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The image, then, of this Helen Rayner came strangely to Dale; and he suddenly realized that he had meant somehow to circumvent Beasley, not to befriend old Al Auchincloss, but for the sake of the girl. Probably she was already on her way West, alone, eager, hopeful of a future home. How little people guessed what awaited them at a journey's end!
As it happened this day Dale encountered Al Auchincloss sitting in the shade of a porch, talking to some of his sheep-herders and stockmen. Auchincloss was a short man of extremely powerful build and great width of shoulder.
"Overboard with them all!" "But, sir " "And drop the body of Auchincloss, too. This is no time for sentiment!" "But " "My order, sir!" Five minutes later, cases, boxes, bales, water-tanks, began spinning from open ports and down through the trap-door in the lower gallery. Then followed the seared corpse of Auchincloss, a good man who had died in harness, fighting to the end.
In his opinion, nowhere else could there have been such butter and cream, such ham and eggs. Besides, she always had apple pie, it seemed, at any time he happened in; and apple pie was one of Dale's few regrets while up in the lonely forest. "How's old Al Auchincloss?" presently inquired Dale. "Poorly poorly," sighed Mrs. Cass. "But he tramps an' rides around same as ever.
"In five seconds after we start, hook up one and three; and five later, the other two." "Aye, aye, sir," came back the voice of Auchincloss, chief engineer. "Ready, sir!" Almost at once, the vibration of the engines altered, grew more marked, seemed to be taking hold of something with strong but easy effort.
"An' it's about Beasley." Auchincloss started violently, and a flame of red shot into his face. Then he raised a big hand that shook. Dale saw in a flash how the old man's nerves had gone. "Don't mention thet thet greaser to me!" burst out the rancher. "It makes me see red.... Dale, I ain't overlookin' that you spoke up fer me to-day stood fer my side. Lem Harden told me. I was glad.
This compartment contained six Norcross-Brail engines, each capable of developing 1,150 H.P. The engines were in charge of Auchincloss and two assistant engineers, who had all six engines filling the room with a drowsy drone, like ten billion bees humming themselves to sleep in some mysterious hive.
I've got as many friends in Pine an' all the way down the trail as Auchincloss has.... An' Snake, see here " He paused to draw a deep breath and his big hands trembled over the blaze. Anson leaned forward, like a serpent ready to strike, and Jim Wilson was as tense with his divination of the plot at hand. "See here," panted Beasley. "The girl's due to arrive at Magdalena on the sixteenth.
I wrote the original of a reply to Dr. Nansen, which I believe would have led to peace. Col. House indicated his approval of it, but wished to have it considered from the international legal standpoint, which was then done by Mr. Auchincloss and Mr. Miller, who proposed a reply that had no resemblance to my proposal. I then objected to that as it was on its way to the President.
House read it and said he would approve it, but that before he gave it to the President and to Lloyd George as his solution of the way to deal with this Russian matter, he wished it considered by his international law experts, Mr. Auchincloss and Mr. Miller, and it was thereupon turned over that afternoon to Mr. Auchincloss and Mr. Miller. Does the Senator desire this document?
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