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Full Title	Street and Smith's New York Weekly : a journal of useful knowledge, romance, amusement, & c. , v. 51, no. 46, September 5, 1896.
Contributor	Edwards, Julia.
Date Added	18 September 2019
Format	Newspaper
Language	English
Publish Date	1896-09-05
Publisher	New York : Street & Smith
Alternate Title	New York Weekly. The prettiest girl awheel; or, The romance of Muriel Dene : a thrilling story of the St. Louis Cyclone / by Julia Edwards. Romance of Muriel Dene
Topic	New York (N.Y.) > Newspapers. Popular literature > United States > 19th century > Periodicals
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Disclaimers	Disclaimer of Liability Disclaimer of Endorsement

OCR . PA tees ian Vol. 5L OFFICE 29 Rose St., New York. Bnlered According to Act of Congress, in the Year 1896, by Street & Smith, in the Office of the Librarian of CH i se Han a i as ne fer or Ti, te ae i a New York, Septem) hare, Washingion, D. O. 1856. mber +5, os Three Dollars Per Year. Two Copies Five Dollars. ‘THE ABOVE ILLUSTRATIONS ARE SORNES FROM THE STORY OF (‘THE PRETTIEST O1RI AL EVENTS WHICH OCCURRED IN THE ‘APPALLING pisast: awneet,? ERS OF TH! AS DESCRIBED IN CHAPTER XIV. E ST, LOUIS TORNADO. “The fierce, roaring, swirling wind caught Nat and drew him into its. vortex, leaving’ Muriel unscathed, stricken with deadly fear, as she saw her lover tora from her side.” THEY ARE TAUTAFUL REPRODUCTIONS OF ~ CHAPTER I “There's a divinity that ng how them Low It was the afternoon of the Twenty- Sorenth of May, that most fateful of days—that‘I, Julia Edwards, first behold the great city of St. Louis. I n an extensive Western trip, but cba me to delay my stay in St. Loni reonally, several of characte fo appear in my story and who kindl gave me the facts in their lives during the period ri tis soldom an Author gots |, inside data o mance from well ki t there is ‘nothin THE ROMANCE OF MURIEL DENE A Thrilling Story of the St. Louis Cyclone : BY JULIA EDWARDS Avruon oF “Mapcar MerRiset.” “Tax Littux Wipow,” “‘Tarxu's Lovers,” es A STATEMENT BY THE AUTHOR. | urilling Interest the occurrences of every-day lite. in ‘aoa jor i, in part, siartling cet qihich will be developed in led Gate,”? you s6e ETO, ETC., ETC. . in ‘account for sume of the come to hom very occupied ag companion throngh rendered me a slight service, and this | rom became’ very 8 carthad od wetted Be of “the Protti ‘and real lif that has ever been written which surpass oy t nances I ha\ CS ero fow passing comments, and finally to the following « conversations The Prettiest Girl Awheel= ==: points of i Panto you it not ioat # St, Louis is worthy: Tam very atxious te fan author, and traveling Test, and partly for certain facts and ful lated, and his fa cul up, cans some recollection 01 ‘Tam colored piece of pr St. reading with wrist to Bt. Louis?’? ventured the ‘a much longer journey ‘years. nui carte Y eee thie in ozton shoul seo the Hou ‘oars Str astotoard reus, Weare ‘poivg to the it replat ‘ city of the Golden “Indeed,” ing inflection ii LT have, But Jost rete ifeom "there ator a6 al m @ thorough St. at yon do not think 8 Gardens, and not it a visit; but partly for formation face seemed to at you, loli af ee: case Lie - i, Cage 8 little cream AS Dene, Attorney ind Couuealor’ ‘at Law, Thanded him my @td in turn, truth to admit I's much gratified at = Julia Eawardt ‘the Oper a friend her Woks, you know, Min! Eaw, hav rave ver come 1 Really, r with Several and it is only Tam delighted. present you o'my'wifeand offer the toupitalley of 3. thanked bim most heartily for this action, and assured bi that an author could our but feel proud of acquaintance of rtunit; that to renew the ad been ny warda, moment," [ across, But what could Isay? What words of comfort could I offer to ber in her terrible bereavement? d told her I would bea followed, lawyers meet with many in our careers. in connection with my adopted daughter, Muriel; sho isin reality. the Relross of prions, and, ie is to proots ee this that 1 ho romise you, Paes a honor of @ visit to illing romance as your hosts of readers | going | iat be rt Jibbted "MThen I iors you I Till accept your kind shapes oot ends, rough he this avioity, his unseen haa invitation, for am too work to| It murt have been id ink of anissing such an cpportantty y.? of fate tbat led me to move and act as I did on Alas! “The laid plans of ‘Bice and men al al dayele, this all too true and thrill- nev: ‘er’ been written, and my man: fair readers and dear friends would Dever bave known the v brief_ but spect and patheti romance in the life of Muriel gang aft aglee.” Lit did I dream, then; that should vev into the kindly face of this "ele dd shine in the peace of ‘i moment, tbat ere the sun should arise ou shottior Jays'Iwas to bea witness of one of the most terrible sights that ever sent a thrill of jorror creeping up and down one’s back. Every girl has some romance in her life just as caaPrEn i. ©] BELIEVE THAT FATE WILL BRIN EVERY GIRL, AND A MAIDEX’S HEART 18 VERY 70. sure as every rose has its thorn. sce this over and over again every day,and| QUICK 70 RrsvoxD, 70, Lovm, Wits the fact is borne in upon me now that I'bave| RIGHT Max WOOES HER. About seven miles, heard from the lips of my heroine, Muriel Dene, as the flies, sity of Be. ute ‘avout tmelve tales by rhe the iy rt the story of her fe'ts eas than w week ago now since Providence led assistance of one of the ‘unforvunate sufferers from the terrible cyctone in St. You can rhaps best imagine my sorpriae qrhea Learned that tho young Mand beautitul girl I found in such distress, 3 none other than the adopted danghter of th “hindly old man I met upon the train, “<Sturiel Deno,?? T exclaimed, when she told me me, “and your father was Thomas Dene?" | the ver es, ¥es,’? with a convulsive sol few places, if a1 ight fe nd your father and mother, what bas be- tea bonded a Eine etait and be- come of them?” T asked, an awful fear knocking hose assembled at my dey iu enrly spring of the present year—it a * she moaned, car | was just Attar the last snow fall’had disappeared para, my dew a Fost to me 2 forever, vever}and the crocus and the anet none beran to put ok opon their faces again even in death— | forth their biosoms at the A ea [loved them so much.*! viving life in nature—there was ‘Unusual st ae ‘and Ste buried ter face in my lap. and sobbed until] eommotion among at road which the cou ‘igh upon a. pictures ie the ‘Mlssssippr R River jeminary for young clusive institutions of Soded bluff. overlookin is ivonted the Carondelet Ber ia It is one of the most ex