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Putchett's life by hastily exclaiming: "You mustn't drink that it's salty!" The sentimentalist sorrowfully put the bitter draught away, and the child rattled on: "If you're down here to-morrow, I'll show you where we find scallop-shells; maybe you can find some with pink and yellow spots on them. I've got some. If you don't find any, I'll give you one." "Thank you," said her companion.
Putchett's arm suddenly moved; his hand grasped the shell and carried it toward his lips; his eyes opened for a moment and fell upon the officer, at the sight of whom Mr. Putchett shivered and closed his eyes again. "That chill's a bad sign," muttered the captain. Mr. Putchett's eyes opened once more, and sought little Alice; his face broke into a faint smile, and she stooped and kissed him.
The service of the Church of England was read, and as the words, "Ashes to ashes; dust to dust," were repeated, a bouquet of wild flowers was tossed over the heads of the mourners and into the grave. Mrs. He left before daylight next morning, to catch a very early train: but persons passing the old graveyard that day beheld on Putchett's grave a handsome bush of white roses, which bush old Mrs.
Putchett's return a gentleman very well dressed, though seemingly ill at ease in his clothing, called at Mrs. Brown's boarding-house, and engaged a room, and that the younger ladies pronounced him very stylish and the older ones thought him very odd.
Putchett's acquaintance immediately understood that the operator in question was in funds that day, and that he had taken the position from which he could most easily announce his moneyed condition to all who might desire assistance from him.
"Captain," said the officer, in a voice very low, but hurried and trembling with excitement, "Putchett's had a very narrow escape, and I hate to trouble him, but I must do my duty. There's been a five thousand dollar diamond traced to him. He advanced money on it, knowing it was stolen.
Putchett's opinion of shells underwent a radical change, for the child, straightening herself and taking something from her pocket, exclaimed: "Oh, dear, somebody's picked up all the pretty ones. I thought, may be, there mightn't be any here, so I brought you one; just see what pretty pink and yellow spots there are on it." Mr.
Putchett mounted several steps of the Sub-Treasury in Wall Street, and gazed inquiringly up and down the street. To the sentimental observer Mr. Putchett's action, in taking the position we have indicated, may have seemed to signify that Mr.
Putchett's researches in conchology were not particularly successful, for while he manfully moved about in the uncomfortable and ungraceful position peculiar to shell-seekers, he looked rather at the healthy, honest, eager little face near him than at the beach itself. Suddenly, however, Mr.
Putchett's. "No, ma'am," replied the man, with unmoved countenance. "I'm an officer with a warrant for his arrest, on suspicion of receiving stolen goods. I've searched his traps at the hotel and boarding-house this morning, but can't find what I'm looking for. It's been traced to him, though has he shown any of you ladies a large diamond?" "No," said Mrs.
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