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"No, I'm not in a mood for parties these days." "But I 've never had a chance to dance with you since you taught me to waltz." "Horrible deprivation! Can you still do the cake walk I taught you?" "Yes, and so can Miss Lady! Isn't it funny? She says it 's the one the darkeys dance at the picnics up at Thornwood! Come on, Miss Lady; let 's show them!"
"How do you feel, sir?" asked Frank, solicitously; although, truth to tell, he could not say that he liked the looks of either of the parties, judging from what little he had seen of them by the light of the lone lamp. "Pretty bum, boy. The trouble is, my right arm hangs down like it might be broken; and without it I can't handle the wheel, you see.
Day and night we could observe numerous parties at work upon his lines, whilst from the increased number of tents, which almost every hour might be discerned, it was evident that strong reinforcements were continually pouring into his camp. Nor did he leave us totally unmolested.
When the game, or a certain number of games were over, the parties rose from their seats, and bowing to any whom they saw near them, invited them to succeed them in their seats. These invitations were sometimes accepted, but more frequently declined.
To accomplish this, foraging parties were sent out in different directions to purchase all the grain, of every kind, that could be procured. Ramsour's Mill, surrounded with a guard of eight or ten men, was set to work, running day and night, converting the grain into meal or flour. General O'Hara camped at the "Reep place," two miles and a half northwest of Ramsour's Mill.
Nothing, however, would tempt them to face the danger, for they withdrew to a spot about one mile from the little fort and sat down in council. The speeches appeared to be generally opposed to risking an assault; for, after the council was dissolved, the Indians divided into two nearly equal parties and immediately marched off.
'Ask your mother to let us have some supper at a quarter to ten, he said urbanely. 'And come in, won't you? We are only gossiping. It had not often happened that Marian was invited to join parties of this kind. 'Do you wish me to come? she asked. 'Yes, I should like you to, if you have nothing particular to do.
We played many hundred parties for imaginary eagles; eventually I got a run, and left off a good winner, which, as my opponent had not money enough to buy tobacco, was highly satisfactory to every one concerned.
This was clear to us, and we talked the matter over that night with eager interest. We surmised every possible case that might have furnished the strange visitors with a working clue to the discovery of the treasure. Speculation ran high. But there was one thing that we became agreed upon, and that was, to become, if possible, parties to the secret enterprise.
"Nice little box," said the capitalist, looking around. "Any babies?" "One," said Fletcher. "Boy or girl?" "A girl." "Bad. Girls always an expense. Dress, piano, parties, and d d nonsense. Boys, you put 'em into harness and work 'em till they're willing to eat their wild oats; he! he!"