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Creighton accepted the offer very readily. "I have not been in any carriage so rustic and farmer-like these twenty years," she said. "I shall be happy to drive you, if you can be satisfied with a sober old whip like myself, and a sober old pony like Timo." "It is settled then; you ride I suppose, Miss Wyllys." Elinor assented; Mary Van Alstyne was also to go on horseback. Mr.
Stryker's keen, worldly scrutiny, her manner in the evening resumed entirely its wonted appearance; she was witty, graceful, piquant, and flattering as ever, and quite as much so with Hazlehurst as with any. "What do you say to a game of chess, Mrs. Creighton?" asked Mr. Wyllys. "With pleasure, sir; I am always at your service.
Creighton had established telegraphic communication from ocean to ocean. For his remuneration he took one hundred thousand dollars worth of the stock of the new enterprise at about eighteen cents on the dollar. When the project was completed, the company trebled its amount of shares and Mr. Creighton's one hundred thousand dollars immediately enhanced to three hundred thousand.
"You are almost as much given to compliments, Miss Wyllys, as I am," said Mrs. Creighton; "I have to say a saucy thing now and then, by way of variety."
At Winchester, Creighton led his regiment, the first in the famous charge of the Third Brigade, having a horse shot under him, and then fighting on foot with a musket, among his men, until the time came to assume the position of commanding officer again.
Ellsworth, bidding him remember his bet. When Mrs. Creighton stepped from the chair, she looked for her brother and Elinor, a little curious to discover if anything decisive had passed, but both had already entered the house. Mr.
'Take it for a gift, then, said Creighton, tossing it over. 'There is a good spirit in thee. Do not let it be blunted at St Xavier's. There are many boys there who despise the black men. 'Their mothers were bazar-women, said Kim. He knew well there is no hatred like that of the half-caste for his brother-in-law. 'True; but thou art a Sahib and the son of a Sahib.
The scattered companies re-united at Charleston, West Virginia, where they remained waiting orders, and were in the meantime thoroughly drilled by Lieutenant Colonel Creighton, who was in fact, if not in title, the commanding officer of the regiment.
Edmonds told her exactly how much, and then started in sudden consternation with rage in his heart, for she turned to Hawtrey imperiously. "Then you'll write your broker to buy in right away," she said. There was an awkward silence, during which the two men looked at one another until Edmonds spoke. "Are you wise in suggesting this, Miss Creighton?" he asked. Sally laughed harshly.
Well," he looked at the picture, "you have done it!" Even Creighton, who had been inclined to stare back over his shoulder at the point where Jeems disappeared, now gave it more than half his attention. "Is that for Drums of Doom?" he asked becoming suddenly crisp and professional. "Yes." "Might do for the jacket of the book. Have Mr. Richards see this.
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