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Going down the hill she talked a good deal, but Girard could only say it was a fine day and looked as if there was going to be a storm. The girl was tall, angular and strong. She climbed the rigging to the lookout, and then was scolded by her uncle, who was really proud of her and chuckled at her performance.
He thereupon scurried for Philadelphia, where he sold vessel and cargo, of which latter only a part belonged to him, and with the proceeds opened up a cider and wine bottling and grocery business in a small store on Water street. Girard made money fast; and in July, 1777, married Mary Lum, a woman of his own class.
When Jefferson, wearing his suit of butternut homespun, rode horseback up to the Washington Capitol and tied his horse and walked over to the office of the Chief Justice and took the oath of office as President of the United States his action was essentially Socratic. Girard got his ideals both of architecture and of education from Jefferson.
The table manners of the less-educated American classes are hardly of the best, but where but in America will you find eleven hundred charity-school boys sit down daily to dinner, each with his own table napkin, as they do at Girard College, Philadelphia?
Bending down she kissed the fair face, flushed with the excitement Claire always felt when recounting her sister's wrongs, and those of Philip Girard, and said, tenderly: "Thank your sister in my name, my darling. And tell her that I will certainly avail myself of her kind invitation, at some future time." Claire's eyes danced eagerly. "Oh, I wish we could go now at least, soon."
The energies of Cowperwood after leaving Butler were devoted to the task of seeing others who might be of some assistance to him. He had left word with Mrs. Stener that if any message came from her husband he was to be notified at once. He hunted up Walter Leigh, of Drexel & Co., Avery Stone of Jay Cooke & Co., and President Davison of the Girard National Bank.
His very acts of apparent public spirit were means by which he scooped in large profits. Several times, when the rate of exchange was so high as to be injurious to general business, he drew upon Baring Bros. for sums of money to be transferred to the United States. This was hailed as a public benefaction. But what did Girard do?
When the curtain went down on the last act Girard said: "Thatford, you will have to excuse me to-night. I see a lady friend here. I may receive an invitation to dine with the party she accompanies." "I won't excuse you," said Thatford. "Our friend here will keep you company." "No, you must go with me." "Where will you go?" "To the Brunswick." "I may join you later."
The next day, according to promise, the young wife went to Paris with the valet. She informed her husband of the success which had befallen her, and he appeared delighted. Dinner being ready, they seated themselves at table, ate and drank. Girard began to laugh at his cousin for his complaisance, when suddenly all desire to jest left him.
"Here we are," said Girard. "All right," responded Oscar. "Say, my friend," suggested Thatford, "we must not play for large stakes. Remember I am not a rich man; I can't lose like some of you golden bucks." "I never play for big stakes," said Girard. The men entered the house and Girard said: "My gambling box is on the top floor. There I don't annoy my neighbors." "All right," said Oscar.
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