At a Girl's Mercy, or, The Fortunes of War — page 245: what you’re looking at

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THE SEA AND SHORE SERIES POPULAR AMERICAN COPYRIGHT NOVELS, BY NOTABLE AUTHORS. ee ae ee es el [11K LUGKOMITE UF LYONS: 3 THE WEAVERS WAR. By PROFESSOR WM. HENRY PECK, AUTHOR OF “Marlin Marduke,” “£15,000 Reward,” “Siballa, the Sorceress, ”” etc. From the very opening paragraph this powerful and intensely exciting romance enchains the attention and keeps curiosity constantly active. The scene opens in the manufacturing center of Lyons, during a troublesome period in her history, when the laboring classes strove to maintain their rights against the nobility. The hero, whom fate has made an humble workman, finds opportunity for the display of those self-asserting qualities, which always force their possessor to the front in every contest. While most of the action is thrilling and dramatic, a captivating love episode is adroitly interwoven with the main thread of the romance. The mystery appertaining to the early life of the Locksmith, the appalling accusation which makes him the victim of unseen foes, his fortitude in the most trying positions, and his final vindication and reward, are forcibly and sympatheti: cally set forth in this well constructed story. PRICEH, 25 CENTS. STREET & SMITH, Publishers, (E(0) aay cor books.com