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The girl belonged to her mother's estate: suppose Allan McLane was the administrator of it? Suppose, indeed, he was the heir? Vesta's heart fell, as she considered that a woman had best let business alone. The young bride-mourner was an object of mingled admiration and sympathy as she leaned on the arm of a kinsman and entered the Presbyterian kirk.
The sergeant soon returned, saying that Nash had gone over to Napa, but would be back that evening; so McLane and I went up to a farm of some pretensions, occupied by one Andreas Hoepner, with a pretty Sitka wife, who lived a couple of miles above Sonoma, and we bought of him some chickens, pigs, etc.
Wynne, to enable me to offer Mistress Wynne my thanks. When you desire a commission, Mr. Hamilton will kindly remind me of the service you have done your country to-day. You have acted with your usual discretion, Captain McLane. Good-night, gentlemen." We bowed and went out. On our way back we rode a footpace, while the captain, now ready enough to talk, answered my many questions.
And when you get her over there, Sally, and her mind is quite clear, warn her that while she may do what she chooses in private, if she elects to die that way, just let her once be seen in public in a state unbecoming a lady, and that is the end of her as far as we are concerned." "Yes," said Mrs. McLane with a sigh. "We should have no choice. Poor Madeleine!"
No shap is worn like that nowadays. Look only fur his headpiece, and aim well!" "Yes, Mars Joe." "Fur me," continued the other voice, "I'll go right to the tavern an' prove an alibi. My lay is to take the house gal that old Gripefist's young wife thinks so much of. I'll snake her out to-night. She's the property of Allan McLane, left him in his sister's will.
McLane and the Earl of Aberdeen respecting the intentions of Congress and the true construction to be given to the act referred to. To the interpretation given by them to that act I did not hesitate to agree.
There was Mat and Lou and Jack and Lev, And Roger, of Taney hue, And Blair, the book, And Kendall, chief cook, And Isaac, surnamed the true." Mat. Van Buren was Secretary of State, Lou. McLane Secretary of the Treasury, John Branch was Secretary of the Navy, Lev. Woodbury was his successor, and Roger B. Taney was Attorney-General.
"Cunnil, I'll scare her most to death. She'll hide from me yer by your fire, and my voice outside the door will keep her in yer till day." McLane went to his portmanteau and unlocked it, and took out rolls of notes and a buckskin bag of gold. The yellow lustre seemed to flash in Patty Cannon's rich black eyes, like the moon overhead upon a well. "How beautiful it do shine, Cunnil!" she said.
McLane hold out any hope?" "Yes," and Mrs. Whitney's care-worn face brightened. "Is it not good news?" "The very best," Kathleen smiled through her tears. "You must be worn out," and she stroked the hand on the bed with loving fingers. "You should take some rest." "I am not tired," protested Mrs. Whitney.
In that moment Allan McLane felt that the girl was cheap at her grandmother's figure. He had always conceived her a flexible, peculiar child; in a few minutes she had grown years, and become a rare and nearly stately woman, not now to be moulded, but to be tempted with large, worldly propositions.
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