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BY

PETER B. KYNE

TO IRENE

CONTENTS

THE ILLUSTRATIONS

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HECTOR MCKAYE WAS BRED OF AN ACQUISITIVE RACE.

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SHE STOLE TO THE OLD SQUARE PIANO AND SANG FOR HIM.

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DONALD BOWED HIS HEAD. "I CAN'T GIVE HER UP, FATHER."

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"I'M A MAN WITHOUT A HOME AND YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE ME IN, NAN."

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