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Soon wheels were heard, and the children rushed out to greet their returning parent. "How is Pauline, father?" asked Briar in an anxious voice. "Pauline?" replied Mr. Dale, pushing his thin hand abstractedly through his thin locks. "What of her? Isn't she here?" "Nonsense, father!" said Patty. "You went to see her. She was very ill; she was nearly drowned. You know all about it.
You try it." "I'd admire to see you drive those women out of their home on the strength of that paper, Tweezy," remarked Racey. "Sheriff, I'll make out eviction papers immediately and Judge Dolan will have you serve them on the Dale family." Thus Luke Tweezy, blustering. "That's yore privilege," said the sheriff, "and I'll have to serve 'em, I suppose.
It was not only that he had married a woman incapable of understanding the higher duties of married life, but that he himself would have been capable of appreciating the value of a woman who did understand them. He would have been happy with Lily Dale; and therefore we may surmise that his unhappiness with Lady Alexandrina would be the greater.
I heard a dull, droning hum fill the room, and, over it, Strange's penetrating voice. "When I am finished, Dale, I shall probably kill you. I brought you here merely to frighten you, but I believe I have told you too much." With that new horror upon me, I saw my captor's lips move slowly.... And then, from the shadows at the other end of the small room, came a low, unemotional voice.
For answer I began to climb, and in a very short time reached the window and crept in. Then the rope was drawn taut again, and the mate climbed in after me, turned, and spoke gently "Row aft about a hundred yards, my lads. It is only for form's sake." And as the men began to paddle gently away, he said to me quietly "There is no fear of her going down, Dale, for many hours, if at all.
All the ugly factors had to be taken into consideration when the plan for re-making Phil and me was designed." A grim smile touched the corners of the stern mouth. "He left his fortune to you!" "I cannot take it." Dale raised one hand as if pushing aside an insulting offering. "John I have my share and my father's money. Think!
Oh, I don't dispute their authenticity it's yours I deny! Ventnor. Mine? Mrs. Dale. You voluntarily ceased to be the man who wrote me those letters you've admitted as much. You traded paper for flesh and blood. I don't dispute your wisdom only you must hold to your bargain! The letters are all mine. Your arguments are as convincing as ever.
I wondered that he should speak to me so openly; he knew that I wondered, yet, though his smile was bitter, he smiled still. I bowed to him and answered: "I am no talker, Sir, of matters too great for me." "That's well. I know you for a gentleman of great discretion, and I desire to serve you. You have something to ask of me, Mr Dale?"
"I am afraid," said Jimmie Dale, smiling pleasantly, "that you were going to shoot yourself. Your name is Wilbur, Henry Wilbur, isn't it?" Unmanned, trembling, the other stood and nodded mechanically. "It's really not a nice thing to do," said Jimmie Dale confidentially.
"Now go over there and sit down on the floor beside that fellow. QUICK!" Jimmie Dale's voice rasped suddenly, imperatively. Still bewildered, but a little sullen now, Lannigan obeyed. Jimmie Dale stooped quickly, and snapped the other link of the handcuff over the unconscious man's right wrist. Jimmie Dale smiled. "That's the approved way of taking your man, isn't it?
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