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An illustrated journal in the East had printed McElwin's picture, together with a brief history of his life. The biographer called him a self-made man, and gave him great credit for having scrambled for dimes in his youth, that he might have dollars in middle life.
But remember what I say. You are going to leave this town." "Then I may not see you again; good-bye." McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room. "Well," he said, when the mule buyer entered. Sawyer sat down before he replied. "He refused." McElwin's feet scraped the floor. "Refused?" "Yes. He took the check, struck a match and burned it up."
"When I spoke of the meeting of the court," said Lyman, pretending to have paid no attention to McElwin's remark concerning Sawyer, "I wished to remind you of the petition for divorce." "Yes, quite right," McElwin replied, uncrossing his legs and putting out his hand as if unconsciously feeling for his dignity, to pull it back to him.
"We are waiting for you, although we didn't expect you. We didn't know but you'd gone up to McElwin's to dinner. Sit down." Annie laughed, but the old woman looked distressed. "Jasper, you know you didn't think any such a thing. And if you did, how could you? Mr. Lyman doesn't intrude himself where he's not invited. And you know that McElwin is so particular." Lyman frowned. It was clear that Mrs.
If he don't come pretty soon I'll send the nigger to look for him. How's that marriage of McElwin's daughter gettin' along?" "Not at all. It's just the same." "Feller still there?" "Yes; he's running the paper." "Don't 'pear to mind it, I reckon. I wonder McElwin don't hire him to pull out. Well, down in this neighborhood we've got a way of settlin' such things.
"He managed by industry and close attention to shoot a man, I understand, and that gave him a kind of pull with society, although the fellow didn't die. He's a hustler and makes money, and of course has a firm grip on McElwin's heart. There are worse fellows, although he didn't renew his subscription when the time ran out." While they were looking the porter opened the door of the bank.
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