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She paid little heed to the matter of his discourse, but allowed her mind to dwell more on the coming interview, wondering what excuses the fraudulent traveller would make for his perfidy. When the lecture was over, and the usual vote of thanks had been tendered and accepted, Mary Radford still sat there while the rest of the audience slowly filtered out of the large hall.
It was the quality of sympathy in Jerry which I had lacked, the love for and confidence in every human being with whom he came into contact which endeared him to every person on the place. From Radford to Christopher, throughout the house, stables and garage, down to the humblest hedge-trimmer, all loved Jerry and Jerry loved them all. He had that kind of nature.
The dusting was done, and she had started work on the dirty dishes, when the door of the inner room came open with a jerk, and Mrs. M'Crawney, very much in undress, poked her head out. "Miss Radford, is it you?" she cried in profound astonishment. "I couldn't think what the noise was out here.
Son, you've Nell to think of and your mother." Belding's ranger gave him a long and searching glance. "You can be sure of me," he said. "All right, then; listen," began Belding. With deep voice that had many a beak and tremor he told Gale how Nell had been hounded by Radford Chase, how her mother had been driven by Ben Chase the whole sad story. "So that's the trouble!
The two lads crossed the bridge, and, to her intense annoyance, entered a smoking-compartment. "I daresay, perhaps" recovering from this blow "that we shall manage to run across some others before the day's out." "Hope not." "Well, upon my word," declared the astonished Miss Radford, "you grow more and more peculiar every day!"
After a while he glanced at the little clock that was ticking on the mantelpiece. It was half-past twelve. "It is funny," he said, "but it takes hours to settle down to sleep after the theatre." "It's about time you did," said Mrs. Radford, clearing the table. "Are YOU tired?" he asked of Clara. "Not the least bit," she answered, avoiding his eyes. "Shall we have a game at cribbage?" he said.
Never had there been such excitement in Seal Cove and at Roaring Water Portage as when, following close on the safe return of the Mary, the tidings leaked out that Jervis Ferrars was going to marry Katherine Radford. With a very few exceptions everyone was disappointed, for common consent had given him to Mary Selincourt, and Dame Rumour does not care to make mistakes.
Broke a spring yesterday an' sent it over to Cimarron to get it fixed up. You c'n have it when it comes back," he added with a touch of sarcasm, "if you're carin' to wait that long." Radford did not reply, but came around to Ferguson's left side and peered at the holster. It was empty.
Then Radford Chase, livid and snarling, burst out: "I'll talk till I'm black in the face. You can't stop me!" "You'll go black in the face, but it won't be from talking," hissed Belding. His big arm swept down, and when he threw it up the gun glittered in his hand. Simultaneously with the latter action pealed out a shrill, penetrating whistle. The whistle of a horse! It froze Belding's arm aloft.
If he had meant to imply that her invitation had been tardy he had hit the mark fairly, for Miss Radford nibbled her lips with suppressed mirth.
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