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Ahead of the Show OR The Adventures of Al Allston, Advance Agent
By FRED THORPE, author of "Blind Luck," "The Boy in Black," "Chris, the Comedian," "Git Up and Git," "Walt, the Wonder Worker," etc....
STREET AND SMITH, PUBLISHERS 238 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK
Copyright, 1897 By Norman L. Munro
Ahead of the Show