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However, as long as she chose, Miss Murfree held her secret beyond the reach of discovery, because nobody questioned it; her disclosure was piquant, and the state of surprise into which she threw her admirers was so utter that the full story of it ought to be told, although we are not empowered to tell it here. The Abuse of Adjectives.
He got out of bed while the nurse was asleep, and has been wandering around enough to kill a well person. I did not know who I was following for a long time, for sure, but I suspected it was Murfree when I saw he was undressed. He led me an odd chase, I tell you!" "Oh, tell us all about it!" piped up Tilly from the stairway.
Old Tonguey Murfree would cringe to the devil for ten cents worth of patronage, and then cheat him out of half of it, if he could." He made his wheel fly in a sort of frenzy of disgust, but the fresh wind, sweeping his hot face like the besom of peace, soon drove away this temporary chagrin, bringing to him the best comfort life gave in those days the gentle influence of Nature.
"Yes. Murfree died an hour or two ago, and has left papers that tell the whole story, and exonerate Lozcoski." "How glad I am!" "I knew you would be. There are other things, too. When can I see you?" "Let me see. I have news, too. Lucy has broken down at last, and begged me, all tears and softness, to take her to see poor Nate. We are going in the morning at 8.15.
Wayne arrived about eight in the evening at Springsteel's, one and a half miles from the fort and made his dispositions for the assault. It was intended to attack the works on the right and left flanks at the same instant. The regiments of Febiger and of Meigs with Major Hull's detachment formed the right column, and Butler's regiment, with two companies under Major Murfree, formed the left.
It was while Rachel thus stopped in the hall to speak with her mother that Larry was haranguing the crowd at the doors of the refreshment rooms, and when she presently returned to poor Dan, still crouched upon the hassock, her report was as follows: "I saw Tonguey Murfree going in to supper with that handsome Miss Lavillotte and a queer thing, too, for her to notice him, I thought but all of a sudden he left her at the very door and rushed out through the front hall, so I guess he went home.
Lucy and the children fled to shelter behind the stairway door, and remained there to hear without being seen. Dan stumbled in with an exhausted air, and dropped into a chair. "Hasn't Gus come?" he asked. "No, where is he?" cried Babette excitedly. "You didn't leave him alone with the thing, did you?" Dan smiled. "The 'thing', as you call it, was poor old Murfree.
And what was 'our' business, anyhow?" "Camille, we are both convinced that poor Lozcoski has been unjustly accused, and Murfree is the real criminal. "But why keep that old Murfree out? I should think he deserved all he can get." "I suppose he does, but the poor man is so ill. It's a cruel world, dear but a beautiful one, too!"
'Not indeed as you surmise. Oh, no; fallen though I, am by mating myself with murderers, I have in one respect naught that can bring reproach. Shortly after the death of my husband the robber chief offered to wed me. His offer I refused; and it has never since been made. To shield myself from the advances of the rest I have permitted the odious ruffian Murfree to pay court to me.
And what does he want around here? He must be crazy to come into this neighborhood! If Murfree should know he wouldn't be comfortable, I reckon. I believe I ought to follow him and make certain somehow I must! No telling what might happen, if they should meet." He hurriedly led out his wheel, remounted it, and sped onward, determined to keep the man in sight.
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