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It seemed to him that a tremor of unevenness had come into her voice. "Oh, dead as a doornail, Elizabeth. Very neat shot. Youngster that dropped him; boy named Joe Minter. Six thousand dollars for Joe. Nice little nest egg to build a fortune on, eh?" "Six thousand dollars! What do you mean, Vance?" "The price on the head of Jack Hollis. That was Hollis, sis. The celebrated Black Jack."
It was during the last half hour of this feast that Desire Minter, who with the other girls served the tables where the men sat at meat, placed a little silver cup at Captain Standish's right hand saying, "Priscilla sends you some shrub, kind sir, of her own composition, and prays you drink her health."
"He had killed my father," he explained, more softly than ever. "I know. It was Minter. And they turned you out for that?" There was a trembling intake of her breath. He could catch the sparkle of her eyes, and knew that she had flown into one of her sudden, fiery passions. And it warmed his heart to hear her. "I'd like to know what kind of people they are, anyway!
She had his horse put up; presented him to the few people whom he had not met, and then left him posing for the crowd of admirers. Life to the sheriff was truly a stage. Then Elizabeth went to Vance. "You saw?" she gasped. "Sheriff Minter? What of it? Rather nervy of the old ass to come up here for the party; he hardly knows us." "No, no! Not that! But don't you remember?
It appears that he was chased two days by one Fry, an English pirate, in a greatly superior vessel, heavily armed and manned. By reason of the foul weather the pirate could not board Smith, and his master, mate, and pilot, Chambers, Minter, and Digby, importuned him to surrender, and that he should send a boat to the pirate, as Fry had no boat.
We've all been wondering about that bird. He has acted half cracked since he got back." "He isn't Sim Jones, he's Egbert Minter, a German spy," Stan explained. "And we have to grab him." "O'Malley seemed to have a clue," Splinters said. "Bugs Monahan went with him and Allison." "That Sim's locker?" Stan asked. "Yes." Stan walked over to the locker and opened it.
After the death of her parents, during the first winter, Elizabeth remained with the Carver household until that was broken by death; afterwards she was included in the family over which John Howland was considered "head"; according to the grant of 1624 he was given an acre each for himself, Elizabeth Tilley, Desire Minter, and the boy, William Latham. Hist.
At "Flowers" they were chased by four French men-of-war. Again Chambers, Minter, and Digby importuned Smith to yield, and upon the consideration that he could speak French, and that they were Protestants of Rochelle and had the King's commission to take Spaniards, Portuguese, and pirates, Smith, with some of his company, went on board one of the French ships.
Now give me that roll of tape. It contains valuable data regarding the Eighth Air Force." He stepped closer and Stan passed over the roll. "You'll never get out of camp with it," Stan said softly. "I have tipped the boys off to your little game." "I will take it back to Germany," Minter said. "But before I go I will see that you do not make more trouble for us.
Standing before them and restraining her natural vivacity that it might not discredit the importance of her story, Priscilla in brief and pungent phrases told the story of the loving draught, and as Desire rose and stole toward the door laid a hand upon her arm that effectually detained her until the elder sternly said, "Remain you here, Desire Minter, until this report is sifted."
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