Behind a Mask; or, a Woman's Power

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BEHIND A MASK _OR_ A WOMAN’S POWER

By A.M. Barnard

_Chapter I_

JEAN MUIR

“Has she come?”

“No, Mamma, not yet.”

“I wish it were well over. The thought of it worries and excites me. A cushion for my back, Bella.”

And poor, peevish Mrs. Coventry sank into an easy chair with a nervous sigh and the air of a martyr, whil...