Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 507
oting theweak parts, and then letting out the water andstrengthening the dam where it s needed. Itsounds like a lot of work, but there are plenty of usto do it; and the lumber is the only thing that willcost any money. All interested, please chip in.Count on me! said the boy who had objectedto the… … <€~^x^WAS near the day of Valentine,and Ruth, with pencil sharpenedfine, sat down to write a mes-sage sweet, to send to onewhom she would greet.She wrote a line, and paused a bit to find arhyme that it would fit. But nothing came toher, although she thought that verse would surelygo. She chewed…
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