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That was the one thing in the world that seemed to matter to him. His tears ceased. But now his body was shaken by a convulsive sob. On the whole his mood was one of hopeless resignation. "I am glad to see you, mother," said Keith's father, rising quickly as a little old woman appeared in the kitchen doorway. His tone surprised the boy.
Peaslee was just shooting at a cat. I don't see the sense of taking up the time of the court and makin' expense for any such foolishness. I say we'd better dismiss young Edwards's case, and Peaslee's along with it. It's such fool doings, I think we'd better, if only to keep folks from laughing at the grand jury." Solomon's heart was in his mouth. Would the others take this view or Keith's?
Indeed, some of the more famous were actively advertised by steamboat men, who carried excursions to the field. Keith's acceptance of Ware's challenge aroused the keenest interest. Outside the prominence of the men involved, a vague feeling was current that in their persons were symbolized opposing forces in the city's growth.
Not finding him, he went to the grave, and there, lying on the snowy mound, he found the poor brute. His grief was plainly evident, and, as he lifted his head in response to Keith's call, sorrow, almost human, was depicted on his face. Only after much coaxing was he induced to leave the spot, abandon his old master, and cast in his lot with the new.
Keith's face was serious and Blake's perfectly grave. "I don't know that I argued the matter out. To tell the truth, I undertook the thing on impulse." "So it seems. You considered it necessary to make friends with the French-Canadian taxidermist?" "Not necessary, perhaps." Blake appeared to reflect.
"You leave the boy alone," cried the mother, her face as white as the father's was red. "We'll see whether he'll obey or not!" As he spoke, the father sat down on the nearest chair, picked up the boy and put him face down across his knees. Keith's heart seemed to stop. He even ceased weeping. Then he heard his mother cry out: "If you touch the boy, I'll throw myself out of the window!"
All this had an ominous look, because the woman was ambitious and scheming, besides being in love with Sedgwick, who was something of an adventurer. She would no doubt seize upon any opportunity of securing his promotion. Margaret's Keith's suspicions were justified, for Mrs. Chudleigh was then cleverly clearing the ground for future action.
"Thank you," answered Keith's mother, and the boy could sense that she was not at her ease although she smiled pleasantly. "Those new powders I got from Dr. Sköld helped a great deal." "Hm," grunted the older woman as she walked across the room and sat down on a chair not far from Keith. "I had no time or money to bother with powders at your age, but times have changed."
The recollection of Sir Ronald's words about her recreant lover the thought of his insolent and cowardly boast stung her to the soul. Here was the way to revenge the way to give him the lie direct. As Sir Ronald Keith's wife, a life of splendour and power awaited her.
Because the place was so high up, apart from the rest, and so heavily wooded, the effect was probably very pretty from the water. Anyhow a burst of applause was heard from the passing flotilla. "That's for us," said Keith's father, "and not for those rich people down by the shore." As usual when very much pleased, he laughed while speaking so that it was hard to hear what he said.
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