At a Girl's Mercy, or, The Fortunes of War — page 238: what you’re looking at

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STREET & SMITH’S SELECT SERIES GEev ss POPULAR AMERICAN COPYRIGHT STORIES, BY POPULAR AUTHORS. In Handsome Paper Covers. 25 Cents. NTS. 12. AN IMPRESSIVE AND SYMPATHETIC STORY, The Phantom Wite. bY 7 Mrs aM incV VV IO'TOR, Author of “Born to Betray,” “The Beautiful Tempter,” etc. This is a touching narrative of domestic life, and it so earnestly treats of home joys and sorrows that it is difficult to resist the belief that there is in it an artful blending of fact with fiction. The heart throbs responsively to the keen sorrow of the trusting husband who, after a brief period of matrimonial happiness, awoke one morning to the realiza- tion of a misfortune greater than death—dishonor. PRICE, TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. Issued in clear, large type, with handsome lithographed cover, and for sale by all Booksellers and Newsdealers; or sent, postage free, to any address, on receipt of price, by the publishers, STREET & SMITH, P. O. Box 2734. 31 Rose St., New York. (E(0) =