Show LADY LARKSPUR DY by MEREDITH NICHOLSON 5 by Cli charan arles scribner so bonn LARKSPUR lady Lirk larkspur SPUr is a delightful latte litte of a story by meredith nicholson author of the house of a thousand candles and other charming romaness roman ron lances that ne nearly a aly eve has read it s short and sweet and ad full ut of tho the fanciful charm which lias has made popular bob S is the liero hero hes an aan aviator invalided invalid ed home his uncle bashford has married man bcd an englishwoman in ill japan in his old age died and left a widow whom ahorn bob has never seen said widow present whereabouts unknown is mystery no 1 mystery no 2 is is violet dewing an entirely charming english actress also missing from public view bobs friend searles has written a play lady larkspur especially for her and naturally is is combing the universe to find her bob goes to the bashford farm at barton in new england to re resu sperate up pere erate the household is mad up of broken down h 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