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You know he's off by the steamer day after to-morrow?" "What! He's not going off on that wild-goose chase, after all? Why, the man's got Excelsior on the brain!" He stopped as he looked at Brimmer's cold face, and suddenly colored. "I mean his plan his idea's all nonsense you know that!" "I certainly don't agree with him," began Brimmer gravely; "but"
So the Navy had to drop the investigation. Everybody on Marduk's scared of this Makann. You think there might be some tie-up between him and Dunnan?" "The idea's occurred to me. Have there been any more raids on Marduk trade-planets since the Battle of Audhumla?" "A couple. The Bolide was on Audhumla a while ago.
"If that idea's correct," went on Sam, "and the Chippewa's just come from Jingoss, why we've got the Chippewa's trail to follow back, haven't we?" "Sure!" agreed Dick, "all packed and broken." They righted the sledge and unbound the dogs' jaws. "Well, we got rid of the girl," said Dick, casually. "Damn little fool. I didn't think she'd leave us that easy. She'd been with us quite a while."
'Why? demanded Rose. 'Oh, Rosie! Leonora protested. You can't be away for Christmas! 'Why not? the girl demanded again, coldly. Both parents paused. 'Because you can't, said John angrily. 'The idea's absurd. 'I don't see it, Rose persevered. 'Well, I do, John delivered himself. 'And let that suffice. Rose's face indicated the near approach of tears.
"Why can't we have a tree, right here in the shop and have all the children come and get their presents?" "That idea's not a total loss, for a wonder, Joy. It shows a good heart but very little head-work," answered Bet. "Why, Bet Baxter, what's the matter now? Why all the kitty-cat stuff! Take it back!" "Well, I just hate that kind of a Christmas tree.
I've always said the Paris cabs weren't safe. What d'ye think we had better do? We can't start out and make a round of all the hospitals the idea's absurd!" Waiting a moment, he added dismally, "It's clear I can't take that twelve-twenty train." He walked over to one of the windows, and drummed with his fingers on the pane.
When I distinctly forbade her she declared that she wouldn't owe me anything and meant to go away. I knew that she might very likely do it in spite of her being ill, so I stayed at home. At midday to-day I just went down to fetch milk, and when I came up she was gone. It was a good thing she came out here; I think she'd do anything when once the idea's taken her that she's a burden."
"Oh, by just not marrying her. She found out he didn't care for her. Her people took her out to India, I believe, with the idea that he would marry her. And when they saw that Jerry wasn't on in that act they sent her back again. Poor Maisie got it well rammed into her then that he didn't care for her, and the idea's stuck. It's left a sort of wound in her memory."
She was so keenly aware of this, and felt herself so likely to fall a victim to the idea's persuasions, that she had to make an unusual effort, to remain awake and alive to her plain duty, and to the fact that this simple and natural love affair was a crime against society, a disaster that might wreck not only Considine's home, but all Arthur's future.
"This is your idea, Pinkerton!" I cried. "Yes. They've lost no time; I'll say that for them not like the Fraud," said he. "But mind you, Loudon, that's not half of it. The cream of the idea's here: we know our man's sick; well, a copy of that has been mailed to every hospital, every doctor, and every drug-store in San Francisco."
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