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    The Substitute Millionaire
    The Substitute Millionaire
    The Substitute Millionaire
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    The Substitute Millionaire

    By Hulbert Footner

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    On a certain morning, just as on six mornings in the week (barring holidays) and fifty weeks in the year, Jack Norman wormed his way into a crowded subway local at Fiftieth street, and, propping himself against the end of a cross seat, opened his paper. But this morning, like everybody els

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIndependently Published
    Release dateJul 6, 2022
    ISBN9781774817520
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