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HEART'S DESIRE
The STORY of a CONTENTED TOWN, CERTAIN PECULIAR CITIZENS, and TWO FORTUNATE LOVERS
A NOVEL by EMERSON HOUGH
AUTHOR OF THE MISSISSIPPI BUBBLE, THE LAW OF THE LAND, THE GIRL AT THE HALF WAY HOUSE, ETC
NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS