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As she passed near the girl's slippered foot it darted out, tripped her and would have sent her headlong, but she caught by the lamp table. Flora smiled with a strange whiteness round the lips. Madame righted the shaken lamp, quietly asking, "Did you do that h-m-m for hate of the lady, or, eh, the ladies' man?" "The latter," said the reabsorbed girl.
There were three for the afternoon. At twelve o'clock he had promised to meet Von Taer. "H-m-m. Von Taer." Gazing reflectively from the window he remembered a conversation with a prominent banker some month or so before. "Von Taer," the banker had said, "is an aristocrat with an independent fortune, who clings to the brokerage business because he inherited it from his father and grandfather.
"Were you ever able to convince her, once she made up her mind?" "H-m-m," growled Jordan. "And she'll never rest till things are so hot for me that I got to get out. Not that I grudge it, Jordan. I'd give up more than this job for your sake. Only it sure makes me homesick to think about starting out at my time of life and riding herd for a strange outfit."
"H-m-m!" muttered Strann, and once more he bent a keen gaze upon his companion. The drinks were now placed before them. "Here," he concluded, "is to the black devil outside!" And he swallowed the liquor at a gulp, but as he replaced the empty glass on the table he observed, with breathless amazement, that the whiskey glass of the stranger was still full; he had drunk his chaser!
But, talkin' with my partner here, we're reminded o' somethin'. We believe it's the law that when a man or woman is sentenced to death the execution kin be put off if they kin find anybody to marry 'em. Is that good law, 'Squire?" "H-m-m," answered the Magistrate, resuming his judicial manner at once; "that is a general belief, and I've heard o' some instances of it.
The girl appeared turned to stone as she gazed down at the gems. Mershone laughed disagreeably and picked up the recovered treasure, which Diana ran forward and seized. "H-m-m!" said the detective, with a shrug; "this is a strange occurrence a very strange occurrence, indeed. Miss Von Taer, do you wish " "No!" exclaimed Diana, haughtily. "I accuse no one.
"You don't find as many vacancies as you expected to see, I suppose h-m-m?" There was an under-glow of feeling in the young man's tone as he replied: "I was misinformed." "Well," said the Doctor, staring down-street, "you'll find something. What can you do?" "Do? Oh, I'm willing to do anything!" Dr. Sevier turned his gaze slowly, with a shade of disappointment in it.
Can't you make him quit it?" The nephew joined them: "Uncle, if you'd like to borrow my horse I can go by train." That was a joke. "H-m-m! I see! No, Greenleaf's going by train. Would you like to ride with me?" "Well, eh ha! Why, uncle, I why, of course, if Fred really " They mounted and went. "Hilary?" "Yes, uncle?" "How is it now? Like my girl any better?" "Why yes! Oh, she's fine! And yet I "
Douglass, how did your readings show?" "I took them at the ten stations, and here they are. The stations are two feet apart." "H-m-m .5 .55 .6 .7 20 198 5950 6010 6012 5920. Very, very nice only the darned thing's got an arm as long as the law. Your readings were about .2, Devin?" "That's right." "Then these little readings are just leakage. What's our normal intensity here?" "About .19.
"For somebody's little darling," repeated Mrs. Turkletaub, silently. She had the habit, when moved, of mouthing people's words after them. "My idea was Oh, it's so silly to be telling it again, Mrs. Turkletaub!" "Silly! I think it's grand that a girl brought up to the best should want to make something of herself. Don't you, Nick?" "H-m-m!"
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