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Title: The Spectacle Man
A Story of the Missing Bridge
Author: Mary F. Leonard
Release Date: January 16, 2010 [EBook #30993]
Language: English
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THE SPECTACLE MAN
Out of a song the story grew;
Just how it happened nobody knew,
But, song and story, it all came true.
BOOKS BY MARY F. LEONARD.
* * * * *
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[Illustration: "The Spectacle Man, leaning his elbows on the
show-case"]
The Spectacle Man
_A Story of the Missing Bridge_
* * * * *
By
Mary F. Leonard
AUTHOR OF
"THE BIG FRONT DOOR"
_Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_
W. A. WILDE COMPANY
BOSTON AND CHICAGO
_Copyright, 1901,_
BY W. A. WILDE COMPANY.
_All rights reserved_.
_TO THE ONE
Whose Love has been from Childhood
An Unfailing Inspiration
Whose Friendship has made Dark Paths Light
This Little Book is Dedicated
In Memory of "Remembered Hours"_
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER FIRST. Page
Frances meets the Spectacle Man 11
CHAPTER SECOND.
A Certain Person 22
CHAPTER THIRD.
Gladys 32
CHAPTER FOURTH.
They look at a Flat 40
CHAPTER FIFTH.
Some New Acquaintances 50
CHAPTER SIXTH.
An Informal Affair 61
CHAPTER SEVENTH.
A Portrait 77
CHAPTER EIGHTH.
The Story
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