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He glanced at the check. It was for two dollars and seventy five cents, and this represented a larger sum than he possessed. He took the check and led the way to the cashier's desk. Then he examined his pockets. "By Jove," he said, "I left my wallet in my other coat. May I borrow five dollars till tomorrow?" Jefferson Pettigrew eyed him shrewdly. "Never mind," he said, "I will pay the check."

Fred T. Dubois, delegate in Congress from the territory of Idaho and subsequently Senator from that state, had been perhaps the strongest single opponent, in Washington, of the Mormon Church; he took our promises of honor, as Senator Platt did, and he pacified Senator Cullom, Senator Pettigrew and many others among our antagonists, who afterwards told me that they had accepted the pledges given by Senator Dubois in our behalf.

But the result is I can protect her against the mistakes such a tendency might even at this stage of life lead her into, for they say the poet's heart never grows old. You understand." The school-master bowed majestically. "My mother, Mr. Pettigrew, can never love where she can't idealize, nor marry where she can't love; she's too true a woman for that.

"Then we are entitled to a thousand dollars each for their capture. I have never before shed blood, but I don't regret ending the career of these scoundrels." Half an hour later the two outlaws were dead and Rodney and his friends were on their way back to Oreville. Rodney was received by Jefferson Pettigrew with open arms. "Welcome home, boy!" he said. "I was very much worried about you."

March, whom, she said, she had seen at a fair given by both the Suez churches to raise money to repair the graveyard fence "on account o' de hawgs breakin' in so awfm." "And you say everybody was there, eh?" indolently responded John, as he resharpened his lead-pencil. "Even including Professor Pettigrew?"

Or else don't begin till you've packed your trunk and bought your railroad ticket; and you'd better have a transatlantic steamer ticket, too." Mr. Pettigrew had drawn near the door. With his hand on it he hissed, "You'll find this is not the last of this, sir." "I reckon it is," drawled John, with his eyes on his whittling.

"What a burning shame all this is, Hugh! Surely there must be some remedy for it. I've got a good notion to have a talk with Dominie Pettigrew, and spin him the whole painful story. He might find a way to separate Brother Lu from his quarry." "Take my advice, Thad, and wait a little longer," Hugh told him. "Tomorrow will be Saturday and we play Belleville again in the afternoon.

It was only a quick glance he shot over, but I caught who it was aimed at. Also, I noticed the effect. And just like that I had a swift hunch how all this ground-floor mix-up might be worked in useful. "Mr. Pettigrew," says I, "suppose I could Sherlock Holmes this laundry mystery without callin' in the cops?" "Oh, I should be so grateful!" says T. Waldo.

"My dear boy," said my mother, "it's quite the most ridiculous storm in a tea cup of which I've ever heard." "No," I said solemnly, "it's not. If the Archdeacon makes his charge formally the Archbishop will be obliged to take it up. Miss Pettigrew will be hauled up before him " "Miss Pettigrew," said my mother, "would simply laugh. She's not in the very least the sort of woman " "I know.

Somehow our chairs had got out of position now, and we were sitting with our backs to each other. I felt that Pettigrew was looking at me covertly over his shoulder, and took a side glance to make sure of this. Our eyes met, and I bit my lip. If there is one thing I loathe, it is to be looked at in this shame-faced manner.