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Given in little they read thus: "One. 'He copied from Snooks, whose immortal work, "The Loves of the Linendraper," is a comfort and a joy to our generation. "Two.
Snooks had not only learned her lesson, but had applied it, which is not always the case with promising pupils. The experiment which had marked such an advance in the education of Mrs. Snooks had proved equally beneficial to Ruth's health. There is no panacea like laughter. Since Ruth had been spared the ordeal of requesting the loan of any of Mrs.
Peggy stood motionless in her astonishment. "But who but why " "It's a woman who lives down the road a way. I suppose she's what you call a neighbor up here. What did she say her name was, Claire?" "Snooks. Mrs. Snooks." "Oh, yes. And she was very much interested in everything about us, and asked all kinds of questions. But she came especially to borrow the frying-pan.
"They'll have to get up the day before breakfast to beat Pop Snooks!" exclaimed Russ, admiringly. All was now ready for the big cavalry charge. "All ready!" came the order from Mr. Pertell. "Cameras!" And the cranks began to work, reeling off the sensitive film.
"Yes, she came when you'd gone to pay Mrs. Cole, and she said she'd send her little girl back with it in half an hour or so." "It's certainly strange," said Peggy, giving evidences of exasperation, "that when we've only one of a thing, that's exactly what Mrs. Snooks wants to borrow.
"Snooks," said he at last, very moodily, "remove this d mutton, give me my writing things, and some hot brandy-and-water." This was done without much alarm: for you must know that Perkins used to dabble in poetry, and ordinarily prepare himself for composition by this kind of stimulus. He wrote hastily a few lines.
There were of course moments of terrible vacillation, a period even when something almost like passion bid her throw refinement to the winds. And there was something in her, an unexpurgated vestige of vulgarity, that made a strenuous attempt at proving that Snooks was not so very bad a name after all.
Snooks, and some matters which the girls did not have time to attend to were left in charge of the capable Mrs. Cole. Against everybody's protest, Peggy insisted on running over to the Cole farmhouse to say good-by. Graham acted as her escort, and the two were admitted by Rosetta Muriel, at the sight of whom Peggy gave an involuntary start.
Pertell, sharply, as he saw Wilson edging toward the hallway. "Lock the doors and we'll search him!" There was some confusion for a moment, but the doors were locked, and Pop Snooks seized the new actor.
It was evident no one liked the name, but all, save one, were too polite to say so, and he roared out: "I don't believe a word of it!" I sat at some distance with my back to him, dressing a wound; and, without turning, said, "Why? What is the matter with you?" "I don't believe that such a looking woman as you are ever married a fellow by the name of Snooks:"
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