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Updated: May 7, 2025
I have spent three hot days in the city seeking chiefly your interest, and a more mechanical, perfunctory thing never existed than your kiss of greeting to-night. There was as much feeling in it as in the quarter that I handed to the stage-driver.
"To-morrow! You people down here always want to put things off. That is the reason you are so behind the rest of the world. The stage-driver, however, told me that you were different, and that is the reason I sent for you." Keith straightened himself. "Dr.
"Yes, or both ways from the middle, just as it happens." Luck was always ready to talk pictures. "In that stage-driver picture I made all the scenes before I made that drive, for two reasons. Biggest one was that I wanted to be sure of having it all made, in case something went wrong on that feature drive; get me? Other was plain, human bullheadedness.
"He is a gentleman," she said coldly. "Oh, is he? He was a stage-driver." Mrs. Lancaster drew herself up. "If he was " she began. But she stopped suddenly, glanced beyond Wickersham, and moved over to the further side of the carriage. Just then a hand was laid on Wickersham's arm, and a voice behind him said: "I beg your pardon."
The four horses, sedate enough during the long drive, wound up with a flourish, the off-leader prancing, and all four making that final exhibition of untamed spirit, which is the stage-driver's secret. And from the body of the vehicle arose a chorus of voices. "Is this it? Oh, girls, this can't really be it!" The stage-driver took it on himself to answer the question.
'Yes! yes! God forgive me! I am afraid it was, he answered hurriedly; 'but I must not. 'Oh, don't you worry, went on Abe cheerfully; 'I'll look after that part; and anyway, ain't they the blankest blankety blank' going off again into a roll of curses, till Craig, in an agony of entreaty, succeeded in arresting the flow of profanity possible to no one but a mountain stage-driver.
Furthermore, he cultivated the good will of the driver in various ways over good cigars, and at parting assured him on returning he would take the stage so as to have the pleasure of his company on the return trip the highest compliment that could be paid a stage-driver.
To him the small boy opens his heart; the "hobo" passes the time of day with a merry jest thrown in; the good housewife brings a glass of cold water or milk, adding womanlike, a little motherly advice; the passing teamster, or even stage-driver that autocrat of the "ribbons" shouts a cheery "How many miles today, Captain?" or, "Where did yon start from this morning, Colonel?" these titles perhaps due to the battered old coat of khaki.
Wetherell's household were seated at supper in the little kitchen behind the store, the head and shoulders of the stage-driver were thrust in at the window, his face shining from its evening application of soap and water. He was making eyes at Cynthia. "Want to go to Harwich, Will?" he asked. William set his cup down quickly. "You hain't afeard, be you?" he continued.
She was like a flame, paling the sunlight. And presently was heard the uncouth music of sixteen iron-shod hoofs beating hard from the earth rhythmic notes which presently grew hollow and sonorous as they came rattling over the wooden bridge that spanned the creek. "Chugg!" exclaimed Leander, rushing to the door in a tumult. There was something crucial in the arrival of the delayed stage-driver.
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