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Leaping lightly backward, he caused the thrust to come short; at the same time he returned with a quick thrust at the chief's right shoulder which took effect slightly.
It was this chief's son whom Iagoo had pictured as the corn-taker, but, without objecting to his age, or giving any other reason, Leelinau firmly declined his proposals. The parents ascribed the young daughter's hesitancy to maiden fear, and paying no further heed to her refusal, a day was fixed for the marriage-visit to the lodge.
She repeated her question imperiously, as Cecil kept silent. "You will go to-night?" He shrugged his shoulders. He did not care to discuss his Colonel's orders with this pretty little Bacchante. "Oh, a chief's command, you know " "Ah, a fig for a chief!" retorted Cigarette impatiently. "Why don't you say the truth? You are thinking you will disobey, and risk the rest!" "Well, why not?
Frank Merrill stepped through the swing doors of the London and Western Counties Bank with a light heart and a smile in his eyes, and went straight to his chief's office. "I shall want you to let me go out this afternoon for an hour," he said. Brandon looked up wearily.
A most gifted, most estimable person in every way, if rather stern and reserved.... Unapproachable, my wife calls her. But Miss Mildare, her ward " "Miss Mildare!" The Chief's keen eyes had lightened suddenly. The whole face had darkened and narrowed, and the clipped brown moustache lost its smiling curve, and straightened into a hard line. "Miss Mildare?"
"Your Excellency wears no honor," the monarch said; "but Tatua, who is not a subject, only an ally, of the United States, may. Noble Tatua, I appoint you Knight Companion of my noble Order of the Bath. Wear this cross upon your breast in memory of Louis of France;" and the King held out the decoration to the Chief. Up to that moment the Chief's countenance had been impassible.
The little Chief's blood was up; he spoke warmly, with all the force and dignity of an official who sees the law outraged. "It is entirely the fault of this ruffian of yours; he has behaved most brutally," replied Sir Charles, still holding him tight. "Let him go, monsieur; your behaviour is inexcusable. What! you, a military officer of the highest rank, to assault a sentinel! For shame!
"Of course I'm able to see 'Tonio," said he. "I need to see him." Whereupon shufflings were heard in the hallway without, and presently in the dim lamplight 'Tonio knelt by the young chief's side, took the clutching white hand and laid it one instant on his head. To no other of their number had 'Tonio ever tendered such homage.
Don't more than half believe, perhaps, would be nearer to the mark." "Why, ole soldier alway distrust; squaw nebber? Ask moder ha! you t'ink Nick don't know son's trail handsome trail, like young chief's?" "I can readily believe Nick might recognise Bob's trail, Hugh" expostulated Mrs. Willoughby.
The squaws gave Pa the old chief's horse, and the best one in the tribe, and leaving the chief to wash the dishes, and the Indians to clean up the camp, and clean some fish for supper, the victorious squaws with Pa at the head, and the rest of us whites on ponies, went out on the mesa and turned the dogs loose, and pretty soon they were after a wolf and Pa led out ahead on his racing pony, cheered by the yells of the squaws, and it was a fine race for about two miles.
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