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The 'sailor king' comes in as effectively to give vraisemblance to the narrative as 'Crabtree's little bronze Shakspeare that stood over the fireplace, and the 'postman just come to the door with a double letter from Northamptonshire.
Why, some of the frontier people feel so isolated from the colonies that they wish to set up democratic governments of their own. A pretty kettle of fish! Then such creatures as this Crabtree murder such men as the brother of the powerful Cherokee chief. More trouble for the border. "I shall offer a reward of a hundred pounds for Crabtree's arrest.
Indeed, he had been inspired with this notion by the insinuations of Hadgi, who had formerly dropped some hints touching Crabtree's profound knowledge in the magic art; mentioning, in particular, his being possessed of the philosopher's stone; an assertion to which Tom had given implicit credit, until his master was sent to prison for debt, when he could no longer suppose Cadwallader lord of such a valuable secret, or else he would have certainly procured the enlargement of his most intimate friend.
Come, why not take the whole matter easy?" went on the bully, as he dropped into a seat near her. "How can I take it easy?" "We won't hurt you I'll give you my word on that." She was about to say that his word was not worth giving, but restrained herself. If she angered Baxter, there was no telling what the follow might do. "Is this a plot of Josiah Crabtree's?" she asked sharply. Baxter started.
They had at first wanted to pay him at the end of the time, but he had insisted upon receiving his money in advance and it was then paid over. He had been told that the strange man was Crabtree's brother, who had gone crazy because of the loss of his money in a Western irrigation scheme. "They said they would take him down the coast for three or four days, to brace him up a bit.
On going ashore Dick's first movement was to send two telegraph messages, one to Rush & Wilder, telling them that the stolen securities and money had been recovered, and the second to Captain Putnam, breaking the news of Dora's safety and requesting the master of the Hall to acquaint Mrs. Stanhope with the fact and take steps toward Josiah Crabtree's arrest.
At the mention of fifty dollars Josiah Crabtree's eyes lit up. Evidently he had not seen that amount of money for some time. "You'll give me fifty dollars?" he repeated. "I will." "There is no fooling about this, Rover?" "Mr. Crabtree, did I ever deceive you?" And Dick looked the former teacher squarely in the eyes. "I don't think you did, Rover.
"They are a set of rich young students from Yale in their senior year who engaged me to bring them hither for study and er recreation. And that puts me in mind. You will not ahem say anything about the past to them, will you?" As quick as a flash of lightning Dick saw through Josiah Crabtree's scheme for, letting matters Of the past drop.
Captain and Mrs. Godfrey and Charlie had to walk the entire distance over the lake and through the forest to Crabtree's log house. The man who had rescued them attended to their wants as well as his circumstances would allow. He kept the distressed family until the month of May, when the ice in the river broke up.
The icy water gushed over Crabtree's feet, making him shiver with the cold, but the crabs were undaunted and only clung the closer. The noise soon aroused the entire hotel, and the clerk, several bell-boys, and finally the proprietor, rushed to the scene. The door was flung wide open. "Have you been drinking, sir? How dare you disturb the hotel in this fashion?" demanded the proprietor.
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