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He's that old net-mender who lives alone out on the edge of town near the cranberry bogs." Cousin Mehitable took up the tale: "I'll never forget if I live to be a hundred, what I saw on my way home the night after Emmett was drowned. I was living here then, you know. I was passing through Fishburn Court, and I thought I'd go in and speak a word to Mr.
Tippy was well enough to be up next day, so Richard went alone to Fishburn Court, and Georgina trudged along the sandy road with Belle to the weather-beaten cottage on the edge of the cranberry bog. Belle told her more about the old man as they walked along. "Seems as if he just lives on that memory.
They whirled up to the Gray Inn to leave the blueberries, and then around down Bradford Street to Fishburn Court to attempt to explain to Aunt Elspeth. On the way they passed the Pilgrim monument. Georgina tried not to look at it, but she couldn't help glancing up at it from the corner of her eye. "You must," it seemed to say to her. "I won't," she as silently answered back.
"He didn't say where he found him or anything else about it," added Georgina, "only 'prepare his family for the surprise. So Barby went straight down there to Fishburn Court and she's telling Aunt Elspeth and Uncle Darcy now, so they'll have time to get used to the news before he walks in on them." They sat down on the top step with the dog between them.
And Uncle Darcy and Aunt Elspeth would be so heavenly glad The tears came to Georgina's eyes as she pictured the scene in the little house in Fishburn Court, it came to her so vividly. The clock downstairs struck twelve, but still she went on with the pleasing pictures moving through her mind as they had moved across the films earlier in the evening.
Also, he argued, it would be a valuable addition to their stock of fire-arms. The broken old horse-pistols were good enough to play at pirating with, but something which would really shoot was needed when they started out in earnest on a sure-enough adventure. Georgina suggested that he go to Fishburn Court and borrow a rifle that she had seen up in Uncle Darcy's attic.
On the other side Highland Light sent its great, unfailing glare out over the Atlantic, and the old Towncrier, looking up, saw the first stars shining overhead. Alongshore the home lights began to burn. One shone out in Fishburn Court where Aunt Elspeth sat waiting.
Company E John D. Kennedy, elected Colonel, Z. Leitner, J. Crackeford. Company F W.W. Ferryman, W.C. China, G. McDowell. Company G J. Hail, J. Friesdale, J.P. Cunningham. Company H H. McManus, D. Clyburn. Company I G.B. Cuthbreath, Ralph Elliott, R. Fishburn, B.F. Barlow. Company K R. Rhett, J. Moorer, K.D. Webb, J.D. Dutart, Burton, G.T. Haltiwanger.
"'First time anybody passes this way goin' down ito Fishburn Court, he says, 'I wish you'd send this along to Uncle Dan'l. It's his by rights, and he'd ought a had it long ago. "An' them was his last words to me, except as he pulled the door to after him he called 'Good-bye Pop, if I don't see you agin.
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