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It was all the boy's fault, and there was no excuse for him. She ought to have known better than to come among such. But here Hilda pressed her hand, and said "Be still!" in a low tone, but with a flash of the eye that so forcibly recalled the "Queen Hildegarde" of old days that Madge subsided, and whimpered to herself till the steamer came to take her back to Pollock's Cove.
Their exhausted, wild-eyed, haggard appearance gave more color to the story of the harrowing experience they claimed to have undergone in rescuing Hazelton from that awful field of carnage up by the second lake. At ten o'clock Mr. Pollock's automobile drew up at the rear door of the "Blade" building.
The smile on Pollock's lips was inscrutable. "I used to have frequent conferences with him when I was here at the inception of our project. He is very shrewd in certain ways, but he impressed me as being not exactly what shall I say? 'cold steel', for instance." And still wearing the thin smile, he went out.
'The Blade? This is Prescott. Is Mr. Pollock there? He is? Good! Tell him I want to speak with him." Then Mr. Pollock's voice sounded over the wire. "Hullo, Prescott! Why aren't you on hand, with that big Dodge story hanging over our heads? Why, it brought me down hours before fore my time." "Pollock, I've found Dodge," replied Dick Composedly. "At least, Darrin and I "
Why should it trouble him to state the time limit of the option? Was it because he was speaking a falsehood? The thought stung Hiram like a thorn in the flesh. He put away the tool with which he was working, slipped on a coat, and started for Henry Pollock's house, which lay not more than half a mile from the Atterson farm, across the fields. HIRAM found Abel Pollock mending harness in the shed.
On the 8th of September the first division of General Pollock's army approached the hills which overlook the pass of Jugdulluck.
Akbar Khan's last stand was made at Tzeen, a valley surrounded by hills; but these were gallantly stormed, and the enemy, as before, driven from crag to crag, fighting with all the fury of despair; but they were ultimately put to flight, and two days afterwards General Pollock's force was encamped at Cabul.
Markham did not want him to read, recommending, instead, Young's Night Thoughts, and Pollock's Course of Time, and Southey the dear good woman!
To his chums, when he saw them later in the afternoon, Dick said nothing of Mr. Pollock's request. The young soph thought it better to wait a while, and see how he got along at amateur reporting before he let anyone else into the secret. But late that afternoon Dick ran into a matter of interest and took it to "The Blade" office. "That's all right," nodded Mr.
"Oh, sure!" said Bob; "easiest thing in the world. Guess that the first shadow you see in the woods is a man you thought was in Mexico." "Didn't you know I was here?" demanded Pollock earnestly. "Sure pop?" "How should I know?" asked Bob again. George Pollock's blue eyes smouldered with anger. "I'll sure tan that promising nephew of mine!" he threatened; "I've done sent you fifty messages by him.
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