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Nellie L. McClung. Purple Springs

Purple Springs

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I. THE DAY BEFORE II. THE DAY III. THE HOUSE OF CLAY IV. TANGLED THREADS V. WHERE MRS. CROCKS THREW THE SWITCH VI. RED ROSES VII. THE INNOCENT DISTURBER VIII. THE POWER OF INK IX. THE DOCTOR'S DECISION X. THE WOMAN WITH A SORE THOUGHT XI. ENGAGED XII. THE MACHINE XIII. THE STORM XIV. THE SEVENTH WAVE XV. THE COMING OF SPRING XVI. PRINCE OF THE HOUSE OF CLAY XVII. PETER'S REPORT XVIII. THE WOMAN OF PURPLE SPRINGS XIX. THE END OF A LONELY ROAD XX. ANNIE GRAY'S STORY XXI. THE OPENING OF THE WAY XXII. THE PLAY XXIII. COMPENSATION XXIV. HOME AGAIN XXV. THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. CHAPTER I

THE DAY BEFORE

CHAPTER II

THE DAY!

CHAPTER III

THE HOUSE OF CLAY

CHAPTER IV

TANGLED THREADS

CHAPTER V

WHERE MRS. CROCKS THREW THE SWITCH

"HORSE REPOSITORY" PROP.J. CROCKS

CHAPTER VI

RED ROSES

"HORACE CLAY."

CHAPTER VII

THE INNOCENT DISTURBER

CHAPTER VIII

THE POWER OF INK

CHAPTER IX

THE DOCTOR'S DECISION

CHAPTER X

THE WOMAN WITH A SORE THOUGHT

CHAPTER XI

ENGAGED

CHAPTER XII

THE MACHINE

CHAPTER XIII

THE STORM

CHAPTER XIV

THE SEVENTH WAVE

CHAPTER XV

THE COMING OF SPRING

CHAPTER XVI

PRINCE OF THE HOUSE OF CLAY

CHAPTER XVII

PETER'S REPORT

CHAPTER XVIII

THE WOMAN OF PURPLE SPRINGS

CHAPTER XIX

THE END OF A LONELY ROAD

CHAPTER XX

ANNIE GRAY'S STORY

CHAPTER XXI

THE OPENING OF THE WAY

CHAPTER XXII

THE PLAY

CHAPTER XXIII

COMPENSATION

CHAPTER XXIV

HOME AGAIN

CHAPTER XXV

"THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE"

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Nellie L. McClung

Published by Good Press, 2019

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"Turn"—Jimmy cried scornfully, "Turn—is it? They were too busy runnin'. Gosh—they would'a flew if they knew how. Served them right—they knew blame well they deserved it, for Pearl would never have given them the cat if they hadn't worked it so smooth. They told her they wanted a strain of Tiger in their cats, for all of theirs were black—and Pearl, gave them our fine young Tom—and they promised all sorts to be good to him—and when Pearl saw his skin on their caps, and put it to them, they said they hadn't said it was a 'strain of tiger for their cats' they wanted, but a 'strand of tiger for their caps'—that's what made Pearl so mad." Mr. Donald said Pearl did quite right, and he told the Tuckers they were the making of great politicians—they were so smart at getting out of things. But Gosh, you should have seen Pearl! She finished the job off right, too, you bet, and made them put up slab at the school and did the printin' on it in red ink. You can see it there—they have had to print it over once or twice. We all know the words off by heart:

Young Tom,

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