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And turning to his dresser he laid away the letters and the small photograph which he had been examining under the drop-light, locking them securely in the worn despatch box until he should have time to decide whether to burn them all or only the picture. Then he slipped on his smoking jacket.
But, if it is my turn to put questions," she went on with some offended dignity, "how is it that the back door is bolted as well as barred and that I have had to sneak in like a malefactor?" "If you please, madame, it is the rule to be very careful about fastening up, since you went away." "Oh, on the principle of locking the stable-door when the steed "
Then, with the valves closed, adjust each valve-stem to give 1/32 of an inch clearance at the point of closing of the pawls when they are "in," securely locking the check-nut as each valve is set. Repeat this operation on the other side of the machine and we are ready to adjust the governor-rods.
"I only gave you a few caresses, for which I am now sorry, as you are frightened of me, and persist in locking your door." "I don't mistrust you, but I have told you my reasons for locking the door. I think that you must mistrust me, as you won't go to bed while I am in the room." "You must think me very presumptuous. I will go to bed, but you must not leave me without giving me a kiss."
Now he caught up his burden again and moved promptly and softly out of the bank by the way he had come locking the front door behind him. For a minute or longer Uncle Bushrod was as stone in his tracks. Had that midnight rifler of safes and vaults been any other on earth than the man he was, the old retainer would have rushed upon him and struck to save the Weymouth property.
"Where's the town?" he yelled savagely at a dimly seen figure with a lantern a man evidently locking the station door, his only refuge. "Over there," was the surly reply. "How far?" "'Bout a mile." "A mile!" "That's what I said a mile." "Well, I'll be blanked!" "Well, y'better be doing something besides standing here, 'r y' 'll freeze t' death.
I had a slight lead; it was too late to make a check inside before locking up. The best I could hope for was to lock the door before they reached it. I drew my Browning and started for the door. They saw me and one reached for his needler. "Don't try it," I called. I concentrated on the door, reached it, swung it closed, and as I threw in the lock a needler cracked. I whirled and fired.
On these occasions she always took the humiliating precaution of locking up Valentine until she should return. It was in this sad, solitary house, in the month of May, that the son of Valentine de la Verberie was born. He was taken to the parish priest, and christened Valentin-Raoul Wilson.
While Theodore was busy clearing up the debris of our luncheon, I not only gave him the slip, but as I went out I took the precaution of locking the outer door after me, and taking the key away in my pocket. I thus made sure that Theodore could not follow me.
"I can't tell you any more, sir," answered Billings, and he went off, after carefully locking the door behind him. When Denman had finished his breakfast, he quietly let himself out. Tapping on the after door, he saw Florrie's shadow on the translucent glass, and opened it. She stood before him with the bandages removed, and he saw her features for the first time since she had come aboard.
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