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"Seems somehow," said Jabe Doty one night, as he tilted his chair forward and stared at the fire in the stove, "seems somehow as if Tom was a right smart ways off es ef he got furder as the winter closed in a'most like Washin'ton city hed moved a thousand miles or so out West somewhars, an' took him with it."
Doty, Tom Shannon and Bill Rude sat down to rest on a bold point above the creek. While there three wild horses came along within easy range, and thinking they would form better meat than the oxen each man picked his animal and all fired simultaneously, bringing them all to the ground. This seemed a piece of glorious luck, and all rushed in like wolves lifter a wounded animal.
Miss Doty and the others were talking about the curious blending of the moonlight with the masthead electrics, and the two in the shadowed corner of the deep platform were temporarily ignored. Miss Brewster took advantage of the momentary isolation to say, "Confess that you were a little bit over-wrought this afternoon when you wanted to send us away: weren't you?"
His cool pallor and dense darkness of eyes and hair seemed a delightful background to her young tints of bloom. "Thet thar white linen suit o' his'n," Mr. Doty said, "might hev been put on a-purpose to kinder set off her looks as well as his'n." It was to Mr. Doty Sheba went first. "Jake," she said, "this is my cousin Mr. Rupert De Willoughby from Delisleville."
The coarse grass was pretty hard to hurry through, clothed as they were. The train men were pretty gruff and wanted to know what was wanted. Capt. Doty very emphatically told them he could see some of his oxen in their train, and others in the herd, and he proposed to have them all back again.
The conference between the leaders was longer than the sheriff had hoped, and before he was again approached Doty Buxton had returned, saying that Judge More's answer would be sent to the jail just as soon as it came. "You'll stand by me, Doty?" the sheriff asked. "'Cause I like you, Mr. Partin," Doty answered, slowly; "not 'cause I want to save the nigger.
The jail's empty but for this negro, I hear." "Yes, the jail's empty; but don't you think you oughter give me a little time to weigh matters?" "Is there any chance of your surrendering?" "To be perfectly honest," the sheriff answered, "there isn't." Then, seeing the crowd approaching, he slipped inside the heavy gate, and Doty Buxton chained it.
James had not only a strong desire to be decent, but liked also to be with decent people. Now, in Mishawaka there were some very fine folks the family of Joseph Doty, for instance. The Dotys lived in a two-story house and had a picket fence. James had dug a ditch for Mr. Doty, and split out shingles for a roof for the Doty barn.
Young Doty, the adjutant, fiddled nervously with his pen and tried to go on signing papers, but failed. It was for Plume to break the awkward silence, and he did not quite know how. Captain Westervelt, quietly entering at the moment, bowed to the major and took a chair. He had evidently been sent for.
You may take a liberty with the Judge he 's doty; but you can't take a liberty with me I 'm Squire Jefford's daughter, and I 'm goin' to show you." She was facing him now, and her black eyes were darting fire. Thompson was quite staggered. "Why, Mary! I am surprised at you. Your father's old friend who has had you on his knee many a time.
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