated to desert him . Whom could I marry him off to ? It was a ...
... thought ! Why not marry him to some woman who played the mandolin and who would be as will- ing to make sacrifices as I was unwilling ? I owed the man nothing , but still I hated to desert him . Whom could I marry him off to ? It was a ...
Page 46
... thought then about the pearls . Here is one almost as fine as an oyster pearl . " - " Now , " said Georgia , " I dare tell my story . You have thought it strange that I would use a gun . I am not hard - heart- ed . A wounded bird or ...
... thought then about the pearls . Here is one almost as fine as an oyster pearl . " - " Now , " said Georgia , " I dare tell my story . You have thought it strange that I would use a gun . I am not hard - heart- ed . A wounded bird or ...
Page 59
... thought of us when we entered the camp last night ? " " Our appearance justified any opin- ion . Our clothing hung in tatters , and our legs and feet were covered with bleeding wounds . What a terrible de- scent that was in the darkness ...
... thought of us when we entered the camp last night ? " " Our appearance justified any opin- ion . Our clothing hung in tatters , and our legs and feet were covered with bleeding wounds . What a terrible de- scent that was in the darkness ...
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