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'Rast wanted to get her in at Elmhurst, to watch what Forbes was doing to defeat him, so he made me write the letter. But how'd you know so much about this girl?" she inquired, with sudden suspicion. "Me? I only know what Mr. Hopkins told me. I'm one of his confidential men. But he never said how he happened to find the girl, or what he knew about her." "He didn't know nothing.
He started with one finger pointed heavenward: "The knights are dust And their good swords are rast; Their souls are with the saints, we trust." "Scepticism is but a harmless phantom in these mighty hills.
By crickey, I won't stand this from you. Goin' back on me, eh?" "I'm a Republication, 'Rast." "So you are," said Mr. Hopkins slowly, his temper at white heat "And that mortgage is two months overdue." "Go over to the bank and get your money, then. It's waiting for you, Hopkins interest and all. Go and get it and let me alone. I'm busy."
"Is Marshall to be trusted?" he asked. "Of course. If he said a word he'd lose his job as manager. Marshall's all right. There's nothing to worry about, Doc." Patsy's tooth wasn't aching a bit. But her heart was throbbing as madly as the tooth ever did, and fortunately there was no pain connected with the throbbing only joy. "It ought to be worth two thousand dollars, 'Rast," said the dentist.
Wherein had she failed of duty? her hands were clean: she was going to meet her just reward. It was different with Holmes, of course, with his self-existent soul. It was life he accepted to-night, he thought, a life of growth, labour, achievement, eternal. "Ohne Hast, aber ohne Rast," favourite words with him. "Ohne Hast."
Later she went downstairs, cloaked warmly, for a walk to the post-office. Ed Higgins was still in the parlour talking to the family. He hastily put in his petition to accompany her, and it was granted absently. Then he surreptitiously and triumphantly glanced through the window, the scene outside pleasing him audibly. 'Rast was standing at the front gate talking to Anderson Crow.
Crow shuffled out as the children galloped in. That evening Ed Higgins and 'Rast Little came to call, but she excused herself because of her correspondence. In her little upstairs room she wrote letter after letter, one in particular being voluminous. Mrs. Holabird, as she passed her door, distinctly heard her laugh aloud. It was a point to be recalled afterward with no little consideration.
By gum, I hope she don't suspect nothin'! She's found out that Ed Higgins has a good job down to Lamson's store, an' she's settin' her cap fer him. It shows she'd ruther live in the city than in the country so it's all up with 'Rast. That proves she's from Chicago er some other big place. Ed's gettin' eight dollars a week down there at Lamson's. By gum, that boy's doin' well!
Hopkins looked at him curiously. "What are you laughing at?" she inquired, with a sniff of disdain. "At at the way he come it over the gals up at Elmhurst. 'Rast's a pretty slick one, he is!" "What do you mean?" "Why, settin' that 'Liza to watch 'em, and tell all they does. Who'd a thought of it but 'Rast Hopkins?" "I don't see anything mighty funny about that," declared Mrs.
What are you talking about?" roared the exasperated Hopkins. "Oh, you needn't rave at me, 'Rast Hopkins, just 'cause you're gettin' licked. I thought your goose was cooked the minnit these girls got to work." Mr. Hopkins stared at her with a dazed expression. "Be sensible, Mary, and tell me who these girls are. I haven't heard of 'em."
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