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Mr. Stevens smiled as he heard it from Tracey Campbell's lips and glanced at his young companion. A compact, slim body somewhat under the average height for seventeen, square shoulders, a very youthful mouth, eyes that seemed older than the rest of him and light brown, almost tow-colored hair, were the characteristics of Teeny-bits Holbrook that Mr. Stevens, the English master, saw.
"I thank God for that," Gilbert said earnestly; "but that, knowledge of itself is not quite enough. I shall be uneasy so long as there is this secrecy and mystery surrounding her fate. There is something in this sudden abandonment of her husband which is painfully inexplicable to me." "Mrs. Holbrook may have received some sudden revelation of her husband's unworthiness.
"No; I certainly shouldn't much care about enriching this Holbrook." "Of course not; to say nothing of the danger there would be in giving him so strong an interest in his wife's death. Not but what I daresay he'll contrive to squander the greater part of the money during her lifetime. Is it all in hard cash?"
He had been about to mention something in regard to the information that old Daniel Holbrook had given him on the opening day of school, the story of the accident at Hamilton station which had caused the sudden death of the unknown woman who was supposed to be Teeny-bits' mother.
I believe he had news of his son very lately." "Curious that he should not have told me, knowing as he did my interest in everything relating to Mrs. Holbrook." "Old people are apt to be close; and Jacob Nowell was about one of the closest customers I ever met with," answered the lawyer.
He married the widow Holbrook, the same I wrote to you about. She was determined to have him, and she's got him. I don't hesitate to say he's got the worst of the bargain. He likes a quiet life, and he's lost the chance of that poor man! for she's the greatest hand for company that ever I saw. She followed Mr.
What she meant David did not know; nor would she tell him when he asked; but a few days later she sent for him, and very gladly David able now to go where he pleased obeyed the summons. It was November, and the garden was bleak and cold; but in the library a bright fire danced on the hearth, and before this Miss Holbrook drew up two low chairs. She looked particularly pretty, David thought.
In the Law School several books on different subjects have been issued by members of the present Faculty including Professors R.W. Aigler, Evans Holbrook, E.N. Durfee, E.C. Goddard, and E.R. Sunderland. Particularly to be noted is "The History of Contract in Early English Equity," , by the late Professor Willard T. Barbour.
You would not think it now, I dare say, Mary; but this sister of mine was once a very pretty girl at least, I thought so, and so I've a notion did poor Holbrook. What business had he to die before I came home to thank him for all his kindness to a good-for-nothing cub as I was?
Teeny-bits now suspected that the telephone summons was part of a plan to entice him away from the school, but, of course, there was a possibility that an accident had occurred and that even now Daniel Holbrook was hovering between life and death, and wondering why Teeny-bits did not come to him.
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