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"There!" she cried, "did you ever see a man? I recommend you to look at Captain Merrithew " "Yes, Virginia, it was bully." Oddington's cool, thoroughbred manner chilled her ardor like a cold blast. "It was mighty fine. You are excited, girl." And the young man removed the cigarette which had been between his lips. Virginia regarded him steadily.
Presently a girl's rich voice rose to the accompaniment of Oddington's banjo, an instrument but poorly adapted to the motif of the music, which was plaintive, yearning.
Miss Howland ran to the bridge and took her father by the arm. "Father!" she cried. "You must come now. Isn't there anything in your cabin you want to save?" With a muttered "By George!" Mr. Howland dived below and the girl faced Dan. "Captain Merrithew " Oddington's voice thrilling in joyous, cadence sounded from beneath the bridge. "Virginia, Virginia, where are you? Oh, up there!
Howland had been altered for the reason that cable despatches from New York had contained financial tidings that made it incumbent upon him to return to the United States without more delay than was necessary; and Ralph Oddington's firm had been retained by a corporation seeking protection against assaults of the Attorney-General's office, and he was wanted in the city at his "earliest convenience," which he had interpreted as meaning "right away."
Dan walked slowly toward them. "Not any more than the day air," he replied, declining Oddington's proffered cigarette case and drawing his pipe and pouch from his pocket. "I should say that San Blancan air is filled with malaria at all times and with other bad things." Oddington laughed. "It is like most of these cities," he said; "things get pretty messy here, I imagine.
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