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No, she could never come back to this, to the old shiftless, penniless ways. Any alternative rather! "And, besides, I haven't really done anything yet," Susan said to herself, uneasily, when she was brushing her hair that night, and Mary Lou was congratulating her upon her improved appearance and manner. On Saturday she introduced her delighted aunt and cousin to Mr.
It looks to me as if the politicians and the real owners better hitch up together on a clean, business basis." "Excellent! Excellent!" declared Banker Daunt, who had been shifting uneasily from foot to foot, chafing his heavy neck against the beaver collar, perceiving that his own projects were only marking time. "Hitch up on a better business basis! It should be the slogan of the times.
"How about Bluff where is he?" "Don't no nuffin' 'bout dat boy; he went off in de mornin' an' ain't kim back." "Just what I feared, fellows," said Frank. "That silly chap has gone hunting up the camp of the Lasher crowd, and like as not got himself in trouble." The announcement of Frank stunned both the others for a moment. "Do you really believe that?" asked Will, uneasily, at length.
The old man fell back in his chair, and drew a hand over his eyes with a restless motion, muttering uneasily, "Ralph and Lina? upon my word, I have been blind as a bat. How far has the thing gone? Has Mabel encouraged it? Does she know? What hand can James have had in bringing this state of things about? These two children why, the thing is preposterous!"
"Cards?" said Condy, picking up the deck after the deal. "I'll stand pat, Condy." "The deuce you say," he answered, with a stare. "I'll take three." "I'll pass it up to you," continued Blix gravely. "Well well, I'll bet you five chips." "Raise you twenty." Condy studied his hand, laid down the cards, picked them up again, scratched his head, and moved uneasily in his place.
Has he again committed one of his stupid follies?" asked the marquis, uneasily. "If it only were a stupid folly! The vicomte had a quarrel last night with my son, because my son wished to hinder him from committing a dastardly act. My son boxed the vicomte's ears, upon which the latter tried to stab him with a knife." "Impossible!" cried Fougereuse, in a rage.
Then you simply couldn't get the cut through Section Nineteen in time and the S.B. & L. would lose its charter." "By Jove, you're right," muttered Blaisdell uneasily, as he slowly stood up. "Reade, I'm going to take men and go out, carrying your notes and Black's.
He looked at her as he gave her this friendly caution, and emphasized it with a nodding of his head; but finding it uncomfortable to encounter the yellow face with its grotesque action, and the ferret eyes with their keen old wintry gaze, so close to his own, he looked down uneasily and sat skulking in his chair, as if he were trying to bring hImself to a sullen declaration that he would answer no more questions.
The white bear was shaking his shaggy coat, the wolf pacing uneasily up and down his den, birds pluming their feathers in the dull red light, while the monkeys' ceaseless jabber sounded from the walls of their prison.
Fluff lay sprawled contentedly in the sunshine while her mate worked on the den. She growled uneasily at Breed as he peered down the hole. A shower of dirt greeted him and he drew away as Peg backed from the den and shook the dirt from his fur. Fluff took her turn at the work but soon tired of it, and Peg started in as soon as she left off.
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