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He had been thinking, as he sat by the fire, of certain persons and certain ugly, though remote, possibilities. Now, from a mysterious somewhere, one of those persons was speaking to him. The hand holding the receiver shook momentarily. "Hello! I say, Heman, do you understand? This is Whittaker talkin'." "I er understand," said the congressman, slowly. "Well, sir?" "I'm here in Washin'ton."
I shall try to persuade him to take a nap." The Board of Strategy, its curiosity unsatisfied, departed reluctantly. When Mr. Peabody returned to the sitting room he found that naps were far, indeed, from the captain's thoughts. The latter was pacing the sitting-room floor. "Where is she?" he demanded. "She was standin' on the steps with Heman. Have you seen her since?" His friend was troubled.
Seems to me I can call to mind somebody else that is fairly popular in some latitudes. By the way, John, you don't seem to be as popular with Heman as you was at first." "I'm sorry. My accepting my cousin's retainer may " "Oh, I didn't mean that. What was you and Emily doin' at Chris Badger's store yesterday afternoon?" "Doing? Yesterday? Oh, yes!
"De Debby Beasley!" he stammered. "Debby Beasley!" "She was that deef housekeeper Bailey hired for me, teacher," explained the captain. "I've told you about her. Ho! ho! so that's the end of the mystery huntin'. We go gunnin' for Heman Atkins, and we bring down Debby! Well, Ase, goin' to see the old lady?" Mr. Tidditt's retort was emphatic. "Goin' to SEE her?" he repeated. "I guess not!
He tried to meet Heman's eye, but Heman only motioned him to get in, and took his own place without a word. Brad wondered if he could be ill; his face had grown yellowish in its pallor, and he seemed to breathe heavily. Midway in their drive to the vestry, they passed a woman walking briskly along in the snowy track.
"Humph!" he grunted again. "It's one thing to smell a rat and another to nail its tail to the floor. But I'm mighty obliged to you, all the same. And I'll think it over hard. Say! I can see one thing you don't take a very big shine to Heman yourself." "Not too big no. Do you?" "Well, I don't wake up nights and cry for him." Everdean laughed. "That's characteristic," he said.
It was a wearisome journey, for she carried a heavy soapstone which showed a tendency to conflict with the candle, and she found it necessary to hold together most of her garments; these she had "loosened a mite by the fire," according to custom on cold nights, after Heman had left her the field.
She looked at the speaker, then at Captain Obed, and the color rushed to her face. "And even though Emily Hush, Obed Bangs! you keep still and even though you knew Emily was engaged to Heman Daniels, you could still give me and her this?" "Now, Mrs. Barnes, do you think " "Think! John Kendrick, I think I ought to get down on my knees and beg your pardon for what I've thought these last two months.
I did meet Miss Howes while I was on my way to the office and I waited while she did a little marketing. What in the world " "Nothin'. Fur's that goes I don't think either of you knew you was IN the world. I passed right by and you didn't see me. Heman saw you, too. What was your marketin' vegetables?" "I believe so. Captain, you're sidestepping again. It was of you, not me, I was speaking when "
One may gossip concerning the probable cost of a new tombstone and still remain faithful to the most rigid creed. Captain Cy was not, strictly speaking, a religious man, according to Bayport standards. Between his attendance to churchly duties and that of the Honorable Heman Atkins there was a great gulf fixed. But he rather liked to visit the graveyard on Sunday afternoons.
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