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oners. Besides
 

                  stooped at their interminable
oners. Besides, the tracker was greatly
                  puttering housewifery by the cold ashes
bored
 

— OCR cross-column confusion (and some further intervention), at
Mary (Hunter) Austin, Isidro (Chapter 25 “In which Mascado Hears News”), The Atlantic 95 (February 1905) : 178

above, as found; same (unconfused) in the published novel (1905) : 367

aside
here, primarily for the opportunity to cite Mary (Hunter) Austin again. read earlier today her “The Walking Woman,” in Lost Borders (1909) : 195
 

12 April 2022