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The scheme looked so very plausible that they were drawn into it also; but Mr. Burnett took Gregory aside and said: "After all, we must place a great deal of confidence in Mr. Hunting's word in this matter. Are you satisfied that we can safely do so?" "I would stake my life on his word in this case," said Gregory, eagerly, "and I pledge all I have put in the firm on his truth."
The feeling grew stronger that there was wrong on both sides, and perhaps the more on Hunting's. That was a memorable day to Gregory. It seemed to him that Annie's hand had drawn aside the sombre curtain of his unbelief, and shown the path of light shining more and more unto the perfect day.
"Come, come, Jeff, tell me something new." Hunting's face darkened with suppressed anger and jealousy. After a moment he said, "Is that all?" "Dat's all." "Well, Jeff, here's ten dollars more, and look sharper than ever now." "'Scuse me, Misser Hunting. We'se squar' now. I'se done what I agreed, and now I'se gwine out ob de business." "Has Gregory engaged your services?" asked Hunting, quickly.
Hunting's not enough, I'll breed and I'll train." With just that extra pinch of shrewdness and decision imparted by long residence in a new country, Val had seen the weak point of modern breeding. They were all hypnotised by fashion and high price. He should buy for looks, and let names go hang! And here he was already, hypnotised by the prestige of a certain strain of blood!
"You and Miss Morton come on deck, instantly; don't stop to dress; snatch a shawl anything. Lose not a moment. What is Hunting's number?" "Forty, on the opposite side." "I will be back in a moment; be ready." Hunting's state-room was so near where the steamer had been struck that its door was jammed and could not be opened. "Help! help! I can't get out," shrieked the terrified man.
"Well," said Gregory, with one of his expressive shrugs, "I find all these experiences equally on the land, especially the latter." Annie gave him a quick, inquiring look, while color came into even Hunting's pale face.
"So there we are you're bored to death and I've no one to growl at when I come back from the City all Ola Hunting's fault wring the girl's neck. Meanwhile here I sit and every evening I'll write whatever comes into my head and never look back on it again but stick it into an envelope and send it to you. You know me too well by now to be disappointed at anything.
"Trust Him, and be a man. What else should you do?" said Gregory, sternly, for he was deeply disgusted at Hunting's behavior. Around this boat the officer in charge had placed a cordon of men to keep the crowd away, and stood pistol in hand to enforce his orders. But the boat was scarcely lowered before there was the same wild rush, mostly on the part of the crew and steerage passengers.
Slowly, with his feeble, trembling hands he put the flashing gem on Annie's finger, and then placed her hand in Hunting's, and, looking solemnly to heaven, said, "May God bless this betrothal as your father blesses it." Hunting stooped and kissed her hand and then her lips.
She had a growing dissatisfaction with Hunting's manner in regard to Gregory, and felt that he did not feel or show the interest or gratitude that he ought; but there was nothing tangible with which she could tax him.
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