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Hackley, that he should withdraw into the house for a "leetle rest-up," he returned a laughing refusal. For this was his last appearance in Hunston, as well as his first in recent days, and very strongly did he desire to make it testify to his warm interest in the town's great day and the personal triumph of his friend, Peter Maginnis.
That woman has five children already, and a plantation mortgaged to Maginnis!" "Maginnis again! The very name sends a chill through my bones! No, that will never do. Some maiden lady, then some sage person of thirty-four or five." "I do not fancy such. I'll tell you what! I believe I will go back and court Bertie on some of her play-acting rounds, and mate a decent woman of that little vagabond.
He seems to think that he is one of the family, and would be greatly surprised, and hurt probably, if he should discover that we would rather be alone. FORT MAGINNIS, MONTANA TERRITORY, September, 1880. THERE is a large village of Cree Indians in the valley below, and for several days they were a great nuisance in the garrison.
Then the two Gatling guns under Lieutenant Maginnis went off into the field at our right, where they began to speak for themselves; and Gatling guns in action have a mighty cheerful effect upon your nerves, if they happen to be on your side of the fracas.
He is a great comfort to Faye and me, for his cooking is delicious. The doctor has a camp appetite now and is not as finicky as when we started on the trip. FORT MAGINNIS, MONTANA TERRITORY, September, 1880. IT is almost one week since we got here, but I have not written before as no mail has been sent out.
'Her pride comes from the mother's side, they tell me, she said. 'How's that, Mr. Gouverneur? and she laughed at what she regarded a capital drive at me." Phillida was not pleased at the mention of Mrs. Maginnis. Since the death of Wilhelmina, two weeks before, her mind had been disturbed as to the substantial value of faith-cures. Dr. Beswick's rationalism on the subject rose to trouble her.
A sudden dumbness seized Tommy. His head slowly lowered and he did not answer. Around the deck-house from the port-side hurried McTosh, his arm embracing a bundle of papers, his brow beady with the honest toil of speed wrung out of country paths. "Ah, steward! You made good time. Ask Mr. Maginnis if he won't come on deck when he is at leisure. Thomas, you're for the shore, aren't you?
Maginnis is quite safe without me, but not at all safe with me. You may count upon me absolutely. I'll give him the slip and leave here alone." "You mustn't do anything of the kind," said Mary sharply. She looked at him, unsmiling, eye to eye like a man; but she looked from under a fantastic and exceedingly becoming little hat, swathed all about with a wholly fascinating gray veil.
Stanhope's identity came out too late last night for the Gazette to obtain an interview. With him on the yacht is a 'Mr. Maginnis, representing himself as a wealthy New Yorker and a 'student of government. Both gentlemen, it is said, are claimed as allies by Hunston's new 'Reform party."
At the end of that time he had whispered awhile with the town doctor and drawn Peter into the study downstairs. "What's the matter with him, Mr. Maginnis?" he asked abruptly. "Matter?" echoed Peter. "Wasn't he beaten to a pulp?" "Kicks don't kill a man with that kind of physique. What has he got on his mind?" "I don't know," said Peter, miserably. "The last time I saw him "
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