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Updated: June 3, 2025
The back of the head of one of these gentlemen interested Polly immensely. There was something about it which reminded her strongly of Juan Pachuca. "Do those Mexicans live in Chula Vista?" she asked Mabel, under cover of a laugh at one of Hard's stories. "No, they're strangers," replied the girl. "I think they come from a ranch out of town." Of course it couldn't be Pachuca!
In the post-office Edith found all the other accounts against the family, with requests for payment, polite enough, but pressing. She resolved to pay all she could, and went first to Mr. Hard's, That worthy citizen's eyes grew less stony as he saw half the amount of his bill on the counter.
At this Mr. Hard's eyes grew quite pebbly, and he muttered something about its being the rule to settle monthly. "Oh, certainly," said Edith, "and like most rules, no doubt, has many exceptions. Good-morning." She also paid something on the other bills, and found that she had but a few dollars left.
Pachuca's business head, for all his conceit about it, was exceedingly primitive. His had been rather a primitive career from its beginning. Hard's story of the actress, while not entirely correct, had its foundation in fact.
It's going to hurt dreadfully to go away again." "Clara, one more word before we drop the subject; because I will drop it if it troubles you." Hard's voice came quietly through the darkness. "Don't let us mistake each other again. I've tortured myself for fifteen years, wondering whether I should have let you go as I did, or have tried to hold you.
He sat in Hard's office chair by the window, closed now, for the night was cool, and drummed impatiently upon the arm of it. Mentally, Pachuca was more than impatient; he was outraged. His plans had been spoiled, his liberty restricted and his dignity impaired. He had been made to look ridiculous. Of all the offenses against him the latter was the most serious.
"Hard!" he gasped, darting forward and knocking the load of firewood from Hard's arms with the fervency of his greeting. "Hullo, Tom!" Hard returned the handshake quite as heartily. "Glad to see you. We were beginning to think we were marooned on this place." "We?" Tom's face lit up. "You're all right? All of you? Didn't none of you get killed by them Yaquis?"
Thinks I, my carlie, her nabs 'ill lat you hear something the nicht that'll garr the lugs o' ye dirl. There wasna a twa-shilliny bit to be gotten, so Bandy had to tak' the lid o' a sweetie-bottle an' mak' the best o't. "Noo, Sandy," says he, "juist grip that gey firm atween your finger an' your thoom, an' stare at it as hard's ye can. Nae winkin' or lookin' aboot; an', you lads, be quiet.
"It'll be very romantic, of course, and very exciting," sighed Polly. "Romantic? Why?" "Well, people have a way of making love to widows," said Polly, wistfully. "And anybody with half an eye can see that he likes her." "Shucks! Hard's a gentleman; he won't think he has to be rude to a woman just because he's left alone with her overnight."
John Carwile, First Lieutenant of Company A, acted as Adjutant after the death of Adjutant Childs, and also on General Kershaw's staff. Lieutenant James Townsend became Captain of Company B after the promotion of Huggins to Lieutenant Colonel. After Captain Hard's promotion James Rearden was made Captain of Company E and was killed at Wilderness, and Lieutenant C.K. Henderson became Captain.
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