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John Mallathorpe, a well-known Barford manufacturer, meeting a sudden death by the falling of his mill chimney a catastrophe which also caused the deaths of several of his employees. Mr. John Mallathorpe died intestate, and the estate at Normandale passed to the young gentleman who met such a sad fate on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Collingwood set down his cup, and dropped the newspaper.
The house seemed to have new life looking out of its small-paned windows; there were clean white curtains, and china dogs on the window-sills, and a blue smoke in the chimney the spring sun was shining in at the wide-open door. There was a chilly east wind on an April day, and the elderly men were gathered inside the post-office, which was also the chief grocery and dry-goods store.
She sat down in the chimney corner, resolved to wait till her aunt Miriam came; there would be satisfaction in her, for aunt Miriam always told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. It was a miserable three quarters of an hour. The kitchen seemed to wear a strange desolate look, though seen in its wonted bright light of fire and candles, and in itself nice and cheerful as usual.
The asbestos lining, shown in fig. 13, may be of various thicknesses, according to the size of the chimney and the tube; the reason for this will be apparent to many; but being a most important factor in the heating of the tube, and consequently the working of the engine, it will be advisable to deal with this point more fully.
He hung his dripping hat on a peg in the chimney, and kicked the blazing logs with his wet boots until a flood of meteor sparks flew up the throat of the fireplace. Turning, he said, without waiting to be questioned: "Well, the hunt's begun at last.
He continued to watch the man until the narrow door which opened from the yard, admitting to the doghole cells, swallowed up the convict and his guard. All that time a sort of quivery feeling was inside Wagg. He actually found himself in frantic mental search of some kind of a lie to be used in case the convict whirled and pointed to the big chimney and got over an accusation.
There was a big open fire-place, with a chimney hooded by massive masonry and blackened by the fires of immemorial winters. This was where Joan's parents had lived. She had probably been born here.
At first all is in patches and confused, and then it folds out if not clearly, still so I can understand and the words I repeat come as if filtered through many brains to mine. I do not say that it is true it may be dreams; and yet, as I say, it is firmly in my mind. "The next that I remember was climbing upon a chair to reach for my grandfather's musket, which hung across the chimney.
Frost's keeping, with the steady, calm word, 'I had better not take them. She made no outpouring even to that universal, loving confidante, Aunt Catharine; and the final parting did not break down her self-restraint, though, as the last bend of her head was given, the last chimney of Northwold disappeared, her sensation of heartache almost amounted to sickening.
I walk up and down my attic out of temper, and I determine to light my fire. Unfortunately the matches are bad, the chimney smokes, the wood goes out! I throw down my bellows in disgust, and sink into my old armchair. In truth, why should I rejoice to see the birth of a new year?
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