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In no very happy frame of mind his next call was on his dry-goods house. Mr. Luce met him, when he introduced himself, decidedly coldly. Solomon began to think that he would go to some other house with his order rather than leave it here. But before he made a move to go out Mr. Luce asked, "Is there anything I can do for you?" "I don't know as there is." "Our Mr.

"Here I am," she said. "It's really me. Isn't Luce an angel?" She smiled at him, showing all her teeth, stretching back her head on the pillow to bring her full, round throat into prominence, shutting her eyes. "Oh, it is good to be here!" she said. It was good to see her there, he murmured, but not without a little embarrassment.

He offered to prove that Veitch and Cooley were employed by the same people. The court sustained the objection of the state to the three offers. Testimony on various phases of the case was then given by Mrs. Fannie Jordan, proprietor of an apartment house in Seattle, Nick Shugar, Henry Luce, Paul Blakenship, Charles W. Dean, and later on by Oliver Burnett.

What she says she'll do! True blue she be, my Luce! So now, sir, you do the same, and I'll thank ye." Any one who has tossed a sheet of paper into the fire, and seen it gradually brown with heat, and strike to flame, may conceive the mind of the lover as he listened to this speech. His anger did not evaporate in words, but condensed and sank deep. "Mr.

"Set her up in a cheer, Luce," she said, "'n give her a piece of cake. Don't ye want some, honey?" Sheba regarded her with uplifted eyes as she replied. The glance had suggested to her mind that Mrs. Sparkes was sorry for her, and she was anxious to know why. "No," she answered, "no, thank you, I don't want any."

Newcome's wishes, because I need not think so hardly of him as I was disposed to do," Miss Newcome said. "I showed him the paper this morning, and he repelled it with scorn; and not kind words passed between us, Mr. Luce, and unkind thoughts remained in my mind. But if he, you think, is justified, it is I who have been in the wrong for saying that he was self for upbraiding him as I own I did."

The 10th Corps, however, had not yet been able to advance to Parigne l'Eveque in accordance with the Prince's orders, though it had driven Barry back on Jupilles and Grand Luce.

These lectures, says Mr. Gillman, were from Coleridge's own account more profitable than any he had before given, though delivered in an unfavourable situation; a lecture-room in Flower de Luce Court, which, however, being near the Temple, secured to him the benefit if benefit it were of a considerable number of law students among his auditors.

"’The de’il when sick, a saint would be, But when he got well, the de’il a saint was he.’" "Don’t, husband," said Mrs. Middleton; "perhaps she will never come back alive, and then you will be sorry." Uncle Joshua readily guessed his wife’s meaning, and turning to Luce, said, "Rout out the whole gang and set ’em to huntin’."

"Poor Luce," said she, "I did not think she loved my mother so well. I will go to her and mingle my tears with hers." In a short time Fanny was in the open air, and on her way to the graveyard. As she approached her mother’s grave, she said gently, "Luce, Luce, why are you out so late?"