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With the morning came a letter from a crony of Melrose's in London, an old Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, with whom he had had not a few dealings in the past. "Have you heard that that queer fish Mackworth has left his whole cabinet of gems to a young nephew his sister's son, to whom they say he has been much attached?
Devar was vaguely conscious, and perhaps slightly resentful, of this compelling quality in his new-found crony. Oft-times it had quelled him for an instant during some stubbornly contested argument, though he raged at himself just as often for yielding to it, as if, forsooth, he were one of those patient, animal-like, Chinese coolies of whose courage and endurance Curtis spoke so admiringly.
The latter slunk below followed by Hen Lacomb. "We've got to try to stop that leak first of all!" said Jack, as he carefully put in his pocket the paper he had claimed was an agreement between Brisco and his crony. "I appoint Jim West as first mate and Frank Snyder as second!" the new captain went on. "Come below, you two, and we'll see what we can do. We've got to mend the pumps.
When the 4:30 train went out Ben Butler stood on the rear platform. Gabe Foley watched him abstractedly as he receded. "Blamed if I know who that fellow was," he remarked to a crony. "He never told his name, but seems to me I've seen him before. He has a kind of hang-dog look, I think. But he paid up square and it is none of my business." An Unconventional Confidence
"But for all that Ridgeley is a lonely, desolate place to me," said Mrs. Sutton, one early spring morning to her niece and crony, Mrs. William Sutton. "A house without children is worse than a last year's bird's nest. It is a riddle to me how Clara Aylett contrives to occupy her time." "She should have some of these socks to darn, if it hangs upon her hands," replied Mrs.
"Eighty," said Tom quietly, though his heart was beating fast. "Well, of all " began Andy, but Sam Snedecker dragged him back. "You haven't got any more money," said the bully's crony. "Better stop now." "I will not! I'm going home for more," declared Andy. "I must have that boat." "It will be sold when you get back," said Sam.
He vas getting so close by Jack dot Jack might fall ofer board again, und ve don't vant to lose our new captain so soon yet," explained Mr. Switzer cheerfully. He thus made light of the affair, but later it came out that Hen Lacomb had evidently had the intention of at least trying to pitch Jack overboard, as the easiest solution of the trouble of Captain Brisco and his crony.
These, as well as the preparation of large models of hulls, embodying the various improved "lines," occupied a considerable portion of the time that I had the good fortune to spend in Mr. Maudslay's private workshop. Mr. Barton of the Royal Mint was quite a "crony" of Maudslay's. He called upon him often with respect to the improvements for stamping the current coin of the realm.
Martin told his story to this old crony, who had once been a hard drinker but was now reformed, and he persuaded the captain to give him a passage. Just two weeks from the time of his leaving Cincinnati, Martin saw the sails expand above him, and felt the onward movement of the vessel that was to bear him homeward. His heart swelled with sad yet pleasant emotions.
"Sassoon's fight is our fight," interrupted Morgan. "I advise you," said de Spain once more, looking with the words at Sandusky and his crony, "to keep out of it." "Sandusky," yelled Logan to his partner, "he advises me and you to keep out of this fight," he shrilly laughed. "Sure," assented Sandusky, but with no variation in tone and his eyes on de Spain.
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