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PINCHER DECLARED “. . . SHE WAS ON HER HIND LEGS CARRYING HER BABY IN HER ARMS LIKE ANYBODY.” Page 25.

THE CHILDREN OF THE VALLEY
BY HARRIET PRESCOTT SPOFFORD Author of the “Hester Stanley” Books, “A Lost Jewel,” etc. FIFTH THOUSAND NEW YORK: THOMAS Y. CROWELL & CO. PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1901, By T. Y. CROWELL & CO.