This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...said Sylvestre. "There's nothing which sets my mother up like a cup of--" "I thought Mrs. Winthrop's property was a gold mine," interrupted Patricia. "It is, and the biggest one in the State. It's too big for her to handle. It is absolutely what is called a rich man's mine, so, while in ten or fifteen years she might ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...said Sylvestre. "There's nothing which sets my mother up like a cup of--" "I thought Mrs. Winthrop's property was a gold mine," interrupted Patricia. "It is, and the biggest one in the State. It's too big for her to handle. It is absolutely what is called a rich man's mine, so, while in ten or fifteen years she might find people to take it up, the railroad will pay a good round sum in cash and stock to her now, and she is just sensible enough to see it." "But the railroad," insisted Patricia. "What makes you think it will run through her property?" "It's got to--if it goes at all," answered Sylvestre. "I have spent two summers making an exhaustive survey of the route. Last week I took it to New York and left it with the promoters." "Did they examine it? Did they accept it?" asked Patricia, eagerly. Sylvestre looked at her with suspicion. "Excuse me for asking. But I am so interested--for--for Cornelia's sake," said Patricia. "Oh, I see! Well, they wouldn't look at it at first. In fact, although I brought a letter from one of his best friends, old Bunce--Lucius, I mean, the New York one--wouldn't even see me. But I insisted, and when I saw him he wouldn't even look at my survey--said they had their own engineers. That made me pretty hot, so I told him that--what was it I said? Oh, that unless the whole thing was a fake, he ought to give me a chance." "You said that to Lucius Bunce?" cried Patricia. "I did just that! Nervy, wasn't it? But my fighting blood was up. He gave me a sharp look, but took my papers and blue-prints, and said k should have his personal attention and that I should hear from him." "Have you heard?" asked Patri...
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Merrill, Frank T. Fair. No Jacket. Book. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Red covers with gold lettering and image of a well-dressed woman, frontispiece illustration, 156 pp.; a few pages still uncut. Soiled covers, rear hinge is weak. Half of front free endpaper (blank page) is missing and title page has a short (1") tear. Text is clean and unmarked with a tight binding.
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