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O, Natalie, Natalie!" he exclaimed to his wife, who was kneeling beside him, "to win fame, and fortune, and yourself, I committed a dreadful crime!
His retreat ended there; another blow and his knees buckled, his arms sagged. Then Dan summoned all his strength and swung. Gordon groaned, lurched forward, and sprawled upon the warm red velvet carpet, face down, with his limbs twisted under him. His vanquisher stood over him for an instant, then turned upon Natalie a face that was now keen and cruel and predatory. "Come!
And to think, one actually held you in his arms! Who knows " she began mischievously. There was a gurgling sputter of sounds, as if a hand had been placed over the teasing mouth. Then it was withdrawn and the offender was permitted to prattle on. "If they weren't spies, Tru, why should they be put in one of the old cells?" "What makes you say that, Natalie?
If either Miss Natalie, or Percival Coolidge, took interest enough in the proceedings to witness his departure, they chose to remain carefully concealed within. His glance searched the front of the mansion vainly; no window revealed an occupant. From behind where the guests were at play, sounded a distant murmur of voices, and laughter, but the house itself expressed only calm indifference.
The junior team, in the meantime, were keeping strictly in the background. Secretly the coach, Milton Ramsey, had been established in a hotel in the town of Hamilton and was busily engaged with Leslie's team. Never had Joan, Harriet and Natalie had to work so hard. Not only must they practice in secret.
Throughout the earlier part of the afternoon the silent sentinels stood unmolested, carrying these mottoes: ENGLAND AND RUSSIA ARE ENFRANCHISING WOMEN IN WAR-TIME. At four o'clock the threatened arrests took place. The women arrested were Miss Lavinia Dock of Pennsylvania, Miss Edna Dixon of Washington, D. C., a young public school teacher; Miss Natalie Gray of Colorado, Mrs. Win.
Leighton's mind wandered back to the tales of Lewis's little pal Natalie. "Tell me about her again," he said genially. "Again!" cried Lewis. "But you've never heard of her not from me, anyway." "What's her name?" asked Leighton, half aroused. "Her name," said Lewis, smiling absently into the fire, "is Folly Folly Delaires." Leighton was a trained stalker of dangerous game.
His arms trembled to grip Natalie, to outrage her trust, and seize too lightly the promise of the years. "Now, Nat?" he said hoarsely. He raised his hands slowly, took off her hat, and tossed it aside. Then with trembling fingers he let down her hair. It tumbled about her shoulders in a gold and copper glory of light and shade. Natalie did not stir.
The descending path finally landed Garth on a precipitous incline of broken rock at the water's edge; and there, across the stream, so close he could have tossed a pebble into their midst, sat those he had tracked so far, all unsuspicious of his nearness. They were having their evening meal. Natalie was among them, facing him, the firelight strong on her.
You know that, Clay." "He had been drinking." His voice sounded cold and strained to his own ears. "Not much. Almost nothing, Toots says positively." "Then I'd rather he had been, Natalie. If he drove that ball out of wanton indifference " "He didn't see the boy." "He should have looked." In her anger she ceased her sibilant whispering, and stood erect. "I told him you'd be hard," she said.
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