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Brown's negro came back struggling with a deep-ribbed, high-crested chestnut that was making half circles on his hind legs, "I'll give you to the edge of the woods, and lay you a six-forty against a pair of moccasins that you never get back to Tipton." "God forbid that I ever do," I answered fervently. "What," he exclaimed, "and you here with him on this sneak's errand!"
Not wishing to undergo the torture of the noon-day ride back to Wawona, a party of us chartered a stage to leave the Valley at six o'clock a. m. We got off next morning at six-forty and had a delightful drive, making Wawona before noon. Thus a few hours' difference in the time of starting made a pleasure of what otherwise would have been a torment.
"Nick Temple!" I cried, starting forward. "Where's he gone?" said Mr. Jackson. "He was going to bet me a six-forty he has at Nashboro that his horse could beat mine on the Greasy Cove track. Where's he gone?" "Gone!" said the landlord, apologetically, "Nollichucky Jack and his boys left town an hour ago." "Is he a man of honor or isn't he?" said Mr. Jackson, fiercely.
"I see what it is those boys want; they're trying to get me back to the railroad in time for the six-forty train. I'd a heap rather stay here with you, but " he glanced from Johnnie and Uncle Pros down to the men in their attitude of anxious waiting "I reckon I'll have to go." He had made the first descending step when Johnnie's hand on his arm arrested him.
Special passed here at 4:52, well up to time. Dowster, St. Helens." This telegram was received at six-forty. At six-fifty a second message was received from Manchester "No sign of special as advised by you." And then ten minutes later a third, more bewildering "Presume some mistake as to proposed running of special. Local train from St.
Let's see: I ought to pull out eight thousand net this year, and save fifteen hundred of that no, not if I put up garage and Let's see: six hundred and forty clear last month, and twelve times six-forty makes makes let see: six times twelve is seventy-two hundred and Oh rats, anyway, I'll make eight thousand gee now, that's not so bad; mighty few fellows pulling down eight thousand dollars a year eight thousand good hard iron dollars bet there isn't more than five per cent. of the people in the whole United States that make more than Uncle George does, by golly!
Time to be dressing: sun sets at six-forty, he said, and glanced at the stained West, with an accompanying vision of outspread primroses flooding banks of shadowy fields near Lakelands. He crossed the road and rang. Upon the opening of the door, there was a cascade of muslin downstairs. His darling Fredi stood out of it, a dramatic Undine.
John Braden, London. And that's the tall one's Mr. Christopher Dellingham also London. Tourists, of course we've never seen either of them before." "Came together, you say, Mrs. Partingley?" asked Mitchington. "When was that, now?" "Just before dinner, last night," answered the landlady. "They'd evidently come in by the London train that gets in at six-forty, as you know.
"I can't catch anything before the six-forty, but the horse is in the village, and my boy will scare me up some soup and a salad. I'd rather go. I like to wake in my own place." "I wish you'd let me go with you, Rich," Jim said, with a gentleness new to him. "I'm so sick of everything. I can't think of anything I'd like so well." "Sure, come along," Richard said, touched.
I lifted the cloth from the body and was amazed at the peace and dignity of the dead face. 'Goodbye, old chap, I said; 'I am going to do my best for you. Wish me well, wherever you are. Then I hung about in the hall waiting for the milkman. That was the worst part of the business, for I was fairly choking to get out of doors. Six-thirty passed, then six-forty, but still he did not come.
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