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Marrapit were convinced it was not his Rose well, she had made a mistake, that was all. Upon the morrow, playing her hand with masterly skill, Mrs. Major sought interview with Mr. Marrapit. With telling dabs of her pocket handkerchief at her eyes, with telling sniffs of her masterly nose, she expressed the fear that she had outstayed his kindness in receiving her.

It's slow, but it's pretty sure. Well, I see Beaton isn't going to move on, as he ought to do; and so I must. He always was an unconventional creature." Wetmore went away, but Beaton remained, and he outstayed several other people who came up to speak to Miss Vance.

"But that don't mean we're mighty glad when some of you kill a friendly Injun in the settlement and, by doing so, bring the fighting to us." "I 'low we've outstayed our welcome," Hughes grimly continued. "You folks foller this man's trail and it'll lead you all to the stake. I'm moving on to-night." "Don't go away mad, Jesse," piped up old Uncle Dick.

In Salonika this mental condition was referred to as "the Balkan tap" derived, no doubt, from the verb "to knock," as with a hammer and it usually implied that those suffering from the ailment had outstayed their period of usefulness and should be sent home.

He dispensed his favors with an even hand. He had few favorites, and called no man master. He never outstayed his welcome "and told the jest without the smile," never remaining with one person for more than two or three days at most.

"No," he answered, "I've been an enemy to Jersey too, both by act and example; but people here have been kind enough to forget the act, and the example I set is not unique." "You've never thought that you've outstayed your welcome, eh?" "As to that, every country is free to whoever wills, if one cares to pay the entrance fee and can endure the entertainment.

It's slow, but it's pretty sure. Well, I see Beaton isn't going to move on, as he ought to do; and so I must. He always was an unconventional creature." Wetmore went away, but Beaton remained, and he outstayed several other people who came up to speak to Miss Vance.

The pigling, as though aware that it might have outstayed its welcome, dashed out at the door, and the gamecock followed it at a more dignified pace. "If Miss Vera's dog sees that pig !" exclaimed the maid, and hurried off to avert such a catastrophe. A cold suspicion was stealing over Latimer's mind; he went to the window and drew up the blind.

As it is I have scandalously outstayed my leave; but we had a thousand and one things, hadn't we, to say to one another." She smiled upon both father and daughter with graceful deprecation. "Au, revoir, darling child we must manage to meet somehow, just once more before I take my family north"

Thinking to surprise Ford with her like the suspicious husband in a French play, he owned to himself, grimly he experienced something akin to disappointment to find her drinking tea with two old ladies, whom he outstayed.