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THE GOLDEN BIRD
BY
MARIA THOMPSON DAVIESS
Author of "The Melting of Molly," "Phyllis," "Sue Jane," "The Tinder Box,"
etc.
ILLUSTRATED BY EDWARD L. CHASE
NEW YORK
THE CENTURY CO.
1918
Copyright, 1918, by
THE CENTURY CO.
Copyright, 1918, by
BUTTERICK PUBLISHING COMPANY
_Published, September, 1918_
[Transcriber's note: Minor typos corrected.]
[Illustration: "Oh, how beautiful!" exclaimed Polly, all restraint leaving
her young face and body as she fell on her knees before the sultan]
TO
IDA CLYDE CLARKE
WHOSE COURAGE INSPIRES ME
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
"Oh, how beautiful!" exclaimed Polly, all restraint leaving her young face
and body as she fell on her knees before the sultan
A poor old sheep was lying flat with pathetic inertia while Adam stood over
her with something in his arms
I put his babykins in a big feed-basket and the lamb twins came and
welcomed him
And Bud was beautiful in the "custom-made" fifteen-dollar gray cheviot with
his violet eyes and yellow shock, in spite of his red ears
THE GOLDEN BIRD
CHAPTER I
The primary need of a woman's nature is always supposed to be love, but
very suddenly I discovered that in my case it was money, a lot of it and
quick.
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