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Roger had made no mistake in judgment, and, despite the Texan's effort to baffle the hitter, Cline managed to bump a roller into the diamond. Cooper, charging in, scooped the sphere and snapped it underhand to Eliot; for Larkins, having started to dig gravel with the first motion of Grant's arm, was doing his utmost to score. "Slide!" shrieked the coachers.
'MISTER LARKINS, Respeckted Sir, I write you, Sir, to let you know has how there is no more Chance you shud ear of poor Mr. Mark Wylder of hose orrible Death I make bold to acquainte you by this writing which is Secret has yet from all he bing Hid, and made away with in the dark.
He stood between the mantel shelf and the window the blinds were up now and the Larkins sisters clustered about him. He battled with the oncoming depression and forced himself to be extremely facetious about two noticeable rings on Annie's hand. "They ain't real," said Annie coquettishly. "Got 'em out of a prize packet." "Prize packet in trousers, I expect," said Mr.
Larkins, to whom he writes some letter concerning them which does not appear, is called to read a funeral sermon over them. My Lords, I am come now near the period of this class of Mr. Hastings's bribes. I am a little exhausted.
"These bonds," says he, "I could not enter as regular money, to be entered on the Company's account, or in any public way, until I had had an order of the Governor-General and Council." But why had not you an order of the Governor-General and Council? We are not calling on you, Mr. Larkins, for an account of your conduct: we are calling upon Mr.
Hastings, there was not any one man living, or any person concerned in the transaction, except Mr. Larkins, who received it, that could give an account of how much he received, or who brought it. As no two people are ever his confidants in the same transaction in Mr.
"Our own!" he cried. "There she is!" She was, of course, his mother; and Norman, though turning hastily away that his presence might prove no restraint, saw the boy fly over the door of the open carriage, and could have sobbed at the thought of what that meeting was. "Who was that with you?" asked Mrs. Larkins, when she had obtained leave to have her boy with her, while she did her shopping.
Larkins since she had entered the church, during a protracted meeting. Annette was rather crude in her religious views but here again Mrs. Lasette became her faithful friend and advisor.
He had listened to what the people had to say, but everything was so vague. Yet there was some mystery, he believed, connected with the whole matter. That missing gold, the Rector's need of money and then the purchase of the farm were still shrouded in darkness. Thinking thus he reached the Larkins' house where he had been invited to tea. "It will help Nellie to have the Bishop here," Mrs.
"I like to see the young people enjoying themselves," Mrs. Larkins replied, "and I hope you will have a pleasant time, Nellie." "I generally do," came the slow response; "but to-night my conscience troubles me." "And in what way?" "Oh, about my father." "Why, is he sick?" "No, not that. He is troubled somewhat in his mind, and I feel I should have stayed at home to cheer him up.
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