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. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ... arrives anywhere. An excess of thoughtless feeling is sheer emotional extravagance. I sound like a book, don't I?" she laughed. "It is so just the same, Mr. Burns. And now that you have--ah--been properly--not to say gloriously--extravagant at poor Judy's expense, we had better do a little thinking, don't you ...
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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. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ... arrives anywhere. An excess of thoughtless feeling is sheer emotional extravagance. I sound like a book, don't I?" she laughed. "It is so just the same, Mr. Burns. And now that you have--ah--been properly--not to say gloriously--extravagant at poor Judy's expense, we had better do a little thinking, don't you think?" The man's cheeks reddened at her words; but the straightforward, downright sincerity of those gray eyes, that looked so frankly into his, held him steady; while the interrogation at the end of her remark carried its usual conviction. "There is only one possible thing left for me to do, Miss Williams," he said earnestly. "And what is that V A smile that sent a glow of courage to Brian Kent's troubled heart accompanied the flat question. "I can't face Auntie Sue again, knowing what I know now." He spoke with passion. "Of course you would expect to feel that way, wouldn't you?" came the matter-of-fact answer. "The only thing I can do," he continued, "is to give myself up, and go to the penitentiary; arranging, somehow, to do it in such a way that the reward will go to Auntie Sue. God knows she deserves it! Sheriff Knox would help me fix that part, I am sure." Eor a moment there was a suspicious moisture in Betty Jo's gray eyes. Then she said, "And you would really go to prison for Auntie Sue?" "It is the least I can do for her now," he returned. And Betty Jo must have felt the sincerity of his purpose, for she said, softly: "I am sure that it would make Auntie Sue very happy to know that you would do that; and"--she added--"I know that you could not possibly make her more unhappy and miserable than by doing it, could you?" Again she had given an unexpected turn to the subject with the usual convincing question-mark. "But what can I...
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Good. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7; Publisher: The Book Supply Company, 1919. First Printing of this fine old book in Good + Condition. A story set in the Ozark Mountains. Harold Bell Wright (1872-1944) was a best-selling author during the first half of the 20th century and is said to have been the first American writer to have sold a million copies of a novel. Frontispiece and three illustrations in full colour by J. Allen St. John. Bound in burgundy cloth with bright gilt titles; solid and tight sewn binding; backstrap loosened from crash; front panel outlined in gilt and is spotty; extremities lightly rubbed. Internals are very clean, no markings, no tears or creases, no underlining or highlighting. 352 pages. 7.5 x 5 inches. 1919, The Book Supply Company, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Very Good. Very good Clean text, cracked hinge, text block in tact, mild wear on cloth cover corners, spine and edges, minor pencil writing on front free endpaper erased but visible. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Burgundy cloth with gold gilt lettering, first edition, first printing, Advance review copy with "Advance copy, submitted for review. Not for sale or publication" stamped on title page and on Chapter 1 title page, Illustrations by J. Allen St. John. Novel about life in the Ozarks. Includes A Biography of Wright by Elsbery W. Reynolds on pages 345-352. Previous owner's signature on front free end paper. Scarce. Full refund if not satisfied.
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