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"But, Grandfather," said Fred before he went upstairs, "Susie Stevens and Mildred think they will want to go with us to-morrow." "And you told them they might?" "Yes, sir." "Well, I don't see then but what you'll have to keep your promise, though you mark my words, young man, you'll be sorry you took that tomboy along with you. She'll get you into trouble just as sure as the sun rises.
"And there's a suspicion," whispered one of the High School speakers, "that the other name of the shame is Fred Ripley." "He ought to be lynched!" "But he claims that an attempt was made against him, also." "Ripley never was strong on the truth." Though the gossip about Fred Ripley was not general, the anxiety over Pitcher Prescott was heard on all sides.
For the effective accident is but the touch of fire where there is oil and tow; and it al ways appeared to Fred that the railway brought the needed touch. But they went on in silence except when their business demanded speech. At last, when they had finished and were walking away, Mr. Garth said "A young fellow needn't be a B. A. to do this sort of work, eh, Fred?"
But please run away and play now, until we call you. There comes Splash over to have a game with Dix. You children can go out with the dogs." Bunny and Sue were eager enough to do this. They thought they had heard enough about the missing boy. They were to hear more in a short time. "And so Fred has run away," said Mr. Ward, speaking to Mr. and Mrs. Brown. "How can I get him back?
And Jack did try it again, as I have explained, and, tackling him low, Fred downed him. While the two were apparently suffocating under the mountain, Fred spat out a mouthful of dirt and said: "I got you that time, Jack." "It has that look, but "
Harry finished dressing first, and would have run down stairs, but was prevented by Philip, who locked the door, and then passed the key to Fred, so that Master Harry was compelled to wait until the others were ready. At last they descended by sliding down the banisters, Philip leading off, and Harry nearly upsetting him at the bottom by sliding down too quickly and coming into sharp contact.
He had liked Fred Thurman, and what Lorraine had told him went much deeper than she knew. He wanted to bring them into the open where he could fight with some show of winning. "I'll git Bill Warfield yet and git him right," was the gist of his musings. "He's bound to show his head, give him time enough. Him and his killers can't always keep under cover. Let 'em come at me about that fence!
"He was only one in the chain, remember, though deserving of great praise for beating those fast runners, and falling across the line with the ball just in time. I noticed that Fred Badger made a distinct gain, without which Steve never could have reaped his reward. Some are given to plant, others to water, but the fortunate one is able to reap the harvest of cheers.
"Yes, and over and above their school learning they've been taught to swim, ride, dance, use tools, play on the piano, and speak fair to middling French. Yet, as you say, Fred, the most difficult part is to come, just as we fancied that we were through. And the terrible reflection is that we're not so sure now what we ought to do for them as we were when they were younger." "Precisely, dear."
You can't keep me a little girl all the time, dear. I love Fred. It's all planned. Don't ruin my life, daddy don't ruin my life." She was lovely in her tears and surprisingly resolute in her mind, and he was more helpless than ever with her. "Ann you're not strong." "Strong!" she cried, flinging back her curls and out her chest. "That is a fine excuse. I'm stronger than most.
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