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Bixby gave him a look of infinite admiration, as though he could not have pursued any more admirable line. "I know Steve Merrill better'n I know you," said Mr. Bixby, "and he knows me. Whenever he sees me at the state capital he says, 'How be you, Bije? just as natural as if I was a railroad president, and slaps me on the back. When be you goin' to the capital, Will?
"Guess Heth'd like to make him a little present, under the circumstances. I was goin' through the barber shop," Mr. Hartington continued, speaking to Jethro and ignoring the railroad president, "and I heard somebody whisperin' my name. Sound came out of that little shampoo closet; went in there and found Bije. 'Peleg, says he, right into my ear, 'tell Jethro it's all right you understand.
Sylvester, while we're waitin' for what comes next you've ordered enough grub to victual a ship s'pose you just run over what your firm knows about 'Bije. That is, if I ain't askin' too much." "Not at all. That's what I'm here for. You have a right to know. But I warn you my information isn't worth much."
Guess the fight hain't as hot as we hear about. Jethro hain't had to call out his best men." "I'm a-goin' down if there's trouble," declared Jake, who consistently ignored banter. "Better git up and git," said Lem; "there's three out of the five railroads against Truro, and Steve Merrill layin' low. Bije Bixby's down there, and Heth Sutton, and Abner Parkinson, and all the big bugs.
That 'Bije 'Bije should leave his children and their money to me to take care of is passin' human belief, as our old minister used to say .... Humph! I s'pose likely, Mr. Graves, you'd like to have me say yes or no to the thing while you're here, hey?" Graves nodded. "It would be well to do so," he said. "The settlement of the estate must be taken in hand as soon as possible. The law so directs."
"It's a lie, Sam Price," shouted Chester. "What made you sneak off when Bije Bixby come?" "Didn't sneak off," retorted Sam, indignantly, through his nose; "forgot them eggs I left to home." "Sam," said Lem, with a wink at Moses Hatch, "you hitch up your hoss and fetch me over to Harwich to git that indictment. Might git a chance to see that lady."
Easus colored up, the girl was as mad as a wet hen when she pried her fingers apart, and they rode home in silence. At the gate she said to him, "Bije Easus, I never till to-night knew what a horrid name I was going to take upon myself, and I have made up my mind that I cannot go through the remainder of my natural life in Chicago, being alluded to as a 'little female Bije Easus. Mr.
"She ought, certainly," replied Pearson. "It's a beautiful thing." "Yes. Well, you see," apologetically, "I wanted to give her somethin' pretty good. 'Bije always did, and I didn't want to fall too fur behind. But," with a chuckle, "you needn't mention the price to anybody. If Abbie my second cousin keepin' house for me, she is if Abbie heard of it she'd be for puttin' me in an asylum.
And I've kept my eyes open since I've run acrost this particular member. And I knew your father, too, Caroline Warren. And I say to you now that, knowin' Jim Pearson and 'Bije Warren yes, and knowin' the rights and wrongs of that Trolley business quite as well as Malcolm Dunn or anybody else I say to you that, although 'Bije was my brother, I'd bet my life that Jim had all the right on his side.
We want Heth to go back break his heart if he didn't you understand. If I'd knowed last winter Jethro meant business, I wouldn't hev' helped Gus Flint out. Tell Jethro he can have 'em you know what I mean. Bije waited a little mite too long," said the senator, who had given a very fair imitation of Mr. Bixby's nasal voice and manner. "Well, I'm d d!" ejaculated Mr. Balch, staring at Jethro.
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