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"You must not go till I show you my garden." Maggie joined them, for he deeply enlisted her sympathy, and she wished to make it clear by her manner that the tie between him and the child had her approval. "Yes, indeed, Mr. Alvord," she said, "you must let Johnnie show you her garden, and especially her pansies."
I'll speak plainly, for you have continually permitted me even urged me to do so. Well, let us say Sanford Embury could have been killed by anyone of a certain five. And they size up like this: Mr. Elliott, here, and Mr. Alvord Hendricks may be said to have had motive but no opportunity." "Motive?" said Eunice, in a tone of deepest possible scorn. "Yes, ma'am. Mr.
Will you really take me, Alvord?" "Sure I will! Anybody else? You want to see it, Eunice?" "Why, I didn't, but as Sanford just read it, it sounded interesting. How would we go?" "I'll run you out in my touring car. It won't take more'n the afternoon, and it'll be a jolly picnic. Go along, San?" "No, not on your life! When did you go foolish, Alvord?"
Fibsy flung the question at him with such force that it seemed to rouse a last effort of the ebbing life in the dying man and he answered, faintly but clearly: "Alvord Hendricks ten thousand dollars " and then Hanlon was gone. Reminding the priest and the doctor that they were witnesses to this dying confession, Fibsy rushed from the room and back to New York as fast as he could get there.
"Get him, Dick!" sang out Ben Alvord, as Prescott shot ahead of the others. Hen, looking back, saw Dick gaining on him swiftly, while Greg and Tom were just behind. "They're mean as all-git-out!" sputtered panting Hen. "Why can't they let a fellow alone? Don't they think I've got as much right to talk as the rest of 'em? Well, I'll show 'em that I have!"
Can't tell what made him die!" "No;" Aunt Abby took up the tale, as Elliott turned hack to the telephone; "and I think it's very queer. Did you ever know a man to die, Alvord, and nobody be able to tell what killed him?" "I certainly never did! What had he eaten?" "Oh, it's nothing like that," Eunice spoke up; "it must be that something gave way his heart, or lungs " "Never!
To Alf and Johnnie the fall brought unalloyed joy and promise; to those who were older, something akin to melancholy, which deepened with the autumn of their life; while to Mr. Alvord every breeze was a sigh, every rising wind a mournful requiem, and every trace of change a reminder that his spring and summer had passed forever, leaving only a harvest of bitter memories.
This plan was carried out, thanks to James C. Alvord, the chairman of the committee; and the halls of the Massachusetts Legislature were opened for the first time to a woman.
If I might suggest, my supporters, the younger set, the well the gayer set, would more readily respond to such a plan. Why don't you electioneer for me?" Eunice disdained to reply, and Aunt Abby broke into the discussion by exclaiming: "Oh, Alvord, here comes Mr. Mortimer, and he has Mr. Hanlon with him!"
"No committee of citizens has asked you to reform any one, Ben," Dick went on good-humoredly. "You've got a few faults of your own that you might remedy, and I guess we all have." "Come on, fellows, and rush Dutcher," called Ben Alvord. Ross, Allen and others moved as though to help, but Dick was flanked by Tom and Greg. In the distance Dave Darrin could be seen skating back.
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