Short Fiction by O. Henry

Chapter III

Words you’ll meet in this part (5)
mourning
The expression of deep sorrow for someone's death.
handkerchief
A small square of cloth used for wiping the nose or face.
chinaman
A dated and offensive term for a person of Chinese descent.
faints
Loses consciousness briefly (verb).
discards
Throws away or gets rid of something unwanted.

Short Fiction by O. Henry 5 new words

Chapter III

A beautiful strange lady dressed in comes to Plunkville and registers at the hotel as Jane Bumgartner. (The initials on the !)

The next day a is found who denies having killed the judge, and is arrested by the detective. The strange lady meets Charlie on the street, and, on smelling the smoke from his cigarette, . Mabel him and engages herself to the Chinaman.

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