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Champney Googe emptied his pipe on the grass and knocked it clean against the porch rail before he continued. "Won't it make a lot of talk? Of course, I can see your side of it; it's hospitable and neighborly and all that, to give the priest his meals for a while, but, " he hesitated, and his mother answered his thought.
"Oh, Champney, I'm so thankful you've come! I knew just by the way you came over the bridge that things were going better at the sheds. You are so late I began to get worried. Come, supper's waiting." "Wait a minute, Aileen Mother " he called through the hall, "come here a minute, please." Aurora Googe came quickly at that ever welcome call.
Champney Googe had been stealing, Aileen! and if he got caught he'd have to go to prison then father sent me over home for mother and told me to run, and I've run so Oh, Aileen!" It was a frightened cry, and her twin echoed it.
Don't you grieve yourself to death, Mis' Googe," she said tenderly. "Don't wait to harness into the carryall, Tave take me now in the trap take me away from here. I don't need you, Hannah. I didn't know I was so weak the air will make me feel better; give me my cloak, Aileen." The girl wrapped her in it, adjusted the burnous, that had fallen from her head, and went with her to the door.
"It was what you said about Almeda's furnishing you with money that started it. Don't say anything more about it; only promise me, won't you?" She raised her eyes again to his, but this time in appeal. At forty-one Aurora Googe was still a very beautiful woman, and her appeal, made gently as if in apology for her former vehemence, rendered that beauty potent with her son's manhood.
Champney spoke abruptly from the bed: "I heard last month that Champney Googe is back again has been back for five months; why didn't you tell me before?" The voice was very weak, but querulous and sharp. Aileen was sewing at the window. She did not look up. "Because I didn't suppose you liked him well enough to care about his coming home; besides, it was Octavius' place to tell you."
"Dear knows, I've celebrated the checkerberries enough already," she said laughing, but 'Lias noticed that her lips were still colorless, "and I think, dearies, that it's no time for us to be celebrating any more to-day when poor Mrs. Googe is in such trouble." "What's up?" said 'Lias.
Googe could know what a friend he has in you, Mr. Buzzby," he said at last, "I don't think he could wholly despair, whatever might come," he pressed the package back into Octavius' hand, "keep it with you, it's safer; and I promise you if I need it I will call on you." Suddenly his indignation got the better of him "But this is outrageous!" he spoke in a low voice but vehemently, "Mrs.
I suppose you think because you've led Romanzo Caukins and young Poggi a chase, you can do the same with Champney Googe but you'll find out your mistake; such men aren't led they lead. He is going to marry Alice Van Ostend." "Do you know this for a fact, Mrs. Champney?" She turned upon her sharply. She was, at last, at bay; her eyes were dark with anger; her lips and cheeks white.
I've got so nervous these last three weeks, I keep the door bolted most of the time. Have you heard anything?" she asked eagerly, speaking under her breath. "No," said Octavius shortly; "I want to see Mrs. Googe. Tell her I must see her; it's important." The girl hesitated. "I don't believe she will and I hate to ask her she looks awful, Mr. Buzzby.
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