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"Well, aren't you going to get me out of here?" she asked with a little suggestion of impatience. "That is my present intention," I replied, beating a tattoo on the door. "You'll hurt your fists," she said. "You must find some way besides beating it down." "I'm trying to bring our friends here," said I. "They should have been with us before now." "Isn't there another way out?" asked Luella.
"I have the happiness to share the honor with three other dummies. Your father makes the fifth." "How absurd!" laughed Luella. "Do you want to provoke me?" "Oh, of course, I mean that your father does the thinking, and " "And you punch the head he points out to you, I suppose," said Luella sarcastically. "Exactly," I said. "And " "Don't mind me, Henry," interrupted the voice of Mrs. Knapp.
Grandfather Bounett, who had been very feeble of late, had died. Hanny had seen him a number of times since her memorable introductory visit. Luella had been sent to boarding-school, and was quite toned down, was indeed a young lady. Doctor Joe had made frequent visits, and the old gentleman had told him many striking incidents of his life.
Bowser at this rattled on without coming to any point, and, after waiting to learn when she expected to claim my services, and seeing no prospect of getting such information without a direct question, I allowed my eyes and attention to wander about the room, feeding the flow of speech, when it was checked, with a word or two of reply. I could see nothing of Luella, and Mrs.
But it was powerless to shake my resolve. Not even Luella Knapp should stand between me and vengeance. "There's the place," said the undertaker, pointing to the vault. "I'll have it opened directly." The scene was in accord with my feelings. The gray day gave a somber air to the trees and flowers that grew about.
"You deserve a much greater reward than that," said Luella. "I want a much greater reward than that," said I boldly. I did not think the courage was in me. But under the magnetic influence of the woman before me I forgot what a poor devil I was. Luella looked at me, and I saw in her eyes that she understood what I would say. I do not know what I did say.
Well, I suppose I'd better not trust to that, Henry. There's to be Mrs. Bowser, of course, and Mr. and Mrs. Carter, and Mr. Horton, and oh, yes Luella." My heart gave a jump, and the trip to Chinatown suddenly became an object of interest. "I, mama?" said an inquiring voice, and Luella herself stood by her mother. "Yes," said Mrs. Knapp. "It's the Chinatown expedition for Monday night."
In their hearts, although they scarcely would have owned it, was a survival of the wild horror and frenzied fear of their ancestors who had dwelt in the same age with Luella Miller. Young people even would stare with a shudder at the old house as they passed, and children never played around it as was their wont around an untenanted building.
If he took Daisy Estelle Maybury to the chicken pie supper to get a new carpet for the Presbyterian parsonage, he'd up and take Beryl Mae and her aunt, or Gussie Himebaugh, or Luella Stultz, to the lawn feet at Judge Ballard's for new uniforms for the band boys.
You would have to give up much of your playtime, and could not go off sailing or rowing or picnicking." "We could go picnicking," insisted Polly, "because we could take the baby with us." "Very well, we will leave out the picnic. I might get Luella to stay afternoons sometimes, but you know she goes home to help her mother, for Mrs.
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