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Archaic and variable spelling, as well as inconsistency in hyphenation, has been preserved as printed in the original book except for the changes that are listed at the [end] of the book.
Missing quote marks and minor punctuation inconsistencies were silently corrected. However, punctuation has not been changed to comply with modern standards. A deviation in paragraph-ending punctuation in the original publication should be noted for paragraphs in which dialogue immediately followed. Both a comma and a colon were used and have been retained in this e-book.
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THE WEB
OF THE GOLDEN SPIDER


With pretty art and a woman’s instinctive desire to please, she had placed the candle on a chair and assumed something of a pose.
[[Page 20]]


THE WEB
OF THE
GOLDEN SPIDER
by
FREDERICK ORIN BARTLETT
Author of “Joan of the Alley,” etc.
illustrated by
HARRISON FISHER
and
CHARLES M. RELYEA
NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1909
By Small, Maynard & Company
(INCORPORATED)
Entered at Stationers’ Hall
THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.