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But if you will examine the jewel hole," he suggested, "you will see that Miles had to enlarge it considerably, using a reamer, which I found in the tool chest in the basement, along with all the apparatus Sprague had bought for installing Nita's alarm bell.
A provost corporal stood on the threshold, a file of men behind him: "I have an order for the arrest of Sergeant John Sprague." "I am John Sprague. Of what am I accused?" "I have no orders to tell you. My orders are to deliver you at the provost prison. You will hear the charges there." "But I am still under the doctor's charge. I am on the hospital list." "I don't know what condition you are in.
Fortunately her father discovered what she had done almost as soon as she had swallowed the stuff, and made her take ipecac and then sent for the doctor." "Oh, poor Janet!" Penny groaned. "She must have been terribly in love with Dexter Sprague, though what she saw in him "
The pleasant face of Mrs. Kate Sprague looks out from these; but such scenes gain little additional power by beauty's presence. And this wonderful relief was carved at one blow by John Wilkes Booth. The religious services began at noon. They were remarkable not only for their association with the national event, but for a tremendous political energy which they had.
After a little, he said, "I think my mother must be very lonely in Venice, when she reads of those who have been made homeless in Messina." Mrs. Sprague looked at him wisely and nodded her head. "Edith and I must go home to America," she said. "Our friends will be worried about us, and will fear for our safety, after this terrible earthquake." So they began to plan for leaving Rome at once.
Dunlap is interested in, and found that the Chamber of Commerce was interested in putting Hamilton into the movies, in a big booster campaign. She wired me and I thought it looked good enough to drop everything and come.... Of course Nita and I got to be closer friends, but I swear to God we were just friends " "And what was the 'friendly' row about last night, Sprague?"
Nita tells Sprague about it, and Sprague advises her to blackmail Flora, who, Lois has told Nita, is very rich. So Nita comes to Hamilton and bleeds Flora of $10,000. Not satisfied, Nita makes another demand, the money to be paid to her the day of the bridge luncheon " "Silly!" Penny scoffed furiously.
Her devotions at an end, she issued docilely to the pavement, saying, "You can't know the comfort." "It's a pity it isn't contagious," commented Shelby, grimly; but before they quitted the shadows for the lights of Fifth Avenue he added gently that he begrudged her nothing. Directly he saw the elevator whisk her to her room, the man posted back to the music hall in search of Volney Sprague.
There is a tax on salt in our country, and it is feared that we may get the least bit of salt from the water." "I never heard of such a thing!" exclaimed Mrs. Sprague. "It is very hard," said the boy; "but what can one do? A tax is a tax, and must be paid."
"This is mutiny," Stine broke in. "You were engaged to obey orders." Shorty turned on him. "Oh, you'll get yours as soon as I finish with your pardner, you little hog-wallopin' snooper, you." "Sprague," Kit said, "I'll give you just thirty seconds to put away that gun and get that oar out." Sprague hesitated, gave a short hysterical laugh, put the revolver away, and bent his back to the work.
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