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It did not take Plaisted long to dress that morning, and he soon appeared before the assembled family, his brow dark and his eyes flashing. "Who did that?" he demanded as he made his appearance. "That is just what we have been trying to find out," replied Mr. Sherwood, who thought he was referring to the noise. "I mean, who put that stone in my room?" "What stone?
They fell into an ambuscade, and three were shot down, and the others with difficulty escaped. The next day Lieutenant Plaisted ordered out a team to bring in the bodies for interment. He himself led twenty men as a guard. As they were placing the bodies in a cart, a party of one hundred and fifty savages rushed upon them from a thicket, showering a volley of bullets upon the soldiers.
Plaisted was about to spring after her when Mr. Sherwood caught his arm. "What does all this mean, Plaisted? Explain yourself, sir!" "It means that I am the victim of the most diabolical practical joke that was ever perpetrated on an individual, and it appears that Miss Dexie is at the bottom of it, though you have all assisted her in carrying it out."
Behavior of the Indians. Absurdity. Exertions to obtain a treaty. Temporary respite. Route of the English. Bravery of Lieutenant Plaisted. Sufferings of the Indians. Atrocious conduct. Just complaints of the Indians. They are refused ammunition. War resumed. Capture of a fortress. Mr. Lake killed. Destruction of the establishment. Unprotected condition of the settlements. Outrages on the islands.
But he can't help it, poor man, he was born that way!" and before Plaisted could recover from his surprise, Dexie had left the room. "That was a pretty good slap, and no mistake," exclaimed Plaisted as he drew out his handkerchief to wipe his hot face. "I meant no offence, Sherwood, 'pon honor."
How, coming into the other man's possessions, he wins the respect of all men, and the love of a fastidious, delicately nurtured girl, is the thread upon which the story hangs. It is one of the best novels of the West that has appeared for years. THAT MAINWARING AFFAIR. By A. Maynard Barbour. With illustrations by E. Plaisted Abbott. A novel with a most intricate and carefully unraveled plot.
Gussie, who sat opposite, also noticed it, and remembering her promise to Dexie, began: "Oh! Mr. Plaisted, I'm afraid you do not care for shad! How unfortunate that we happen to have it for dinner to-day! We are all very fond of shad, myself especially, and this is very nicely cooked, just to my liking," and she gave Dexie a sideward look.
"Well, it is too bad, I will allow," replied Plaisted, "but I own that I have only myself to blame when I provoke her into making such stinging retorts; but the temptation to tease her is irresistible, and I owe her for a good many tricks she has played on me."
Dexie was an unintentional listener to this explanation, and it did not raise Mr. Plaisted in her estimation. It was so like him to treat another in a way he would object to himself; but after awhile the name came back to her, "Shadrach." Where had she seen or heard that name before? "Shadrach; Shadrach," she mused.
She was well acquainted with her father's business, as she wrote many of his letters, and she saw at once that something was indeed wrong. "How strange that I should come across this!" she said. "This letter is written by a man named Plaisted; he does business with papa. He has been on the Island with him, and knows the people that have had dealings with papa, before he joined him.
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