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He stretched himself, lay back in his chair, sent a smoke-ring circling toward the ceiling, and watched it, smiling absently. "Rather a facer for our friend Goldberger," he added, after a minute. "What's the matter with Goldberger? He seemed rather peeved with you this afternoon." "No wonder. He's Grady's man, and we're after Grady.
'The evil that men do lives after them, The good is oft interred with their bones it is equally true, that by resurrecting the bones we may read the history of both the evil and the good." Henry W. Grady's Character Analyzed by an Expert. What a Study of the Mask and of Photograph Shows His Wonderful Brain and its Wonderful Capacity. Atlanta Constitution.
Grady's, the possessor is likely to form such exclusive attachments that the energies are expended in promoting the interests of individuals rather than those of the masses." "From your view of the nature of the man, Professor, what would you consider Mr. Grady's chief fault?" "The lack of self-esteem.
This characteristic is also shown in the projection forward of the lower lip, caused by habitual compression in the exercise of this faculty. "In this connection, it is interesting to note a comparison of Mr. Grady's head with the measurement of other noted personages.
"You are the governing members of your lodge?" There was an air of cool authority about Bannon that disturbed the men. But these men standing before their boss, in his own office, were not the same men that thrilled with righteous wrath under Grady's eloquence in the meetings over Barry's saloon. So they looked at the floor and ceiling again, until Murphy at last answered: "Yes, sir."
"Well, I'll go with you," he snapped. Bannon could not be sure how much of an impression Grady's big words and his ridiculous assumption of importance had made upon the men, but he determined to counteract it as thoroughly as possible, then and there. It was a sort of gallery play that he had decided on, but he felt sure it would prove effective.
They stood in a shadow, by the scale hopper, waiting for the reappearance of Grady's companion. He had evidently gone on to the upper floors, where he could not be distinguished from the many other moving figures; but in a few minutes he came back, walking deliberately toward the stairs. He looked at Peterson and Max, but passed by without a second glance, and descended.
"And see this one, Eda he's a 'Harpy Eagle. There's somebody we know looks just like that. Wait a minute I'll tell you it's the woman who sits in the cashier's cage at Grady's." "If it sure isn't!" said Eda. "She has the same fluffy, light hair hairpins can't keep it down, and she looks at you in that same sort of surprised way with her head on one side when you hand in your check."
Grady, the attendant. These rooms were on a level with the apartments of our friends Bows and Costigan next door at No. 4; and by reaching over the communicating leads, Grady could command the mignonette-box which bloomed in Bows's window. From Grady's kitchen casement often came odours still more fragrant.
He had no sooner attached himself to the lodge, and made himself known as an active member, than his personality, without any noticeable effort on his part, began to make itself felt. Up to this time Grady had had full swing, for there had been no one among the laborers with force enough to oppose him. The first collision took place at an early meeting after Grady's last talk with Bannon.
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