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Gabrielle, watching her narrowly, saw a sudden peace descend upon her agonised face. Mrs. Payne gave a long shuddering sigh. Then she spoke, dully, mechanically: "The train goes at seven-fifty. I will order the carriage. I will write to Dr. Considine in the morning." Gabrielle clutched at her breast. "You can't realise what you're doing! It's too great a risk. Think of it again ... I beg you!"
This was at dusk, but it was close to eleven o'clock when the transaction was completed by transfer of a fat roll of bills, which Old Man Curry counted very carefully. "Four hundred five hundred Jimmy, this hoss has got a engagement for the Handicap to-morrow seven hundred seven-fifty Was you thinkin' of startin' him?" "M well, yes. I think he's got a chance," said Miles.
"I don't see anything funny about that. It would be serious, and you and I would be out of a job for the rest of the season." "Don't you care! I have money. Didn't I give you seven-fifty yesterday and still have some left?" "Eight," grinned Phil. By this time the boys had hurried out into the corridor, and thence to the deck. "Well, what do you think of that?" howled Teddy.
"Forty-eight six from forty-eight nine is three hundred. Ain't it?" Harris nodded. "Then," Morris announced, "we'll split the difference and make it forty-eight seven-fifty." For one thoughtful moment Harris remained silent, and then he clapped his hand into that of Morris. "Done!" he cried.
"No. 17, one clock, who bids two dollars for the clock? No. 18, lounge covered with calliker. I am offered seven-fifty for the lounge covered with calliker. I am offered seven-fifty for the lounge covered with calliker. Who bids eight? Thank you, Mr. Brown going at eight gone."
I shall no doubt find some one to give me twenty then." Coombs stared, surveyed me ironically from head to heel again, and, after offering five dollars, said very reluctantly: "Seven-fifty, and it's sinful extravagance. Put the horse in that stable and don't give him too much chop. Then carry in those stove billets, and see if Mrs. Coombs wants anything to get supper ready."
With such names as Fahrney, Wedemeyer, Hillenkoetter, Del Valle and Knowles for prestige, and Keyhoe for intrigue, saucer fans all over the United States packaged up their seven-fifty and mailed it to headquarters. Each, in turn, became a "listening post" and an "investigator."
Only the Count is at the Ritz. Shall we not call there first?" "The Count left for Belgium by the seven-fifty train this morning," was her reply. "He has taken our baggage with his, and you will take me by road alone."
Marks, that feller goes to work and gets an option on the house next door which you know is identical the same like my house is. Yes, Mr. Marks, he gets an option on that house for forty-seven thousand five hundred dollars from the feller what owns it, when he knows I am already negotiating to sell my house for forty-seven seven-fifty."
I was tired and sleepy; but Coombs evidently intended to get the value of his seven-fifty out of me he had a way of exacting the utmost farthing and after feeding the horse, liberally, I carried fourteen buckets of water to fill a tank from the well before at last supper was ready.
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