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"Betty was a real comfort" (See page 110)
DAWSON BLACK: RETAIL MERCHANT
By HAROLD WHITEHEAD
Author of "The Business Career of Peter Flint"
ILLUSTRATED By JOHN GOSS

THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1918, by The Page Company
All rights reserved
First Impression, July, 1918 Second Impression, July, 1918 Third Impression, October, 1919
I am glad to confess that whatever I do is done because I want to justify the faith in my ability and the loving encouragement which has so loyally been given to me. For this reason, I dedicate this to the one who has inspired me to do my best—My Wife.