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Updated: June 12, 2025
He looked beyond all this to the long drab-coloured stretch of road that led to Kiley's, watching for the mailboy's arrival. The mail was late, for the melting snow had flooded the mountain creeks, and Hugh knew it was quite likely that little Patsy Donohoe, the mail-boy, had been blocked at Donohoe's Hotel for two days, unable to cross Kiley's River.
No wonder we are missing sheep! Two or three hundred have gone out here! Here's a chance at last the chance I've been waiting for all these years! What a lucky thing we came here! And now, Miss Grant," he said, remounting, "we won't have any jumping to-day. I'll have to follow these tracks till I come on the sheep somewhere, if it's in Red Mick Donohoe's own yard.
Donohoe Bertram, with somewhat of an Irish name and somewhat of an Irish temper, succeeded to the diminished property of Ellangowan. His son Lewis had more prudence than seems usually to have belonged to the family. He nursed what property was yet left to him; for Donohoe's excesses, as well as fines and forfeitures, had made another inroad upon the estate.
I wish you would come up and live on the station for a time. It would be better for you than life in the club, without a friend to care for you. If ever you feel inclined to stay here for a time, I hope you will at once let me know. With thanks and best wishes, Yours truly, ANNETTE GORDON." The coach from Tarrong railway station to Emu Flat, and then on to Donohoe's Hotel, ran twice a week.
He always stays down at the hotel when he comes out this way." "I intend to ask him here," said Miss Grant. "He saved my life." Again the long eyelashes dropped so as to hide the sparkle of the eyes. "Of course, if you like to ask him " "Do you think he'd come?" "Yes, I'm sure he would. If you like to write and ask him, Peter could ride down to Donohoe's to-day with a note."
Donohoe Bertram, with somewhat of an Irish name and somewhat of an Irish temper, succeeded to the diminished property of Ellangowan. His son Lewis had more prudence than seems usually to have belonged to the family. He nursed what property was yet left to him; for Donohoe's excesses, as well as fines and forfeitures, had made another inroad upon the estate.
Gordon, and tell Martin I'm coming." With some reluctance Blake got into the waggonette; before long they were at Donohoe's Hotel, and Mary Grant was soon rigged out in an outfit from Mrs. Donohoe's best clothes a pale-green linsey bodice and purple skirt everything, including Mrs. Donohoe's boots, being about four sizes too big.
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