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An Unpardonable Liar
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Title: An Unpardonable Liar
Author: Gilbert Parker
Release Date: May 7, 2005 [eBook #15793]
Language: English
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AN UNPARDONABLE LIAR
by
GILBERT PARKER
Author of _Seats of the Mighty_, _The Battle of the Strong_, etc.
Chicago Charles H. Sergel Company
1900
CHAPTER I
.AN ECHO.
"O de worl am roun an de worl am wide-- O Lord, remember your chillun in de mornin! It's a mighty long way up de mountain side, An day aint no place whar de sinners kin hide, When de Lord comes in de mornin."
With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers. The group were applauding heartily. A chorus said, "Another verse, please, Mrs. Detlor."
"Oh, that's all I know, I'm afra