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A year or so afterward, George William Curtis became a co-writer of a part of the articles for this department, and soon after he became the sole occupant of the now famous "Easy Chair;" and each month, as regularly as the appearance of the magazine itself, these very interesting, most readable, and instructive notelets upon the current topics of the time have appeared.
Curtis commanded in chief, I was in command of the seven thousand horse between the chest and right wing, which was commanded by Good, and the other battalions and squadrons were entrusted to Zu-Vendis generals.
He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
She now lies with her stern considerably higher than her bows, a position which renders walking upon the deck anything but an easy matter; moreover as the tide-receded she heeled over so much to larboard that at one time Curtis feared she would altogether capsize; that fear, however, since the tide has reached its lowest mark, has happily proved groundless.
It was only known that the police were in pursuit of him; and local opinion was divided as to whether Prescott was also a fugitive or, knowing more about the matter than anybody else, had offered Curtis his assistance. "I think you ought to go," she said. "And you may hear something." "Well," Colston replied, "I'll confess that I'm curious, though I'm going mainly on Jernyngham's account."
As a storm was coming up it was quite dark, and the scouts feared that they would lose the way; besides it was a dangerous ride, as a large party of Indians were known to be camped on Walnut Creek, on the direct road to Fort Hays. It was evident that Curtis was trying to induce me to volunteer. I made some evasive answer to Curtis, for I did not care to volunteer after my long day's ride.
"And is it quite sure ye are that she's sinkin?" he said. "Ay, ay! sure enough, my man; and you'd better look sharp." Having cast one last, lingering look around him, Curtis then left the ship; the rope was cut and we went slowly adrift. All eyes were fixed upon the spot where the "Chancellor" lay foundering.
The shower, however, was very transient; already a bright streak of light along the horizon marked the limit of the cloud and warned us that we must be quick to make the most of what it had to give us. Curtis had placed the broken barrel in the position that was most exposed, and every sail was spread out to the fullest extent our dimensions would allow.
From the outset he took an original view of Curtis's marriage. "The girl is young and good-looking, you say?" was his opening question. "Not yet twenty-one, and remarkably attractive," said Curtis, though hardly prepared for the detective's interest in this direction. "Well educated and lady-like, I suppose?" "Yes, as befits her position."
Curtis was making another attack on the door when a window above was flung up and a man leaned out, holding what looked suggestively like a rifle. "Stand back from that door!" he cried. "What in thunder do you want?" "Drop your gun!" said Curtis. "Come down right now and let me in!" "I guess not! If you don't light out of this mighty quick, you'll get hurt!" "Quit fooling, Jepson!
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