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What price the Hilda now for the Merchants' Cup?" "Oh, come off," said big Jones. "Come off with your Merchants' Cup. Th' James Flint's a sure thing, and she wasn't more than half-loaded when we were up at Crockett on Sunday!" "Well, there she comes anyway! James Flint, sure enough! Grade's house-flag up, and the Stars and Stripes!" We hustled on deck and looked over by the Sacramento's mouth.
Max's and Grade's and mine? And may I help you with them?" she asked. "Yes, is my answer to both questions," he returned. "Where are Max and Gracie?" asked Violet. "I told Max to take his little sister to the beach, and take care of and amuse her," the captain said in answer to the question. "Don't you want to be out at play, too, Lulu?" asked Violet. "I can help your papa."
"No, but it's not so easy to stay in the saddle when the grade's steep. Pull on your right rein, Enoch, and bring old Spoons in behind me. Well done! We're off! See the bunch on the hotel steps! Guess you fooled 'em this time, New York!" Half a dozen people, including the clerk were standing on the steps, watching the little cavalcade. As the mules filed by, somebody began to clap.
His sleep-blinded eyes had at length found their focus and clarity. "I see!" he said, "I see what it is! It's Jeames Grade's coo 'at's been loupin' ower the mune, an's stucken upo' 't!" In very truth there was the moon between the legs of the cow! She did not remain there long however, but was soon on the cow's back, as she crept up and up in the face of the sun.
They started to walk back among the shocks of corn; but they had not gone many yards when Gracie came running after them, reached them, flung her arms about Avery. "Good-bye, darling Avery!" she said. Avery held her close. She was sobbing still, but the first wild anguish of her grief was past. "Good-bye, darling!" Avery whispered, after a moment. Grade's arms tightened.
He had refused him James Grade's cottage, and he would have his castle! But the day was not yet come; and as no one knew what was best for his boy, no one could foretell what would come to pass, or say what deliverance might not be in store for them! The clouds must break somehow, and then there was the sun!
She called to mind all the Christmases she could remember, not very many, the last two spent very pleasantly with her new mamma's relatives; the two previous ones passed not half so agreeably, in the poor apology for a home that had been hers and Grade's before their father's second marriage. But what a change for the better that had brought!
The complaint of a fifth-grade teacher that the work in long division was not properly taught in the fourth grade may be due in considerable measure to the fact that she has neglected at the beginning of the fifth grade's work to spend a week or two in careful or systematic review of the work covered in the previous year.
"It is so long since you have been, and you know there is a paper owing from you. Your turn is long since passed; and we'll all be so glad to have you." Grade's color deepened still more, and she cast a sidelong glance at Lily, who stood at Maggie's elbow; and Lily saw that she was doubtful if that "all" included herself.
Beside himself with rage, Lord Lick-my-loof would have laid hold of her, but she uttered a louder cry than before so loud that James Grade's deaf colley heard her, and, having a great sense of justice, more courage than teeth, and as little regard to the law of trespass as Grizzie herself, came, not bounding, but tearing over the land to her rescue, as if a fox were at one of his sheep.
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