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Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred) Ayres
Ruby Mildred Ayres (1881–1955) was a prolific British romance novelist who gained widespread popularity in the early 20th century. She wrote over 150 novels, many of which were adapted for film and television, such as "Richard Chatterton, V.C." and "The Second Honeymoon." Known for her engaging storytelling and vibrant characters, Ayres became one of the most widely-read authors of her time. Her works often focused on love, class, and social conflicts, appealing to a broad audience and securing her a prominent place in popular fiction.
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CHAPTER I She was small and slight, with timid, brown eyes and soft, fair hair and a certain daintiness of person that singled her out for attention in spite of the shabbiness of her clothes. The first morning she put in an appearance at the factory the other girls marked her down as being a little different from themselves; a little less rough and capable of looking after her own interests, a little...
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CHAPTER I THE PAST INTERVENES James Challoner, known to his friends and intimates as Jimmy, brushed an imaginary speck of dust from the shoulder of his dinner jacket, and momentarily stopped his cheery whistling to stare at himself in the glass with critical eyes. Jimmy was feeling very pleased with himself in particular and the world in general. He was young, and quite passably good-looking, he had...
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CHAPTER I Somewhere out in the night a woman was crying, crying desolately. The sad, rather monotonous sound broke the silence of the street and floated through the open window of a room where Micky Mellowes was wondering how the deuce he should get through the long evening lying before him. Micky was in a bad temper. It was not often that he was in a bad temper, but he had begun the day by waking with...
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