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"'I suppose you guess that this was a piece of private business between Amos Trenoweth, deceased, and my father, also deceased. I tell ye frankly, Mr. Trenoweth by the way, what is your Christian name, eh? So you are the Ezekiel mentioned in the Will? Are you a bold man, eh? Well, you look it, at any rate.
"Oh, Lord bless 'ee!" cried the old man, laying his hand upon my arm, "Peter don't mind Old Nick no more 'n I do Peter aren't afeard of 'im. 'Cause why? 'Cause 'e 'ave a clean 'eart, 'ave Peter. You don't mind Old Nick, do 'ee, lad? "Not in the least," said I, whereupon those nearest instinctively shrank farther from me, while Old Amos rose and shuffled towards the door.
Crouch down here among the sumach, until we see who it is who walks so boldly through the woods." They stooped all four among the brushwood, peeping out between the tree trunks at a little glade towards which Amos was looking.
I am very comfortable, feeling in my right place, and sister seems to feel so too, though neither of us sees much ahead." Amos Dresser was one of the Lane Seminary students. After leaving that institution, in order to raise funds to continue his studies, he accepted an agency for the sale of the "Cottage Bible."
It was directed in pencil. The direction was, "Amos Huntingdon, Esq. Please forward without delay." Here, then, was a clue to the mystery. Amos opened the envelope and read the enclosure, which was also written in pencil, in a neat and thoroughly legible hand. It ran thus: "You are doubtless anxious to know what has become of the little boy George.
Before Amos could become used to the darkness the door again opened, and Madam Marx entered with a lamp in her hand. Amos turned to see who had followed him, and, in turning, his foot struck against Gregorio's body. Immediately, the woman crying softly, both visitors knelt beside the sick man.
"Ach," the hired girl said, blushing rosy, "don't go make so much fuss about it. Ain't we old enough to get married?" "I'm glad, Millie," Mrs. Reist told her. "Amos just needs a wife like you. He worried me long a'ready, goin' on all alone. Now I know he'll have some one to look out for him." "Finis! You're done for!" Phil said. "Lay down your arms and surrender.
Turning, they saw Washington and the professor, each with a gun, following. They waited for the pair to come up. "How far away is the place?" asked Mr. Henderson. "We must be close to it now," said Bill. "Yes, there is the bear Andy killed," pointing to where the dead animal was stretched on the ice. "But where are the boys?" "And where is Andy?" asked Amos Henderson.
It is a large sum, and I have dealt generously with you. I am now in need of it myself." "I am a poor man." "You have not the money, eh, my friend?" "I have not the money. But I will pay you if you will lend me some more. I shall be successful now; only twenty pounds more." Amos appeared unmoved at the tremor in Gregorio's voice.
But now I've made up my mind come what may, disgrace or no disgrace, if you show your face amongst any of us again, the constable shall have you, and you shall get your deserts. We've got a home for our sister at the old place, and Amos has got a home for the children.
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