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But to refuse, after Topham had spoken for him ... he was caught in a pinch with cause for suspicion closing in on either side. "I was in Kentucky for about a year after the war. I went to stay with a friend—" "But you are from Texas?" Was Rennie watching him too intently? No, he must ride a tighter rein on his imagination.
Robinson the lovely "Perdita," whose portrait now hangs in the Wallace Collection. The Duchess of Devonshire and her sister, Lady Duncannon, are well in the centre of the picture; Captain Topham takes in the gay scene through his glass; Doctor Johnson, in a supper box, seems deeply engaged upon his meal, though Mrs. Thrale is on his right and "Bozzy" and Goldsmith are of the party.
And in that moment Drew was as certain of that as if he had actually seen Johnny stripping them out of the belt. "How’d he know you were carryin’ anythin’?" "He knew I had the belt. I left it with Topham when I raced Shiloh, and he saw me give it to him. And, Anse, he must have heard you call me ’Rennie’ in the Jacks! If he did, he’d want to find out more—Rennie’s not a common name.
"Bayliss released you then," he said to Drew. "No. Reese Topham and the Trinfans broke me out." Drew kept to his recent vow of truth-telling. And, he noticed with a spark of something approaching satisfaction, the truth seemed able to shake Rennie a little. "Reese Topham broke you out! Why?" The demand was quick and to the point.
Susan Ellen was half a head the taller, but otherwise, from behind, they looked much alike. As for their father, he was in his Sunday best, a plain black coat, and a winter hat of felt, which was heavy and rusty-looking for that warm early summer day. He had it in mind to buy a new straw hat at Topham, so that this with the turnip seed and the hoe made three important reasons for going.
"Don’t include yourself in the empty-pocket brigade, Johnny," Topham rapped out. "I don’t see you going without eating money, drinking money either, more’s a pity. And if you’re really looking for Rennie now, you’ll find him down at the course." Shannon’s smile was gone. He straightened away from the door frame which had been supporting his shoulders. "Thanks a lot, Reese."
"You’re one of Kitchell’s scavengers, come into town with gold for supplies and a chance to contact the people you want to meet. I’ve known for a long time that Topham, Rennie, and probably a dozen other so-called citizens of that miserable outlaws’ roost are backing Kitchell. Now here’s a chance to prove it!" "Not through me, you don’t," Drew cut in.
Suppose Goldsmith had knocked him up at three in the morning and proposed a boat to Greenwich, as Topham Beauclerc and his friend did, would he have said, "What, my boy, are you for a frolic? I'm with you!" and gone and put on his clothes? Rather he would have pitched poor Goldsmith down stairs. He would have liked to be port if he could. Of course WE wouldn't.
Whenever a stroke of lightning wrist-work sent the ball clipping down-field Topham returned it to the center and the scrimmage began all over again. The first chukker ended in mid-field, with the score 1 0. Both sides brought out fresh ponies for the second, and the Rajputs tried again to score with their favorite tactics of long-hitting and tremendous speed.
The witness began to lose some of his swagger. Then, abruptly, as though firing a pistol, Lieutenant Topham shot out the question: "How about that smear of dirt on your hand, Mr. Dodge? How did it come to be on the back of your hand?" If Mr. Topham had looked to this question to break the witness down he was doomed to disappointment. "I do not know, sir," Dodge replied distinctly.
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