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Where have you been?" "Just come on board, Peterson," said I. "I am going to run her now myself. "Money not paid over, Peterson," said I. It stretched my conscience a bit, although the truth was I had Davidson's uncashed check in my pocket at the time. "We've all had our pay regular," he rejoined. "Why, what's wrong?"
"Yes, she couldn't bear to have me leave her." "You look as pleased as Punch," the doctor said irritably. Davidson's eyes shone with ecstasy. "A great mercy has been vouchsafed me. Last night I was privileged to bring a lost soul to the loving arms of Jesus." Miss Thompson was again in the rocking-chair. The bed had not been made. The room was in disorder.
Outside, the pitiless rain fell, fell steadily, with a fierce malignity that was all too human. At last he stopped. He paused for a moment and said: "We will now repeat the Lord's prayer." They said it and then; following him, they rose from their knees. Mrs Davidson's face was pale and restful. She was comforted and at peace, but the Macphails felt suddenly bashful.
And if the invalid shouldn't be so well, she will be sure to send one of us down to call you, so that you may play the doctor again. So don't shoot at sight. "'He isn't a shooting man, struck in Niclaus. "'I never shoot before making sure there's a reason for it at any rate, said Davidson. "Bamtz let out a sickly snigger. The Frenchman alone got up to make a bow to Davidson's careless nod.
As it turned out, General Davidson's main camp was a good half-mile back from the river in one of the outfields of Appleby Hundred. So it chanced there were upon the spot only brave Joe Graham and his fifty riflemen to dispute the passage of an army. What was done at Macgowan's Ford in the gray of the morning of February first, 1781, has become a page in our history.
The Massachusetts Historical Proceedings for 1892 have, by all odds, the most complete collection of data bearing on Gray. The archives include the medal and three of Davidson's drawings, also papers relating to the Columbia presented by Barrell. The Salem Institute has also some data on the ships.
But at the best of times she was not demonstrative; and perhaps that very coldness was part of her charm in the placid Davidson's eyes. Women are loved for all sorts of reasons and even for characteristics which one would think repellent. She was watching him and nursing her suspicions. "Then, one day, Monkey-faced Ritchie called on that sweet, shy Mrs. Davidson.
And Davidson was interested. He was interested not because the hints were exciting but because of that innate curiosity about our fellows which is a trait of human nature. Davidson's existence, too, running the Sissie along the Java Sea and back again, was distinctly monotonous and, in a sense, lonely. He never had any sort of company on board.
He is a man to whom we might well raise a statue, for I am convinced that his frank confession of German policy has been worth at least an army corps to this country. We may address to him John Davidson's lines to his enemy: Unwilling friend, let not your spite abate. Spur us with scorn and strengthen us with hate. There is another German gentleman who must be thinking rather furiously.
Moreover, there were the camp-fires of Davidson's men on the farther bank to encourage us; and so swimming and wading by turns we got across in time to give the alarum. As you would guess, there was a mighty stir on our side of the river when we had splashed ashore and got our news well born.
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