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As a matter of fact, they looked forward, working for the future, and there was patient courage in their smiling eyes. Creighton's Sally, who was then tripping through the measure on Hawtrey's arm, was native born. She was young and straight straighter in outline than the women of the cities with a suppleness which was less suggestive of the willow than a rather highly-tempered spring.
A popular production known as "Leila of Hawtrey's" contained her creed, Hawtrey's being a glittering metropolitan restaurant where men of the world are wont to gather and discuss the stock market, and Leila a beautiful, blonde and orphaned waitress upon whom several of the fashionable frequenters had exercised seductive powers in vain.
A popular production known as "Leila of Hawtrey's" contained her creed, Hawtrey's being a glittering metropolitan restaurant where men of the world are wont to gather and discuss the stock market, and Leila a beautiful, blonde and orphaned waitress upon whom several of the fashionable frequenters had exercised seductive powers in vain.
He had driven around by Hawtrey's homestead earlier in the afternoon, and had deduced a good deal from the state of it, though this was a point he kept to himself. Now he lay on a lounge chair beside the stove smoking one of Wyllard's cigars and unobtrusively watching his companion. There was a roll of bills in his pocket with which Gregory had very reluctantly parted.
He wondered if she would have retained her confidence had Hawtrey spent those four years in England instead of Canada, for it was clear from the contrast between her and her picture that she had grown in many ways since she had given her promise to her lover. He had said what he could in Hawtrey's favor, but now he felt that something was due to the girl.
There was, however, no sign of him, and though Wyllard handed her a telegram from him a few minutes later the fact that he had not arrived had a depressing effect on her. Quiet as she usually was, the girl was highly strung. It appeared that something had gone wrong with Hawtrey's waggon while he was driving in to the railroad, and as the result of it he had missed the Atlantic train.
Wiley's, and who had played the part of the western hero in "Leila of Hawtrey's." With his burning eyes and sensual face betraying the puffiness that comes from over-indulgence, he was not Janet's ideal of a hero, western or otherwise.
In the meanwhile, it happened that a little very dapper gentleman who was largely interested in the land-agency and general mortgage business was spending the evening with Hawtrey in Wyllard's room at the Range. He had driven round by Hawtrey's homestead earlier in the afternoon, and had deduced a good deal from the state of it, though this was a point he kept to himself.
I can't take it from Markham. I haven't done that. I can't do it." "Well, Hawtrey then." "Hawtrey's different" "Why is he different?" A faint suspicion, relating to Markham, troubled him, and not for the first time. "Well, you see, he's a middle-aged married man. He might be my uncle." He thought: "And Markham he might be " But Elise was not in love with the fellow. No, no.
Hastings asked if Hawtrey was in, and hearing that he was turned to Agatha. "Go along and talk to him. I've something to say to Mrs. Nansen," she said. It was with confused feelings among which a sense of repugnance predominated that Agatha walked towards Hawtrey's room.
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