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By WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY Condensation by CHARLES K. BOLTON COL. THOMAS NEWCOME, the hero of Argom, and of Bhartpour, had loved the beautiful Leonore de Blois, but, having incurred the wrath of his stepmother, he fled to India to carve out his career. There he married the widow, Mrs. Casey, and a few years later sent their son Clive to England. He regaled the ladies of the regiment with Clive's letter; sporting young men would give or take odds that the colonel would mention Clive's name once before five minutes, or three times in ten minutes. But those who laughed at Clive's father laughed very kindly.