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Hearing Andy on the stairs, they'd just taken more conventional attitudes when he burst into the room. "Mother Moll's been havin' a seance all to herself," he grinned, "an' she says, there's a wedding ring hanging over the brat's head, an' she said to tell you, Uncle Forrie " He paused, giggled a little and ended "Red curls'll twist around your heart so close ye won't ever get away."
"He's a philanthropist at heart, I imagine," remarked Ebenezer, agreeably. "Yes, and so good to everybody. Dear Forrie! I wish he'd meet the right woman and marry her. He'd be so happy in a home of his own. When I think of leaving him alone " The tender face flushed crimson, and happy eyes dropped under the man's bright gaze. He reached over and took a slender hand in his.
"What happened while you were out?" "Don't ask me to tell you, Uncle Forrie," pleaded Tess. "I can't! I can't!" "Tessibel," demanded the lawyer, "was it Sandy Letts?" "Oh, no, no, not him!" The man pondered a moment. "Was it " "Please don't ask me any more questions." She lifted a crimson face. "I was foolish, I suppose, but I thought, I thought the baby " "Some one threatened Boy!
He drew her tenderly into his arms, and attempted to comfort her with reassuring pats and caresses. "You shouldn't have ventured out, dear," he chided. "Sit down here!... There! Now tell me what's the matter." "I'm so miserable, Forrie," she wept. "I can't do a thing with Ebenezer.... He's in such a state of temper all the time!"
"Yes, it's Tessibel Skinner! He seems perfectly possessed about her. I can't understand why, either. I always tell him she's nothing to us. He has even gone so far Oh, Forrie, dear, tell me it isn't so!" "What isn't so?" asked Deforrest, puzzled. "Ebenezer says he says you'd marry " The inquisitor's courage oozed away before she finished her sentence.
"Wait a minute, Forrie," he commanded, spreading his feet pompously. "She can't take 'em off. She's coming with us." "And why with you?" Young asked, in simulated surprise. Waldstricker fairly gloated with joy. Never had he felt so righteous and uplifted. By his brother-in-law's actions, he was assured he did not know of the warrant for Tessibel Skinner. But the girl's attitude amazed him.
A small avalanche of concentrated eagerness piled out of the house. "Uncle Forrie! Uncle Forrie!" cried Boy, swarming upon him. "I'm awful glad you're home." "Now, then," said the lawyer after dinner, "I think our little mister here ought to crawl into bed.... Well, one more romp, then bye-bye. Eh?" "One more romp!" screamed the child.
Her gentle temper didn't take fire easily, but even to her endurance there were limits. "You seem to forget, Mr. Waldstricker," she retorted sharply, "that your men tore down the old woman's home and your money procured the perjury that sent the dwarf to Auburn. It strikes me you'd better not throw stones at Forrie." Waldstricker jumped to his feet and rushed to his wife's side.
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