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The Turmoil

CHAPTER XVII
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The girl had plenty chances to marry up to a year or so ago, but she was so indifferent she scared the men off, and the ones that had wanted to went and married other girls.
Gracious! they were lucky! Marry HER?
The man that found himself tied up to THAT girl--" "Terrible funny, terrible funny!" said Roscoe, with sarcasm.

"It's so funny I broke a cut-glass decanter and spilled a quart of--" "Wait!" she begged.

"You'll see.

I was sitting by the window a little while ago, and I saw a big wagon drive up across the street and some men go into the house.

It was too dark to make out much, and for a minute I got the idea they were moving out--the house has been foreclosed on, Mrs.Kittersby says.


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