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Standing very erect before Keith's desk, his beaver hat poised on his left forearm, he said: "I am requested, suh, to enquiah of yo' the name of a friend with whom I can confer." "If that means a challenge, Major, I must first ask the name of your principal," returned Keith. "I am actin' fo' Mr. Calhoun Bennett, suh," stated the major. "Tell Cal Bennett I will not fight him," said Keith quietly.
I I like to get letters; a heap better than I do to write 'em," he added truthfully. "Then why?" "Well well I I " "And aren't you ashamed?" repeated Mary. "Why why, yes, by the jumpin' fire, I am! There! I was ashamed when I done it." "Then why did you do it?" "Well well, you see, Mary-'Gusta, I just wanted to know. Your Uncle Zoeth and me have been actin' as your pilots for a consider'ble spell.
As I'm into the moral show bizness myself, I ginrally go to Barnum's moral Museum, where only moral peple air admitted, pertickly on Wednesday arternoons. But this time I thot I'd go & see Ed. Ed has bin actin out on the stage for many years.
"Ma word" and Kildrummie pursued his way "it 'll be a match, the dochter o' a puir Hielant laird, wi' naethin' but his half pay and a few pounds frae a fairm or twa. She 's a clever ane; French songs, dancin', shootin', ridin', actin', there's nae deevilry that's beyond her. They say upbye that she's been a bonnie handfu' tae her father General though he be an' a' peety her man."
You'll have to do some actin', an' if you fall down on this job you'll never have to act again! Get goin'!" Maison was careful not to make any noise as he went down the stairs; he was equally careful when he reached the street. In a short time, Sanderson walking close behind him, he halted at a door of a private dwelling.
"If I could be sure she wouldn't come in contact with them actin' and writin' fools; if she was to marry one of them it would be all up with her. Do you know anythink about teachers?" "Yes; I would be only too pleased to see to that part of it. Your granddaughter is a great pleasure to me.
"They ken we are up here the day determined to demand our terms, an' that's the way they are a' turned out. Just you wait till they begin, an' you'll see a fine bit o' play actin'. They'll play us aboot as auld Tom Tervit wad play a trout in the Clyde. They hae ony amount o' patience, an' they'll gae you onything but the thing you want.
You got me blubbering, mind you. It's so sad about you and your beau that's had a row, and both of you actin' so pale and proud, you made me see it all. Sing it again! Well, for the love of Pete if you ain't ready to blubber too. That's good actin', Pearl let me tell you how can you do it?"
Upon this outlay gazed the famine-stricken fugitives, Sloan, McTee and Harrigan; Kate did not see, for she was caring for the sick captain. Hovey advanced and made a speech. "We're actin' generous and open to you," he began. "We're offerin' you food an' water all you want in exchange for White Henshaw. He sold his soul to hell long ago, an' we've come to claim payment.
'It's only actin', grandma, says Dawn, but to think that people would act things like that; no good modest woman would ever do it, an' the Bible strictly warns us to abstain from the appearance of evil. An' even that wasn't all; they come out an' kissed one another married women supposed to be kissing other men. What sort of a example was that to be setting other men an' women?
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