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"Now, Torchy," says he, "it will cost you five weeks' salary to pay for these; but if I raise you a dollar a week and take it out a little at a time you'll never miss it. Anyway, you're a shareholder from now on." Did you ever get rich all of a sudden, like that! You feel it first up and down the small of your back, and then it goes to your knees. I couldn't say a blamed word that was sensible.
And as long as I have to pass right by the house anyway? There is a lady at the Rattle-Pane House! A A what Father would call a Lady Maiden! Miss " "Oh not a real lady, I think," protested her Mother. "Not with all those dogs. No real lady I think would have so many dogs. It It isn't sanitary." "Isn't sanitary?" cried Flame.
A new automobile? I answered, 'I haven't any automobile, new or old, and you know it. What I want is you. I always loved you surely I proved that to you. 'What you proved to me was that you were a sort of wild-cat. I'm afraid of you. And anyway, I'm tired of women. I'll never trust another one." "About the same conclusion as you've come to regarding men," I remarked.
She must give him nothing to worry over. "Monte," she began, "I guess women have a lot of queer notions men don't know anything about. Can't we let it go at that?" "If you wish," he nodded. "Only are you going to stay here?" "For a little while, anyway," she answered. "You mean a day or two?" "Or a week or two." "You'd rather not tell me why?" "If you please not," she answered quickly.
Look at " "We're talking about Joel Creech. Lately he has done some queer things. To-day, for instance. I thought I gave him the slip. But he must have been watching. Anyway, to my surprise he showed up on Peg. He doesn't often get Peg across the river. He said the feed was getting scarce over there. I was dying to race Buckles against Peg, but I remembered you wouldn't like that."
"We are just trying to kill time this afternoon anyway, so I don't see that it makes much difference where we go." "Suppose we take her up to the Point," suggested Mollie, getting up from the deck and going over to Betty who still had the wheel. "Maybe we can get some ice-cream and a drink of ice water. I am getting dreadfully thirsty already." Betty looked tempted but a little doubtful.
"Perhaps you will some day. I don't know. Anyway, will you please tell Cousin Elizabeth that I'm not going to be a Catholic? Perhaps that will comfort her a little." "But howiver are you goin to live wi Mr. Helbeck then?" asked Polly.
Ladies and gentlemen, Nancy Lamar, famous dark-haired beauty often featured in the Herald as one the most popular members of younger set as other girls are often featured in this particular case; Wish to announce wish to announce, anyway, Gentlemen " She tipped suddenly. Clark caught her and restored her balance.
After all, he had not understood her. Perhaps men never understood women; certainly he had not understood her. What he did not know was that she was willing to pay for her happiness pay pay any price that might be exacted. And anyway she had no choice. Strange that he could not see that! Strange that he could not see the irony and cruelty of bidding her good-bye and then telling her to be happy!
Anyway, Pete got his money and Frenchy returned to the land where his style of remarks was more appreciated, a little later. "So Pete, he grasps my hand with tears in his eyes and considerable blood on his nose, where I'd accidently hit him with the Dago, and he says I'm his friend forever, and he'll show me what friendship really means.
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