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She walked on the other side of 'Manda Grier, who thrust her in the side from time to time with a lift of her elbow, in demand of sympathy and corroboration; but though she only spoke to answer yes or no, Lemuel could see that she was always smiling or else biting her lip to keep herself from it.
He, Denzil, was a Catholic, and he could not understand a man like John Grier who, being a member of the Episcopal Church, so seldom went to service and so defied rules of conduct suitable to his place in the world. As for the girl, to him she was the seventh wonder of the earth.
I said, 'the honour of the name, and the name of my firm is 'Grier's Company of Lumbermen. So I'm in it with all my might, and here's a letter I haven't posted it yet saying to Carnac Grier where I stand. Will you read it? There's no reason why you shouldn't." He tore open the envelope and took the letter out.
In the summer this; in the Fall taking the men back to the shanties. Bossing the lot; doing it from love of the life that's been given back to me. Yes, this is the life that makes you take things easy. You don't get fussed out here. The job I had took a bit of doing, but it was done, and I'm lucky to have my boss see the end of it." He smiled benignly upon John Grier.
Grier began to speak of the sermon. "It was a wonderful discourse, sir," she said; "seems as if nobody could stand against such doctrine as you gave us. I could have wished, though, you'd have told us your thoughts about infants being lost. There is a difference of opinion between Mr. Grier and two of our elders." "What does Brother Grier hold?" asked the preacher. "Well," Mrs.
Jane C. Hayes married Dr. Sidney J. Harris, of Cabarrus county. Martha E. Hayes married William Fulenwider, of Lincoln county. Margaret J. Hayes married Dr. William Adams, of York county, S.C. Minerva W. Hayes married Col. William Grier, of Mecklenburg county. Elizabeth L. Hayes married Charles L. Torrence, of Rowan county. John L. Hayes married Matilda Hutchinson, of Mecklenburg county. Dr.
It was rumoured that he was a partner of John Grier, and it was a good thing for him as well as for the business. He was no partner, however; he was on a salary with a bonus percentage of the profits; but that increased his vigour.
Smith's and Hendrick's companies reached it first, and halted to wait for stragglers. Mrs. Warner came up with another woman, the wife of Sergeant Grier, of Hendrick's company as much a heroine as herself, though less unfortunate in her experience.
She was supremely Anglo-Saxon; fresh, fervid and buoyant with an actual buoyancy of the early spring. She had tact and ability, otherwise she could never have preserved peace between the contending factions, Belloc and Fabian, old John Grier, the mother and Carnac. She was as though she sought for nothing, wished nothing but the life in which she lived.
Grier?" said Judge Grimshaw. "That's me and I'm ready," said Carnac. "Get on with the show. What's the first thing?" "Well, the regular thing is to sign some forms, stating age, residence, etc., and here they are all ready. Brought 'em along with me. Most unusual form of ceremony, but it'll do. It's all right. Here are the papers to sign."
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