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It was Ted who first found tongue and announced casually that he was going to take her straight to the house of Mrs. Bascom, her landlady to be. "She's a good sort," he added. "Mothery like you know. You'll like her." Madeline did not answer. She couldn't. Something choked in her throat.
He accompanied the sheriff on all journeys entailing serving of papers and other embarrassing duties common to the law. On one occasion, when the two lawyers of the village held an investigation before Trial Justice Simeon Porter, they waited an hour because Jot Bascom did not come.
In the meantime the Honourable Elisha Jane, spurred on by desperation and thoughts of a 'dolce far niente' gone forever; has sought and cornered Mr. Bascom. "For God's sake, Brush," cries the Honourable Elisha, "hasn't this thing gone far enough?
He did not intend to stay South after you had finished your education." "But," said Harry, "I cannot understand. If my mother was lawfully married, how could they deprive her of her marital rights?" "When Lorraine," continued Mr. Bascom, "knew your father was dead, all he had to do was to find a flaw in her manumission, and, of course, the marriage became illegal.
It was quite a feather in his cap to see, with his own eyes, the old landmark slip from its accustomed place and float down the stream. The other boys would miss it and say, "It's gone!" He would say, "I saw it go!" Grandpa Bascom was standing at the top of the hill. His white locks were uncovered, and he was in his shirt-sleeves.
"Thunder to mighty!" he snarled, under his breath. "But what DOES " "What does? What do you s'pose? You ain't the only one that's got nerves, are you?" The next trial was successful, and the lantern was lighted. With it in his hand, he turned and faced his caller. They looked at each other. Mrs. Bascom drew a long breath. "It is you," she said. "I couldn't scarcely believe it. It is really you."
She sat in the chair of honor, the chair of choice, the high-backed rocker by the southern window, in which her husband's mother, old Mrs. Bascom, had sat for thirty years, applying a still more powerful intellectual telescope to the doings of her neighbors. Diadema's seat had formerly been on the less desirable side of the little light-stand, where Priscilla Hollis was now installed. Mrs.
"Yes, yes," agreed the Honourable Hilary; "do you know Mr. Brush Bascom and Mr. Manning? Allow me to introduce you, and General Doby." "How are you, General?" said Mr. Crewe to the Speaker-to-be, "I'm always glad to shake the hand of a veteran. Indeed, I have thought that a society " "I earned my title," said General Doby, somewhat sheepishly, "fighting on Governor Brown's staff.
Crewe is a summer resident, with a house in New York," etc., etc. Assigned, among others, to the Ripton Record. "Paul Pardriff went up to Leith to-day," said Mr. Bascom. "Go to see him," replied the Honourable Hilary. "I've been thinking for some time that the advertising in the Ripton Record deserves an additional annual." Mr.
The Fort Bascom column, after establishing a depot of supplies at Monument Creek, was to work down the main Canadian, and remain out as long as it could feed itself from New Mexico; Carr, having united with Penrose on the North Canadian, was to operate toward the Antelope Hills and headwaters of the Red River; while I, with the main column was to move southward to strike the Indians along the Washita, or still farther south on branches of the Red River.