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To-night he ran the boat into the coarse and wiry grass where Septimus Marvin's own dinghy lay, half hidden by the reeds, and he stumbled ashore clutching at the dewy grass as he climbed the side of the dyke. He went toward the turf-shelter half despondently, and then stopped short a few yards away from it. For Miriam was there. He thought she was alone, and paused to make sure before he spoke.
Yet the most trusted man of all, Raymond Owen, the secretary, was disloyal and dishonest. This one exception was easily enough explained. When Owen came to Marvin's attention, fifteen years before, he was a fine, honest, faithful man. It was born and bred in him to be straight.
Canterbury held finely in the shadow of her goal and Marvin's forward pass to Captain Miller went out at the twelve-yards. But Canterbury was forced to punt a moment later, and Brimfield took up the march again.
It seemed to me that Marvin wasn't giving me a fair show, and here it is the last of September already, and I'm just where I started " "That's your fault, not Marvin's," responded Andy with a smile. He walked over and laid a hand on the younger boy's shoulder. "Brace up, Edwards," he said kindly. "Don't waste your time looking for favours. Don't want them.
Marvin's room and see if he is there, Margaret. Bemis, go out and see if he is at the garage." "No, Miss Marvin," said Bemis. "He has gone into Westbury." Pauline stood silent for a moment. "Well, then I must go myself," she said with quick decision. She sped upstairs and within a few minutes was, out at the garage in her motoring dress.
The reserve that characterizes the insular English is less common in the West, where the stranger is more readily taken on trust. "The three of you stick together?" he suggested. "Of course! Mrs. Marvin's the only friend I have." "Then I suppose you've no idea what to do?"
By the way, fellows, I got word from Detweiler this morning and he says he will come about the first of November and put in a week or so on the tackles and ends. That's bully news, isn't it?" Several agreed enthusiastically that it was, but Gilbert, a second team substitute, who was a protégé of Marvin's, asked apologetically who Detweiler was.
Steve, assenting, examined Marvin's face doubtfully. A week ago he would have expected trouble from such a request, but to-day Marvin's face held only good-will and a sort of eager friendliness, and while Steve wondered more than once during the remainder of practice what Marvin wanted of him he had no unpleasant forebodings.
He tried to persuade himself that he was made for a scholar and would be happy to pass the rest of his days in the study of that history which had occupied Septimus Marvin's thoughts during a whole lifetime. Perhaps he was right.
Then she stopped. "Go on. You might as well tell her," said Mr. Bobbsey, laughing. "I know!" exclaimed Freddie, who was all over his fright now. "It's about a boathouse and " "A houseboat!" interrupted Bert. "You've got the cart before the horse, Freddie." "That's it!" exclaimed Nan. "Papa has bought the Marvin's houseboat, Mamma, and we're going to have lovely times in it this summer."
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