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He smiled upon her and said something about cakes for tea, after which he transferred his attention to more pressing matters. Quite a strategist was Jack, though very few gave him credit for so being. Later, he sat down beside his forlorn little cousin in the great buzzing vestibule of the hotel whither he had piloted the whole party, and gave her tea, while he plied the boys with questions.
At the same time, the gossips were beginning to wonder what Queen Christina-Minerva-Diana would say to her favourite's conduct if she saw anything of it, though Don Alberto kept well behind her as he piloted Ortensia from one great lady to another. Then, all at once, the two had disappeared unnoticed.
Although some weeks had passed since the much-talked-of race between the rival aeroplanes, piloted by these two boys, in which Frank took his little craft up to the lofty summit of Old Thunder Top ahead of Puss in his biplane, as narrated in the first volume of this series, entitled "The Bird Boys; or, The Young Sky Pilot's First Air Voyage," the latter had never ceased to feel ugly over his defeat.
The kind-hearted tiller of the soil immediately piloted the suffering family to his own comfortable home, and properly provided for their wants.
Then he returned for me, and, taking me up in the lift, he piloted me into the presence of the commissioner, whom I found to be an exceedingly courteous gentleman. He expressed himself indebted to me for the assistance I had rendered the department.
But her quiet was broken by Sadie, who came leaping like a fawn down through the grass. "O ma, Aunt Maria and Uncle William are coming. They've jest turned in." "I don't care if they be!" she answered in the same dully-irritated way. "What're they comin' here to-day for, I wan' to know." She stayed there immovably, till Mrs. Councill came down to see her, piloted by two or three of the children.
Sammy followed her obediently and in silence, although somewhat suspiciously as usual; but she piloted him safely, and, once in the acting-room, with the candle lighted, he owned that it was jolly. "Sammy, I have been sorry," Beth began. "I've been quite miserable about you know what. It was horrid of me." "I told you scratch-cats were horrid," said Sammy solemnly.
As soon as the old fellow had gotten settled in his room at the hotel he paid a visit to his son's grave, piloted to the cemetery by a friendly and garrulous old negro hackman, who talked much about Christmas and "the holidays." "Yes, suh, dat he had known Cap'n Ham'n. He used to drive him out long as he could drive out. He had been at his funeral. He knew Mrs. Ham'n, too.
"I would give anything in the world if he were here," added Miss Metoaca, with emphasis. "He is devoted to Nancy." Warren silently echoed her wish as he piloted her into the room reserved for the witnesses. The judge advocate's first witness that morning was an elderly man who apparently did not relish his unexpected prominence before the public.
What would they say when he piloted her home? In the midst of her reflections Roaring Bill got up. "Well, we'll make a move," he said, and disappeared abruptly into the dark. She heard him moving around at some distance. Presently he was back, leading three horses. One he saddled.
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