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He knew that he had not a single friend in Foss River; and in Calford, another center of his great wealth, things were no better. His methods of business, whilst they brought him many familiar acquaintances a large circle of people who were willing to trade, repelled all approach to friendship. Besides, his personality was against him.
It is nearly a month since we saw this daughter of the prairie garbed in the latest mode, attending the Polo Ball at Calford, and widely different is her appearance now from what it was at the time of our introduction to her. She is returning from an inspection of the wire fencing of the home pastures. She is riding her favorite horse, Nigger, up the gentle slope which leads to her uncle's house.
"Now, see here. When that freight gets in I hold you responsible that the hindmost car next the caboose is dropped here, and the seals are intact. It's billed loaded with barrels of cube sugar, for Calford. Get me? That's your duty just now. See you do it." Huntly understood Fyles. Everybody in Amberley understood him.
His horrified thoughts were expressed in the look of fear that was in his lashless eyes. His life yes! That must be the raider's culminating object. Or would he leave him that, so that he might further torture him by burning him out of Calford.
William Bunning-Ford be dubbed 'Lord' Bill, and why should that sweet niece of yours, who is the possessor of such a charming name as Joaquina, be hailed by every man within one hundred miles of Calford as 'Jacky'? I think it is both absurd and vulgar." "Possibly you are right, my dear lady. But you can never alter the ways of the prairie.
The girl's eyes were glowing with quickly-roused passion, but she kept them turned from her uncle's face. "He told me that the boy had heavy mortgages on his land and stock. He told me that if he were to realize to-morrow there would be little or nothing for himself. Everything would go to some firm in Calford. In short, that he has gambled his ranch away." "And he told this to you, uncle, dear."
The cargo had been well shipped by men skilled in the subtle art of contraband. It was billed, and the barrels were addressed, to a firm in Calford whose reputation for integrity was quite unimpeachable. Herein was the cunning of the smugglers. The sugar barrels were never intended to reach Calford. They were not robbing the consignees in this raid upon the freight train.
Thus the principal of your debts, at a careful computation, should be liquidated in seven years. In consideration of thus shortening the period of the loans by three years the Calford Trust Co. shall allow you a rebate of five per cent, interest. Failing the profits in seven years amounting to the sums of money required, the Calford Trust Co. and myself will forego the balance due to us.
Intellectually, too, there was no more fault to find here than is usual in a ballroom in the West End of London. It was the annual ball of the Polo Club, and that was a social function of the first water in the eyes of the Calford world. "My dear Mrs. Abbot, it is a matter which is quite out of my province," said John Allandale, in answer to a remark from his companion.
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