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It provides further for a native constabulary under American officers appointed by the President of Haiti upon nomination by the President of the United States. It further extends to Haiti the main provisions of the Platt amendment.
You think because we girls have to go out to dinner with you or lose our jobs that you're privileged to say what you please. Well, forget it. I thought you were different from the others, but I see I was mistaken." Platt struck his fingers on the table with a gesture of sudden, illuminating satisfaction. "I've got it!" he exclaimed, almost hilariously "the Nicholson place, over on the north side.
"Go to Ohio an' hire a mule," said Uncle Salters. "We don't want no farmers here." "Will I lend YOU my dory-anchor?" cried Long Jack. "Unship your rudder an' stick it in the mud," bawled Tom Platt. "Say!" Dan's voice rose shrill and high, as he stood on the wheel-box. "Sa-ay! Is there a strike in the o-ver-all factory; or hev they hired girls, ye Shackamaxons?"
Platt had had her share of suffering during those sad days; her heart was wrapped up in the boy, and perhaps the greatest trial of all was to stand aloof, and perform her daily work downstairs, whilst her daughter-in-law had the sole charge of him.
As an episode in the annals of political sport, I should like to have had Roosevelt run for Governor a second time, defy Platt and all his imps, and be reelected.
I fear that if I were to leave them they would be ill-treated or urged on too fast, but I think, were you to ride forward to the house and obtain some refreshment, it might shorten their sufferings. Platt can bring as much more food as he is able to carry." The idea was no sooner suggested to Alice, than answering, "That I will, thankfully," she started off at a fast pace across the Downs.
Elsewhere is told of the glories of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, of the part it played as one of the Hosts of the Avenue, of its share in the great days, of its Amen Corner, and of the distinguished men like General W.T. Sherman, former Senator Platt, and the actor, William J. Florence, who for years made it their home.
As he stepped back a ring fell from somewhere and bounded on the tiled floor. Platt groped for it and found it. "Now, take your useless diamond and go, Mr. Buyer," she said. "This was the other one the wedding ring," said the Texan, holding the smooth gold band on the palm of his hand. Miss Asher's eyes blazed upon him in the half darkness. "Was that what you meant? did you"
And with these two Senators the trusts can absolutely veto every bill passed by the thirty-four Representatives elected by the people. Does anybody believe that Mr. Depew and Mr. Platt could possibly have been elected to the United States Senate by the PEOPLE of the State of New York?
Those are ladies' mornings, and I've got nothing but real classy people at that." The entrance of Mr. Platt interrupted Biff just as he was beginning to feel at ease, and threw that young gentleman, who always appropriated and absorbed other people's troubles, into much concern; for Mr. Platt was hollow-eyed and sunken-cheeked from worry. His coat was very shiny, and his hat was shabby.
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