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"And I'd like to see the von who can," said old Schwartz, gruffly. "Will you please point out the original," said one of the gentlemen, "that we may learn to distinguish them? For my part they seem like the twins whose mother knew them apart by pink and white ribbons, and when the ribbons got mixed she could not tell which was which." Again Christine's eyes glowed with triumph.
One day when, as usual, he sat whittling and thinking, 'Lena approached him softly, and laying her hand upon his knee, said rather timidly, "Uncle, I wish you'd tell me something about my cousins." "What about them," he asked, somewhat gruffly, for it grated upon his feelings to hear his daughters called cousin by her.
"Here they come," drawled the mate, putting up his pipe; and then a carriage came rattling down the wharf, stopping in front of the "White Gull." "Come at last, hev ye?" shouted the skipper, gruffly. "Call this a half-hour afore sunrise, squire?" "Well," said the lawyer, looking at his watch, "I thought we were prodigiously early.
"What do you want?" she demanded imperiously, stamping her foot. "Why have you followed me through the woods?" For a moment the man was speechless. It had not dawned on him that Madge would turn upon him. He had expected her to burst into tears and exhibit signs of fear. "I want my daughter, and I want her quick, young woman," he answered gruffly. "When I find her I will settle with you."
"I told him some Two Diamond men had found the bodies down south a ways, an' that they wasn't no evidence to show who'd done for 'em. Now, Lawler, if you'd give me a straight story I'd be obliged to you." Lawler gave him a "straight" story, merely omitting mention of Miss Wharton. "Cut your fence, eh?" muttered the sheriff, gruffly; "well, I reckon they got what was comin' to 'em!"
"So you've come down to see 'em," said Mr Duncalf, gruffly, pretending that the baby was not there. "See whom?" "Well, your niece and her husband, of course." "Where are they?" asked Mr Peel, without having; sufficiently considered the consequences of his question. "Aren't they in the Tiger?" said Mr Duncalf. "They put up there yesterday afternoon, anyhow. But naturally you know that."
Colcord, who probably knew nothing about pictures, looked at it at first merely from the gentle and cool complaisance of his character; but becoming absorbed in the contemplation, stood long without speaking; until the Doctor, looking in his face, perceived his eyes were streaming with tears. "What are you crying about?" said he, gruffly. "I don't know," said the schoolmaster quietly.
Then our claim will be established through our friend, and we'll protect him from being jumped by any one else." "If you live," Tom reminded the fellow. "Oh, we'll live!" Gage retorted grimly. "We're hunted, now, and we'll kill every man that comes near enough." "Begin with this cub!" spoke up Eb, gruffly. "Don't play with him until he tricks us and gets away."
Enquiries are bound to be made as to the young man's disappearance, and we have reason to know that this is the last place at which he was heard of. It is not unreasonable, therefore, is it, that we should come to you for information?" "Reasonable or unreasonable, I haven't got any," the man declared gruffly. "If Mr. Wilmore's cleared out, he's cleared out for some reason of his own.
"Come outside," said Sam to Michael gruffly, ignoring the white hand Will held out cordially. Michael saw there was something on his mind. "Will, can you amuse these kids a minute or two while I step out? I'll not be long." "Sure!" said Will heartily. He hadn't had such a good time in months and what a story he would have to tell the senior partner in the morning.
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