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"I wish you two would wait until they can get the car here, and go back with me," said Percival. "We can go back in style even if we didn't save much more than a get-away stake." But his persuasions were unavailing. "I can't stand it another day," said Mrs. Bines, "and those letters keep coming in from poor suffering people that haven't heard the news."
And, well, if it was Dawson the honeymoon has given him a splendid chance to make his get-away, though it also resulted in the exposure of the forgeries. Carroll had to take up more or less active duty, with the result that a new man unearthed the but, say, are you really interested in this case?"
"Even Belle, the beauty, can hardly wait for the get-away. She is putting buttermilk on her freckles so that the moon won't see 'em. Miss Prissy is over at Roxanne's now, trying to baste Roxy together for the frolic."
He considered even the means by which he would assist the fugitive to a successful get-away. The ethics of the question did not concern Fred. He did not weigh his duty to the State of New York, or to society.
"I might have known it you never make a get-away until after six, do you?" "Oh, sometimes," said Janet. "I stayed as a special favour to-night," Miss Myers declared. "But I'm not so stuck on my job that I can't tear myself away from it." "I don't suppose you are," said Janet. For a moment Miss Myers looked as if she was about to be still more impudent, but her eye met Janet's, and wavered.
Fif ty thous and dollars! We calls it 'The Double-Cross an' the Get-Away. The Perfessor has double-crossed our friend an' worthy leader, Red McIvor, an' refuses to say where he has buried the hidden treasure. Instead of fifty thousand good bucks, he hands over a wad o' phoney bills.
But of that he had no serious fear; he knew he had made a clean get-away from the Grantham, and that the shrewd Duchess had left no scent by which those bloodhounds of the Police Department could trail her. Larry did not even try to sleep; he knew it would be of no avail. Back in his own room he sat going over the situation, and his decision.
Peden indicated by a lifting of the eyebrows, a slight movement of the head toward the door, that Morgan was to improve this moment by making a quiet and expeditious get-away. Morgan needed no urging, being quite willing to allow matters to rest where they stood.
There were no explanations. Lang knew it was final. Assisted by the Mexican, he swung the dory free and lowered it quietly into the water. Helping Gregory into the small boat he turned to the Mexican and spoke rapidly in Spanish. Gregory could catch only the substance of a few sentences. Lang was telling Joe to stand by for a quick get-away.
"Sorry to refuse you again, Miss. But he's a dangerous man got away once before. My orders is to take no risks that'll give him another chance for a get-away." Miss Sherwood turned to Larry. "I'll go into town with you, and so will Mr. Hunt. I'll see that you get bail and a good lawyer." "Thank you, Miss Sherwood," Larry said. "Gavegan, I guess we're ready to start." "Not just yet, Brainard.
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