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I never preached none, but bein' a residin' elder in de church, and able fur to pay my own expenses, dey sent me along." "And how did you know we were in Washington?" inquired Miss Lydia. "Dey's a cullud man works in de hotel whar I stops, what comes from Mobile. He told me he seen Mars' Pendleton comin' outen dish here house one mawnin'.

I ain't an East Rodney man myself, but I've often heard of your residin' here some years ago. Our folks is makin' the ice cream for the occasion," he added significantly, and Mr. Aldis nodded and smiled in acknowledgment.

I know she used to make excellent drop-cakes when we was both residin' to Longport; folks used to say she never would give the right receipt, but if I get a real good chance, I mean to ask her. Or why can't you, if I start talkin' about receipts why can't you say, sort of innocent, that I have always spoken frequently of her drop-cakes, an' ask for the rule?

Trapes put down the teapot with a jerk. "A deal in real estate!" she repeated, and thereafter fell to such unintelligible mutterings as "Record price! Fab'lous! No, it couldn't be! An' yet silk socks! 'On an' after above date all tenants soever residin' will be re-dooced by fifty per cent!" Suddenly Mrs. Trapes sat bolt upright.

Harmon has been with me in my work from the beginnin'; and now, just as it is approachin' completion, he is taken away. They say he may die. It is very annoyin'. "'Humph! says Nate. 'Well, maybe it annoys HIM some, too; you can't tell. What you goin' to do for a secretary? "'I understand, says the professor, 'that there is a person of consider'ble scientific attainment residin' with you, Mr.

I never preached none, but bein' a residin' elder in de church, and able fur to pay my own expenses, dey sent me along." "And how did you know we were in Washington?" inquired Miss Lydia. "Dey's a cullud man works in de hotel whar I stops, what comes from Mobile. He told me he seen Mars' Pendleton comin' outen dish here house one mawnin'.

"Well, Gall," said Mr. Juxon, "have you any reason for believing that this escaped convict is likely to come this way?" "Well sir, there is some evidence," answered the policeman, mysteriously. "Leastways what seems like evidence to me, sir." "Of what kind?" the squire fixed his quiet eyes on Mr. Gall's face. "His name, sir. The name of the convict. There is a party of that name residin' here."

By gad, you're doin it well. But I say, who the devil are you?" "I'm Willie' the Waster, kind young gentleman, and I'm residin' under No. 3 wharf, fifth plank from the corner. Would yer give er trifle towards me time-payment furniture, please, sir." Romeo contributed a shilling. "You're a sport," he said. "They're all on to you. Dolly herself's delighted.

But you shall be fed prompt, Mr. Geoffrey. How'll b'iled salmon an' peas soot?" "Splendidly! And I think " "'On and after," said Mrs. Trapes, slowly and dreamily, "'on and after the above date, all tenants soever residin' I've learned it by heart, Mr. Geoffrey. Then it goes on to say, 'within the tennyment house known as Mulligan's are warned' hum!

Which goes to show that you can't be too open an' free in your game, an' Cherokee would tell you so himse'f. "This yere tangle I'm thinkin' of ain't more'n a month after Cherokee takes to residin' in Wolfville. He comes trailin' in one evenin' from Tucson, an' onfolds a layout an' goes to turnin' faro- bank in the Red Light. No one remarks this partic'lar, which said spectacles is frequent.