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Course you do. Yes; well, was there any of their relations here with 'em? A a cousin, or somethin'?" "No, not as I recollect. Yes, there was, too, come to think. A third cousin, Mary Thayer her name was. I THINK she was a third cousin of Betsy Howes, Seth Howes's second wife.
Detweiler ranged himself alongside, slid an arm over Clint's shoulder and said: "Thayer, we're going to play you on Saturday. Saunders isn't in shape, I'm sorry to say, and won't be able to do more than take your place for awhile if necessary. You've done well. I want to give you credit for that.
The teams lined up, and thereupon Thayer, with his eagle eye looking us over, called out to our captain 'how many fellows are you playing anyway? Instantly our captain ordered Smith off the field saying 'you were only to play until Bell came, and poor Smith left without any audible murmur. This is what might be called one of the accidents of the game.
"It'll be all over town, that's all. It's bad enough, anyway." "I don't believe it'll get out; I told mother not to tell." "Mrs. Thayer knew." "Maybe Barney told her." "Rose Berry, you know better. You know Barney wouldn't do such a thing." "No; I don't s'pose he would." "Don't suppose! Don't you know?" "Yes, of course I do. I know Barney just as well as you do, Charlotte.
"There come Daisy and Maud," called Cora, as along the winding road she discerned another car approaching. "And there are Clip and Ray," added Belle, shutting off the gasoline and preparing to bring her machine to a standstill. "I think it a shame to call Cecilia Thayer Clip," objected Belle. "She is no more of a romp than " "Any boy," interrupted Bess.
About noon Pattmore returned to his hotel, as the Captain would not permit him to dine at the boarding house. As Mrs. Thayer did not come down to dinner, Miss Seaton again visited her, and found her dressing to go out. She asked Miss Seaton to remain until she was dressed, but said that she was going out driving in the afternoon and to the theatre in the evening.
"It was Arlt's snubbing," Lorimer returned, as he rose. "It was a beastly thing to do. Arlt played superbly, and they might have treated him with common courtesy. But there is no accounting for tastes. Thayer is the hero of the evening, and people are too busy applauding him, to have any time for lesser lights." "Do you think Mr.
I regret not having kept any notes of what was said on this and other occasions, but if by chance you could get hold of Professor J.B. Thayer, who was one of our party, he could no doubt give you some notes that would be valuable.
Doctor Thayer had been sphinx-like, and Little Simon had been imaginative and voluble; and it would have been difficult to say which had teased the popular curiosity the more. Aleck found a tale ready for his ears about the launch and its three passengers, with many conflicting details.
"And yet, I can see I suppose I can see some excuse for you at the beginnin'. When old man Everdean and his crowd bought you and John Thayer out, 'way back there in '54, after John died, and all the money was put into your hands, I cal'late you was honest then. I wouldn't wonder if you MEANT to hand over the thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars to your partner's widow.
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