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A second shareholder, with a round, dogged face, whom Soames recognised as the late superintendent's brother-in-law, got up and said warmly: "In my opinion, sir, the sum is not enough!" The Rev. Mr. Boms now rose to his feet.
He drew out a large clasp-knife, which opened and locked with a click, and cut a tremendous slash about two feet long in the cover of the truck passing, in so doing, within an inch of the demoralised superintendent's nose.
Ross, Superintendent Dolan." We bowed mutually, and he, without a moment's delay, began his work. We all waited, and eagerly watched him as he proceeded to dress the wound. As he went on he turned now and again to call the Superintendent's attention to some point about the wound, the latter proceeding to enter the fact at once in his notebook.
He held the Superintendent's hand tight in his, struggling to subdue the sobs, that heaved up from his labouring breast. "I suppose," continued the Superintendent, giving him time to recover himself, "my last letter failed to reach you. I had expected to be here two weeks later, but I wrote changing my arrangements so as to arrive here to-day."
De Spain, tilted back in the superintendent's chair, sat near Lefever Jeffries had the mountain division then his elbows resting on the arms of the revolving-chair, and with his hands he gripped rather defiantly the spindles supporting them; his feet were crossed on the walnut rim of the shabby, cloth-topped table.
It is the least she could do after all we have done for her, but as mamma says, 'It is just a specimen of the ingratitude there is in the world." The months rolled by and Evadne sat one afternoon in the superintendent's reception room reading a letter which the postman had just delivered. It bore the Vernon postmark. She had seen but little of Mrs.
But," he added, as if to himself, "before we are through with this business I fear there will be more sacrifice demanded from all of us. I trust none of us will be found wanting." The Superintendent's voice was unduly solemn, his manner almost somber. Cameron was impressed with this manifestation of feeling so unusual with the Superintendent. "Any more news, sir?" he inquired.
In the superintendent's house there is usually a good cat or two of this sort, as he is apt to test a well-bred cat before giving him away. Somewhat similar, and even older than the Ellen Gifford Sheltering Home, is the Morris Refuge of Philadelphia.
"Start her up, boys," he called, when the job was done, and, with the leg jolting under his hands as he climbed, he came back into the tower. At eight o'clock next morning, as Bannon and MacBride were standing in the superintendent's office, he came in and held out his hand. "She's full, Mr. Bannon. I congratulate you." "Full, eh?" said MacBride. Then he dropped his hand on Bannon's shoulder.
Those girls were always in her thoughts: she it was who devised their uniform dress of blue serge trimmed with scarlet, and got friends in England to supply them; she chose the furniture for the Home and fitted the lady superintendent's rooms so prettily and tastefully.
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