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He had been an industrious, enterprising man in his younger days, and had built a substantial range of houses and warehouses.
Even A. Jones smiled indulgently upon the irate manager, who was now fairly bristling with indignation. "The Corona people," remarked Arthur Weldon, "are quite enterprising. I did not know they had a camera-man at the beach yesterday, but he must have secured a very interesting picture. It was not posed, Mr. Goldstein, but taken from life." "It was Maud Stanton!" asserted, the manager.
He perceived that extensive and tedious preparations were indispensable ere the French shipping on that coast could be put into a condition for such an attempt; and the burst of loyalty which the threat of invasion called forth in every part of Britain the devotion with which all classes of the people answered the appeal of the government the immense extent to which the regular and volunteer forces were increased everywhere these circumstances produced a strong impression on his not less calculating than enterprising mind.
"They vaunted themselves upon the antiquity of their line, and were more liberal in allusions to departed grandeur than was quite well-bred. When I knew them they were not wealthy, or in what they would have called 'society. Indeed, the mother kept a private boarding-house near the law-school I attended. There were several sons very decent, enterprising fellows.
Add to this, that a state of any sort cannot be set upon its feet without some difficulty, while any enterprising man or woman can call a sect into existence any day. There is a new adherent for sectarian eccentricities born every minute. Surely, here is a field for the activities of the Rational Social Will. If we ignore this we are simply closing our eyes.
And if two dollars would in any way add to the gaiety of the jaunt . . ." "Sure t'ing. T'anks, boss." "It occurred to me," said Psmith, when he had gone, "that the probable first move of any enterprising Three Pointer who invaded this office would be to knock Comrade Maloney on the head to prevent his announcing him.
No stores had ever broken the charm of the locality, and the sleepy old town had supposed that they never would, yet around the corner of a little back street, an enterprising Italian had purchased a wee cottage. After three days a sign appeared in his front window. It stunned the residents. It read: ANTONIO CARANA, BARBER AND HAIRDRESSER.
Sometimes an enterprising innkeeper would take possession of such a place after a time and furnish it as an inn. At this very time, unknown to Wilfrid, some of his friends were discussing such a possibility as they rode up from Dover.
Alas! with such an enterprising neighbor, what is to become of the poor little Creole village! In the garden of the Tuileries there is a sunny corner under the wall of a terrace which fronts the south. Along the wall is a range of benches commanding a view of the walks and avenues of the garden.
Smith's remains to Perth; but upon mature reflection I declined their friendly proposal, preferring rather to let him rest close by the spot where he died, having given the name of my ill-fated friend to a river which hides itself in the sandy plains near where he fell so early a sacrifice to his gallant and enterprising spirit.
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