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Updated: June 4, 2025
"I heard this same story, but without names, from Berene Dumont's dying lips more than two years ago. And just as Berene disappeared from you so her daughter disappeared from me; and, God help me, dear father doubly now my father, I crushed out my great passion for the glorious natural child of your love, to marry the loveless, wretched and UNNATURAL child of your marriage."
In a little while the firing became general, and our men struck out extending their formation as they neared the edge of the coulee, from which puffs of smoke were already curling up. Twenty of Dumont's men, with Winchesters, fired over a natural shelf or parapet protected by big boulders.
"Sir, you are insolent!" said the attorney, tartly, though without the loss of his self-possession. "The gentleman will not in the least retard the business. Pray pass on," interposed Emily, fearful of a collision between the parties. "It is impossible, madam. I must insist that he remain here. Such is Mr. Dumont's express order." "Will you say to Mr. Dumont that the lady demands my attendance?
He dispatched his orders, and throwing himself in person among the fugitives of Dumont's division, succeeded in forming a column which he sent forward to the plateau.
The interview was concluded, and the worthy farmer left the gallery more rejoiced than if he had himself been declared heir of Colonel Dumont's millions; and he looked around, as excited as a school-boy on the first day of vacation, to find Henry, and relate the good news. "Louder than the loud ocean, like a crash Of echoing thunder." The day of the duel was a day of happiness to Emily Dumont.
Seven months after he went to work he amazed and delighted his father by informing him that he had bought five hundred shares of stock in the mills he had made the money, fifty-odd thousand dollars, by a speculation in wool. He was completely reestablished with his father and with all Saint X except Colonel Gardiner. "That young Jack Dumont's a wonder," said everybody.
Three-quarters of an hour later Culver returned, half-carrying, half-dragging the box. Dumont's eyes lighted up at sight of it. "Ah!" he said, in a sigh of satisfaction and relief. "Put it under the head of the bed here. Thanks. That's all." The nurse came as Culver left, but he sent her away. He supported himself to the door, locked it.
You're thin, but your color's not bad and your eyes are clear. And down-town they have you dying." Dumont laughed. Tavistock instantly recognized in laugh and look Dumont's battle expression. "Dying yes. Dying to get at 'em. Tavistock, we'll kick those fellows out of Wall Street before the middle of next week. How much Great Lakes is there floating on the market?" Tavistock looked puzzled.
In Dumont's mind and conversation, wit and reason are kept separate; but in Macintosh they are mixed, and he uses both in argument, knowing the full value and force of each: never attempting to pass wit for logic, he forges each link of the chain of demonstration, and then sends the electric spark of wit through it. The French may well exclaim, in speaking of him, "Quelle abondance!"
Dumont's was open, and a servant was assisting an old man to carry in some geraniums and balsams out of the covered cart which had stopped the way.
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