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Three days after the surrender of the fort, Hawk-eye and his two Mohican companions, accompanied by Munroe and Duncan, stood upon the fatal plain. Everywhere they had searched for the bodies of the two girls, and nowhere could they be found. It was clear to Hawk-eye that they still lived, and had been carried off by Magua. With untiring energy he at once set off to try and discover the trail.
That's why I keep my hall going these days." But Munroe spoke up in my favor, too; discouraging though he was we were getting more notice from Tinsley than we had had frae any o' the ithers! Ye can judge by that hoo they'd handled us. "Oh, come, Tom," said Munroe. "It won't take much of your time to hear the man sing a song you do as much for all sorts of people every week.
In less than half an hour the boats were pulling towards a convenient landing-place near Mr. Munroe's house. The poor man was confounded when the committee of two from each club waited upon him and stated their business. His eyes filled with tears, and he and Little Paul wept together. But Mr. Munroe could not think of taking the money at first.
"And we are the six little Bunkers everybody calls us that. 'Course Laddie and I are only two Bunkers there're four more at home Rose, Vi, Margy and Mun Bun." "What's Mun Bun?" asked the gate-man. Nearly every one asked this on hearing the funny name. "Mun Bun is our littlest brother," explained Russ, who was doing all the talking. "His right name is Munroe, but we call him Mun Bun for short."
No sooner were the horses turned loose to feed than Henry, asking Munroe to go with him, took his rifle and walked quietly away. Shaw, Tete Rouge, and I sat down by the side of the cart to discuss the dinner which Delorier placed before us; we had scarcely finished when we saw Munroe walking toward us along the river bank.
The first two men belonged to a party who had just come from California with a large band of horses, which they had disposed of at Bent's Fort. Munroe, the taller of the two, was from Iowa. He was an excellent fellow, open, warm-hearted and intelligent.
And Mae Munroe, who lay there, simple soul, only knew or cared that her heart lay quivering like a hurt thing, and for the sobs that bubbled too frankly to her lips had no concern.
Hume is our colonel now; you will remember him, Malcolm, well, for he was captain of our troop; and Major Macpherson was a captain too. Then there are Oliphant, and Munroe, and Campbell, and Graham, all of whom were young lieutenants in your time, and are now old captains of troops." "I will see the colonel and Macpherson," Malcolm said; "if they do not know, the younger men are not likely to.
Tinsley was as cordial as he could be. We sat and chatted for a bit, and I managed to banish my depression, and keep up my end of the conversation in gude enow fashion, bad as I felt. But when, Munroe put in a word aboot ma business in London I saw a shadow come over Tinsley's face. I could guess how many times in a day he had to meet ambitious, struggling artists.
"Fill up, and let us have that glorious song from Lucrezia Borgia. Hey, Proctor!" cried Eugene. "That is poor fun without Vincent. He sings it equal to Vestvali. Fill up there, Munroe, and shake up Cowdon. Come, begin, and " He raised his glass with a disgusting oath, and was about to commence, when Munroe said stammeringly: "Where is Fred, anyhow? He is a devilish fine fellow for a frolic.
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