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Curtain Call
She was Barton Shane, the hard-as-nails kind that rode astride like a man, talked tough like a man—and fell in love, just like a woman
December
1
1950
DOUGLAS DeNEEN
Curtain Call
DOUGLAS DeNEEN
December
1
1950
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Fiction
Curtain Call
She was Barton Shane, the hard-as-nails kind that rode astride like a man, talked tough like a man—and fell in love, just like a woman
December
1
1950
DOUGLAS DeNEEN
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