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I set a fine trap for that simple young man down-stairs, and he fell into it, head-first. Trust an Englishman of his sort to see nothing beyond his nose. I'm off. Good-by, Mr. Crawford. I'm grateful." The man stepped out of the window and vanished into the night. Crawford glanced at his watch; it was eight-ten. "Do you hope he'll get away?" asked Forbes breathlessly.
Rosa read, and crushed the note. "Six guineas," said she. "Six-ten." "Seven." "Seven-ten." "Eight." "Eight-ten." "Ten guineas," said Rosa; and then, with feminine cunning, stealing a sudden glance, caught her friend leaning back and signalling the broker not to give in. "Eleven pounds." "Twelve." "Thirteen." "Fourteen." "Sixteen." "Eighteen." "Twenty." "Twenty guineas."
The interurban that runs by Byrdsville and out over the ridge to the city has cars only every two hours, so if we didn't catch the eight-ten one, we couldn't go until the ten-ten, and that would make it very late for the Scouts to go through all the kinds of drills they had planned for.
When Carroll took the eight-o'clock train to New York the next morning, several noticed it and thought it looked well for the payment of the notes. "Guess he's goin' to start another cheat," said the milkman, who had stopped at the saloon opposite Rosenstein's. "I seed him git on the eight-ten train."
He had already decided to ask Foster to share the study with him. Foster would be captain of cricket next summer. They would get on well together. Foster never quarrelled with anyone; and it would be a suitable combination. He met Foster by the eight-ten train from Exeter, and informed him of the fact.
I think Orrick was acting independently this afternoon. A kind of free lance, you know. I think he met me by accident. There's a train to New York at eight-ten," he added, looking about for his hat. "I believe I'd clear out if I were you." "Something's back of this!" broke out Stanhope suddenly. "Some dirty scheme some infamous plot " "Yes, you are right," said Varney with an effort.
At the last moment, the Germans allowed a number of the consuls and clerks who had been working in the Embassy, and the American residents in Berlin, to leave on the train with us; so that we were about one hundred and twenty persons in all on this train, which left the Potsdamer station at eight-ten in the evening.
Thus it happened that the southbound local, which went through at eight-ten, did not acquire Varney as a passenger that night; and his old friend, Elbert Carstairs, did not meet his emissary at nine-thirty, or indeed at any hour that evening.
"I am your slave till sunset." "Could we be back at the Manor by then?" she asked. "Of course we could." "Will you promise that we shall be?" She looked up at him seriously. He was still smiling. "If you ordain it," he said. "I must be back by dinner-time," she asserted. "And you dine?" "At eight." He pushed back his chair and rose. "Very discreet of you! The sun sets at eight-ten.
Misunderstanding, the senseless world started mad antics again; but Intelligence, which saw more clearly, reached out a long arm and jerked it firmly back on its feet. "Allow you! It's exactly what I'd like most immensely. She's all ready for you I'll have my things off her in no time catch the eight-ten to-night and go straight to congratulate Uncle Elbert. How great to see him so happy!
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