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Chitterling dried his tears; and contented himself with the reflection, that, in 'a proper state of things, such an event could not have occurred. "Mr. Crabtree's money and life were now half gone. One does not subscribe to the friends of freedom and spout at their dinners for nothing. But the worst drop was yet in the cup.
"'Pon my honor I wasn't," smiled Tom, but his look belied his words. "You were. If I mention her cousins, Grace and Nellie Laning, I guess the laugh will be on you and Sam " "We'll call it quits," answered Tom hurriedly. "They're all nice girls, eh, Sam?" "To be sure. But, I say, hadn't we best keep out of old Crabtree's way?" "I don't know as it's necessary," said Dick.
"Bowl of bread and milk, sah." "Is that what they give visitors for supper?" "Gracious, sah, is yo' a visitah, sah?" "I consider myself as such until I am placed on the muster roll." At this Alexander scratched his woolly head. "Well, sah, I don't know nuffin about dat, sah. I has to obey Mr. Crabtree's oahdahs, sah." "Has Captain Putnam come back yet?"
Dan had left the school in a hurry, and soon after this his father had been arrested in Albany for a daring office robbery, and was now in jail in consequence. The disappearance of Dan, and Josiah Crabtree's yearning for wealth, had led to further complications.
Crabtree, consoling her in that she would not be far removed from her child, "you can almost see the brewery chimneys from the church tower." Those who knew the two ladies well were aware that there was some little slur intended by the allusion to brewery chimneys. Mrs. Crabtree's girl had married the third son of Sir Reginald Rattlepate.
Was it possible that his brother, so full of fun and high spirits, was so badly hurt that he was going to die? "No! no! Not that!" groaned poor Dick, and sent up an earnest prayer to heaven that Tom might be spared. The doctor had said that Josiah Crabtree's leg was broken in two places, above and below the knee.
Crabtree's bedpost what Mis' Rucker were a-sweeping down with a broom?" and the General's face fairly beamed with excitement as he stood dancing in the barn door. Tobe stood close behind him and small Peggy and Jennie pressed close to Rose Mary's side, eager but not daring to hasten Stonie's dramatic way of making Rose Mary guess the news they were all so impatient to impart to her. "Oh, what?
Crabtree's frightened them out of their wits. What was to be done? They both knew by experience that she always did what she threatened, or something a great deal worse, so they began by bursting into tears, and begging Mrs.
Crabtree, that what I wanted to see you about is this. I want to know if you can tell me where Mr. Jesse Pelter is just now." "Oh, is that all!" And Josiah Crabtree's face showed his disappointment. "That is all at present." "Humph! Supposing I don't care to tell you where he is?" "Now see here!" pursued Dick, earnestly. "If I understand matters aright, Mr.
If you'll remember, that is one of Crabtree's favorite tricks. He would not dare to put father out of the way take his life, I mean and that would be the only other thing he could do." "Where could they take him to, in such a city as this?" "Oh, there are a dozen places empty stores and basements, vacant flats and apartments.
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