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Title: The alternative
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: McCutcheon, George Barr, 1866-1928
Subjects: Indiana
Publisher: New York, Dodd, Mead & Co.
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ounced coldly, and left them to wonder what he meant by the remark. Mr. Stockton volunteered : Changing what? His spots or his mind? But Bosworth had turned toward the young lady who had effaced herself. Somehow he rather rejoiced in the fact that she had forsaken this group for another and less objectionable one. Mrs. Runway intercepted him. They do say, Buzzy, that you were in love with her, she said. Are you dreadfully cut up about it? He stared past her. Not at all, he announced. Far from it. Nothing would have afforded me greater pleasurethan the privilege of giving the bride away. Dear me, she said, as he smiled and walked on. Struck by a sudden impulse he turned to her. Who is Miss Downing? Where have I seen her before? How should I know? said Mrs. Runway, stiffly. Oh, he said, turning again. A strange young man, very much the worse for champagne, had now approached the girl, his hands in his pockets, a vacuous smile on his flushed face. Bosworth changed his course and engaged (62)
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Copyright, 1909, by Dodd, Me.id & Company j/ ^^\, • 7. I am Mrs. De Foes secretary, she said quietly. (page 83) The Amazing Marriage young Mrs. Chanier in conversation, all the while keeping his eye on the girl down the room. Terrible night, isn't it, Blanche? he observed by way of reserving her attention, which seemed inclined to wander. Ripping, she said. Everything went off beautifully. Only one hitch, my dear. I say, who's the girl talking to Tommy Rexford? She used her lorgnette. I was just about to ask who the chap is talking to her. She's a Miss Downing. Know her? Oh, yes, he prevaricated nobly, catching an ugly gleam in the young matrons eye. She s a terribly nice girl. I thought as much. Is'nt she too nice? « Who s this Rexford chap? She stared at him. Oh, he's all right, Mr. Buzzy VanPycke, she said, resenting his ignorance. Tommy Rexford is one of the dearest boys in the world. He's from Pittsburg. I met him at Palm Beach last winter. He comes to New York pretty often. I

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