Life — May 27, 1909 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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In that bricf moment his entire life passed in review before him But when, at last, the lights of the village came into view The fans of time had dealt lightly with that It is enough for me, dear, that you are what you are; that you are simply you,’ she faltered He could be there in an hour. There might You have been mad to-nigh:” She breathed more freely. One danger had at least been passed. He turned in dismay and bebeld before him 2 majestic figure robed in red He pazed into a pair of searching cyes—they were the eyes of Cardinal Richelieu.—F. W. Crowninshicid, in the Bookman He was a fine type of the old Southern colonel, the fiery scion of a race of cavalicrs Also, he was exceedingly wrathy He bad just received a letter from a man, “a low sobt of puhson, suh, I assuah you.” which displeased him immensely, and he was debating inwardly how best to convey to his vulgar correspondent an adequate expres: sion of his (the colonel’s) opinion of him But his stenographer was a lady. 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