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He looked in with the furtive eye of the tramp, and as if expecting that a boot or a club would most probably be his welcome. But Bucks at the moment was lonely as lonely as the dog himself and as the two fixed their eyes intently on each other, Bucks remembered that this was the tie foreman's dog, Scuffy. Scuffy had appeared at the psychological moment.
For the soul of me, I could not link this mysterious creature with the tawny strangers. She seemed of another race. So powerful was this impression, that unconsciously, I addressed her in my own tongue. She started, and bending over, listened intently, as if to the first faint echo of something dimly remembered.
Haward would" She broke off, and with knit brows studied the problem more intently. "If he would, he could," Darden finished for her. "With his interest this cloud would go by, as others have done before. I know that, Deborah. And that's the card I'm going to play." "If you had gone to him, hat in hand, a month ago, he'd have done you any favor," said his helpmate sourly. "But it is different now.
"A greaser," he whispered to the girl. "Look. He's scared to death." Dickie looked quickly at the crumpled little figure. Then she fell on her knees close beside the man and peered intently into his shriveled face. For an instant she remained motionless staring into the face of the trembling captive. "My God!" she whispered. "It's Mexican Joe."
He stole my boy the next night but he'll carry that scar to his grave." "You'd love this boy now if you found him in New York as bad as his father ever was?" Jim asked with a curious smile. "Yes he's mine!" was the quick, firm answer. Jim watched her intently. "I looked Death in the face for him," she went on fiercely.
Susan looked then at Mrs. McGuire. Mrs. McGuire, too, was plainly holding her breath suspended. On her face, too, were uncertainty, fearfulness, and infinite longing. For a moment she watched the two boys intently. Then she rose and with cautious steps made her way into the house. After supper that night she came over and told Susan all about it. Her face was beaming.
I am sorry to cause you so much grief, my Amy, but it is all as it should be, and we have been very happy. Amy listened, her eyes intently fixed on him, unable to repress her agitation, except by silence. After some little time, he spoke again. 'My love to Charlie and Laura and Charlotte, my brother and sisters. How kindly they have made me one of them!
As he spoke, they stopped before a splendid palace, and proceeding through various halls full of individuals apparently intently busied, the companions were at last ushered into an apartment of smaller size, but of more elegant character. A personage of prepossessing appearance was lolling on a couch of an appearance equally prepossessing.
She wished she could continue looking as intently. She looked because her husband looked. The dark hills and clouds curtaining the run of the stretch of fields relieved her sight. The clouds went their way; the hills were solid, but like a blue smoke; the scene here made them very distant and strange.
Thither I repaired, and found him, at length, seated by an old tree, with a large book of a religious cast before him, on which his eyes were intently bent. "I rejoice to have found thee, my gentle brother," said I, throwing myself on the green turf by his side; "in truth you have chosen a fitting and fair place for study."
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